wíf-scrúd
Clothing for a woman ⬩ woman's dress ⬩ female attire
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Clothing for a woman, woman's dress, female attire Ic geann mínre yldran dehter . . . ánes wífscrúdes ealles. And mínre gyngran dehter ic geann ealles ðæs wífscrúdes ðe tó láfe bið, Chart. Th. 530, 14-25
hryre
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, An. 229.
gleáw
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Him gangað ongeán gleáwe cræftas, mildheortnesse mód and mihte sóð, 84, 9. Byð sægd his lof gleáwast and mǽrust annuntietur laus ejus, 101, 19
lencten
Spring ⬩ Lent
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Swá nú lencten and hærfest; on lencten hit gréwþ, and on hærfest hit fealwiaþ, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 22. Gif middes wintres messedeg biþ on sunnandeg, ðonne biþ gód winter and lengten windi, Lchdm. iii. 162, 26.
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cyrps
Curly ⬩ crispus, tortus
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Curly; crispus, tortus He is blæcfexede and cyrps he is black-haired and curly, Homl. Th. i. 456, 17. Cyrpsum loccum with curly locks, Mone B. 1236
fierst
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ tempŏris spătium ⬩ tempus
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A space of time, time; tempŏris spătium, tempus Forgif ðú me fierst and ongiet give me time and understanding, Exon. 118a; Th. 453, 28; Hy. 4, 21
for-giémeleásian
To neglect ⬩ neglĭgĕre
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To neglect; neglĭgĕre Gif hwá adulfe pytt, and forgiémeleásode ðæt he hine betýnde if anyone dug a pit, and neglected to inclose it, Past. 63; Hat. MS
for-wyrnednes
A restraining ⬩ continence ⬩ forbidding ⬩ contĭnentia
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A restraining, continence, forbidding; contĭnentia He wæs micelre forhæfdnysse and forwyrnednesse lífes he was of great abstinence and continence of life, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 21
fultomian
To help ⬩ aid ⬩ auxĭliāri
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To help, aid; auxĭliāri Sóna eft, Gode fultomiendum, he meahte geseón and sprecan soon after, God helping, he could see and speak, Chr. 797; Erl. 58, 15
líget-sliht
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A flash of lightning Ðá com þunerrád and légetsleht and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs hǽðnan folces, Shrn. 57, 35. Légeðslæht fulgor, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 18
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lim-leás
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Without limbs His (Christ's) gástlíca líchama, ðe wé húsel hátaþ, is of manegum cornum gegaderod, búton blóde and báne, limleás and sáwulleás, Homl. Th. ii. 270, 22
penn
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a disease of the eye, pin, a kind of cataract Ðis is seó séleste eáhsalf wið éhwærce and wið miste and wið penne, Lchdm. i. 374, 2
bindere
a BINDER ⬩ ligator
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One who binds, a BINDER; ligator Ic eom bindere and swingere I am a binder and a scourger, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 25; Rä. 28, 6
ge-þeód
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A people Duguðe ( angels) and geþeóde (men, peoples), Adam ǽrest and ꝥ æðela cyn, engla ordfruman (the princes of the angels ), ꝥ þe eft forwarð, Sat. 19
preóst-heáp
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Þá ácsode ic hí be þám ylcan wundre beforan þám æþelum werum and þám preóstheápe (clero) and eác beforan eallum þám folce, Gr. D. 302, 25. Add
snáwlíc
Snowy ⬩ ninguidus
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Se feórða heáfodwind hátte septemtrio: se blǽwþ norðan and cealde and snáwlíc (snáwig, MS. L.) Lchdm. iii. 274, 23
ge-þynge
Growth ⬩ increase ⬩ advancement ⬩ honour
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Growth, increase, advancement, honour Ðætte he hæbbe forþgeong and geþyngo that he may have advancement and honour, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 11. Giþynge provectum, Rtl. 50, 21
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cassuc-leáf
Hassock-leaves
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2
HÚSEL
The HOUSEL ⬩ the Eucharist
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bread and wine for housel . . . and said of the bread he had blessed : 'This is my body,' and of the hallowed wine : 'This is my blood' . . .
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Cynríc
Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v ⬩ Cynrīcus
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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.