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lǽfend

(n.)
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Perhaps lǽwend is the better emendation

wǽl-lic

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Dele: welicum is part of niwelicum. (?)

wíf-gehrine

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Dele, the reading is wífa gehrine

awel

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awel, For awl, as given in Dictionary, substitute flesh-hook, and dele reference to
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æl, which is a different word

ge-wíde

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See wíde; II in Dict

níwerne

(adj.)
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is wrongly placed after níwunga

cild-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
cild-cláþ, m. (not n.).
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Voc. ii. 105, 67: i. 25, 53: cunabula vel panni infantiae, ii. 137, 26. In cild*-*cláðum in cunis, 91, 29: in pannis, Shrn. 87, 7. Mid cildcláðum bewunden pannis obsitum, Hy. S. 48, 21: Hml. Th. i. 36, 35. Add

on-fón

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<b>IV c.

micel

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</b> in a prepositional phrase :-- Onn

for-niman

to comprehendcarry offdo away withdefraudconsume

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Add: to seize and hold. lit. of a criminal or captive Ic eom mid racenteágum fornumen, Hml. Th. i. 462, 31. Ðis wíf fornumen is (deprehensa est) in dernegiligro, Jn.

Linked entry: for-nǽman

dæg-réd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-réd, dæg-rǽd,es ; n.

Dawn, daybreak, early morningdilūcŭlum, matutīnum, aurōra

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Syxta is matutīnum vel aurōra ðæt is dægréd [-ræd MS. R.] the sixth is matutīnum vel aurōra that is dawn, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt, popl. science 6, 18; Lchdm. iii. 244. 5.

hrace

(n.)
Grammar
hrace, an; f: hraca, an; m.

The throat

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Ðǽr gýnude on ðare hrácan swylce ðǽr hwylc seáþ wǽre there yawned in the throat as if there had been a pit, Lchdm. ii. 364, col. 1. Ne hí on hracan áwiht hlúde ne cleopiaþ non clamabunt in gutture suo, Ps. Th. 134, 19.

full-wiht

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Th. i. 38, 9. uncertain Hé hine tó fulluhte nam (cf. eum de lauacro exeuntem suscepit, Bd. 3, 7. Óswold his onféng, Chr. 635; P. 26, 3), Hml. S. 26, 133. ¶ fulwihte in nom. :-- Án is geleáfa, . . . án is fulwihte, Hy. 11, 9

Linked entry: fulluht

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Heordrédena sé þe gesihð swícunge hit getácnað custodias qui uiderit deceptionem significat, Lch. iii. 202, ij. a place for keeping Hig gesetton þá burh æppla tó hyrdrédenne posuerunt Hierusalem in pomorum custodiam, Ps. L. 78, I

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

ge-cwéme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwéme, adj. [cwéme pleasant, pleasing]

Pleasantpleasinggratefulacceptablefitjŏcundusgrātusplăcĭtuscomplăcĭtusacceptus

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Ðǽr is bráde land in heofonríce Criste gecwémra there is a spacious land in heaven's kingdom of the grateful to Christ, Cd. 218; Th. 278, 5; Sat, 217. Gecwémre complăcĭtior, Ps. Spl. 76, 7. Swá him gecwémastwæs as was most pleasing to him, H.

wín-burh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-burh, f.

a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers,a chief towna walled vineyard

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a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers, a chief town. Cf. medu-burh, wín-ærn, III. Wínburge cyning (the king of Babylon; cf. Belshazzar's feast) Cd. Th. 255, 11; Dan. 622.

nægel

(n.)
Grammar
nægel, nægl, es; m.

the nail of a finger or toea nailpegan instrument for striking the strings of a harp

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Voc. i. 43, 60. Fingras digiti . . . nægel ungula, 65, 4. Nægl, 283, 25. Nægl unguana, ii. 124, 10. Gif nægl of honda weorðe if a nail come off a hand, Lchdm. iii. 58, 7 : ii. 80, 20. Gif þuman nægl of weorðeþ, .iii. scill. gebéte . . .

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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to convince, confute, convict: — Gif hine mon oferricte ðæt hé ne móste londes wyrþe beón if it should be proved against him that he was disqualified for holding land, Chart. Th. 141, 11.

ceaster-geat

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Ðis is ðæs wuda gemǽre ... ðæt is, ǽrest æt ceastergeate tó ceasterwege; ondlong ceasterweges tó middelwege; of middelwege eft tó ceastergeate; of ðǽm geate tó longan leáge, C. D. iii. 260, 4-7

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frum

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[The passage from Rtl. 35, 13 is Frúmes frúmcend primę originis, frúmes glosses originis, and primę is glossed by fruncend'.] Add