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blǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdness, (bléd-), e; f.

A blossom

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A blossom Þeáh hé (May) wynsumlíce blówe and blǽdnyssa fægere geyppe, Angl. viii. 311, 1

burg-weorod

Grammar
burg-weorod, -wered body of citizens.
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An gewitnysse ðes hírédes æt Crístes cirican and ealles buruhweredes, C.D. ii. 3, 36. Add

cannon

(v.)
Grammar
cannon, seems to represent Lat. coenum
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in Wæs ꝥ lond ádrígad and cannon palus sicca et ceno habundans, Nar. 20, 23

cáma

(n.)
Grammar
cáma, an; m.
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A bit Mid brídle and mid cáman in freno et camo, Ps. Th. 31, 11

cearm

(n.)
Grammar
cearm, es; m.
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Clamour, noise Se forhta cearm (cyrm, v. l. ) and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst, 186, 18

collon-cróh

Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg. l. -croh, -crog, for Cot. 140 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 41,
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and add Colloncroh achillea, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 35: nimphea, Lch. iii. 304, col. 1

dreórig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful Dreórilic frecednys triste periculum, Germ. 402, 66. v. next word, and dreór-lic

etere

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Ettere devorator, Lk. L. 7, 34. For Prov. 18 substitute Kent. Gl. 1044, and add

for-hogod

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogod, adj. (ptcpl.)

Despised ⬩ despicable ⬩ good-for-nothing

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Despised, despicable, good-for-nothing Se unnytta and forhogoda inrita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 65

Linked entry: for-hogd

ge-funtian

(v.)
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to baptize Sé þe gelýfd and is gefunted ( baptizatus ), Mk. 16, 16 (12th cent. MS.)

Linked entry: funtian

ge-fyrnness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyrnness, e; f.
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Antiquity Be gefyrnysse háligra wæccena de uigiliarum antiquitate. . . . Be dægredsanges gefyrnysse and ealderlicnysse, Nap. 30

Linked entry: -fyrn-ness

ge-métend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métend, es; m.
Entry preview:

One who finds out, an inventor, a discoverer Onfindend and gemétend inuentor, Germ. 391, l

Linked entry: -métend

hand-leán

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þonne hé þá handleán hafað and sceáwað, Hy. 2, 7, 12. Cf. hand-gift. Add

hætera

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In bracket dele 'O. H. Ger. hadarun . . . clout', and odd: v. N. E. D. hater

hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
hlýd, es; n. m.

noise ⬩ tumult

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noise, tumult Druncennys is hlídes full tumultuosa res est ebrietas, Chrd. 73, 36. and add:

hors-minte

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For Lye substitute Nim twá mintan, ꝥ is túnminte and horsminte, Lch. iii. 72, 6

in-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
in-wunung, e ; f.
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In-dwelling, residence Forlǽtað hí þone godcundan þeówdóm and þæs mynstres inwununge, Chrd. 10, 29

lenden-brǽda

Grammar
lenden-brǽda, l. -brǽde,
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and add Gif sió lendenbrǽde bið forslegen si lumbi truncentur Ll. Th. i. 98, 1

Linked entries: brǽde brǽde

níd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-full, adj.
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Necessary, needful Mid eádmódre and neódfulre þénunge humili ac necessario officio, Angl. xiii. 377, 174

Norþ-mann

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Add Þám wǽpenleásum menn onbugon þá Francan and þá fyrlenan Norðmenn, Hml. S. 29, 177

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