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hearp-slege

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:

hors-cræt

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For 'Lye' substitute

hrægel-gewǽde

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For Cot. 118, Lye substitute Hloðan, gegirelan liniamento, hræglgewǽdum liniamentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 4-5

Íren-síd

(n.)
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epithet of Edmund Eádmund cing Írensíd wæs geclypod for his snellscipe, Chr. 1057 ; P. 187, 36

Linked entry: -síd

hwatend

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For 'Lchdm. .... col. i.' substitute Hwatend iris Illyrica, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 41: ii. 49, 58

þreá

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, and in l. 50 for þreás l. dreámas. v. Bl. N. p. 2. Add:

-weþer

(suffix)
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Hé breác weþera fella for sadole vervecum pellibus pro sella utebatur, Gr. D. 34, 12. Add

wæter-wǽdlness

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-wǽdlness, e; f.

Poverty of water, lack of water

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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538

brand

an error of the copyist fora son.

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Th. 2045, note; B. 1020, note; an error of the copyist for bearn a son

geán-nis

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For Hpt. Gl. 513 substitute Geánnysse obuiam (in sponsi obuiam subuolas, Ald. 65), An. Ox. 4610

hors-gærstún

(n.)
Grammar
hors-gærstún, es; m.

A meadow for the pasturing of horses

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A meadow for the pasturing of horses Onbútan ðone horsgærstún, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 414, 25

Linked entry: gærs-tún

spiwe

(n.)
Grammar
spiwe, es; m.

A vomiting, vomit

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A vomiting, vomit Spiwe deah ðám monnum ðe for fylle gihsa slihþ, Lchdm. ii. 60, 23

beán-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
beán-sǽd, es; n.

Bean-seedbeans for sowing

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Bean-seed, beans for sowing Tó beánsǽde xl. pene[ga], Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

þing-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
þing-gemearc, es; n.
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cf. other compounds of gemearc, e.g. fót-, geár-gemearc, where the first part determines the character of the measurement, measurement by feet, by years; in the case of almost all such compounds it is an (adverbial) genitive that is found) Ðá wæs ágangen

eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed habĭtāre To inhabit inhabĭtāre

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Fox 20, 292; Met. 20, 146. For yfelnesse ðara eardiendra ðǽr on ðære byrig a malītia inhabĭtantium in eo, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 22: Ps. Th. 82, 6: 135, 27: Ps. Spl. 16, 13. Eardendra, Ps. Th. 106, 33.

Linked entries: ærdian eordian

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Gif ðú ofer gemet itst ... seó ofering ðé wurþ oððe tó sáre ... oððe tó plíó cujus satietatem si superfluis urgere velis, aut injucundum, quod infuderis, fiet, aut noxium, Bt. 14, 1 ; Fox 42, 17.

Linked entry: pleón

gærs-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-irþ, e; f.

Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage

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Ploughing done by the gebúr for his lord as an equivalent for an allowance of pasturage Of ðám tíman ðe man ǽrest ereð oð Martinus mæssan se gebúr sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .I. æcer . . .: tóeácan ðám .III. æceras tó béne, and .II. tó gærsyrðe.

Linked entries: irþ gærs-yrþ

lyþre

Grammar
lyþre, l. lýþre,
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Hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lýðrum tolle ( for sordid gain ), Hml. S. 19, 253. Lýðre gesetnyssa vitiosa compositio, Angl. viii. 313, 26.

ǽne

(adv.)
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ǽne, adv.

Oncealonesemelsolum

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Fox 8, 35 ; Met. 8, 18. Ic ðé ǽne abealh, éce Drihten I alone angered thee, eternal Lord, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 4; Sat. 410

án-wald

(n.)
Grammar
án-wald, es; m.

Sole powerjurisdictionrule

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Fox 1, 123; Met. 1, 62. Se ánwald Godes Ælmihtiges the power of Almighty God, 9, 95; Met. 9, 48: Exon. 63 a; Th. 232, 23; Ph. 511: Lk. Bos. 23, 7: Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 15: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 11