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wudu-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fugel, es; m.

A bird of the woods

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A bird of the woods Wudufuglas, ðeáh hí beón wel átemede, gif hí on ðam wuda weorþaþ, hí forseód heora láreówas, and wuniaþ on heora gecynde, Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 15 : Met. 13. 35

crimman

(v.)
Grammar
crimman, p. cramm, cram, pl. crummon; pp. crummen

To crumb ⬩ crumble ⬩ mingle ⬩ friare ⬩ inserere

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To crumb, crumble, mingle; friare, inserere Homes sceafoðan crim on ðæt dolh crumble shavings of horn on the wound L. M. 1. 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 12. Cram inseruit Glos. Prudent. Recd. 151, 33

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxons ⬩ antīqui Saxŏnes

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of the Old-Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 34: Bos. 19, 14

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

á-spyrian

(v.)

to track ⬩ reach by following the track ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine so as to get knowledge of a subject ⬩ to find out

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Add: to track, reach by following the track Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte and hine gebringeð on Crístes cempena fæðmum, Sal.

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Þonne genyreþ God eów of eallum deófles costungum, Bl. H. 99, 3. Nú þú generedest míne ( Eve's ) sáule of þǽre neoþeran helle, 89, 27. Hé þæs óþres sáule of wítum generede and of tintregum álésde, 113, 33.

cleowen

(n.)

a clew ⬩ ball

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a clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball, Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 68; Wrt. Voc. 59, 37: Exon. 59a; Th. 213, 17; Ph. 226

for-cwysan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwysan, p. de; pp. ed

To shake violently ⬩ conquassāre

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To shake violently; conquassāre He for-cwysde heáfda on eorþan manigra he shook violently the heads of many in the earth, Ps. Spl. 109, 7

gár-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gár-beám, es; m.

The wood or handle of a javelin ⬩ a spear-shaft ⬩ cuspĭdis hasta

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The wood or handle of a javelin, a spear-shaft; cuspĭdis hasta Gárbeámes feng a spear-shaft's grasp, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 14; Exod. 246

hús-stede

(n.)
Grammar
hús-stede, es; m.
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The site of a building Ðeós wyrt byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, Herb. 52, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 25; 85, i; Lchdm. i. 188, 12

mæsse-ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-ǽfen, es; m.

The eve of a festival

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The eve of a festival, e.g. Christmas Eve On sc̃e Michaeles mæsseǽfan. Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 13. Fæstaþ ðæra háligra martyra mæsseǽfenas. Wulfst. 136, 19

mód-swíð

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-swíð, adj.

Strong of mind or soul

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Strong of mind or soul Wec ðú in mé módswíðne geþanc crea in me spiritum rectum, Ps. C. 50, 89; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 89

pín-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
pín-hnutu, gen. dat. -hnyte ; pl. -hnyte ; f.
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A pine-nut, fir-cone Seó eorþe stent on gelícnesse ánre pínnhnyte, Lchdm.iii. 258, 6. Genim of pín-hnyte .xx. geclǽnsodra cyrnela, ii. 180, 19

Linked entry: hnutu

stán-ceastel

(n.)
Grammar
stán-ceastel, -cistel, es; m.
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A chestnut-tree Ðonon súðrihte wið ðara stánceastla, and ðonne of ðǽm stánceastlum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 16. On ðane stáncistel, iii. 434, 33

Linked entries: ceastel cistel

þurh-lócung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-lócung, e; f.

A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book ⬩ prohemium

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A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38

word-oræft

(n.)
Grammar
word-oræft, es; m.

The art of speaking ⬩ writing

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The art of speaking or writing Wordcræftes wís a good speaker, Elen. Kmbl. 1180; El. 592. Ic wordcræft wæf I composed poetry, 2473; El. 1238

ymb-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-cyrf, es; m.
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Kmbl. p. 12, 11: 16, 13. a cutting off Of ymbcyrf liomana de abscisiane membrorum, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 9

á-flygenness

(n.)
Grammar
á-flygenness, e; f.
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Attack Wið nǽddrena eardunge and áflygennysse to prevent the dwelling near one of snakes and their attack , Lch. i. 366, 8. Cf. on-flyge, -geflogen

Linked entry: flygenness

ge-healdend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-healdend, es; m.
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One who keeps or saves, who does not spend Mǽden . . . geswincful, gehealdend a maiden . . . laborious, that takes care of her money Lch. iii. 192, 23

cwic-hege

(n.)
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a hedge composed of living plants Oð ðone cwichege, C.D. iii. 380, 12. [v. N.E.D. quick hedge: D.D. quick a young thorn for making hedges.]

rifeling

(n.)
Grammar
rifeling, es; m.
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A kind of shoe or sandal Rifelingas obstrigilli (obstrigilli calcei, qui per plantas consuti, ex superiore parte corrigia constringuntur, Isidore), Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 25