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brægen-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
brægen-seóc, adj.

Brain-sick ⬩ frantic ⬩ mad

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Brain-sick, frantic, mad Brægenseóc (bregen-, Hpt. Gl. 514, 31) freneticus. An. Ox. 4668. Brægensécne (-seócne, Hpt. Gl. 520, 67) freneticum, 5011

búr-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
búr-cniht, es; m.
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A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch His búrcnihtas ( eunuchi ) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278

cerfille

Grammar
cerfille, (-elle).
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Cerfelle cerefolium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 73: i. 69, 19. Cerville, 286, 13: ii. 16, 71: cerpillum, An. Ox. 56, 416. Add

clott

(n.)
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a mass, lump Clotte (clottum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 76) massa (picis ), An. Ox. 3514. Clot massas, 3846. [v. N. E. D. clot.]

feax-ness

(n.)
Grammar
feax-ness, e; f.

Hair

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Hair Faexnis capillatur(a) (cf. fex, hǽr capillatura, An. Ox. 1214), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 60. Locgewind vel fexnes capillatura, 128, 38

flǽsc-cwellere

A slayer ⬩ an executioner

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A slayer, an executioner Þára flǽsc-cwellera carnificum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 9. Wítniendra þiówa oððe flǽsc-cwellera lictorum, 52, 78. Substitute:

cynnig

(adj.)
Grammar
cynnig, adj.
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Of good family, noble Of cynnigum generosis (natalibus ), An. Ox. 7, 299: 8, 230. Cynningum, æþelum, 4149. Cynnegum, Angl. xiii. 36, 240

ge-melcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-melcan, p. ge-mealc ; pp. ge-molcen
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To get by milking, draw milk from an animal Áþwer buteran þe sié gemolcen of ánes bleós nýtne, Lch. ii. 112, 25

ge-frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-frætwung, e ; f.
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Ornament, adornment Gefratewung reáfa ornatus uestium, Scint. 144, 13. Gefratewunga líchamena ornamenta corporum, 18. G[e]fratewun[ga] ornamentorum, An. Ox. 4819

Linked entry: frætwung

ge-þráwan

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Hwíte twíne geþráwen bisso retorto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 22. Geðráune retorto, 119, 7. Geþráwenum tortis (cincinnorum crinibus ), An. Ox. 1198. Add

ge-tíung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tíung, e; f.
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An agreement, arrangement Getíunge, gitíungi, get[o]ing (o doubtful) apparitione (-atione ), Txts. 41, 185. Cf. ge-teón; wk.; ge-þinge; I

Linked entry: ge-teóung

gram-méde

(n.)
Grammar
gram-méde, (?), gram-médu (?)
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anger Gramme (grammédes (?), grammédu (?); An. Ox. 5032 has only gra) irae, Hpt. Gl. 521, 20. Cf. eáþ-méde, ofer-méde, ofer-médu

hlinung

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Hlynung (hnylung, MS.) accubitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 9. Þá forman hlinunga primes recubitus (Mt. 23, 6), An. Ox. 61, 37. Add

hring-sittend

(n.)
Grammar
hring-sittend, es; m.
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A spectator in a circus Hrincsittendra circensium [v. hring-set (second example )], An. Ox. 65. Ringsittendra circentium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 31

hyse-beorþor

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Hyseberþres puerperii (Maria post caelestis puerperii praeconium virgo remansit), An. Ox. 3908. Hysebyrþre puerperio (postquam Virgo Virginem sancto puerperio peperit), 4947. Add

hwaþerung

(n.)
Grammar
hwaþerung, hwoþrung, e; f.
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A (hoarse) sound Ic (a file) gyrre mid hásre hwoðrunge garrio rauco cum murmure (stridens ), An. Ox. 26, 14. See preceding word

Linked entry: hwoþrung

nypel

(n.)
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the trunk of an elephant Se micela ylp ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát mid his egeslican nypele, Hml. A. 63, 286

oll

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Dele the bracket, and add On ol, ídel nequiquam, frustra, An. Ox. 2000. On oll and on edwít ( note to the preceding)

on-gratian

(v.)
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to grate with the teeth (?), smile (?) -Ongrynt oððe ongratað arridet, An. Ox. 33, 2. [v. N. E. D. grate.] See next word. (?)

Linked entry: gratian

sunu

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Add: gen. syna Ðéra þeówra manna hió an hyre syna dehter Eádgyfe, C. D. vi. 132, 31. v. bróþor-, dohtor-, sweostor-sunu