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herian

(v.)
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Add: to extol the merits of, express approbation of Wé heriað (-igad, v.l.). Past. 230, 7. Herigeað (-igað, v. l.), 1. Heriegeað, 39, 8. Hé hit herede, 53, 8. Lǽrað hí hit ǽlcne ðára ðe hit gehiérð herian, 427, 17. Hcrigean, 55, 7. Tó herianne (-igeanne

hnot

croppedpollarded

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Add: of animals, without horns, that has lost a horn Hnot mutilun, hnottum mutilatis Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 16, 17. [Perhaps hnoc (q. v.) should be read hnot, and taken here.] of trees, cropped, pollarded Tó ðám hnottan stocce (cf. Usque la notte stokke,

Linked entry: hnoc

cucler

(n.)
Grammar
cucler, es; m.

A spoon cochlear

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A spoon; cochlear Ðæt seáw sele on cuclere give the juice in a spoon L. M. i. 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 19. Genim celeþonian [MS. cileþonian] seáwes cucler fulne take a spoon full of juice of celandine L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 28, 3. The following are examples

hláford-swice

(n.)
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hláford-swice, es; m.

Treachery to a lord, treason

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Treachery to a lord, treason Ealra mǽst hláfordswice se biþ on worulde ðæt man his hláfordes sáwle beswíce and full mycel hláfordswice eác biþ ðæt man his hláford of lífe forrǽde oððe of lande lifigendne drífe the greatest treachery in the world against

beadu-searo

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-searo, gen. -searewes, -searwes; n.

A war-trainan engine or weapon of warbellicus apparatus

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A war-train, an engine or weapon of war; bellicus apparatus

Linked entry: beado-searo

beding

(n.)
Grammar
beding, e; f.

Beddingcovering of a beda bed

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Bedding, covering of a bed, a bed, Ps. Spl. 131, 3

bǽte

(n.)
Grammar
bǽte, es; n.

A BIT of a bridlea bridletrappingsharnesslupatumfrenum

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A BIT of a bridle, a bridle, trappings, harness; lupatum, frenum

cæle

(n.)
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A KEEL or bottom of a ship; carina, Som. Ben. Lye

begannes

(n.)
Grammar
begannes, -ness, e; f. [beginnan to begin]

The calendsthe first day of the monthcalendæ

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The calends, the first day of the month; calendæ, Cot. 202

cum-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cum-feorm, e; f. [cuma a stranger, feorm food, support, hospitality]

Entertainment of strangers hospitium

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Entertainment of strangers ; hospitium Th. Diplm. A. D. 848 ; 102, 30

Dena lagu

(n.)
Grammar
Dena lagu, Dena lag, Dena lah,e; f.

The law of the Danes, Danish lawDanōrum lex, Danisca lex

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The law of the Danes, Danish law; Danōrum lex, Danisca lex

dóger

(n.)
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a day; dies Dógera of days, Bd. 4, 3; 569, 4

filgst

(v.)
Grammar
filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ

stickest tosticks to

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stickest to, sticks to; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of felgan

first-mearc

(n.)

an interval of timeintercăpēdo

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an interval of time; intercăpēdo, Som. Ben. Lye. V. frist-mearc

Linked entry: frist-mearc

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the peopleplēbiscītum

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A decree or ordinance of the people; plēbiscītum, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

gauel-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gauel-sester, es; m.

A measure of rent alesextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ

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A measure of rent ale; sextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ, Som. Ben. Lye

in-gehrif

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehrif, es; n.

The womb

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The womb Of ingerife ex utero, Ps. Spl. T. 21, 8

Linked entries: ge-hrif in-gerif

líc-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hryre, es; m.

death

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Fall of the body, death, s; Th. 67, 11; Gen. 1099

líf-neru

(n.)
Grammar
líf-neru, e; f.

food

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Support of life, food Tó lífnere Andr. Kmbl. 2180; An. 1091

loca

(n.)
Grammar
loca, an; m.
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A lock of wool Loca floccus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 71