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here-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
here-bróga, an; m.

The terror produced by an army or by war,

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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462

láð-gewinna

(n.)
Grammar
láð-gewinna, an; m.

an enemy

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A hated opponent, an enemy, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 33; Rä. 16, 29

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, e; f.

An awningcurtainperipetasma

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An awning, curtain; peripetasma, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 69; Wrt. Voc. 61, 46

Linked entry: stefning

níd-bebod

(n.)
Grammar
níd-bebod, es; n.

An urgent commandmandate

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An urgent command, mandate Healdeþ nýdbibod hálgan Dryhtnes, Exon. Th. 350, 32; Sch. 72

Linked entry: be-bod

be-scyran

(v.)

to shave

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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9, MSS. B. H

Linked entry: be-scyre

be-swác

(v.; part.)

deceived, enticed, seduced

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Kmbl. 1226; An. 613; Similar entries p. of be-swícan

blysiere

(n.)
Grammar
blysiere, es; m.

An incendiaryincendii auctor

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An incendiary; incendii auctor Blysieras incendiaries, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 19

gecynde-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
gecynde-spræc, e; f.

A natural speechan idiomproprietas linguæidioma

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A natural speech, an idiom; proprietas linguæ, idioma, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

Linked entry: ágen-spræc

ge-heóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-heóld, ðú -heólde; pl. heóldon

keptobserved

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Kmbl. 691; An. 346;

ge-hínan

(v.)

to oppress

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Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 23, note 64

secg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
secg-plega, an ; m.
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Sword-play, battle Æt ðam secgplegan, Andr. Kmbl. 2705 ; An. 1355. Cf. sweord-plega

screádung-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
screádung-ísen, es; n.
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An instrument for pruning or trimming Wíngeardes screádungísen sarculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 11

seonu-dolh

(n.)
Grammar
seonu-dolh, es; n.
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A wound of a sinew Benna weallaþ, seonodolg swátige. Andr. Kmbl. 2811; An. 1408

sirwe

(n.)
Grammar
sirwe, an ; f.
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An artifice, device, plot, wile Syrwan (serwan) insidiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13 ; Zup. 84, 14

streám-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
streám-wilm, es; m.
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Kmbl. 990; An. 495

swǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsung, e; f.
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A making pleasant, an alleviation, a mitigation Swǽsunga fomenta Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 7

swefen-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
swefen-reccere, es; m.
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An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer Swefnreccere conjectorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 40

twi-strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-strenge, adj.
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Two-stringed Twistrenge bifidus (as if from fides ), Ælfc. Gr. 49 ; Zup. 288, 10

Linked entry: þri-strenge

underburh-ware

(n.)
Grammar
underburh-ware, pl.

The inhabitants of a suburb

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The inhabitants of a suburb Of underburhwarum de suburbanis, Cant. M. ad fil. 32

Linked entry: burg-waran

wyrt-eceddrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-eceddrenc, es; m.
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An acid potion made with herbs Be ðam súþernan wyrteceddrence, Lchdm. ii. 172, 11

Linked entry: eced-drenc