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Anglo-Saxon

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fin

(n.)

a fin

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Finnum squamis the word occurs in a riddle on the cuttle-fish (loligo), Aid. 251, 281, An. Ox. 26, 10. Add

ge-rec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rec, a tumult.
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In Mt. L. 27, 24 gerec seems a mistake for un-gerec (q. v.) : the Rushworth Gloss has un-gerec (printed ge-reo)

hege-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
hege-þorn, (?)

hawthornhaythorn

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The word seems to occur in the compound hegeðonhyrs (l. (?) hegeðornhyrst), C. D. i. 261, 8

Linked entry: þorn

Hendrícas

(n.)
Grammar
Hendrícas, (?)
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the name of the inhabi ants of a district in England Hendríca landes is þryú þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 25

hirstan

(v.)

to fry

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Take here hyrstan in Dict., and add

hrím-forst

(n.)
Grammar
hrím-forst, es; m.
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Hé ofslóh heora morbeámas on rímforste ( in pruina ), Ps. L. 77, 47

líþ-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
líþ-wyrde, adj.
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Of gentle speech Hé wæs líðwyrde on þǽre tide þe hé wolde þæt ic nǽfre in écnesse nǽre mid wordum getyrged, Nap. 84

morgen-gebedtíd

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gebedtíd, e; f.
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Morning prayer-time; in pl. matins: — Ðá hé þá his morgengebedtída wolde Gode gefyllan cum matutinas laudes Domino impenderet, Guth. Gr. 135, 272

Linked entry: gebed-tíd

stíle

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In l. 2 dele 'stete acerra . . . 56', and for the true reading here cf. Fæte oððe glédfæte acerra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 68

tó-middes

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Add His borh þǽr æt hám gewunode tómiddes heora, swilce hé beswicen wǽre quasi deceptus in medio fidejussor remansit, Gr. D. 253, 26

þǽr-on

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add: with verbs of knowing, in respect to a matter Hig hym eall sǽdon ꝥ dæt hig þǽron wyston, Hml. A. 188, 41

wæter-frogga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-frogga, an; m.
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A water-frog Wæterfrocgan (ranę in aqua) hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum, Chrd. 96, 27

Linked entry: frogga

beard-leás

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Du Cange, buteo = juvenis; and see glossary in Hpt. 31, 16, 446, probum buteonem gódne geongan

feld-lǽs

(n.)
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field-pasture, pasture in open country Feldlǽs and mǽda and yrðland, C.D. vi. 39, 9. Seó feldlés, iv. 96, 2. Cf. feld-land

cucol

(adj.)
Grammar
cucol, (?); adj.
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Rickety, unsteady In loco qui dicitur Cucolaustán, C.D. ii. 109, 16. [Cf. D.D. cockle to totter, be unsteady; cockly rickety, unsteady.] Cf. copel

sám-hál

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-hál, adj.

weak

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Not in perfect health, weak Nú ne beóþ náht fela manna ætsamne, ðæt heora sum ne sí seóc and sámhál, Wulfst. 273, 10

sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
sceorpan, scearp

To scrape, to irritate

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sceorpe on ðone innaþ if anything irritate a man in the insides, Lchdm. iii. 44, 27

Linked entry: ge-sceorpan

hálig-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-ern, es; n.

A holy place, sanctuary

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On ðam hálierne in the holy place, Ex. 29, 30

snel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
snel-líc, adj.

moving rapidly, swiftquick in action, ready, bold strenuus

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Kmbl. 533; An. 267. quick in action, ready, bold Monig snellíc sǽrinc Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690

hilde-gráp

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gráp, e; f.

Hostile grasp

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In the latter passage Thorpe and Kemble take gráp to be a verb