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mǽg-racu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-racu, e; f.

The account of a familya genealogy

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The account of a family, a genealogy Ðis is seó bóc Adames mǽgrace hic est liber generationis Adam, Gen. 5, 1.

mæsse-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-bóc, gen. -béc; f.

A mass-bookmissal

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C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7. On ðǽm ealdan sacramentorium, ðæt is on ðǽm ealdan mæssebócum, Shrn. 88, 5

mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
mearcung, e; f.

a markingmarka marking outdescriptionarrangementdisposition

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Voc. ii. 128, 40. Mearcunge constellationem, constellationes, Hpt. Gl. 468, 1, 3

un-álífedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-álífedness, e; f.

What is not allowedlicencelicentiousness

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What is not allowed, licence, licentiousness Líchomlícre unáléfednesse corporalis inlecebre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 83. Úrum lícumlícum unálýfednessum ðeówigende carnis inlecebris servientes, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 37: 5, 6; S. 618, 39: 5, 14; S. 634, 5.

Linked entry: á-lífedness

æt-íwedness

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Add: shewing, display On ætýwednysse wun-dorlices tácnes in ostensione admirabilis signi, Gr. D. 19, 3. Ædeáudnesse ( ostensione ) hondo and fóta, Lk. p. ii. 13. revelation, mani-festation Þurh Godes ætýwednesse hé funde ꝥ heáfod, Shrn. 151, 26.

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, (and? -wíce; f. cf. Lot. berewica)
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B. iii. 367, 12-17

fram-fær

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fær, es; n.
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Th. ii. 164, 3. Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far tó wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære ne drece, 296, 5

Linked entry: fær

hefeld

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 113, 5. Hefeld, 51, 13. Hefelda liciorum (filis flamma combustis), An. Ox. 3550. Hefeldurn liciis, 7, 256. Heueldun, 4, 65. Hebild seems a mistake for hebild-gerd in the gloss hebild liciatorium, Txts. 74, 602. Cf. hebelgerd, 75, 1219

heard-hara

(n.)
Grammar
heard-hara, heardra, an; m.
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Voc. i. 66, 4: ceffalus, 281, 70: cefalus, ii. 14, 20. Heardhara mugil, 114, 40. Hacod oððe heardra, 55, 81. Heardran mullos, An. Ox. 56, 339. Take here heardra in Dict., and add

Linked entry: heardra

hlacerung

(n.)
Grammar
hlacerung, e; f.

Scoffingmockeryscorn

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Hit is swíðe unþæslic ꝥ wé on Godes húse ídele spellunga and hlacerunga begán, Nap. 38

Linked entry: hlacerian

lesan

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Ic lese lego, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 66. Lisit legit, collegit, Txts. 73, 1200.

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (?); gen. ýfre.
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B. i. 117, 26

sætilcas

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Grein suggests scealcas, cf. næs scealca nán in v. 21; the corresponding prose is :-- Ne gehérde nón mon ðá get nánne sciphere, ne furþon ymbe nán gefeoht sprecan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 14-16

up-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
up-lang, adj.

tallhigh upright

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tall, high Wǽron hié nigon fóta uplonge pedum alti .ix., Nar. 22, 6. upright Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé ... ðonne uplang ásitte, Lchdm. ii. 18, 16: iii. 2, 12. Sǽweall uplang gestód, Cal. Th. 197, 7; Exod. 303: Beo. Th. 1523; B. 759.

Linked entry: up-heáh

rihtere

(n.)
Grammar
rihtere, es; m.

A ruler, director

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A ruler, director Ic wát ðætte God rihtere is his ágnes weorces . . . Gesege mé nú ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ... operi suo conditorem praesidere Deum scio ...

Linked entry: rihtere

hand-bred

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.

The palm of the handpalmapalma

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Th. ii. 248, 13

orgel

(n.)

pride

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pride Hwǽr is heora prass and orgol búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. [Woreldes richeise wecheð orgel on mannes heorte, O. E. Homl. ii. 43, 17. The form orguil occurs, p. 63. Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS.

Linked entries: orgello orgol

orþancscipe

(n.)
Grammar
orþancscipe, es; m.

Art, mechanical art, mechanics

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Cf. in a similar list searocræft mechanica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 61), Hpt. Gl. 479, 61. Orþancscipe mechanicam, i. peritiam ł fabricam rerum, 528, 65. Searwa, orþanscipes (-as ?) molimina, ingenia, 502, 54

spíca

(n.)
Grammar
spíca, an; m.

Spikenard

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Lǽcedóm . . . spícan wiþ útsihtan, and dracontjan wiþ fúle horas, . . . and balzaman smiring wiþ eallum untrumnessum, Lchdm. ii. 174, 4

ongeagn

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Th. i. 170, 12 : 312, 8 : ii. 296, 17. Ládige hé (the accused) hine mid áðe ongeán hine ( the accuser), i. 489, 10. Ongeán gewunan contra ritum, An.