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rúh

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Add Hrúhge wulla hirsutas lanas, An. Ox. 5189. Rhúge, 2, 429. Add Rúh wærihtnys callositas (quos dira cutis callosilas elephantino tabo deturpans, Ald. 49, 15), Hpt. Gl. 490, 36. v. healf-, un-rúh

sprott

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Sprot silurus (cf. silurus a loche, Wülck. Gl. 612, 3), Nap. 14, 39. Hé cwæð ꝥ hí ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne hé sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add

sceand-word

(n.)
Grammar
sceand-word, es ; n.

A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word

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A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt hý (wicked men) ðé (God ) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15

web-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
web-wyrhta, an; m.

A fuller

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A fuller Webwyrhta fullo, Wülck. Gl. 245, 33. Swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽnig fulwa, ðæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, ðæt mihte dón, Shrn. 56, 10. Ðone Iacóbum Iudǽa leorneras ofslógan mid webwyrhtan róde, 93, 12

Linked entry: fulwa

slítere

(n.)
Grammar
slítere, es; m.

a waster, destroyer ⬩ a consumer of food, a glutton

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Ðá sǽde hé him, ðæt hé wǽre cyrican slítere Wulfst. 235, 24. a consumer of food, a glutton Slíteras lurcones Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 26

sweor-hnitu

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-hnitu, e; f.

A neck-nit, a nit that breeds at the back of the neck

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usia (cf. swínes lús usia, 122, 26), Wülck. Gl. 54, 34

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Tó woroldscame, Wulfst. 168, 14

út-laga

(n.)
Grammar
út-laga, an; m.

An outlaw

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Riht is ðæt ða útlagan weorþan, ðe tó Godes rihte gebúgan nellan, Wulfst. 269, 5. Útlagan exules, Hymn. Surt. 5, 25

mæsse-niht

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-niht, e; f.

The night which precedes a festival

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Nágan lǽwede men wífes gemánan mæssenihtum, Wulfst. 305, 23

rǽd-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-geþeaht, es; n.
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Counsel Consilium, ðæt is rǽdgeþeht on Englisc, Wulfst. 51, 6. Elene héht Eusebium on rǽdgeþeaht gefetian, Elen. Kmbl. 2101; El. 1052. Héht gefetigean tó rúne ðone ðe rǽdgeþeaht þurh gleáwe miht georne cúðe, 2322; El. 1162

riht-hláfordhyldu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hláfordhyldu, indecl. -hyld, e; f.

Fidelity justly due to a lord

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Fidelity justly due to a lord Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getreówe ... forðam eall ðæt wé ǽfre for rihthláfordhelde dóþ, eal wé hit dóþ ús sylfum tó mycelre þearfe, Wulfst. 119, 15 : 299, 27

tygel

(n.)
Grammar
tygel, es; m.

A strap to draw with ⬩ a trace

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A strap to draw with, a trace Tigel tractorium (cf.tractorium a trays, Wülck. Gl. 617, 7), Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 314, 16. Tiȝel tractorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 92, 74. Þe reines oþer þe tiels. Trev. 4, 77

Linked entries: tigel tigl

sib-leger

(n.)
Grammar
sib-leger, es; n.

Incest

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Wulfst. 164, 5: 165, 31

nafela

(n.)
Grammar
nafela, an ; m.

The navel

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The navel Nabula umbilicus, Wülck. Gl. 54, 13. Navela, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 50. Ðínum nafelan, Kent. Gl. 32. Hé (Minutius) hiene (the elephant ) on ðone nafelan ofstang, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 156, 11

wód-frec

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-frec, adj.

Furiously greedy ⬩ raging ⬩ ravening

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Wódfræca, Wulfst. 191, 16

Linked entry: frec

cicen

(n.)
Grammar
cicen, (ciécen?).
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Cycen (cy added in another hand) pullus, Wülck. Gl. 286, 27. Ciacen, Hpt. 33, 241, 64. Cicina (-u, MS.) mete modera, An. Ox. 56, 411. Cicceno (ciken, R.) pullos, Mt. L. 23, 37. Add

syn-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
syn-dǽd, e; f.

A sinful deed, sin, wicked act

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Se deófol ða syndǽda stǽleþ on ða gástas, Wulfst. 256, 7

myrten

(n.)
Grammar
myrten, es; n.

Flesh of animals that have died a natural death

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Flesh of animals that have died a natural death Ne ǽnig man myrtenes ǽfre ne ábíte, Wulfst. 71, 1. Gif hé myrten ete si morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. C. 15; Th. ii. 142, 26. v. next word

wirs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wirs-líc, adj.

Mean ⬩ Vile

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Mean Vile Ðysse worulde wela is wyrslíc and yfellíc and forwordenlíc, Wulfst. 263, 13. Ic eom wyrslícre ðonne ðes wudu fúla, oððe ðis waroð, ðe hér áworpen ligeþ on eorþan, Exon. Th. 424, 32; Rä. 41, 48

syn-lust

(n.)
Grammar
syn-lust, es; m.

Sinful pleasure ⬩ desire, lust

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Mancyn ðe nú is in ídelum gylpe and on synnlustum beswicen, Wulfst. 182, 13. Synlustum, Blickl. Homl. 57, 23. Synlustas fremman, Dóm. L. p. 30, 53