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hring-þegu

(n.)
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hring-þegu, e; f.
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Acceptance of rings, of gifts given by a lord Ne biþ him hearpan hyge ne hringþege. Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 24; Seef. 44

lind-wígend

(n.)
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lind-wígend, -wiggend, es; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 25; Met. 1, 13: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 1; Jud. 42: Elen. Kmbl. 539; El. 270

mǽr-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-pytt, es; m.

A pit that forms part of a boundary

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A pit that forms part of a boundary (?) On ðone mǽrpyt; of ðam pytte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 439, 1. Eást mǽrpytte, ii. 250, 5

mót-hús

(n.)
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mót-hús, es; n.

A house where a court or assembly is held

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A house where a court or assembly is held Dómhús vel móthús epicausterium, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 52. Móthúses prod[r]omi. Hpt. Gl. 476, 61

Linked entry: gemót-hús

sele-rest

(n.)
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sele-rest, e ; f.
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A bed in a hall Hine ymb monig sǽrinc selereste gebeáh ( of Beowulf and his men when sleeping in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 1384 ; B. 690

bláwere

(n.)
Grammar
bláwere, es; m.

A BLOWERconflator

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[bláwan to blow; flare] A BLOWER; conflator Ídel wæs se bláwere the blower was useless; frustra conflavit conflator, Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50 a, 24

bóc-gestreón

(n.)
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bóc-gestreón, es; n.

A book-treasury, librarybibliotheca

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A book-treasury, library; bibliotheca He ðider micel bócgestreón and æðele begeat he acquired there a great and noble library, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 2

ge-dwol-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-man, gedwol-mon, es; m.

An erring mana hereticimpostorhæreticus

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An erring man, a heretic, impostor; hæreticus Arrius hátte án gedwolman there was a heretic called Arius, Homl. Th. i. 290, 3, 5, 25 : 110, 6

swelgend

(n.)
Grammar
swelgend, es; m.
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A voracious person, a glutton, debauchee Ðes man is swelgend ecce homo devorator, Lk. Skt. 7, 34. Se swelgend, Alexander, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 16

þeód-here

(n.)
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þeód-here, gen. -her(i)ges; m.
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The army of a nation, the military force of a people Þeódherga wæl the slain of the nations who fought, Cd. Th. 130, 15; Gen. 2160

wíte-bend

(n.)

a torturing bonda prison-bond

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a torturing bond, a prison-bond Ðé wǽrlogan wítebendum swencan móton, Andr. Kmbl. 216; An. 108. ellþeódigne on carcerne clommum belegdon, wítebendum, 3120; An. 1563

wlite-seón

(n.)
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wlite-seón, -sín, e; f.

A sight to gaze ona spectacle

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A sight to gaze on, a spectacle; Wæs be feaxe on flet boren Grendles heáfod, and ðære idese mid, wliteseón wrǽtlíc. Beo. Th. 3304; B. 1650

worn-gehát

(n.)
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worn-gehát, (? word-gehát;
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cf. word-beót, -gebeót
), es; n.

A promise of a numerous progeny

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A promise of a numerous progeny Ðé beóþ worngehát (cf. patrem multarum gentium constitui te, Gen. 17, 5) mín gelǽsted. Cd. Th. 144, 24; Gen. 2394

fleax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-gescot, fleax-gesceot, es; n.
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A contribution of flax paid to a church Sceóte man ælmessan . . . swá elles hwæt swá witan þearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum flexgescot, Wlfst. 171, 27

Linked entry: ge-scot

for-týnan

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Substitute: To shut up, prevent passage along a road, into or out of a place Þá scearpan þing sint fortýnende þá innoþas, Lch. ii. 212, 1

ge-recenness

(n.)
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ge-recenness, (?), e ; f.
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a coming together (?) Gerecenesse congerie (cf. congerie ge-gæderuncge, An. Ox. 435), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 26. a going, departure (cf. ge-witenness). v. ge-receness;

Linked entries: -recennes ge-recan

hel

(n.)
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hel, hæl (?, for form cf. tæl, tel), es; m.

a shelter

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A hidden spot (f), a shelter Dudemǽres hele; of Dudemǽres hele, C. D. vi. 171, 5: 76, 26. On Ecgerdes hel ufeweardne, iii. 48, 16

heáh-geþring

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-geþring, es; n.
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Mounting waves Bídað stánhleoðu streámgewinnes, þonne heáhgeþring on cleofu crýdeð, . 4, 27. Cf. heáh; <b>A. I.</b> 1 c a

Linked entry: ge-þring

wadu

(n.)
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a drag-net Wade sagenę (Mt. 13, 47), An. Ox. 61, 15. [M. H. Ger. wate sagena (v. Angl. xxx. 528). Cf. Icel. vaðr a fishingline. (?)

sǽ-hengest

(n.)
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sǽ-hengest, es; m.

a sea-horse hippopotamusa sea-steed, ship

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a sea-horse, hippopotamus Sǽhengest ipotamus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 30 . a sea-steed, ship ðú wǽgflotan, sǽhengeste, sund wísige, Andr. Kmbl. 975; An. 488

Linked entry: sǽ-mearh