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hǽðen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-mann, -monn, es; m.

A heathen

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A heathen Hǽðinmonn samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 33

hand-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gemót, es; n.

A hand-meeting, battle

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A hand-meeting, battle, Beo. Th. 3056; B. 1526

heáh-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sceáwere, es; m.

A chief overlooker, overseer

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A chief overlooker, overseer Héhsceáware pontifex, Rtl. 21, 1

brehtnian

(v.)

To make a noise or crackling ⬩ crepare,

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To make a noise or crackling; crepare, Cot. 202

brémber

(n.)

a bramble,

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a bramble, Cd. 142; Th. 177, 12; Gen. 2928

breogo

(n.)

a ruler, prince, king,

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a ruler, prince, king, Andr. Kmbl. 609; An. 305

breótun

(v.)
Grammar
breótun, = breóton; p. pl. of breátan.

destroyed

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destroyed, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25;Jul. 16

bródig

(adj.)
Grammar
bródig, adj.

BROODY, brooding ⬩ incubans

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BROODY, brooding; incubans Bródige henne a broody hen, Bridf

brýd-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-leóþ, es; n.

A marriage song ⬩ epithalamium ⬩ ἐπιθαλάμιον

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A marriage song; epithalamium = ἐπιθαλάμιον, Mone B. 3121: 3123

Linked entry: brýd-sang

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle rein ⬩ frenum

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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

horn-bora

(n.)
Grammar
horn-bora, an; m.

A horn-bearer, trumpeter,

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A horn-bearer, trumpeter, Elen. Kmbl. 107; El. 54

ofer-geong

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-geong, es; m.

A going across ⬩ transmigratio

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A going across; transmigratio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 13

ofer-seám

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-seám, es; m.

A bag

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A bag Oferseárnas sacculos. Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 33

Linked entry: seám

ól-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ól-fæt, ( = ál-fæt. v. Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39), es; n.

A cooking vessel ⬩ coculum

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A cooking vessel; coculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 41

Linked entry: ál-fæt

cneówlian

(v.)
Grammar
cneówlian, p. ode;; pp. od

To KNEEL ⬩ genuflectere

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To KNEEL; genuflectere MS. Tib. A. iii. fol. 94

copest

(adj.)

chiefest ⬩ most precious ⬩ a summit ⬩ pretiosissimus

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chiefest, most precious, a summit; pretiosissimus Som. Ben. Lye

corenes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
corenes, -ness, e; f. [coren, pp. of ceósan to choose]

An election ⬩ a choice ⬩ electio

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An election, a choice; electio C. R. Ben. 62

corn-hwæcca

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwæcca, an; m.

A corn-chest ⬩ bin ⬩ arca frumentaria

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A corn-chest, bin; arca frumentaria Som. Ben. Lye

cræftega

(n.)

a workman

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a workman Past. 37, 3; Hat. MS. 50b, 6

cualme-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cualme-stów, e; f.

A place of burial ⬩ calvariæ locus

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A place of burial; calvariæ locus Som. Ben. Lye

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