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ge-frettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frettan, p. te
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To devour Tó flégendum ðá ðe gefrettað ðá ad volatilia quae comedunt messes, Rtl. 147, 9

gehát-land

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Gelǽddum his folce tó þám gehátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12. Add

Linked entry: behát-land

ge-wenge

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Þonne þú geslegen sié on án gewenge, wænd ꝥ óðer tó, R. Ben. 28, 1. Add

ge-wíslíce

(adv.)
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sagaciously Þá gelǽredus[tan] lǽce[as] gewíslíce ( both i's are accented ) smeádon, Lch. iii. 82, 3. (?)

Linked entry: wíslíce

glidering

(n.)
Grammar
glidering, e; f.
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An apparition, unreal appearance Þǽre glyderinge fantasmate (v. (?) Ald. 57, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 66

Linked entry: glydering

hring-stede

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Substitute: An enclosed place circular in form. Cf. hring; Æt Ringstyde, C. D. iv. 208, 25

ífig-twig

(n.)
Grammar
ífig-twig, es; n.
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An ivy-twig Wiþ sunbryne; merwe ífigtwigu, wyl on butran, smire mid, Lch. ii. 324, 16

ísen-græf

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-græf, es; m.
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An ironstone quarry On tsengrafas ; oi isen-grafan, C. D. v. 234, 30. Cf. Isern-ðre

loccod

(adj.)
Grammar
loccod, loccode; adj.
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Having locks, provided with hair Loccad crinitns, An. Ox. 56, 13. v. hwít-, líg-loccod[e]

Linked entry: -locced

lóf

(n.)
Grammar
lóf, es; m. ? Substitute: lóf, es; m.
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A fillet, band Wrǽdas, cyne-wiþþan, lófas ( the MS. has the accent) redimicula, An. Ox. 5241

lufestre

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Substitute : A (female) lover Nýdhǽmedra lufiestran (Veneris) stuprorum amatricis, An. Ox. 2, 334. Nédhǽmestran, lufestran, 4451

mynegiend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
mynegiend-lic, adj.
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Hortatory Myniendlicere tyhtincge hortandę. suasionis An. Ox. 3381. Word mynegyendlice uerba exhortatoria Angl. xiii. 367, 30

ofer-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-weorþ, ofer-wirþe; adj.
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Very worthy Oferwyrþe condignae (non sunt condignae passiones huius temporis ad futuram gloriam), Angl. xi. 171

raggig

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Raggie flýs setosa (vervecum) uellera, An. Ox. 5191 (= Hpt. Gl. 524, 16). Racgige, 6, 30. Add

samod-cumende

(adj.)
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Samodcumende tó capitule grétan þá róde conuenientes ad capitulum salutent crucem, Angl. xiii. 385, 282. Add

smeortan

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Add:(?) : to burn Tó smorcenne (smeortenne? Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431

soppe

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Substitute: <b>sopp</b> a sop Sopp offulam, An. Ox. 56, 10. (?)

tó-gelaþung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-gelaþung, e ; f.
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An assembly On þám synt engla weredu and rihtwísra tógelaðung þǽr symle wuniendra, Verc. Först. 173

Linked entry: ge-laþung

þurh-wunol

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-wunol, adj.
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Continual, perpetual Þám leófestan biscope an Crístes naman ic sende þurwunule (perpetuam) grétinge, Chrd. 92, 17

wæl-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-genga, an ; m.
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41

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