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wyrm-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-geard, es; m.
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An enclosure full of snakes Wyrmgeardas, atol deór monig,... blace nædran, Salm. Kmbl. 940; Sal. 469

Linked entry: wyrm-sele

ásciend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ásciend-lic, adj. Interrogative
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An is interrogativa, þæt is áxiendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 260, 14. v. áxiend-lic in Dict

biren

(adj.)
Grammar
biren, adj.
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Of a bear Byrenre ursinae, An. Ox. 1476. Byrenne ( = -re; byorenne, Hpt. Gl. 508, 43), 4380

blǽc-pytt

(n.)
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a bleaching-pit (?) On blǽcpit; of blǽcpytte (the æ is accented), C. D. v. 332, 14

blícan

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Blícan, glitenian rutilare, An. Ox. 1196. In bracket dele: Laym. blikien: O. Nrs. blika, and add

bryt-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
bryt-mǽlum, adv.
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By bits, gradually Bretmǽlum minutatim, An. Ox. 1829. Bryt(mǽlum) minutatim, i. gradatim ł ordinatim, 1553

Linked entries: bryc-mǽlum bret-mǽlum

cneátung

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Smeáunge, cneátunge scrutinium, i. indagationem, An. Ox, 1085. On cneátungum in disputationibus, Scint. 74, 20. Add

dóm-lic

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Dómlicum synoþum decretis synodalibus, An. Ox. 2889. Tída dómlice horas canonicas, Angl. xiii. 384, 268. Add

dryht-mann

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-mann, es; m.
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a bridesman Dryhtmon paranimphus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 79: An. Ox. 7, 94. a warrior, retainer

Linked entry: dryht-guma

el-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
el-leoht, es; n. The incorrect use (elision f) of l
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Voc. ii. 88, 33), An. Ox. 5471

Linked entries: -leoht em-leoht

fénix

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Án fugel fæger Fénix geháten, E. S. viii. 475, 21 (and see pp. 474-477). Add

forlegis-gleng

(n.)
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the attire of a harlot (Prov. 7, 10) Of forlísglenge ornatu meretricio, An. Ox. 8, 361

Linked entry: gleng

fremiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
fremiendlic, fremigendlic; adj.
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Beneficial Fremiendlic profuturum, An. Ox. 5199. Hyt bið hyre nytlic and fremgendlic, Lch. i. 300, 19

for-spanincg

(adj.)
Grammar
for-spanincg, Adj
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Forspanninge lenocinio, An. Ox. 3192. On forspanegum inlecebris, Kent. Gl. 301. Forspanincga inlecebras, Scint. 87, 4

for-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spillan, (-spilian ?)
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Forspillendes forligres lenocinantis prostibuli, An. Ox. 4964. Forspillendra þéna, glíwra parasitorum, 4165. v. spilian

ge-frettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frettan, p. te
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To devour Tó flégendum ðá ðe gefrettað ðá ad volatilia quae comedunt messes, Rtl. 147, 9

gehát-land

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Gelǽddum his folce tó þám gehátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12. Add

Linked entry: behát-land

ge-wenge

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Þonne þú geslegen sié on án gewenge, wænd ꝥ óðer tó, R. Ben. 28, 1. Add

ge-wíslíce

(adv.)
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sagaciously Þá gelǽredus[tan] lǽce[as] gewíslíce ( both i's are accented ) smeádon, Lch. iii. 82, 3. (?)

Linked entry: wíslíce

glidering

(n.)
Grammar
glidering, e; f.
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An apparition, unreal appearance Þǽre glyderinge fantasmate (v. (?) Ald. 57, 12), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 66

Linked entry: glydering

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