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hysp-full

(adj.)
Grammar
hysp-full, adj.
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Scornful Hipsfulre gebisrn[r]u[n]gce ridiculoso ludebrii, An. Ox. II. 180

neb-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
neb-sealf, e; f.
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A face-salve Nebsealfe stibio, An. Ox. 4, 25. Of nebsealue, 8, 269

niþer-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer-weard, adv.
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An. Ox. 3668 (= Hpt. Gl. 499, 56 [ not 66]). Add

píle

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Þeáh þú punige stuntne on píl(an) [ pil (a)], Scint. 95, 18. Add

rinnan

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Úp rynneþ scaturiat, An. Ox. 1891. Eá rinnende, Lch. iii. 36, 25. Add

topp

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Add Top trochus, An. Ox. 47, 6. Toppas (l. toppe) trocho, 56, 8

un-sméþe

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Anfeahe onsméðre scabrae incudis, An. Ox, 11, 67. Unsméþust asperrima, 26, 12. Add

wódness

Grammar
wódness, <b>. I.</b>
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Wódnesse uesaniam, i. rabiem, An. Ox. 2057. v. ellen-wódness; wéden-heortness. Add

ǽl-hýd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-hýd, (?), e; f.

An eel-skin

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An eel-skin Man sceal habban ǽlhýde, ofnrace, mexscofle, Angl. ix. 265, 2

Linked entry: hýd

wín-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tiber, -tifer, e; n.

An offering of winea libation

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An offering of wine, a libation Wíntifer libatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 52

wíg-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gebed, es; n.

Prayer to an idol

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Prayer to an idol (?) Wíggebed (wigg-bed?) ara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 43

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

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An altar-cloth On weófodsceátan in palla altaris, R. Ben. Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

hálsigend

(n.)
Grammar
hálsigend, es; m.

An exorcist

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An exorcist Exorcista is hálsigend, L. Ælf. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 6

heáls-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
heáls-bóc, e; f.

A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery,a book to swear upon

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A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5

Linked entry: háls

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harppercussorium, mazaa hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

hof-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hof-weard, es; m.

An ædile;ædilis,

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An ædile; ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Add: to confess, acknowledge wrong-doing, weakness, &amp;amp;c. Geondeton (confitentes) synna hiora, Mt. L. 3, 6. Geandet swá hwætt swá þú þáron wite, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 34. as an ecclesiastical term to confess to a priest trans.

god-gild

(n.)
Grammar
god-gild, -gield, -geld, -gyld, gode-gild, es; n.
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An idol He hét wyrcan gyldeno godgeld and seolfrene ... ðá abræc ðæt mægden ðæt gold and ðæt seolfor of ðǽm godgeldum he bade make golden idols and silver ... then the maiden broke the gold and the silver off the idols, Shrn. 106, 2-4: 122, 9: L.

Linked entry: god-gyld

ge-teón

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 121, 33. where the movement is up or down, to heave a sigh Getogene siccetunga ducta suspiria, An.

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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Holo, p. 6, 12. a den used to keep animals in Hola cabearum (patefactis cavearum clustellis. Ald. 49, 3), An. Ox. 3560. an aperture passing through anything; a pore Hol spiramentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 6