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ród-weorðiend

(n.)
Grammar
ród-weorðiend, es; m.

A worshipper of the cross

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A worshipper of the cross Ródwurþiend crucicola, crucis adorator, Hpt. Gl. 403, 30

Linked entry: ród-begenga

rysc-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-bedd, es; n.

A bed of rushes

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A bed of rushes On ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 428, 31

sceadu-helm

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-helm, es; m.

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The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650

wel-geþungen

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-geþungen, adj.

Of great excellence

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Of great excellence Welgeþungene witan L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 23

Linked entries: ge-þungen wel-þungen

ǽrnemergen-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrnemergen-lic, adj.

Of the early morning

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Of the early morning Mæssan ǽrnemergen-lice missam matutinalem, Angl. xiii. 384, 277

gúþ-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fugel, es; m.

A bird of wareagle

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A bird of war, eagle, Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 22; Rä. 25, 5

burcg

(n.)
Grammar
burcg, e; f.

A city

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A city Ðære burcge of the city, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 18

hord-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
hord-weorþung, e; f.

The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure,

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The honouring a person by bestowal of treasure, Beo. Th. 1908; B. 952

Linked entry: hring-weorþung

corfen

(v.; part.)

cut, carved

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cut, carved pp. of ceorfan Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 24; Rä. 29, 4

cræftgast

most skilful

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most skilful sup. of cræftig. Bt. Met. Fox 30, 4; Met. 30, 2

ge-talu

(n.)

tribes;tribus,

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Rush. 24, 30 pl. nom. of ge-tæl, II

hilde-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-scúr, es; m.

War-shower, flight of missiles

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War-shower, flight of missiles, Exon. 49 b; Th. 170, 24; Gú. 1116

hláf-gebrece

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-gebrece, es; n.

A fragment of bread

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A fragment of bread Swá hláfgebrece sicut frustum panis, Ps. Th. 147, 6

titelung

(n.)
Grammar
titelung, e; f.

A giving of the titles or headings

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A giving of the titles or headings Titelung recapitulatio, Hpt. Gl. 433, 72

á-screádian

(v.)
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Þæt hí þá misweaxendan bógas of áscreádian, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 12. Add

Cerdices ford

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices ford, es; m.

Cerdic's fordCerdĭci vadum

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Cerdic's ford, the ford of a little river in the south of Dorsetshire on Cerdices óra, q. v; Cerdĭci vadum Hér Cerdic and Cynríc West-Sexena ríce onféngun; and ðý ilcan geáre hie fuhton wið Brettas, ðær mon nú nemneþ Cerdices ford in this year Cerdic

Linked entries: Cerdic Cerdices óra

cýp-man

(n.)
Grammar
cýp-man, gen.es; m.

A chapman, merchant mercator

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Drihten adrǽfde of ðam temple ða cýpmen the Lord drove the chapmen from the temple, i. 406, 1. Sume synt cýpmenn alii sunt mercatores, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 7. Be cýpmanna fóre of the journeying of chapmen, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 11, note 27, B. G

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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He wæs hiora cynecynnes he was of their royal race, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 83; Met. 26, 42. He wæs cynecynnes he was of royal lineage, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 14: Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 39, col. 1: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 18

Linked entry: cyning-cynn

EÁGE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁGE, ége; gen. dat. -an; acc. -e; pl. nom. acc. -an, -on; gen. -ena, -na; dat. -um, -on; n.

EYE ocŭlusthe eye of a needle forāmen

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Mínra eégna leóht light of my eyes, Exon. 67 a; Th. 248, 14; Jul. 95. Eágena gesihþ the sight of the eyes. Andr. Kmbl. 60; An. 30. Eágum to wynne to their eye's delight.

Linked entry: ége

friþ-geard

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geard, es; m.

An inclosed spacehabitation of peaceseptumpācis domĭcilium

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trifles of such kind, L.

Linked entry: friþ-splott