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helle-grut

(n.)
Grammar
helle-grut, helle-grutt, es; m. or n.
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The abyss of hell Hellegrut baratrum, i. infernum. An. Ox. 689. Substitute:

mearuw-ness

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Mearunesse teneritudine, i. tenerum, fragile, molle, flexum, flexibile, An. Ox. 1492. Add

ó-heald

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Óhelde conuexa (in coelis conuexa cacumina cernam), An. Ox. 24, 2. Add

on-éhting

(n.)
Grammar
on-éhting, e ; f.
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Persecution Yrmþa onéhtinga forbær calamitatum insectationes (i. persecutiones) perferebat, An. Ox. 2974

Linked entry: éhting

síden

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Of ealseolcenum, sídenum olosericis, An. Ox. 3161. Godewebbum, sídenum bombicinis, 3162. Add

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a turn.
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Stemnum gewrixlum alternis uicibus, An. Ox. 3001. Gewrixlicum stempnum, 2, 136. Add

swápan

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Add: — Swǽpð verrat, i. trahat, An. Ox. 46, 31. v. ge*-*swápan

syn-léw

Grammar
syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

tó-bǽd

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Substitute: tó-bǽdan to exalt, and add Tóbǽd laudat, An. Ox. 1919

týderness

(n.)
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a branch Wínbóga týddernessa palmitum propagines, An. Ox. 3849. Cf. týdrung; II

un-earfoþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-earfoþlíce, adv.
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With great difficulty Ná unearfoþlíce non difficulter, An. Ox. 5382 : 2, 462

un-gehefegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehefegod, adf.
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Not pregnant, not with child Ungehefegude non grauidam, An. Ox. 27. 31

wordliend

(n.)
Grammar
wordliend, es; m.
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One who harangues Bannendra, maþeliendra, wordliendra contionalorum, i. rhetorum, An. Ox. 2321

wæter-gelǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelǽt, es; n.

A water-course, an aqueduct

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A water-course, an aqueduct Wætergelǽt colimbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 69

Linked entry: ge-lǽt

galere

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Galras marsi An. Ox. 7, 308. Galra marsorum 240: 8, 179. Add

ofer-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽw, -bráw, es; m.

An eye-browsupercilium

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An eye-brow Hæfþ mǽden tácn on oferbráwe,Lchdm. iii. 188, 5

Linked entry: ofer-brú

batt

(n.)

a batclubcudgel

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a bat, club, cudgel Batt hec claua, An. Ox. 18 b, 18

fur-lang

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Add: as a lineal measure, originally 'the length of the drive of the plough before it is turned,' usually 40 rods, the eighth of a mile Of ðone forda úp on ðá ríðe án furlang wið súðan ðá cyrican; andlang ríðe, C. D. vi. 1, 25. Of ðǽre ealdan díc on

eorl-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-dóm, es; m.

EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, v. Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7cŏmĭtis mūnus

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An EARLDOM, the province or dignity of an earl, the same as ealdor-dóm, v. Turner's Hist. b. viii. c. 7; cŏmĭtis mūnus Ælfgár eorl féng to ðam eorldóme ðe Harold ǽr hæfde earl Ælfgar succeeded to the earldom which Harold had before, Chr. 1053; Erl. 189

Linked entry: eorl

þrym-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
þrym-sittende, adj.

Dwelling in gloryinhabiting heaven

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(ptcpl.) Dwelling in glory, inhabiting heaven Seó þrynis þrymsittende, Exon. Th. 286, 3; Jul. 726. Þegn þrym-sittendes wuldorcyninges, Andr. Kmbl. 834; An. 417: 1056; An. 528. Sié ðé þrymsittendum þanc, Elen. Kmbl. 1618; El. 811: Exon. Th. 239, 19; Ph