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cin-tóþ

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For 'Prov. 30, Lye' substitute Of his cintóþum molaribus suis, Kent. Gl. 1084

críst-ness

(n.)
Grammar
críst-ness, (crísten- ?), e; f.
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Christianity Ic eów hálsige . . . for ðǽre crístnesse ðe gé underféngan, Rtl. 114, 16

Linked entry: crísten-ness

dol-sceaþa

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Cf. dolswaþu for dolh-swaþu

furh-wudu

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For 'Gl. C. . . . col. 1' substitute Furhwudu pinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 36

ge-reónung

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Substitute for second passage Swicful feónda gereónung fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2243

ge-stenc

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For gistencs l. gistences, and add In gestenc in adore, Rtl. 12, 15

ge-corenlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 77 substitute Gecorenlíce ł æþelíce eleganter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 71

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hunigteár-lic

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For ' Cot. . . . Lye' substitute þone hunigteár- lican nectareum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 49

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

weald

(adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.
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For wealdestan perhaps weallendestan should be read as a literal rendering of ferventissirno

cæg

(n.)
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Dele 'For eage; f. l. ' and add Seó cǽge, Verc. Först. 128, 20

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

heals-beág

(n.)
Grammar
heals-beág, es; m.

A ring for the neck, necklacemonile, collare,torques

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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172

ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harppercussorium, mazaa hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

smirwung-ele

Grammar
smirwung-ele, smiring-ele, es; m.

Oil for anointing

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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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P. iv. 63; Th. ii. 224, 4: Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 5. Ðæt hé for lícuman tiédernesse wið ða scíre ne winne nec per imbecillitatem corpus repugnat Past. 10; Swt. 61, 11.

Linked entry: on-winnende

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, p. sác.
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Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne nú ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 35

seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon-feald, adj.
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Sevenfold Seofonfeald wracu biþ sealde for Cain and hundseofontig seofonfeald for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24. Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15.