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rinelle

Grammar
rinelle, l. rinnelle, and add: [v. N. E. D. rindle.]
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Cf. rynele

ge-feaxe

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ge-feaxe, l. (?) ge-feax, and add: [O. H. Ger. ge-fahs comatus. ]
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Cf. ge-hǽre

nám

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Add: cf. nǽm

riht-scytte

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Add: Cf. scytta

un-brygd

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Add: cf. brægde

meolc

(n.)
Grammar
meolc, meoluc, milc, e; f.

Milk

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Mid meolcum, 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 218, 22. From milcum ádóen ablactatus, Blickl. Gl

Linked entry: milc

hættian

(v.)
Grammar
hættian, p. ode; pp. od

To take the hair and skin from a person's head

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In the note Earle quotes Florence of Worcester 'cute capitis abstracta.' Cf. Grmm. R.

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.),move, shake

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Hwalas and hefonfuglas lyftlácende, ða ðe lago*-*streámas wecgaþ (cf. fiscas and fuglas, ealle ða ðe onhréraþ hreó wǽgas, Exon. Th. 194, 18; Az. 141), Cd. Th. 240, 19; Dan. 389.

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

mann-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
mann-þrymm, es; m.
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Array of men, retinue, troop Se cásere férde mid ealle his manþrymme (cf. mid ealle his werede, 15), Verc. Först. 97, 11. Cf. here-þrymm

Linked entry: here-þrym

ge-sprintan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sprintan, p. ge-sprant, pl. ge-sprunton
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cf. Icel. spretta; p. spratt, of water, to burst out, spirt out. The word, however, seems used with causative force. Cf. ge-springan; ), to send forth words.

Linked entries: sprintan gi-sprunt

torht

(adj.)
Grammar
torht, adj.

Bright,splendidof the brightness of light,of splendid appearancebrightbeautifulsplendidsplendid,glorious,noble,illustrious,having splendid qualities or properties,bright,clear

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Leóma leóhtade leóda mǽgþum torht, 15, 12; Cri. 235. Upheofon torhtne mid his tunglum the firmament splendid with its stars, 60, 13; Cri. 969. Heofon torhtne tungolgimmum, 71, 6; Cri. 1151. Heofanas torhte the bright skies, 58, 11; Cri. 934.

ing

(n.)
Grammar
ing, the name of the nasal guttural ᛜ ng, in the Runic alphabet. In the Gothic the name seems to have been iggws, see Zacher, Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 3.
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Ingi-björg, Ing-veldr, Ingi-mundr, Ingólfr : 'many more compounds are found in the Swedish-Runic stones as this name was national among the ancient Swedes; cf. also Yngvi and Ynglingar.' Cl. and Vig. Ingi.

rǽd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-fæst, adj.
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Cf. rǽd-leás

drync

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Hé sǽde þám bróðrum drincea ( potionum ) getel (cf. þus fela scencea, 11), Gr. D. 127, 16. v. blód-, spiw(e)-, wæter-drync

ge-mildscad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mildscad, part. p.

Mixed with honeymulsus

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Mixed with honey; mulsus Gemildscad wæter melicraton, i. e. mellis mistura, sc. cum aqua: hydromeli. Gemildscad wín mulsum, i. e. mellis mistura cum vino, Cot. 137; Lye

hlyn

Grammar
hlyn, hlynn.
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Mid hlynne cum sonitu. Ps. Rdr. 9, 7. Hlynnum clangoribus (cum tuba raucisonis reboat clangoribus, Ald. 146, 19.) An. Ox. 17, 7. Add:

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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of the heavens, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 20; Cri. 545. Thorpe translates into heaven's vault, Grein has recessus, arcanum? Or could the word have the sense of space, cf. Ger. gehalt, gehaltig? Cf. also geheald subst. and adj. and gehild

Linked entry: ge-heald

ge-sceot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceot, -scot, es; n.

the collection of weapons necessary for shooting, a weapon that is shot or hurled, an arrow, dartjaculuman advance [of money], a contribution, tributea part of a building shut off from the rest

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Ger. gaseoz jaculum: Ger. geschoss.] an advance [of money], a contribution, tribute [cf. Ger. vorschiessen] Similar entries v. corn-, Róm-gesceot. a part of a building shut off from the rest Similar entries [v. Cl. and Vig. Icel.

Linked entries: scot ge-sceót ge-scot

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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On stemnes peð (cf. here-paþ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 121, 33

ge-sníþan

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Add: to cut into slices, cut up Nim niþeweardne eolenan, gesníþ on hunig, ete swá manige snǽda swá hé mæge, Lch. ii. 358, 20. to cut, hew stone Gesniden dolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 60: 25, 64.