sund-reced
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A sea-house, a term for the ark Ðú ( Noah ) seofone genim on ðæt sundreced túdra gehwylces, Cd. Th. 80, 28; Gen. 1335
wyn-gesíþ
A pleasant companion ⬩ a companion in whom one delights
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A pleasant companion, a companion in whom one delights Næs mé wyngesíð wiðerweard heorte non adhaesit mihi cor pravum, Ps. Th. 100, 3
bí-genge
attendant
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A female worshipper, attendant Bígencge (but cf. bígengcest, An. Ox. 2065, a gloss of the same passage) cultricem, ministraticem, Hpt. Gl. 455, 16
bord-ríþig
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a stream running in a channel made of planks (?) Of sandbróce on bordríðig; of bordríðig on horpyttes ríðig, C. D. iii. 82, 23
crypel
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A cripple Hé cuoeð ðǽm cryple ( paralytico ), Lk. L. 5, 24. [Heó creopeles wurðon, Hml. A. 177, 240. Sume wǽron crypeles, 180, 363.]
fin
a fin
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a fin. Finnum squamis the word occurs in a riddle on the cuttle-fish (loligo), Aid. 251, 281, An. Ox. 26, 10. Add
ge-hæft
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A captive Ðæt ðá bendas sumes gehæftes ( captiui ) tólýsende wǽron, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 454, 9. v. hæft a captive; ge-hæft; adj
ge-sǽlness
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A hap, chance, event Gesǽlnessum successibus, Hpt. Gl. 500, 21: 506, 10. v. ge-sǽligness; <b>I a</b>
grytte
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a spider Grytte aranea, Ps. Vos. . 89, 9. Gongeweafre, grytte, Ps. Srt. 89, 9. [v. N. E. D. grit a kind of crab.]
hilt-sweord
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a hilled sword, sword with a hilt Hiora þegnas bióþ mid fetlum and mid gyldenum hyltsweordum gehyrste Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 5
holding-stów
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A place where slaughtered animals are dressed, a slaughter-house Súð dorian oð hit cymð tó ðǽre holdingstówe, C. D. v. 184, 23
Linked entry: holdigean
leás-wyrcend
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A deceiver, a doer of what is false Deófol is yfeltihtend and leáswyrcend, synna ordfruma and sáwla bepǽcend, Hml. Th. i. 102, 1
Linked entry: wyrcend
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
mearca
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)
wealcere
A walker ⬩ a fuller
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A walker (v. E. D. S. Pub. Lancashire Gloss. s. v. walk-mill), a fuller Wealceres fullones (- is ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 3
weder-burh
A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city
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A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city Him Dryhten bebeád, ðæt hé ða wederburg wunian sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 3390; An. 1699
croc
A crock ⬩ pitcher ⬩ waterpot ⬩ flagon ⬩ a little jug or lentil-shaped vessel ⬩ urceus ⬩ lagena ⬩ lenticula ⬩ legythum
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A crock, pitcher, waterpot, flagon, a little jug or lentil-shaped vessel; urceus, lagena, lenticula, legythum Croccas Cot. 209; Grm. iii. 458, 15
Linked entry: crog
tó-borstenness
A breaking out, ⬩ abscess
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A breaking out, abscess Hý ðæra innoða tððundennysse and tóborstennysse (ῥήγματα) gehǽleþ, Lchdm. i. 322, 22. Similar entries v. tó-bersian, I a
Linked entry: -borstenness
scyld-hǽta
One who demands a due or debt ⬩ a bailiff
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One who demands a due or debt, a bailiff Sculthéta exactor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 70. Scyldlǽta (-hǽta?) exactor, i. postulator, 144, 54
Linked entries: hǽta scult-héta scyld-lǽta
secg-sceára
A corn-crake or a quail
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A corn-crake or a quail Secg-scára ortigometra (cf. erschen ortigomera, ii. 63, 53 : edischen, 115, 67), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 21
Linked entry: sceára