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á-spelian

(v.)
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Nán ne beó áspelod of kycenan tó þínienne nullus excussetur a cojuinę officio, Chrd. 16, 17. Add

rýmetleást

(n.)
Grammar
rýmetleást, e; f.

Want of room

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Want of room Maria hire sunu for rýmetleáste on ánre binne geléde, Homl. Th. i. 34, 22

Linked entry: rýmet

Sæfern-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Sæfern-múþa, an; m.
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The mouth of the Severn On súþhealfe Sæfernmúþan, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 4: 997; Erl. 134, 8

sceóh-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
sceóh-mód, adj.

Fearfu (wanton? ) of heart:l

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Fearfu (wanton? ) of heart:l — Se synsceaþa tó scipe sceóhmód éhstreám sóhte, Exon. Th. 282, 32 ; Jul. 672.

Linked entry: sceóh

wæl-feld

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-feld, es; m.

The field of the slainthe battle-field

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The field of the slain, the battle-field Hí on wælfelda plegodan, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 17

gader-scype

(n.)
Grammar
gader-scype, es; m.

Union, the union of marriage

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Substitute: gader-scipe (gæder-), Union, the union of marriage Gæderscipe jugalitas, i. matrimonium, Hpt. Gl. 438, 36

gát-ánstíg

(n.)
Grammar
gát-ánstíg, gát-ánstig ?.

a goat-path

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a goat-path (gát-ánsty ?) On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12

Linked entry: stig

heáh-timber

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-timber, es; n.

A lofty building

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A lofty building Heáhtimbra gehwæs of every lofty building, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 2; Crä. 45

ofer-smeáung

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-smeáung, e; f.

Excessive consideration of a subject

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Excessive consideration of a subject Sió ofer-smeáung mirþ ða unwísan, Past. 15, 6; Swt. 97, 17

gesíþ-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
gesíþ-mægen, gen. -mægnes; n.

A multitude of companions;comitum turba

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A multitude of companions; comitum turba For gesíþmægen, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 4; Gn. Ex. 89

hinder-þeóstru

(n.)
Grammar
hinder-þeóstru, pl.

Darkness in a remote or low place

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Darkness in a remote or low place Of helwarena hinderþeóstrum ex inferno inferiori, Ps. Th. 85, 12

swín-haga

(n.)
Grammar
swín-haga, an; m.

An enclosure for swine

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An enclosure for swine In ðone swínhagan; of swínhagan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 18, 33: 399, 35

swylt-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
swylt-deáþ, es; m.

Death

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Death Ðú míne sáwle of swyltdeáðes láþum wiðlǽddest eripuisti animam meam de morte, Ps. Th. 55, 11

trog-hrycg

(n.)

a ridge where there is a trough of water (?)

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a ridge where there is a trough of water (?) On trohhrycg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 17

tún-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tún-líc, adj.

Of a villagerustic

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Of a village, rustic Tunlíc spǽc comedia (as if from κώμη = vicus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 13

twi-telged

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-telged, adj. (ptcpl.)

Double-dyed

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Double-dyed Of twitælgedum bis tincto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 31. Twitælgade depploide. Ps. Surt. 108, 29

Linked entries: telgan wig-telgode

æsc-berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æsc-berende, part.

Spear-bearinghastam gerens

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Spear-bearing; hastam gerens Wígena æscbe-rendra of warriors bearing spears, Cd. 94; Th. 123, 7; Gen. 2041

bǽl-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Force of fireflammæ impetus

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Force of fire; flammæ impetus Æfter bǽlþræce after the fire's force, Exon. 59b; Th. 216, 19; Ph. 270

Byríne

(n.)
Grammar
Byríne, es; m.
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Birinus, the first bishop of Wessex, Chr. 649; Th. 50, 3, col. 2, 3; 51, 2, col. 1

cæren

(n.)
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a sort of wine, boiled wine; defrutum, carenum, Cot. 66: L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 19