sám-gréne
Half-green, backward
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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41
fyrs-rǽw
A row or fence of furze
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A row or fence of furze On áne firesréwe, C. D. vi. 230, 30
healf-heáfod
The fore part of the head ⬩ sinciput
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The fore part of the head; sinciput Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 24
hearp-swég
The sound of the harp
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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss
brunge
broughtest, brought
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broughtest, brought, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 4; Gen. 651; p. and pp. of bringan
bryta
A lord
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A lord Swegles brytan lords of heaven, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 17; Sat. 23
wíl-bec
a stream of misery (?)
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a stream of misery (?) Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26
cræcetung
A croaking ⬩ crocitatio
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A croaking; crocitatio Cræcetung hræfena the croaking of ravens Guthl. 8; Gdwin. 48, 4
Linked entry: mis-crocettan
on-gitness
The understanding, intellect
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The understanding, intellect Of alre ongetnisse ex toto intellectu, Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 33
spell-bóc
a book of homilies
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a book of homilies .i. full spelbóc wintres and sumeres, Chart. Th. 430, 21
ge-tehhod
determined ⬩ decreed
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determined, decreed, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 30 = ge-teohhod; pp. of ge-teohhian
hilde-hlem
Crash of battle
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Crash of battle, Beo. Th. 4691; B. 2351: 5081; B. 2544: 4408; B. 2201
bǽnen
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Of bone Téð sind bǽnene, Hml. Th. i. 533, 6: Lch. iii. 104, 5
HUND
A HOUND ⬩ a dog
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A HOUND, a dog; applied to persons as a term of abuse in English and in other dialects Ðá hé ðider com ðá sceolde cuman ðære helle hund ongeán hine ðæs nama wæs Ceruerus when he came thither, it is said, that then the dog of hell, whose name was Cerberus
Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig
eardung
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Hié gearwiaþ deóflum eardunga, 77, 6: 151, 11. a lair of beasts Under ðǽm stáne wæs niccra eardung, Bl. H. 209, 34
ge-scrífan
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Add: to decree, appoint something to a person. of the dealings of Providence Hé (St.
ge-teórian
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and add: of persons, to be exhausted, be fatigued. of bodily weariness Gif mon fram longum wege geteórod sié, Lch. ii. 150, 19. Mé genihtsumiað þás tintrega, for þon ic eom geteórod . . . þú wást þá menniscan týddernysse, Bl.
tawian
to taw, dress or prepare material ⬩ to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.
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Se deófol eów tawode þurh his drýmen swá swá hé wolde the devil hath treated you as he pleased (the persons addressed had been deprived in turn of the power of speech, motion, and sight) by his wizards, Homl. Th. ii. 486, 31.
Linked entry: ge-tawian
sang
song, singing ⬩ a singing, chanting ⬩ song, poetry, ⬩ a song ⬩ a poem
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Wulf sang áhóf, 224; El. 112. of sound caused by inanimate things; v.
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FEÁWA
FEW ⬩ pauci
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Ic ðé of Caldéa ceastre alǽdde, feáwera [MS. feowera] sumne I led thee, one of a few, from the Chaldeans' city, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 30; Gen. 2201. Eustatius ætbærst mid feáwum mannum Eustace escaped with a few men, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 4.
Linked entry: feá