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ellen-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-treów, es; n.

An elder-tree

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An elder-tree Tunc in uiam publicam usque sambucum quam uocitant ellentreów, C. D. iii. 379, 15

Eoforwíc-scír

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Eádweard cyng grét Tostig eorl and ealle míne þegenas on Eoferwícscíre, C. D. vi. 203, 22. Add

fleax-hamm

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-hamm, es; m.
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An enclosure where flax is grown On flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas, C. D. v. 374, 25

geár-wæstm

(n.)
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yearly fruit Þæt heó hæbbe ǽlce gére ealra geárwæstma þá þrié dǽlas, C. D. ii. 175, 25

Linked entry: wæstm

ge-beágian

(v.)
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Dele -bégian, and second passage, and add Gebeágað (so the MS.) coronat, Ps. Spl. C. 102, 4

hylu

(n.)
Grammar
hylu, e; f.
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A hollow Of ðǽre wylle on þá hyle; ðonne be ðǽre hyle, C. D. iii. 407, 12

Linked entry: wyla

mǽr-hlinc

(n.)
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a boundary hlinc Andlang weges tó mǽrhlinc ; andlang mǽrhlinces, C. D. iii. 414, 10 : 18 : 19 : 21

Linked entry: hlinc

scip-ác

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ác, f.
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An oak-tree fit for shipbuilding(?) On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16

Linked entry: ác

stán-walu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-walu, e; f.
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28

sýl-beám

(n.)
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a tree that serves as a pillar (?) Tó sýlbeáme; of sýl-beáme, C. D. iii. 79, 36

a-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cunnian, p. ode; pp. od

To prove ⬩ probare

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To prove; probare Ðú acunnodest [MS. acunnudyst] us God probasti nos Deus, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 9

CLIBBOR

(adj.)
Grammar
CLIBBOR, adj. [clifian to cleave, adhere]

Sticky, adhesive ⬩ tenax

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Sticky, adhesive; tenax Weá biþ wundrum clibbor grief is wonderfully adhesive, Menol. Fox 485; Gn. C. 13

eágan beorht

(n.)
Grammar
eágan beorht, es; n.

An eye's glance, a moment ⬩ ocŭli micātio, momentum

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An eye's glance, a moment; ocŭli micātio, momentum. Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20, MSS. C. B

Linked entry: eágan bryhtm

sunn-wlitig

(adj.)
Grammar
sunn-wlitig, adj.
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Fox 473; Gn. C. 7

Linked entry: wlitig

cealc-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
cealc-seáþ, es; m.
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A chalkpit Tó cealcseáðan; of cealcseáðan, C. D. iii. 82, 7. On ðá cealcseádas, v. 325, 15

ende-furh

(n.)

an end-furrow

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an end-furrow, bounding trench Inn on ðére endefureh; of ðére endefureh, C. D. iii. 384, 18

Linked entry: furh

gylden-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-hilt, gylden-hilte; adj.
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Golden-hilted Hé an ii. gyldenra róda and ii. gyldenhiltra sweorda, C. D. 8. iii. 74, 27

hege-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hege-weg, es; m.
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A road that runs between hedges: Andlang heges on ðane brádan hegewai, C. D. iii. 380, 13

hen-fugol

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C. D. i. 312, 9. Take here hæn-fugul in Dict. and add:

hlípe-burna

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe-burna, an; m.
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A brook with a fall in it Of þám cumbe on hlýpeburnan, C. D. iii. 457, 4

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