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weorold

Grammar
weorold, <b>. II</b> I c. ¶
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Þá gebróðra áhton mycele feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2. Wæs Tilman mǽre wer and for worulde (weorulde, v.l.) eác swylce æþelra gebyrda vir inlustris et ad saeculum nobilis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 604, 12.

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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Ne wandige ná se mæssepreóst nó for ríces mannes ege, ne for feó, ne for nánes mannes lufon, ðæt hé him symle riht déme, Blickl.

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

lár-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hús, es; n.

a school ⬩ gymnasium

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A house for instruction, a school; gymnasium, Hpt. Gl. 405, 11

ge-gador-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gador-wist, e; f.

An assembly for feasting ⬩ contubernium

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An assembly for feasting; contubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 87

tawa

(n.)

an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment.

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an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment. (?)

dǽdbótnys

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For Scint. 9 substitute Be dǽdbótnysse de penitenlia Scint. 41, 4

dafen-lic

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Substitute for citation Þæslicum, dafnlicum congruis i. oportunis, An. Ox. 1331

dryht-ealdor

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For brýdguma l. dryhtguma, and add: v. driht-ealdor in Dict

dwínan

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For Cot. 190 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 42, and add:

ele-byt

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For example substitute Ǽrenu elebyt lenticula, Wrt. Voc. Ii. 50, 75

frǽ-ofestlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 178 substitute Frǽofestlíce propere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 44

Linked entry: ofostlíce

ge-benn

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For Cot. 79 substitute Gebennum edictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 12

ge-lengan

(v.)
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9

ge-cwis

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For Cot. 46: Hpt. 519 substitute Gequis conspiratio, An. Ox. 4955

ge-borhfæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-borhfæstan, to pledge.
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For Cot. 107 substitute Geborhfæstan intertiare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 36

ge-corenlic

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For Cot. 74 substitute: Gecorenlice eleganti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 27

Linked entry: -coren-lic

heorp-swǽpe

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For 'Som.' substitute

hwast

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In l. 2 for 'Som.' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 72

hwearf

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
hwearf, adj.
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For and hwearf l. andhwearf, pp. of andhweorfan to oppose

leáf-helmig

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For 'frondicoma, Germ. 390' substitute On léthelmigum frondicomis Germ. 390, 102

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