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crépel

(n.)
Grammar
crépel, es; m.

A burrow ⬩ cuniculum

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A burrow; cuniculum Mone B. 2774

on-sægness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sægness, e; f.

A sacrifice

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A sacrifice Onsægnessa holocausta, Blickl. Gl

Linked entry: -sægness

gw-sóð

(n.)

a soother ⬩ flatterer ⬩ parasitus,

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a soother, flatterer; parasitus, Cot. 152

ge-spænning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spænning, e; f.

An incitement ⬩ a provocation ⬩ incitamentum,

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An incitement, a provocation; incitamentum, Som

hlosnere

(n.)
Grammar
hlosnere, es; m.

A listener; ⬩ auscultator.

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A listener; auscultator. Hpt. Gl. 461

ge-trudend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trudend, es; m.

A seizer ⬩ raptor

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A seizer; raptor Cot. 170, Lye

burh-steal

(n.)
Grammar
burh-steal, es; m.

A city-place ⬩ arcis locus, arx

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A city-place; arcis locus, arx

cæn-ryn

(n.)
Grammar
cæn-ryn, es; n.

A generation

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A generation, Ps. Spl. 47, 12

bǽting

A cable

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Dele: A cable, and see bǽtan

bán-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hring, es; m.

A bone-ring ⬩ a neck-bone ⬩ ossium artus ⬩ vertebra

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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567

beóþ

is ⬩ are ⬩ shall be

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is, are, shall be Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 28; Gú. 768 : 96 b; Th. 361, 20; Wal. 22 : Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 14 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 27

cear-gǽst

(n.)
Grammar
cear-gǽst, -gést, es; m.

A spirit of anxiety, fearful ghost ⬩ terribilis spiritus

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A spirit of anxiety, fearful ghost; terribilis spiritus In lyft astág ceargǽsta [MS. ceargesta] cirm in the air arose a cry of fearful ghosts or spirits, Exon. 38a; Th. 125, 34; Gú. 364

eád-giefu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-giefu, e; f.

Gift of blessedness ⬩ beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Gift of blessedness; beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt hí éce eádgiefe ánforléton that they forsook the eternal gift of blessedness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 20; Jul. 502: 74 a; Th. 276, 8; Jul. 563

eádignes

(n.)
Grammar
eádignes, -ness, e; f.

Happiness ⬩ beatĭtndo, opŭlentia

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Happiness; beatĭtndo, opŭlentia Ic sceal ýcan eádignesse I shall increase happiness. Exon. 108 a; Th. 413, 4; Rä. 31, 9: 83 a; Th. 313, 7; Seef. 120: Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 8

efor

(n.)
Grammar
efor, es; m.

A wild boar ⬩ ăper

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A wild boar; ăper Hiene ofslóg án efor a wild boar slew him, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 34. Surne sceoldan bión eforas some should be wild boars, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 34

fǽr-dryre

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-dryre, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious fall ⬩ repentīnus vel pernĭciōsus lapsus

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A sudden or pernicious fall; repentīnus vel pernĭciōsus lapsus Con he sídne ræced fæste gefégan wið fǽrdryrum he can firmly compact the spacious dwelling against sudden falls, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 9

hwet-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwet-stán, es; m.

A whetstone

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A whetstone Hwetstán cos, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 100; Wrt. Voc. 38, 25: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 30. Nim ðonne hwetstán brádne then take a broad whetstone, Lchdm. iii. 16, 21

hyldere

(n.)
Grammar
hyldere, es; m.

A flayer ⬩ butcher

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A flayer, butcher Hyldere oððe cwellere oððe flǽsctawere lanio vel lanista vel carnifex velmacellarius, Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 121; Wrt. Voc. 60, 27. From hylderum a lanionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 2

lǽwed

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwed, léud, es; m.

A layman

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A layman Gif man léud ofsleá an þeófþe licge bútan wyrgelde if a layman be slain while thieving, let no wergild be paid for the slaying. L. Wih. 25; Th. i. 42, 13

Linked entry: lǽd

leóþ-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-wíse, an; f.

verse

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A poetical manner, verse Mycel Englisc bóc on leóþwísan geworht a large English book composed in poetry, Chart. Th. 430, 24. Áwend of Lédene on Englisc on leóþwíson, Homl, Th. ii. 520, 10