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weald

(n.)
Grammar
weald, es; m.

High land covered with woodwoodforest.

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[The word is left in the phrase the weald of Kent and Sussex, the earlier woodland character of which district is shewn by its local names (v.

hyge

(n.)
Grammar
hyge, es; m.

Mindheartsoul

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On mínum hyge hreóweþ I am grieved to think. Cd. 22; Th. 27, 31; Gen. 426. Ne meahte hé æt his hige findan ðæt hé wolde þeódne þeówian he could not find it in his heart to serve his prince, 14; Th. 18, 1; Gen. 266.

furþor

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Th. i. 478, 27. Se heofenlica cyning is mǽrra and furðor tóforan ðám eorðlican cininge, Hex. 38, 5.

CYND

(n.)
Grammar
CYND, es; n.

nature, KIND naturaa sort, gender natura, genus

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Cot. a sort, gender; natura, genus Neutrum is náðor cynd, ne werlíces, ne wíflíces neuter is neither sort [gender], neither of male nor of female, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 3; Som. 5, 32

Linked entry: cind

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock arctium lappa

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M. 1. 87; Lchdm. ii. 154, 14

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in piecessmashbruiseconfringĕrecontĕrĕre

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I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

gader-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-tang, gæder-teng; adj.

Continuousconnected withunitedcontĭnuusassŏciusconsŏcius

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dwells in the body united to it, Bt.

telge

(n.)
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On xiiii nihte mónan is gód ǽlc telge tó anginnanne, Lchdnr, iii. 178, 31.

yfel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-líc, adj.
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Bad, foul, rotten. v. yfel, II. Ðysse worulde wela is gebrosnadlíc and yfellíc and forwordenlíc, Wulfst. 263, 13.

blótan

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Ger. plózta libuit: Icel. blóta is strong and weak]

fiþer-scíte

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Voc. ii. 93, 68. Fiþerscýtes quadrati, An. Ox. 1702. On fiþerscítum dǽle in quadratapagina, 1589. On þám fyðerscýtum stánum, Hml. Th. i. 466, 14. Take here feper-scótte, -scíte,. fýþer-scíte in Dict., and add

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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Ne þorftan þá þegnas in þám þýstran hám, seó geneátscolu . . . tó þám frumgáre . . . wénan, þæt hý in wínsele beágas þégon. Jul. 675-687

ge-tawa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tawa, pl. f.
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Th. ii. 404, 3

hand-full

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Lch. ii. 38, 10

hærfest-lic

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On hærfæstlice (árfæstlice, MS. ) tíde (in autumnali tempore, i. e. August 20), fíf dagum ǽr Sc̃e Bartholomeus mæssan (August 25), Guth.

wépan

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I ; F. 4, 4

wíde

Grammar
wíde, <b>.
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III.</b> add Tóferdon þá apostolas wíde landes geond ealle þás world, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 6. <b>IVa.

æsc

ash-treea ship

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D. vi. 252-3 for the large number of place-names in which æsc occurs) Æsces sceal mǽst there must be most of ash, Lch. ii. 86, 8. a ship Aesc cercilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 56. Æsc cercylus, 14, 16.

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison Wræcstówe under hearmlocan gefóran they reached their place of exile in hell, Cd. 5; Th. 6, 19; Gen. 91.

syfling

(n.)
Grammar
syfling, e; f.

Food to be eaten with bread

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Th. ii. 136, 18. Sind ða twá gesetnyssa, ðæt is sealmsang and wítegung, swylce hí syflinge wǽron tó ðám fíf berenum hláfum, ðæt is tó ðám fíf ǽlícum bócum, i. 188, 19

Linked entry: syflige