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sweord-geníðla

(n.)
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sweord-geníðla, an; m.
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A foe armed with a sword:?-Ðonne fyrd*-*hwate on twá healfe tohtan sécaþ sweordgeníðlan, Elen. Kmbl. 2359; El. 1181

trus

(n.)
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trus, es; n.
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Fallen leaves and branches or twigs as material for fuelCod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 169, 10. . vi. fóðra truses élce geáre

þwirel

(n.)
Grammar
þwirel, es; m.

A stick for whipping milk

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A stick for whipping milk Meolc lac, fliéte verberatum, molten lac coagolatum, þwiril verberaturium, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 26-30

þys

(n.)
Grammar
þys, es; m.

A storm

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A storm Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá þæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 5 note

word-leán

(n.)
Grammar
word-leán, es; n.

A reward for words (a song)

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A reward for words (a song) Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde. Exon.Th. 489, 18 ; Rä. 78, 9

cénlíce

(adv.)
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Cénlíce sweltan for ðǽre hálgan ǽ, 25, 102. Add

ellen-lǽca

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For 'pugil . . . Cot. 15' substitute

ge-hlíta

(n.)
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ge-hlíta, an;
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m, A consort, fellow For gehlýtum ðínum prae consortibus tuis Ps. Spl. C. 44, 9. Cf. efen-hlíte, ge-hlytta

Linked entries: ge-hlyta -hlíta

ge-mengung

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For ' mixtura, Cot. 35" substitute Gemengiunge (gimaengiungiae, Ep. gemengiungae, Erf. ) confusione, Txts. 53, 522. Gemengunge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 68

híw-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
híw-cund, adj.

Domestic

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Domestic Híwcundum (híf-, MS. for híf = híw see An. Ox. 2530: 3784 given under híw) domesticis, Hpt. Gl. 413, 16

Linked entry: hifcund

inflǽscness

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For 'Lye' substitute Hǽlendes inflǽscnisse ðý gére ... dcccc wintra and iiii winter, C.D.B. ii. 268, 5; Cht. E. 161, 23

lifrig

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For ' Connected with the liver' substitute: Clotted, coagulated (cf. N. E. D. livered, clotted, coagulated; livery (of soil) heavy, tenacious)

un-gewidere

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Hé ne mihte ná gán út of þám húse for þám ungewydere, Gr. D. 168, 14. Cf. mis-gewidere. Add

rihtwís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rihtwís-líc, adj.

Righteous just rational

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Righteous just, rational For ryhtwíslícum andan per zelum justitiae, Past. 17, tit. ; Swt. 107, 7 : 21, 6; Swt. 163, 20

sǽ-clif

(n.)

a cliff by the sea

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a cliff by the sea Swá fela welena swá ðara sondcorna beóþ be ðisum sǽclifum, Bt. 7,4 ; Fox 22, 27

heáfod-stów

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stów, e; f.

A place for the head

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A place for the head Seó heáfodstów cræftiglíce geworht ætýwde locus capitis fabrefactus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 1

gálsere

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For Off. Reg. 15 substitute Sé ðe wǽre gálsereon fúlan forligere, weorðe sé clǽnsere his ágenre sáwle, Wlfst. 72, 6

hálig-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dóm, es; m.

holiness, sanctitysanctimoniaholy things, relics, holy work, a sacramenta holy place, sanctuaryrelicholinesssacred thingsrelicsa sanctuarysacramentum, sanctuariumsacred thing, relic, sanctuary

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Þurh ealne ðane háligdóm ðe ic on Róme for mé and for ealne þeódscype gesóhte by all the relics that I sought out in Rome for myself and for all the nation, Th. Chart. I17, 10. a holy place, sanctuary Ðínne háligdóm sanctuarum tuum, Ps.

wang-stede

(n.)
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wang-stede, es; m.
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Se ðás wongstedas gróf æfter golde (cf. se ðe ða eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15 ; Fox 48, 23), Met. 8, 56. a town on a plain (wang) ?

æt-speornan

(v.)
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æt-speornan, l. æt-spornan, -spurnan,
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Þe lǽs ðe ðú æt stáne þínne fót ætspurne, Hml. Th. i. 516, 30. Þæt þú ne þurfe ðínne fót æt stáne ætspurnan, 166, 21. Ætspornan inpingere , Wrt. Voc. ii. 85 , 15. intrans.