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pipor-corn

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Genim senepes sǽdes dǽl. . . and .xx. piporcorna, Lch. ii. 24, 16. Add

sceabbed

Grammar
sceabbed, l. sceabbede,
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and add Hreóflige þicnysse scæbbede elefantina (cutis) callositate purulentus, An. Ox. 4929

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, a board of a book; planca.
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Take here the first two instances given under spelt corn, and add:

tirwan

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Add: v. níw-tirwed: tite-gár. Dele '(?)', and cf. An. Ox. 786

þrym-lic

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Sé wæs Iouis geháten, hetol and þrymlic, Sal. K. 121, 24. Add

þwǽle

(n.)
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Dele: ' (or -a?; m.),' and add: — Thuǽlę infula, An. Ox. 53, 26

un-áhefendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áhefendlic, adj.
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Insupportable Þǽr is unmǽte cyle and unáhefendlic hǽto geméted. Verc. Forst. 175

unrihthǽmed-fremere

(n.)
Grammar
unrihthǽmed-fremere, es; m.
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An adulterer, a fornicator man þe . . . beóþ oferdrinceras and unrihthǽmedfremeras, Nap. 66

winter-steall

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. ix. winterstellas and . i. fédelsswín, C. D. B. iii. 397. 39. Add

wyrht

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Dele 'leóþ' at end, and add: v. lǽce-, un-wyrht; egen-wirht ?

Flemisc

(adj.)
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Flemish Án hund manna, Frencisce and Flemisce, Chr. 1080; P. 214, 10

for-wyrht

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Add: ruin, destruction Eallwihtna hryre and eorþan forwyrht, Verc. Först. 74, 4

feoh-wíce

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Is ðis ðára feohwícuna gemǽre and ðæs dúnlandes, C.D. v. 238, 35. (?)

on-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
on-gripe, es; m.

Attack, assault

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Attack, assault Ðǽra wyrma ongrype and ðæra sorhwíta mǽst, Wulfst. 187, 2.

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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a hand Hé cwehte mægenwudu mundum, Beo. Th. 477; B. 236 : 6037; B. 3022. Merestrǽta mundum brugdon ( swam ), 1033; B. 514. Mundum brugdon scealcas of sceáðum scír*-*mǽled swyrd, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 38; Jud. 229. Gif monna hwelc mundum sínum aldre beneóteþ

Linked entry: mundian

sýferness

(n.)
Grammar
sýferness, e; f.
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Sobriety, moderation, temperance, abstinence, purity Sýfernys abstinentia, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 7. Seó sýfernes þreáde ðæt werod cweðende ðæt hit ne fyligde ðære gálnesse sobrietas increpat acies dicens ne sequantur luxuriam, Prud. 46 a: 472-492. Seó sýfernes

Linked entry: sýfer-ǽte

ǽwe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwe, f. n. (? v. Hml. Th. ii. 322, 33 infra.)
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A married woman; in pl. married people Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe . . . beó hit cyfes beó hit ǽwe ( uxor ), Ll. Th. ii. 186, 2-5: 270, 6. Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe; náh hé mid rihte ǽnige óþre, 334, 24: 340, 5. Oð þæt hé on rihtre ǽwe gewífige

snícan

(v.)
Grammar
snícan, p. snác, pl. snicon

To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptileof imperceptible movement to sneak to hanker after

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To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile [Sume wuhta] creópaþ and snícaþ, eall líchoma eorþan getenge (cf. sume licgaþ mid eallon líchaman on eorþan and snícende faraþ, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26) Met. 31, 6. Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum

N

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like m (q. v.), in Anglo-Saxon generally corresponds to n in Gothic and in other cognate dialects, e. g. net, hand, án; Goth. nati, handus, ains; O. H. Ger. nezzi, hant, ein; O. Sax. net, hand, én; but, like m, it falls away before ð and s, and the vowel

ge-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wiht, -wyht, -wihte, es; n.

Weightpondus

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Weight; pondus Twegra pundra gewiht two pounds' weight; dupondius, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 114; Wrt. Voc. 38, 37: Th. Chart. 522, 22: Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 5. Gange án gemet and án gewihte let one measure and one weight pass, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270,

Linked entries: ge-wyht wiht