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sceadwung

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Add: something affording shade Sceadewunge umbraculo (furvo facessante veteris instrumenti umbraculo, Ald. 8, 1), An. Ox. 438

under-scyte

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Add: a drag-shoe or scotch placed below the wheel, brake Underscyte sufflamine, An. Ox. 50, 15

wafung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wafung-stów, e; f.

A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre

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A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre On plegstówe oððe on wafungstówe, Lchdm. iii. 206, 16

Linked entry: wæfer-stów

fýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
fýhtan, p. te

To moisten

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To moisten Þeáh þe gewǽtte, fíhte quamvis umectaretur, An. Ox. 3470. Fýhtan umectare, 7, 14. Fíhten, 658

Linked entries: fíhtan fúhtiende

fýr-bǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-bǽr, adj

Fire-bearing, fiery

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Substitute: fýr-bære; Fire-bearing, fiery Fýrbǽre líga ræscetunga igniferas fulminum coruscationes, An. Ox. 4421: 2, 327

breáw

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 63; Wrt. Voc. 42, 71: Ps. Lamb. 131, 4

corcíþ

(n.)
Grammar
corcíþ, es; m.

An increase ⬩ incrementum

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An increase; incrementum Loc hine geseón corcíþ getácnaþ capillum se videre incrementum significat Lchdm. iii. 212, 9

snǽding-hús

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding-hús, es; n.

An eating-house, a place where cooked meat is sold

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An eating-house, a place where cooked meat is sold Snǽdinghús popina Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 21

sóþfæst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþfæst-líc, adj.

True ⬩ sincere

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True, sincere Hí (patriarchs and martyrs) sungon sigedryhtne sóðfæstlíc lof praise unfeigned, Andr. Kmbl. 1754; An. 879

swín-haga

(n.)
Grammar
swín-haga, an; m.

An enclosure for swine

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An enclosure for swine In ðone swínhagan; of swínhagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 18, 33: 399, 35

síþ-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weorod, es ; n.

A band out on an expedition

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A band out on an expedition Ne meahton síþwerod gúþe spówan, Cd. Th. 127, 22; Gen. 2114

GIN

(n.)
Grammar
GIN, es; n.

A gap ⬩ an opening ⬩ abyss ⬩ hiatus

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A gap, an opening, abyss; hiatus Gársecges gin ocean's expanse, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 3; Exod. 430

ymb-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-cyme, es; m.

A convention, an assembly

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A convention, an assembly Ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme, L. Wih. pref.; Th. i. 36, 7

ymb-hringend

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hringend, es; m.

A surrounder, an attendant, one of a suite

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A surrounder, an attendant, one of a suite Ymbhringendum (ymbdringendum (=þringendum), Erfurt. 61) stipatoribus, Txts. 96, 929

Linked entries: -hringend ymb-þringend

á-segendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-segendness, e; f.

An offering

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An offering Nymþe hé mid ásegendnisseum (muneribus) in eóde, Nar. 24, 17. Similar entries Cf. on-sægdness

Linked entry: -segendness

ÆG

(n.)
Grammar
ÆG, æig; g. asges; pl. nom. acc. ægru; g. ægra; d. ægrum, ægerum; n.

An EGG ⬩ ovum

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An EGG; ovum Gifhit [cild] æges bitt if he ask for an egg, Homl. Th. i. 250, 9. Ðæt æg [æig MS.] getácnaþ ðone hálgan hiht the egg betokens the holy hope, i. 250, 11. Gif he bit æg si petierit ovum, Lk. Bos. 11, 12. Gením hænne æges geolocan take the

Linked entries: ægerum ægru æig

hlýdan

chatter

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Add: — Hlýdað strepunt, Germ. 388, 14. of persons, to speak loud, cry aloud, chatter Ic hlýde garrio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 62. Hé ongan clypian and hlýdan clamare coepit. Bd. 3, II; Sch. 240, l. Þá ongann hé mid micelre stefne hlýdan (perstrepere), Gr.

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loan ⬩ reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ retribution ⬩ præmium ⬩ merces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76

ǽrynde

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrynde, es; m.

An interpreter ⬩ interpres

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An interpreter; interpres Ðæra byrla ealdor forgeat Iosepes ǽrynde prepositus pincernarum oblitus est Josephi interpretis sui, Gen. 40, 23

eár-scrypel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-scrypel, es; m.

An ear-scraper, ear-finger ⬩ dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris

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An ear-scraper, ear-finger ; dĭgĭtus auricŭlāris Eár-scrypel auricŭlāris, Glos. Brux. Recd. 38, 75; Wrt. Voc. 65, 3

Linked entry: scripel