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þúfig

(adj.)
Grammar
þúfig, adj.

Full of leaves ⬩ with thick foliage

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Full of leaves, with thick foliage Þúfigum frondosis, Wrt. Voc, ii. 38, 14

þegen-scolu

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-scolu, e; f.
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A band of thanes, a following Þegenscole clientele, Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 1

þrístleásness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístleásness, (?), e; f.

Want of boldness

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Want of boldness Ic eom andetta ... þrístleásnyssa mínra synna, Anglia xi. 101, 34

þúsend-ealdormann

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-ealdormann, es; m.

A captain of a thousand men

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A captain of a thousand men Þúsend-ealdermen chiliarcho, Hpt. Gl. 515, 76

þúsend-ríca

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-ríca, an; m.

A ruler of a thousand men

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A ruler of a thousand men Þúsendríca millenarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 9

un-belimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-belimp, es; n.

Mischance ⬩ accident

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Mischance, accident Of unbelimpum (fortunae) casibus (oppressos, Ald. 42), Hpt. Gl. 478, 25

Linked entry: be-limp

un-hrædsprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hrædsprǽce, adj.

Not ready of speech

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Not ready of speech Ic eom unhrædsprǽce incircumcisus sum labiis, Ex. 6, 30

Linked entry: hræd-sprǽce

weorold-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bearn, e; n.
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A child of earth, a man, Exon. Th. 493, 9 ; Rä. 81, 27

wist-fyllu

(n.)
Grammar
wist-fyllu, indecl. -fyll, e; f.
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Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734

wíte-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-geard, (?), es; m.

A place of punishment

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A place of punishment Wítehúses ł wyerteardes (wítegeardes ?) amphitheatri, Hpt. Gl. 484, 47

yfel-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-weorc, es; m.
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Work of magic Yfeluoerc malificium, Rtl. 103, 1. Cf. yfel-dǽd, yfel-dǽde, ¶

worþig-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
worþig-cærse, an ; f.

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Uorthigcearse grissa garina, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1

Linked entry: worþ-cærse

aler-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
aler-sceaga, an; m.
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An alder-copse On arlscagan, of alrscagan, C. D. B. iii. 667, 18

Linked entry: sceaga

á-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rendan, p. de
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To tear off Árend þá rinde of þám wyrttruman, Lch. ii. 270, 4

corn-teóþung

(n.)
Grammar
corn-teóþung, e; f.
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Tithe of corn Sý cornteóðung ágifen be emnihte, Wlfst. 208, 5: 116, 25

cin-tóþ

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

drync-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
drync-gemet, es; n.
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Measure of drink Ꝥ man ne mæge ꝥ drincgemett bringan forð, Nap. 17

ge-gaderedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaderedness, e; f.
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A gathering of diseased matter Wið gehwylce gegæderednyssæ, Lch. i. 322, 1 note

gísel-hád

(n.)
Grammar
gísel-hád, es; m.
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The state of being a hostage Gíslháda obsedatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 27

gleng-lic

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Substitute: Splendid, full of pomp Sió glenglice pompulenta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 34

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