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nídes

(adv.)
Grammar
nídes, adv.

Of necessitynot willingly

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Of necessity, not willingly Se ðe hine nédes (nýdes, MS. G.) ofslóge, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 22

nos-gristle

(n.)
Grammar
nos-gristle, <b>nosu-gristle</b>

the gristlecartilage of the nose

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the gristle or cartilage of the nose Nosgrisele internasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 31. Nosugrisle cartilago, i. 64, 49

Linked entry: næs-gristle

picen

(adj.)
Grammar
picen, adj.
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Pitchy, of pitch Picen hell piceus Tartarus, Hymn. Surt. 142, 30. On ðære picenan eá, Blickl. Homl. 43, 28

rægiming

(n.)
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A clapping of the wings (?) :-- Pullorum cocca, plausu blisse laetitiae fiðerslehte (in margin ) rægiminge, Hpt. Gl. 518, 51-54. (?)

ge-wæsc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæsc,

a washing upoverflow of wateralluvio

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a washing up or overflow of water; alluvio Wætera gewæsc aquarum alluvio, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Wrt. Voc. 55, 26

Linked entry: wæsc

seócen

(adj.)
Grammar
seócen, (?); adj.
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Troubled with sickness On ðás seócnan (seócan ?) tíd in this time of sickness, Exon. Th. 166, 11; Gú. 1041

scip-rówend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-rówend, es; m.
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One who rows in a ship, a sailor, one of a crew Sciprówend nauta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 33

Linked entry: rówend

scíd-hreác

(n.)
Grammar
scíd-hreác, es; m.
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A heap of shingles or billets:Chart. Th. 145, 6. — . iiii. foðera áclofenas ganolwyda tó scídhrǽce on hiora ágenre hwíle

Linked entry: hreác

seonu-ben

(n.)
Grammar
seonu-ben, seonu-benn, e; f.
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A wound or injury of a sinew Seonobennum seóc crippled. Exon. Th. 328, 17; Vy. 19. v. next word

be-wrigen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-wrigen, -wrigon

covered, concealed

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covered, concealed, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 93; Met, 4, 47; Similar entries pp. and p. pl. of be-wríhan

bi-stelan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-stelan, p. -stæl, pl. -stǽlon; pp. -stolen

To rob, deprivefurari, privare

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To rob, deprive; furari, privare Strengo bistolen deprived of strength, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 8; Rä. 28, 13

Linked entry: be-stelan

bitst

(v.)
Grammar
bitst, he bitt

askest, he asks,

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askest, he asks, Ex. 33, 12: Homl. Th. i. 250, 8, 9; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of biddan

ge-dríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríf, es; n.

A drivingmovement

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A driving, movement Ðæs lyftes gedríf, ðæs wæteres gedríf the regions of air and water, Salm. Kmbl. 186, 22

ge-neálǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcing, e; f.
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An approach Toforan ðære geneálǽcincge ðæs fefores before the access of the fever, Herb. 160; Lchdm. i. 288, 11

Linked entry: neáh-lǽcung

regn-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
regn-dropa, an; m.

A raindrop

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A raindrop Hagol cymþ of ðám réndropum ðonne hí beóþ gefrorene up on ðære lyfte, Lchdm. iii. 278, 19

stígend

(n.)
Grammar
stígend, es ; m.
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A sty, a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid Stígend ordeolus (=hordeolus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 11

stán-bill

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bill, es; n.
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An implement of stone, or one used in working stone Bill marra, stánbill mastellas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 71

Linked entry: stán-æx

stán-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weorþung, e; f.
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Worship of stones Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc forbeóde stánwurþunga, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, note 2

þrowing-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing-tíma, an; n.

A time of suffering

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A time of suffering Ðonne mín ðrowungtíma cymþ, ðonne geswutelaþ seó menniscnys hire untrumnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 56, 2

un-geweaxen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geweaxen, adj.

Ungrownnot grown up

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Ungrown, not grown up Ungeweaxenra deáþ acerva mors (i.e. the death of the young), Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 31