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scearpness

(n.)
Grammar
scearpness, e; f.

Sharpness ⬩ roughness ⬩ acidity, pungency ⬩ efficacy

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Se líchama gefélþ ðæs sealtes scearpnesse, Wulfst. 35, 6. efficacy For ðære sealfe scearpnesse ( to make the salve effectual ) genim wífes meoluc, ii. 28, 7

Linked entry: scearp

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silent ⬩ to pass over in silence; with the genitive ⬩ to silence

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Gif ðú geswúgian mihtest if thou couldst be silent, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 4. He gesuígde obmutuit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 12. Gesuígdon alle stupebant omnes, 12, 23.

Linked entries: ge-súgian ge-súwian ge-sweógian ge-swúgian

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, es; m.

A grate formed as a ring used for baking ⬩ a gridiron ⬩ craticula

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A grate formed as a ring used for baking, a gridiron; craticula, Cot. 99

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

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are; for, Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

ge-célnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-célnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Coolness ⬩ refrigerium

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Coolness; refrigerium For wegferendra gecélnysse ob refrigerium viantium, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6

screádung-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
screádung-ísen, es; n.
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An instrument for pruning or trimming Wíngeardes screádungísen sarculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 11

sweor-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-cláþ, es; m.
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A cloth for the neck, a collar Sweorcláþ collarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 48

ungemet-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-lytel, adj.

Exceedingly little

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Exceedingly little Ðæt ðeós eorðe sié eall for ðæt óþer ungemetlytel, Met. 10, 9

un-lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽne, adj.

Not transitory ⬩ permanent

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Not transitory, permanent For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, Wulfst. 264, 18

weorþung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung-stów, e; f.
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A place for worship On ðære hálgan wurðungstówe de tabernaculo testimonii Lev. 1, 1

wist-líce

(adv.)
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for wíslíce, Anglia xi. 108, 14: 109, 46. Cf. Wulfst. 51, 15: 52, 28

be-snǽdan

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For first passage substitute Engel hét þæt treów ceorfan, . . . Hét þonne besnǽdan seolfes blǽdum

cáser-lic

(adj.)
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For Cot. 115 l. Þæs cáserlican húses imperialis hypodromi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 45

célod

Grammar
célod, l. celod, and substitute: Having a boss or
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cf. cele, and see Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 52, for such a 'beak')

ge-brýsednes

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For ' contusio . . . Lye substitute Geþrǽstednes vel gebrysednes, forgnidennes contritio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, '78

gilp-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-ness, e; f.
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L. fol. 182 b

Linked entries: gelp-ness gelp-ness

hǽlsian

(v.)
Grammar
hǽlsian, to take omens (v. hǽl).
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For ' Cot. . . . Lye ' substitute Haelsadon auspicantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 32. Hǽlsadon, 7, 47

healsed

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For ' caputium, Cot. 170, Lye' substitute: capitium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 57, and add:

hleów-hræscnes

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For forcæncednysse l. forsc[r]æncednys; e, and add:

helpend-lic

To be released

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For 'auxiliary' substitute:

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