hóh-fót
The heel
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The heel Hó ł hóhfót calcaneum, Ps. Lamb. 55, 7
Linked entry: fót
weald
High land covered with wood ⬩ wood ⬩ forest.
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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.
Linked entries: weald-leþer geald wealda wilde
wirn
A hindrance ⬩ obstacle ⬩ difficulty
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Færð ðæt fýr ofer eall . . . ne nán man næfð ðæra mihta, ðæt ðǽr ǽnige wyrne dó the fire will go everywhere . . . and no one will be able to hinder it, Wulfst. 138, 7
Linked entry: wyrn
ge-les
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cf. 5, 7; Sch. 585, 1 where gelice and geliese are two readings), þeós gémen þé wæs, and þis þú hyrde dydest hic labor, hoc studium, haec tibi cura, hoc pastor agebas, Bd. 2, 1; Sch. 108, 14.
ge-cwémlíce
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Þæt þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon mid micclum wísdóme and mé swýðe gecwémlíce. Ll. Th. i. 278, 3.
atol-lic
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Þeáh ðe hé (the leper)atelic ware, 122, 6. Án atelic sceadu on sweartum híwe, ii. 508, l. Seó sáwel bið atelic þurh leahtras, Hml. S. l, 155. Gesewen on ðám atelican híwe, Hml. Th. i. 336, 35.
æfter-boren
Born after the father's death ⬩ posthumus
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Born after the father's death; posthumus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32
ǽren-dæg
The day before ⬩ yesterday ⬩ pridie
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The day before, yesterday; pridie, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Wrt. Voc. 53, 31
ǽrra geóla
the ere or former Yule month ⬩ December
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the ere or former Yule month, December,Menol. Fox 439; Men. 221
a-weosung
The being ⬩ essence ⬩ subsistence of a thing ⬩ subsistentia ⬩ essentia
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The being, essence, or subsistence of a thing; subsistentia, essentia, Cot. 170
eág-fleá
A spot in the eye ⬩ albūgo
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A spot in the eye; albūgo, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 10
eatogeða
eighth
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eighth Seó eatogeðe the eighth, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, note 10
efen-heáp
A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris
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A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band; commănĭpŭlāris, Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: heáp
fífteogoða
The fiftieth ⬩ quinquāgēsĭmus
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The fiftieth; quinquāgēsĭmus Se fífteogoða quinquāgēsĭmus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 1
flíg
A white speck ⬩ disease of the eye ⬩ albūgo
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A white speck, disease of the eye; albūgo, Wrt. Voc. 285, 2
frum-yldo
The first age ⬩ prīma ætas
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The first age; prīma ætas Frumyldo prīmævus? Cot. 3: Som. Ben. Lye
fýst-gebeát
A blow with the fist ⬩ pugni ictus
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A blow with the fist; pugni ictus, Past. 1, 3, 6? Lye
heofon-hwealf
The vault of heaven,
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The vault of heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 1089; An. 545: 2803; An. 1404
Linked entry: hwealf
Lǽden-gereord
Latin
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Latin, the Latin language Of lǽdengereorde on englisc, Lchdm. iii. 440, 27
leoþu-cræftig
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Skilful with the limbs, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 14; Ph. 268