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slíf

(n.)
Grammar
slíf, sléf, slýf, e: slífe, an; f.

A sleeve

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A sleeve: Slýf manica, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 70. Be slífan gebunden submanicatus, 21, 64. Slýfa manicae vel bra-chila, 25, 63. Slýfan manice, ii. 55, 23: 87, 58: bracile, 127, 14: manicas 87, 43

Linked entries: sléf slífe slýf

swinge

(n.)
Grammar
swinge, swynge (both forms occur in the Pastoral), an; f.
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A stripe, stroke. literal, a stroke with a scourge or rod Sc̃p. Petrus hine mid grimmum swingum swong and þreáde (flagellis artioribus afficiens) . . . Cwæþ him eác tó: ' Ic bende and swingan (vincula, verbera) ðrowade' . . . Ðá wæs Laurentius mid ðæs

Linked entry: swynge

þing-stów

(n.)
Grammar
þing-stów, e; f. A place of meeting, a public place
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Compitum, i. villa vel þingstów vel þrop, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 55. In spréc[stów] ł in ðingstów in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 3. From ðingstówe (-stów, Lind.) a foro, Mk. Skt. Rush. 7, 4

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Watchful care, observance, keeping of a command, etc. Ic on lifdagum lustum healde ðínra worda waru vivam et custodiam sermones tuos, Ps. Th. 118, 17. where need for caution is implied, heed, care Ða wiðerwinnan wurdon oferswíðde þurh ðæs gewinne and

Linked entry: wer-genga

wáse-scite

(n.)
Grammar
wáse-scite, (cf. (?) scítan), an ; f. or -scyte (-scite ?), es; m.
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The cuttle-fish ; or the liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish Cudele vel wásescite sepia, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 6

Linked entries: -scite wáse

up-sprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-sprungenness, e; f. Defect; in reference to the sun, eclipse
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Eclypsis solis, ðæt is sunnan ásprungennysse (uppsprungennes, MS. B.), Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10

wǽting

(n.)
Grammar
wǽting, (<b>-ung</b>), e; f.
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Wetting, moistening Ðara breósta biþ deáwig wǽtung (v. wǽtian), swá swá sié geswát, Lchdm. ii. 258, 17. Mid wǽtingum (v. wǽtan) and mettum gelácnian, 222, 8

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v. P. B. viii. 535), e: wǽdle, an; f.
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Poverty, want Wéðl penuria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 2. poverty, indigence, want, penury Þár þár word synd fela gelóme ys wǽdl ( egestas ), Scint. 78, 9: Dóm. L. 265: Wulfst. 139, 31. Seó mennisce wǽdl, ðe nǽfre gefylled ne biþ wilnaþ ǽlce dæg hwæthweg ðises

Linked entry: wéðel

drugaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drugaþ, f. l. drúgaþ; m., and add , drúgoþa, an; m.
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drought Drúgoða eów cymð, þonne gé rénas behófedan, Wlfst. 297, 10. Drúgaþe (-a ?), Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 43. a dry place Hí dweledon on wéstene on drúgoþe erraverunt in solitudine in inaquoso, Ps. L. 106, 4

ge-dríhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríhþ, e; f. Action, proceeding, doing, v. ge-dreógan
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Ne hí þǽr (at a church) ǽnig unnit inne ne geþafian, ne ídele spǽce, ne ídele dǽde, ne unnit gedrinc (gedríhþa, v. l. ), Ll. Th. ii. 250, 7

hleomoc

(n.)
Grammar
hleomoc, hleomoc, es; m. : hleomoce, an; f.

Brook-lime

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Brook-lime Hleomoc fafida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 3. Hleomoce hátte wyrt, seó weáxeð on bróce . . . gecnúwa þá hleomocan, Lch. ii. 92, 13-16. Nim lilian and hleomoc, 324, 13: 320, 14: 330, 5, 14, 3. Genim wád and hleomocan . . . wyl hleomoc and gearwan, 36

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peacesecurityprotectiona refugepaxsecūrĭtastūtēlaasȳlum

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Peace, security, protection, a refuge; pax, secūrĭtas, tūtēla, asȳlum Seó [treów] ðé freoðo sceal in lífdagum weorþan which [faith] shall be peace to thee in thy life's days, Cd. 163; Th. 204, 21; Exod. 422. Wel biþ ðæm ðe mót Drihten sécean, and to

EÓWU

(n.)
Grammar
EÓWU, gen. eówe ; pl. nom. acc. eówa; gen. eówena; dat. eówenum; f; ewe, an; f. A

EWE, female sheepŏvis fēmĭna

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EWE, female sheep; ŏvis fēmĭna Ewes were milked by the Anglo-Saxons. The milk was used for domestic purposes: butter and cheese were made from it; for Ælfric teaches the shepherd [sceáp-hyrde] to say, 'On fórewerdne morgen ic drífe sceáp míne to heora

ge-mýþ

(n.)
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Substitute: ge-mýþ, e ; f. (?)

æ-bylignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylignes, -ness; -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Indignationwrathindignatio

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Indignation, wrath; indignatio Æbylignes yrres ðínes indignatio iræ tuæ, Ps. Th. 68, 25. He sende on hí graman æbylignysse hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54

Linked entries: æ-bilignes ebylgnes

æfesen

(n.)
Grammar
æfesen, æfesn, æbesen, æbesn, e; f.

Pasturagethe charge for pigs going into the wood to fatten on acornspasnagiumpretium propter porcos in quercetum admissos

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Pasturage, the charge for pigs going into the wood to fatten on acorns; pasnagium, pretium propter porcos in quercetum admissos Gif mon níme æfesne on swínum if [a man] any one take pasturage on swine, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 18

Linked entry: æbesen

ǽren-byt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-byt, -bytt, e; f. [byt a butt, vessel]

A brass pan or vessellenticula

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A brass pan or vessel; lenticula, Wrt. Voc. 25, 17

and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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An ANSWER ; responsum Andswaru líðe a soft answer, Scint. 77. Grim andswaru a fierce answer, Beo. Th. 5713; B. 2860. Hí aféngon andsware illi acceperunt responsum, Mt. Bos. 2, 12. Andsware bídan wolde would await an answer, Beo. Th. 2991; B. 1493: Exon

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

andetnes

(n.)
Grammar
andetnes, -ness; andetnys, -nyss, e; f.

A confessionacknowledgmentprofessiongiving of thanks or praisepraisehonourgloryconfessio

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A confession, acknowledgment, profession, giving of thanks or praise, praise, honour, glory; confessio In andetnesse in confessione, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 42. Seó andetnes ðe we Gode andettaþ the confession that we confess to God, L. E. I. 30; Th. ii. 426

an-wrigenys

(n.; part.)
Grammar
an-wrigenys, -nyss, e; f. [an = un, wrigen, nys]

A revealingdisclosingan openinga sermonhomilyexplicatioexpositio

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A revealing, disclosing, an opening, a sermon, homily; explicatio, expositio