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seofon

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Ne secge ic þé seofon (seofun, R., seofo. L.) síðas, ac seofon hundseofontigon síðon, Mt. 18, 22. (1 a) in combination with decades :-- Twá hundredum and seofon and sixtigum fíftýne geáres getel, An. Ox. 3036.

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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Substitute: of direction, straight on, without swerving Forðrihte tó foregetihtgedre stówe indeclinabiliter ad destinatum locum, Hpt.

balzam

(n.)

balsam

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balsam Se sceal on balzame beón it shall be of balsam, L.M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 23

ele-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-beámen, adj.

belonging to the olive-tree ŏleāgĭnus

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Of or belonging to the olive-tree; ŏleāgĭnus, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39

Linked entry: -beámen

foran-lencten

(n.)
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the early part of Lent, early spring Blód bið gód tó lǽtenne on foranlenctene, Lch. ii. 256, 1

Linked entry: lencten

trog-hrycg

(n.)
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a ridge where there is a trough of water (?) On troh*-*hrycg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 17

twilíc-brocen

(adj.)
Grammar
twilíc-brocen, adj.
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Woven of double thread and parti-coloured (?) or embroidered (?) Hió becwið hyre twilíbrocenan cyrtel, Chart. Th. 537, 23

Linked entry: brocen

fæt

Grammar
fæt, l. fǽt.

ornament

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For "fætum, befeallen . . . with ornaments, shall be fallen off" substitute fætum befeallen . . . shall be stripped of ornaments;

fore-feax

(n.)
Grammar
fore-feax, es; n.

forelocks

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The hair growing on the front of the head, forelocks Forefex antiae, crines, Hpt. Gl. 526, 43, 44

Linked entries: feax fore-locc

hæsel-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-wrid, es; n. m (?). l. <b>hæsel-wríd, -wriþ,</b> es; m.
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and add On ðone miclan hæslwríð wiðneoðon ðæt gráfet; of ðám hæsl-wríðe, C. D. v. 194, 14

offrung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-dæg, es ; m.
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The feast of unleavened bread Þá offrungdagas wé ná ne begýmaþ azimas non observamus, An. Ox. 40, 23

slóh

(n.)
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is also feminine On þá reádan sló . . . of þǽre reádan sló, C. D. iii. 465, 32-466, 1

wǽge-tunge

(n.)
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wǽge-tunge, an; f.

The tongue of a balance

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The tongue of a balance Wǽgetunge (or wǽge tunge, v. wǽg, II) examen, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 41

wæter-stefn

(n.)
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wæter-stefn, e; f.

The voice or sound of water

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The voice or sound of water Fram wæterstefnum wídra manigra a vocibus aquarum multarum, Ps. Th. 92, 4

fyrs-leáh

(n.)

a lea on which furze grows

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a lea on which furze grows Be norðan fyrsleáge, swá of norðenwardre fyrsleáge, C. D. v. 232, 30

hád-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
hád-griþ, es; n.

Peace, security, or privilege of holy orderssacri ordinis pax

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Peace, security, or privilege of holy orders; sacri ordinis pax, L. Eth. vii. 19; Th. i. 332, 25

eard

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hié him þǽr eard genámon, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 27.

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.
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or simply a shell:?-Nim león gelynde, mylt on scylle (a dish or a shell?), Lchdm. i. 364, 24. Wyrme on scille, ii. 42, 16: 310, 6

ge-sǽlignes

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circumstance. ge-sǽlig; IV On eallum þisum líchamlicum gesǽlignessum, Bt. 24, 3; F. 84, 10

Linked entry: sǽligness

wíte-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-hús, es; n.

A house of punishmenttormentprisonan amphitheatre in which the Christians were martyredhell

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On wráþra wíc . . . on wítehús, Exon. Th. 94, 7 ; Cri. 1536