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rodor-tungol

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-tungol, es; n.

A star of heaven

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A star of heaven Torr árǽrde tó rodortunglum, Cd. Th. 100, 21; Gen. 1667

Saracenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Saracenisc, adj.

Saracen

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Saracen Hé gegaderode of ðám Saraceniscum swíðe micele fyrde, Jud. Thw. p. 162, 25

weg-twislung

(n.)
Grammar
weg-twislung, e ; f.

The forking of a road

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The forking of a road Wegtwislung (spelt -twiflung) diverticulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 6

Linked entry: twislung

ǽr-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-lyft, e; f.

The air of early morning

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The air of early morning Sió þicce ǽrlyft gravis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 74

ærn-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
ærn-þegen, es; m.

The officer of a house

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The officer of a house Rendegn aeditus, templi vel aedis minister, Txts. 109, 1137

Linked entries: ren-degn ærn

hagal-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hagal-scúr, hagol-, es; m.

A shower of hail

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A shower of hail, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 30 : Menol. Fox 71; Men. 35

Linked entry: hægl-scúr

heáhfreóls-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
heáhfreóls-dæg, es; m.

The day of a high festival

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The day of a high festival, L. Eth. vi. 25; Th. i. 320, 25

heáhfreóls-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
heáhfreóls-tíd, e; f.

The time of a high festival

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The time of a high festival, L. Eth. vi. 22; Th. i. 320, 13

crýdeþ

presses

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Pres. of creódan Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 15; Rä. 4, 28

Sodomitisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sodomitisc, adj.

Of Sodom

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Of Sodom Ða Sodomitiscan menn Gen. 13, 13. Sodomitiscra cining 14, 17: 18, 20

tóþ-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-mægen, es; n.

Strength of teeth or tusks

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Strength of teeth or tusks Eofor tóþmægenes trum, Menol. Fox 499; Gn. C. 20

á-wacian

(v.)
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of ðám slǽpe áwacedon . . . þá hí áwacodon, Hml. S. 23, 441-3. Add

á-worpenlic

Worthy of rejectionor reprobation

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Substitute: Worthy of rejectionor reprobation Ðæt líf byþ áworpenlic vita reprobatur, Past. 409, 36

ge-mynd

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III a. the length of time over which the recollection of a number of persons extends, (within living) memory :-- Sume ǽr, sume síð, sume in úsra tída gemyndum, Gfl. 849.

fullere

(n.)
Grammar
fullere, es; m.

A FULLERbleacherfullo

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A FULLER, bleacher; fullo His reáf wurdon glitiniende swá hwíte swá snáw, swá nán fullere ófer eorþan ne mæg swá hwíte gedón, Mk.

Treónta

(n.)
Grammar
Treónta, Trenta, an;

The Trent

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On Tréntan; of Tréntan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 396, 20. Ða brycge ofer Treóntan, Chr. 924; Erl. 110, 10

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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Oflét lífdagas died, Beo. Th. 3248; B. 1622

BLÍCAN

(v.)
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BLÍCAN, ic blíce, ðú blícest, blícst, he blíceþ, blícþ, pl. blícaþ; p. ic, he blác, ðú blice, pl. blicon; pp. blicen; v. n.

to shine, glitter, dazzle, sparkle, twinklelucere, fulgere, coruscare, micareto shine by exposure, as the bonesdenudando in conspectum dariapparerepallescerefulgerepallescereI shineto shine

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Móna swá seó Godes circe beorhte blíceþ the church of God shines brightly like the moon, 18 a; Th. 44, 11; Cri. 701: 58 b; Th. 210, 16; Ph. 186.

Linked entry: BLÆC

byrgen

(n.)
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Nyman of þám byrgene þone arceƀ, Chr. 1023; P. 156, 10. Ferede man ánes cnihtes líc tó byrgene, Hml. Th. i. 490, 31. Of ðǽm byrgenne de monumento, Jn. L. 20, 2. Tó ðǽm byrgenne ad monumentum, 3.

lengu

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Gyf þú hwilce langwyrpe bóc habban wille . . . sete þíne swýþran ofer þínne wynstran earm be þǽre bóce læncge, Tech. ii. 119, 15. (l a) cf. lang; 2 a Lencge, híh[þe] proceritate, summitate, An. Ox. 1640. of time relations.