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feorh-hús

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hús, es; n.

Life's housespirit's housethe bodyvītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmuscorpus

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Life's house, spirit's house, the body; vītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmus, corpus Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús the dart often pierced the body of the fated, Byrht. Th. 140, 32; By. 297

ord-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
ord-wíga, an; m.

A warrior who fights with a pointed weaponone who fights in the van

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cf. gár-wíga), or one who fights in the van Ordwýga! ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan tó dæge, Wald. 9; Vald. I, 6. (?

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (?); gen. ýfre.
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A bank (v. ófer) Of ðám gáran in on ðá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, C. D. i. 279, 23. Beneaðan ýfre, iii. 415, 32. Cf. Haec sunt nomina pastuum porcorum . . . heánýfre, i. 258, 11. Þis syndon þá landgemǽru . . . þæt is ǽrest heáhýfre; of heáhýfre, C. D.

wæl-spere

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-spere, es; n.

A battle-spearspear with which slaughter is to be wrought

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A battle-spear, spear with which slaughter is to be wrought Oft hé gár forlét, wælspere windan on ða wícingas, Byrht. Th. 141, 14; By. 322. Syx smiðas sǽtan wælspera worhtan, Lchdm. iii. 52, 31

hecge

(n.)
Grammar
hecge, an; f.

an enclosurea fencehedge

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Ǽrest of þám gáran innan þá blacan hegcean; of þǽre hegcean innan þone fúlan bróc, C. D. B. ii. 259, 7

hwínan

(v.)
Grammar
hwínan, p. hwán; pl. hwinon
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To make a whistling, whizzing sound [as an arrow, etc. in its flight] Ful oft of ðam heápe hwínende fleág, giellende gár full oft from that band flew whistling the shrieking javelin, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 12; Víd. 127

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Add: to join, unite Ðá hwíle þe sió sáwl and se líchoma gederode beóþ, Bt. 35, 1; F. 156, 4. of matrimonial union. v. Similar entries gaderscipe Æt þám giftan mæssepreóst sceal mid Godes bletsunge heora gesomnunge gederian, Ll. Th. i. 256, 7. to bring

gilplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gilplíc, adj.

Ostentatiouspompousproudvain-glorious

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Gierelan gielplíces of pompous garb, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 3; Gú. 138: 38 b; Th. 127, 22; Gú. 390

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

sǽ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rinc, es; m.

A sea-man,

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Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht. Th. 135, 46; By. 134

hrisian

(v.)
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Gúðsearo gullon, gáras hrysedon, An. 127

worþ-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
worþ-cærse, an; f.

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Wordcærsa grissa garina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 31

Linked entry: worþig-cærse

micgern

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(Gallée) mid-garni aruina : O. H. Ger. mitti-garni.], and add Of micgerne aruina . i. adeps ł pinguedo, An. Ox. 2, 105. Mycgernne seuo, 2763. Micgernu exugiam, Lch. i. lxxiv. 3. Midirnan, lxx. 2

þreáp

(n.)

a troopband

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or = Ital. a gara) al so wulues doþ þe step, Misc. 149, 85. Halliwell gives thrap to crowd, as an Essex word), Hpt. 477, 52; 487, 33. (?)

súþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-west, adv.
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South-west Án ðæra gárena líþ súðwest ( in africum ), Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 3

hlýdig

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Wordig gehlýd oððe hlýdig gewyrd uerbosa garru-litas aut garrula uerbositas, An. Ox. 1418. Add

súþ-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
súþ-ende, es; m.
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The south end Súð andlang mearce tó ðæs gáres súðende, C. D. v. 86, 28

worþig-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
worþig-cærse, an ; f.

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Uorthigcearse grissa garina, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1

Linked entry: worþ-cærse

gilp-plega

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-plega, an; m.

Play of which one may boast[war]

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Play of which one may boast [war] Gylpplegan gáres, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 2; Exod. 240

fisc-bryne

(n.)

fish-brinepiscium salsūgo

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vel gărum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 62, 13; Wrt. Voc. 27, 66