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egþ-wirf

(n.)
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Hundehtetig æcera gesáwen and án egþwirf and vi. bidenfate, C. D. B. iii. 367, 38

Linked entry: weorf

fearn-edisc

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-edisc, es; n.

A fern-pasture

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A fern-pasture On sacecumb, swá on fearn*-*edisc, C. D. B. i. 519, 2

Linked entries: edisc fearn-lǽs

ge-freógend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-freógend, ge-frígend, es; m.
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A liberator Gefrígend (gefreógynd, Ps. Spl. C. ) liberator, Ps. Srt. 17, 49, 3 : 39, 18

Linked entry: freógend

niþer-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-lang, adj.
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With the length stretching downwards Tó ðæs niðærlangan hlincæs eástænde, C. D. v. 243, 3

riht-landgemǽre

(n.)
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a lawful boundary to land Ofer feld on ðá rihtlandgemǽre, C. D. iii. 446, 18

un-gerǽdod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerǽdod, adj.
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Not furnished with harness Feówer hors, twá gerǽdode, twá ungerǽdode, C. D. iv. 299, 21

Linked entry: ge-rǽdod

æcer

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Twégen æceras . . . se þridde æcer, C. D. iii. 400, 6-9 ; 19, 5-8. Add

ǽrend-bóc

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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add

fylgestre

(n.)
Grammar
fylgestre, an; f.

A female follower.

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A female follower. v. fylgean; II. 1 c; Filiestrum sectatricibus (inlaesae uirginitatis ), An. Ox. 1228

fyxe

(n.)
Grammar
fyxe, an; f.

A she-fox, vixen

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A she-fox, vixen Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gæð, C. D. ii. 29, 1

hálsere

(n.)
Grammar
hálsere, es; m.

An exorcist ⬩ augur, aruspex

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An exorcist Hálsere exorcista, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 166, 21: Rtl. 194, 5

Linked entry: hǽlsere

sweotol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol-líc, adj.

Clear, plain

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Clear, plain Gehýraþ hwæt God sylfa sǽde swytellícre (swutel-, MS. C.) segene, Wulfst. 45, 1

ge-dícan

(v.)

to make a díc

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to make a díc On ðá díc ðe hé gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6

Linked entry: dícan

ge-dysigian

(v.)

to be foolish

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to be foolish Dweledon (dwoliað, C., gedisegan, T.) heortan errant corde, Ps. Spl. 94, 9

beán-stede

(n.)
Grammar
beán-stede, es; m.

A place where beans are grown?

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A place where beans are grown? Tó beánstede . . . of beánstede, C. D. iii. 425, 19

feld-hryðer

(n.)
Grammar
feld-hryðer, es; n.

A field ox ⬩ heifer ⬩ campestris bos ⬩ vĭtŭlus

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A field ox or heifer; campestris bos sive vĭtŭlus Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben

leásian

(v.)
Grammar
leásian, p. ode

To lie

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To lie Leásiaþ ðé fýnd ðíne mentientur tibi inimici tui, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 2

ge-fæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, es; n?

Order ⬩ decorum ⬩ dĕcōrum

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Order, decorum; dĕcōrum Mid gefæde with decorum, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. i. 244, 15

Linked entry: -fæd

un-hádod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hádod, adj.

Not ordained

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Not ordained Unhádod man homo non ordinatus, L. Ecg. C. 12; Th. ii. 142, 3

Linked entry: un-gehádod

brémel-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-leáh, (brémer-) ; m.
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A lea covered with brambles On bré-merleáh; of brérnerleá, C. D. iii. 80, 26

Linked entries: leáh brémel