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hefeld-gyrd

(n.)
Grammar
hefeld-gyrd, hefeld-gird, e; f.
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A weaver's beam Hebelgerd liciatorium (the word is glossed by hebild, 74, 602), Txts. 75, 1219. Hefeldgyrd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 3. (Forliciatorium v. i. Sam. 17, 7.) Substitute:

hearm-heortnen

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-heortnen, hearmheort-ness, e; f.

Ill-willmalice

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Ill-will, malice Bútan hearmheortnesse sine murmure, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 45. Substitute:

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n. l. (?) on-flygen, e; f.
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Cf. lygen

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loangrantgiftleasefeefief

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a loan, grant, gift Lǽn commodum, Ælfc. Gl, 14; Som. 58, 5; Wrt. Voc. 21, 1. Lǽn commodum, lucrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 1 : depositum i. e. commendatum, 139, 1. Borg vel lǽn fenus i. e. lucrum, usura, 148, 24. Tó hwíle lǽn momentum, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

CAT

(n.)
Grammar
CAT, catt, es; m.
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A CAT; cătus, murĭceps Cat cattus vel murilĕgus aut murĭceps, Wrt. Voc. 78, 20. Catt murĭceps vel musio, murilĕgus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 71; Wrt. Voc. 23, 30. [Piers P. Chauc. cat: Plat. katte, f: O. Frs. katte, f: Dut. kat, f: Kil. katte: Ger. M.

Linked entry: catte

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar a modelpatternexampleprecedenta ruleprescriptpreceptparablesimilitudetype

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and add: example to be followed or avoided, of persons On hú monigfaldum mægenum se sácerd scolde scínan mannum tó biesene (bisene,v. l.), Past. 85, 1. Riht is ꝥ wydewan Annan bycenan fylian, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 6. Mid bisseno Dauiðes exemplo Dauid, Mt.

flán

(n.)
Grammar
flán, es; m. e; f. [flán; gen. flánes; m. flán; gen. e; f.]

An arrowa dartsăgittatēlum

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An arrow, a dart; săgitta, tēlum Þurh flánes flyht through the flight of an arrow, Byrht. Th. 133, 56; By. 71. Fram fláne fleógendre a săgitta vŏlante, Ps. Spl. 90, 6: Beo. Th. 4868; B. 2438. Ðíne flána synt afæstnode [MS. afæstnade] on me săgittæ tuæ

Linked entries: FLÁ flǽn flániht

wudu-bind

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bind, es; m. ; -binde, au; f. : -bindele, an; f.

Woodbine

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Woodbine Uuidubindae volvola, herba similis hederae, quae vitibus et frugibus circumdari solet, Txts. 104, 1059: viburna, 106, 1082. Wudubind hedera nigra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 51. Wudebinde, i. 32, 22. Weodubinde viticella, 69, 10. Uudubinde, uudubindlae

æ-springnes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-springnes, -ness, e; f. [aspringan to fail]

A failingfaintingdefectio

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A failing, fainting ; defectio, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 53

ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ǽte, an; f. pl. ǽtan; g. ǽtena

Oatsavena sativa

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Oats; avena sativa, L.M. 1, 35; Lchdm, ii. 84, 5

ár-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wiððe, an; f? [ár an oar, wiððe withe]

An oar-withea willow band to tie oars withstruppus

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An oar-withe, a willow band to tie oars with; struppus Árwiððe vel strop struppus, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 117; Wrt. Voc. 56, 37

átter-coppe

(n.)
Grammar
átter-coppe, an ; f. [átor poison, copp a head]

A spideraranea

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A spider; aranea Swindan ðú dydest swá swá áttercoppan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Spl. T. 38, 15

a-wendednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-wendednys, a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f.

A changealterationcommutatio

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A change, alteration; commutatio Ná sóþ is him awendednys non enim est illis commutatio, Ps. Spl. 54, 22 : 88, 50

Linked entry: a-wændednys

BEADO

(n.)
Grammar
BEADO, beadu; g. d. beadowe, beadwe, beaduwe; f.

Battlewarslaughtercrueltypugnastrages

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Battle, war, slaughter, cruelty; pugna, strages Gúþ-Geáta leód, beadwe heard the War-Goths' prince, brave in battle, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539. Wit ðære beadwo begen ne onþungan we both prospered not in the war, Exon. 129b; Th. 497, 2; Rä. 85, 23. Beorn

Linked entry: beadu

bealo-clom

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-clom, -clomm, es; m: e; f.

A dire chain

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A dire chain

bealu-clom

(n.)
Grammar
bealu-clom, -clomm, es; m: e; f.

A dire chaindirum vinculum

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A dire chain; dirum vinculum Under bealuclommum under dire chains, Exon. 120 b ; Th. 463, 5 ; Hö. 65

Linked entry: bealo-clom

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserablewickedmalus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539. Heora bendas

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

bogetung

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bogetung, e; f. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bend]
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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18

brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
brecþ, e; pl. nom. brecþa; f. [brecan to break]
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A broken state, fracture, used figuratively of mental contrition, grief; fractio, ærumna Ðæt wæs wrǽc micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecþa that was great wretchedness to the friend of the Scyldings, his mind's griefs, Beo. Th. 344; B. 171