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weax-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
weax-æppel, es; m.

A wax apple, a ball of wax

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A wax apple, a ball of wax Se Pater Noster mæg ána ealla gesceafta on his ðære swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 33

cuffie

(n.)
Grammar
cuffie, an; f.

A cap ⬩ coif ⬩ hood ⬩ head dress ⬩ pileus ⬩ cucullus ⬩ capitis tegmen

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A cap, coif, hood, head dress; pileus, cucullus, capitis tegmen Hió an Æðelflǽde hyre cuffian she gives to Æthelfled her hood Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 20

ord-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
ord-wíga, an; m.

A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon ⬩ one who fights in the van

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A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon (? cf. gár-wíga), or one who fights in the van Ordwýga! ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan tó dæge, Wald. 9; Vald. I, 6. (?

þeód-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-egesa, an; m.

A terror that affects whole nations, ⬩ a mighty, ⬩ general terror

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A terror that affects whole nations, a mighty, general terror Ðonne mægna cyning on gemót (at the day of judgement)cymeþ, þeódegsa biþ hlúd gehýred, Exon. Th. 52, 16; Cri. 834

wín-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-bóh, gen. -bóges; m.

A branch of a vine

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A branch of a vine Wínbóga palmitum, Hpt. Gl. 468, 17: 496, 74: Homl. Th. ii. 74, 6. Of ðámwínbógum mid berium mid eallum palmitem cum uva sua, Num. 13, 24

burg-ræced

(n.)
Grammar
burg-ræced, es; nom. acc. pl. -ræced; n.

A city-dwelling, house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth ⬩ urbanæ ædes, circumvallata domus

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A city-dwelling, house surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; urbanæ ædes, circumvallata domus Beorht wǽron burgræced bright were the city-dwellings, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 9; Ruin. 22

Linked entry: burh-ræced

burh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.

A breaking into a castle or dwelling ⬩ — the fine for this burglary,

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A breaking into a castle or dwelling, — the fine for this burglary, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 6, note 9: L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7, note 16

Linked entry: burh-brece

stricel

(n.)
Grammar
stricel, es; m.
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v. strícan, ), a breast that gives milk, a fount Of stricele ubere Germ. 390, 67. Of feówer stricelum bis binis de fontibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 39

Linked entries: strycel tit-stricel

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house; ⬩ also a hide of land

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A family, household, house; also a hide of land Fæder hiogwuisc, hiowisc, hiuwisc paterfamilias, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 39: 13, 25: 14, 21. Gif hé hæbbe híwisc landes if he have a hide of land, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 13 [cf. l. 23].

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

fergan

(v.)
Grammar
fergan, p. ede; pp. ed.

to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre

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to carry, convey, bear; portāre, vehĕre, ferre We willaþ Hláford fergan to ðære beorhtan byrg we will bear the Lord to the bright city, Exon. 18 a; Th. 32, 26; Cri. 518: 104 b; Th. 397, 1; Rä. 16, 13.

rand-burh

(n.)
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a town that acts as a shield (?), a fortified town, a frontier town (?) Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19.

hád-swǽpa

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swǽpa, hád-swápe.
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For these two substitute: <b>hád-swǽpe, hád-swápe,</b> an; f.

ge-laþung

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Grn. 17, 37. the assembly of saints in heaven Hí ǽfre wuniað on ðǽre écan gelaðunge, Hml. A. 29, 120

síc

(n.)
Grammar
síc, es; n.: but síce, es; m. seems also to occur.

A sike

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Kmbl. iii. 37, 20-22. Of ðæm beorge on ðæt síc; ondlong síces ofer ðone bróc, 38, 28: 35, 7. In wǽtan síce; of ðæm wǽtan síce in ða bakas, 382, 7: 386, 11. In ðæt wǽte sícc; of ðam síce, 386, 16. On ðæt eástre síc, 438, 28. In ðæt síc, 31, 12

ge-þringan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. To press, force one's way Ic wolde on sume wísan inn geþringan, Hml. S. 23 b, 412. trans. To exert pressure on an object. lit. Ðá menigo ðec geðringað turbae te comprimunt, Lk. L.

græf

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Dele last passage, and add: a pit, place dug out. v. hyl-, ísen-, stán-grsef. a grave Græf sceal deadum men a grave is the place for a dead man, Gn. Ex. 149. On brádnysse scræfes, græfes in superficie antri, i. monumenti, An. Ox. 1889.

ge-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þræc, -þrec, es; n.

Press ⬩ crowd ⬩ crush ⬩ tumult

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Press, crowd, crush, tumult Ac wæs flód to deóp atol ýða geþræc but too deep was the flood, the fierce press of the waves, Exon. 106 a; Th. 404, 13; Rä. 23, 7: 101 a; Th. 381, 26; Rä. 3, 2. Þurh þreáta geþræcu[?], 109 a; Th. 417, 17; Rä. 36, 6.

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiar ⬩ pācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliāris ⬩ consanguineus

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Gl. 53; Som. 66, 79; Wrt. Voc. 36, 6. Hý habbaþ freónda ðý má swǽsra and gesibbra they will have more friends dear and near, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 34; Rä. 27, 22: 84 a; Th. 317, 21; Mód. 69.

Linked entries: ge-syb sib

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 35: Beo. Th. 4472 ; B. 2240 . Æfer fæce after a while, afterwards; postmŏdum, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 16: 5. 23 ; S. 645, 33

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket ⬩ Shaws broad belts of underwood ⬩ Shaw a natural copse of wood

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A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket. The word is found in many local names, and was preserved in various dialects, e. g. shaw a small shady wood in a valley, E. D. S. Pub. B. 7 (West Riding): A wood that encompasses a close, B. 16 (Sussex).