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ríp-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ríp-ísern, es; n.
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A sickle, an instrument for reaping Rípísern falcem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 29

séma

(n.)
Grammar
séma, an ; m.
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An arbitrator, umpire Séma (sýma, síma) sequester, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18 ; Zup. 43, 16

Linked entry: sýma

scíre

(n.)
Grammar
scíre, (?), an; f.
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An enclosure, precinct Portic porticus, scíre peribolum, heall aula. Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 3

forht-ferþ

(n.)
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The compound, perhaps, rather than forht ferþ, may be read in An. 1551: 1598.(?)

blere

(n.)
Grammar
blere, es; m?

An onyx, gem

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An onyx, gem; onyx = όνυξ, m. a nail Blere onyx, Wrt. Voc. 288, 55

Linked entry: á-bléred

gén-lád

(n.)
Grammar
gén-lád, e; f.

An arm of the sea, into which a river discharges itself ⬩ brachium oceani

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An arm of the sea, into which a river discharges itself; brachium oceani, Som

stígness

(n.)
Grammar
stígness, e ; f.
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A going down, a descent Tó stígnisso ad descensum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 37

tigelen

(adj.)
Grammar
tigelen, adj.
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Of pot Fæt tigelen (-an?; lámys, MS. C.) vas figuli, Ps. Spl. 2, 9

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
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the word might be taken as a case of this noun. Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

þirsce-flór

(n.)
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a threshing-floor Hig cómon tó ðære þirsceflóre venerunt ad aream, Gen. 50, 10

Linked entry: þerscel-flór

un-wáclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wáclíc, adj.

Not mean ⬩ not poor ⬩ noble ⬩ splendid

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Not mean, not poor, noble, splendid Gegiredon ád unwáclícne, Beo. Th. 6268; B. 3138

Linked entry: wác-líc

un-snotorness

(n.)
Grammar
un-snotorness, e; f.

Folly

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Folly Tó unsnotornysse ad insipientiam, Ps. Lamb. 21, 3. Þurh unsnotornesse, Wulfst. 166, 25

Linked entry: snotorness

un-gemédness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemédness, e; f.

Adversity ⬩ calamity

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Adversity, calamity From ungimoednisum ðætte wé sié álésado ab adversitatibus liberari, Rtl. 63, 29

Linked entry: ge-médness

wlite-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-leás, adj.

Withowt beauty ⬩ uncomely ⬩ hideous

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Withowt beauty, uncomely, hideous Deoful ætýwde wann and wliteleás, Andr. Kmbl. 2339; An. 1171

word-loca

(n.)
Grammar
word-loca, an; m.

The storehouse of words

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Kmbl. 940; An. 470

æt-wesende

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-wesende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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At hand, imminent Ætwesendre inmi-nente. Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 44. Ætweosendre, 110, 67

Linked entries: æt-wæsend æt-wæsend

á-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hangian, p. ode
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Án of ðǽm ðá ðe áhongadon ( pendebant ), Lk. L. 23, 39

Linked entry: hangian

brémend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
brémend-lic, adj.
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Worthy to be celebrated Brémendlicum cele-brandis, An. Ox. 7, l. Brýmlicum ( = brýmendlicum), 4614

byrgels-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrgels-leóþ, es; n.
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An epitaph bergelsleóþ ł [bergels] sang epitaphion, carmen super tumulum, Hpt. Gl. 427, 71

Linked entry: leóþ

brýd-leóþ

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Brýdleóþes epithalami(i ), An. Ox. 3181. Brýdleóðes, 7, 232: Hpt. Gl. 481, 19. Add

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