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canter-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
canter-stæf, es; m.
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A staff used by a cantor (v. preceding word)] III. canterstafas III. baculi cantorum (baculi quibus in ecclesia utebantur cantores, Migne), Cht. Th. 429, 23

coc-ród

(n.)
Grammar
coc-ród, e; f.
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A cock-road, a clearing in a wood where woodcocks could be netted Oð ðá cocródæ; swá of ðǽre cocród, C. D. v. 346, 26

dúst-swearm

(n.)
Grammar
dúst-swearm, es; m.
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A cloud of dust (of the motes in the sunlight) Dústswerme atomo (modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 52

Linked entry: swearm

ed-recan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ed-reccan,</b> eodorcan (q. v. in Dict.); pp. edTo ruminate Edreceð, ceóweþ ruminet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 15

efen-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-wyrcend, es; m.
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A co-operator Adrianus wæs efenwyrcend on Godes worde Theodorus arcebiscopes Hadrianus co-operator in uerbo Dei Theodori Episcopi, Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 673, 10

firwitgeorn-ness

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Take here fyrwetgeornnes in Dict., and add

fram-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-lic, (freom-); adj.
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Stout, bold Hé (Nero) nóht fromlices (freom-, v.l.) ongan on ðǽre cynewísan nihil omnino in re militari ausus est, Bd. 1, 3; Sch. 15, 21

Linked entry: freomlic

ge-fultumend

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Gefultumend æt ǽlcere ðearfe adjutor in opportunitatibus, Ps. Th. 9, 10: 39, 21. Gefultumigend, Ps. L. 77, 35: fautor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 36. Add

ge-girnan

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Take here <b>ge-gyrnan</b> in Dict., and add Gegernð desiderat, Kent. Gl. 798. Gegyrnende, wilniende competentes, An. Ox. 2882

Linked entries: girnan ge-gyrnan

heals-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
heals-wærc, es; m. .
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Pain in the neck Wiþ healswærce . . . þonne þone heals wærc[e], smire ðá þeóh; gif þá þeóh wærce, smire þone heals, Lch. ii. 312, 5

ídel-georn

(n.)
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See examples in Dict

lín-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
lín-æcer, (?), es; m.
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A field where flax is grown In línæceran (be ?) wege þám innmæstan ; of línaceran innan ðone hege, Cht. . 239, 10, Cf. lín-leáh, fleax-æcer

nǽm

(n.)
Grammar
nǽm, e ; f.
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On þǽre nǽme cyrcan ǽhte in accipiendis ecclesiasticis sumplibus 12, 7. Cf. nám

on-smiring

(n.)
Grammar
on-smiring, e; f.
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Anointing Þæs hâlgan eles môton ealle crîstene men notian tô heora freónda onsmyrunge sancto oleo omnibus uti christianis in suorum necessitate unguentes, Chrd. 80, 19

on-stingan

(v.)
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Sê ðe on þâm sylfan cildan bûtan smêgunge onstingð qui in ipsis infantibus sine discretione exarserit, R. Ben. I. 115, 16

scrind

(n.)
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Cf. the intransitive use of the verb in reference to a ship Brimwudu scynde, Gú. 1305

spic

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On tócyme Drihtnes fǽtnyss ys forboden gewislíce spices búton freólsdægum in aduentu Domini pinguedo interdicitur, scilicet lardi, nisi festiuis diebus, Angl. xiii. 399, 487. Add

sweotolian

(v.)
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Add: used impersonally in the beginning of documents Hér swutelað on þisum gewrite embe þá forewyrd þe Ægelríc worhte wið Eádsige, C.D. iv. 86, 7

þeówian

(v.)
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Add Ne underféngon gé nó ðone gást æt ðǽm fulluhte tó ðeówigeanne for ege non accepistis spiritum servitutis in timore, Past. 263, 21

þurh-standan

(v.)
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to persist, continue Þone æftran dæg mid his nihte on bénum hé þurhstód secundo die cum nocte subsequent in precibus perstitit, Gr. D. 200, 8