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heal

(n.)
Grammar
heal, hal, es; m. n.

A corner, an angle, a secret place

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Ǽlc wag biþ gebiéged twiefeald on ðæm heale duplex semper est in angulis paries, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 13.

brigd

(n.)
Grammar
brigd, es; n. [bregdan
to change
]

to changeA changevarietyvarietas

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A change, variety; varietas Ðæs deóres hiw brigda gehwæs wundrum lixeþ the animal's hue of every variety wondrously shines, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 9; Pa. 26

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle reinfrenum

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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

bryne-welm

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-welm, -wylm, es; m.

A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heatincendii fervor vel æstus

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A burning flame, flame of fire, burning heat; incendii fervor vel æstus Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift chair of the Goths was consumed by flames of fire, Beo. Th. 4642; B. 2326: Exon. 42a; Th. 142, 14; Gú. 644. In helle heó brynewelme bídan

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divinationheathen practice

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Divination, heathen practice Wíglum cere-monias (the passage is: Ad tortas simulacrorum ceremonias, Ald. 41), Anglia xiii. 33, 162. [Þurh Merlines wiȝel (craft, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19250.] [He (devil) makeð be unbilefulle man to leven swilcne wigeles, swo

ofer-hygdig

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, -hýdig, es; n.

Pride

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Pride Ðonne hí oferhýdig up áhófan and him wóhgodu worhtan and grófun in sculptilibus suis emulati sunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 58

Linked entries: -hygdig ofer-hídig

collon-cróh

(n.)
Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg, es; m.

A water-lily nymphæa

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A water-lily; nymphæa = νυμφαία Colloncróh nymphæa Wrt. Voc. 68, 20; Mone A. 461 Colloncróg nymphæa Cot. 140

slic

(n.)
Grammar
slic, [c](?),es; n.

A hammer

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A hammer Sleánde slicc(slicc for slecg?) mallei percutientes Kent. Gl. 723, see the note Hé sceal habban . . . slic (in a list of weaver's implements; slíc (?) an implement for smoothing what is woven, a sleek-stone, cf. slykston amethon Wülck. Gl. 563

Linked entry: sliccan

sprǽte

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽte, (?), spræt(?), es; n.

A sprout, shootthe jointed-leaved rushbarley with very long beardssmall wood,

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A sprout, shoot Sprǽtu (spræcu? v. spræc) labruscas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 16

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, bæcering, es; m.

A gridiron

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A gridiron Bæcering craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53: 42, 6. Substitute:

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes fisces, and beóbreád illi obtŭlērunt ei partem piscis assi, et făvum mellis, Lk. Bos. 24, 42: Mt. Bos. 7, 10: Deut. 4, 18.

Linked entry: fen-fixas

ǽ

(int.)

alas!

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. = , Lamb, MS. fol. 183b, line 11

plegestre

(n.)
Grammar
plegestre, an; f.
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A female athlete Cemp[ena], plegestr[en]a luctatorum, An. Ox. 4735

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariotCART curruspilentum

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He hæfde cratu and rídende men habuit currus et equites Gen. 50, 9; Ex. 14, 27. Heó oferarn Pharao, and ealle his crætu and riddan it [the sea] overwhelmed Pharaoh, and all his chariots and horsemen Homl. Th. ii. 194, 27.

Linked entry: crat

ge-dyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dyrnan, -diernan, -dirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To concealhidekeep secretcēlāreoccultāre

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Ex. 117

Linked entries: ge-diernan ge-dirnan

þignan

(v.)
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to eat Hý ðýnde depastus est eam, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

Linked entry: þýnde

dryht-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-scipe, driht-scipe, es; m. [-scipe termination]

Rulership, lordship, domination, dignity domĭnātus, dignĭtas

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Kmbl. 899; El. 451. For hwam nele mon him on giógoþe georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes why will not man in youth zealously work for himself bold rulership? Salm. Kmbl. 775; Sal. 387.

Linked entry: driht-scipe

FYLL

(n.)
Grammar
FYLL, fyl, fell, fiell, es; m.

a FALLruindestructiondeathcāsusintĕrĭtusa FALLcaseinflection in grammarcāsusinflectio

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Se bisceop sárgode be ðam fylle and míne forwyrde episcŏpus de cāsu et intĕrĭtu meo dŏlēbat, 5, 6; S. 619, 32. Æt fylle at the fall, L.

Linked entries: fell fiell fyl

un-dearninga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-dearninga, un-dearnunga, -deornunga; adv.

Without secrecy or concealmentopenly

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E. 16; Th. i. 34, 10

fultumend

(n.)
Grammar
fultumend, fultumiend, es; m. [fultumende, fultumiende, part. of fultuman, fultumian]

A helperassistantco-operatoradjūtorco-ŏpĕrātor

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A helper, assistant, co-operator; adjūtor, co-ŏpĕrātor Ðe his gefera wæs and fultumend ðæs godcundan wordes qui cŏmes ĭtĭnĕris illi et co-ŏpĕrātor verbi, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 12.