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brand-ísen

Grammar
brand-ísen, -íren.
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Andlamena fela ... pannan, crocca, brandíren, Angl. ix. 264, 10. Substitute: Fire-dog, andiron, trivet, and add

mere-men

Grammar
mere-men, mere-menn.
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gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add

Linked entry: men

windig

(adj.)
Grammar
windig, adj.

windywindyflatulent

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Torras stódon, windige weallas, Andr. Kmbl. 1685; An. 845. Windige holmas, Exon. Th. 53, 26; Cri. 856. Ic sǽnæssas geseón mihte, windige weallas, Beo. Th. 1148; B. 572: 2721; B. 1358.

hinder-genga

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-genga, an; m.

an apostate

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An. Ox. 5, 16

Linked entry: genga

clipol

(adj.)
Grammar
clipol, adj.
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sounding, vocal Hig deóplíce þá stefna þæs lyftes swége gesleáð, and mid þǽre tungan clypole þæne swég gewynsumiað, Angl. viii. 313, 15. v. hlúd-clipol. vowel Þæne clypolan .a., Angl. viii. 314, 16

Linked entry: clypol

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, p. réhte
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Ðám mannum ðe fram ðære teóþan tíde ne geseóþ, ðæs ylcan drinces smýc heora eágan onfón and mid ðam broþe récen, and ða lifre wǽten, and gníden and mid smyrgen, Lchdm. i. 346, 22

Linked entry: reócan

lira

Grammar
lira, l. líra,
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Fægere fingras, smale and lange, and þǽra nægla tósceád, and se greáta líra beneoðan þám þúman, Vis. Lfc. 84. [v. N. E. D. lire.] and add: —

scrúd

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add: Fíf mancusas gold . . . tó fyrþrunge and tó scrúde, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15. add 'Ásend him twá scrúd (vestes mutatorias duplices) and sum pund'. . . 'Genim feówer scrúd (vestimenta) and twá pund,' Hml. Th. i. 400, 19-21.

wín-tredd

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tredd, wín-tredde, an; f. ?. l. wín-tredde, an; f.
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and add Hé eóde in þone wíngeard and gesomnode þá geclystru þára byrgena and gebróhte in þǽre wíntreddan (ad calcatorium) . . .

hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurryhaste

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An. 123, 22

hrycg-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-hǽr, es; n.
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Hair on the back of an animal Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr and tæglhǽr ða ýtemestan on síðfæte bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð if you have with you on a journey hairs from a wolf's back and from the tip of its

dwellan

(v.)
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Dele 'p. dwelede,' and (see dwelian, 1 a), and add: trans. To lead astray, lead into error Unwærlicu sprǽc menn dweleð incauta locutio in errorem pertrahit, Past. 89, 8. Ðæt hí mid ðǽre lícettunga óðre men ne dwellen, 449, 24. intrans.

fant

a founta font

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Add: a fount Font gurges, An. Ox. 358. a font Heó eóde tó ðám fantfæte, and tólýsde hire feax, and bedýpte on ðám fante, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 17. Hí on fante gefullode wurdon, Hml. S. 2, 90. On þám háligan fante, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 14.

ge-tawian

(v.)
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man wæs yfele getawod, and hine æt se cancor, Hml.

hirde-leás

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Wæs mynster unfeorr fram heora húse ꝥ wæs forlǽten and hyrdeleás for heora hláfordes deáðe and forþfóre of þám mynstre non longe erat monasierium, quod rectoris sui morte erat destitutum, Gr. D. 205, 23

wác-lic

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D. 34, I. with regard to mental or spiritual properties Ic sylf, án wáclic man ( homuncio ), Gr. D. 7, 22. Hí unrǽdlíce férdon on heora ídelum lustum and wáclicum gebǽrum . . .

sam-mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
sam-mǽle, adj.

Agreed, come to an agreement

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Hér swutelaþ on ðisum gewrite hú Wulfríc and Ealdréd wǽron sammǽle ymbe ðæt land at Clife, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 5. Dene and Engle wurdon sammǽle æt Oxnaforda, Chr. 1018; Erl. 161, 16

Linked entry: sam-

BÁR

(n.)
Grammar
BÁR, es; m.

A BOARaper

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Ic gefeó heortas, and báras, and rann, and rægan, and hwílon haran capio cervos, et apros, et damas, et capreas, et aliquando lepores, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 14: Ps. Lamb. 79, 14

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Sume menn drincað æt deádra manna líce ofer ealle þá niht and gremiað God mid heora gegafsprǽce, Hml. S. 21, 315. Hí willað wacian and wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and mid gegafsprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan, 13, 78.

godspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bóc, e; f.
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A copy of the gospels Saltere and pistolbóc and godspellbóc a psalter, a copy of the epistles, and a copy of the gospels, L. Ælf. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13