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á-lísendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísendness, e; f.
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Redemption, absolution; ꝥ lác for álýsendnesse his sáwle pro absolutione ejus animae sacrificium, Gr. D. 347, 14

cennend-lic

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Voc. ii. 41, 24. Of his cennendlicum limum. Gr. D. 26, 27. Add

copel

(adj.)
Grammar
copel, adj.
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Ǽrest on copelan stán . . . eft on copelan stán, C. D. B. iii. 624, 17, 22

earfoþ-lǽre

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Substitute: Hard to teach, indocile Benedictus forlét þá earfoðlǽran bróðro Benedictus indociles deseruit, Gr. D. 110, 19

ellen-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-treów, es; n.

An elder-tree

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An elder-tree Tunc in uiam publicam usque sambucum quam uocitant ellentreów, C. D. iii. 379, 15

Eoforwíc-scír

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Eádweard cyng grét Tostig eorl and ealle míne þegenas on Eoferwícscíre, C. D. vi. 203, 22. Add

fleax-hamm

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-hamm, es; m.
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An enclosure where flax is grown On flexhammas; of flexhamman on minthammas, C. D. v. 374, 25

geár-wæstm

(n.)
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yearly fruit Þæt heó hæbbe ǽlce gére ealra geárwæstma þá þrié dǽlas, C. D. ii. 175, 25

Linked entry: wæstm

ge-clútod

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For second passage substitute Gesceód mid geclútedum (behammenum, v.l.) scón clavatis calceatus caligis, Gr. D. 37, 13

ge-edníwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edníwung, e; f.
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Renewal, restoration Ǽr þǽre gyfte and geedníwunge (restitutionem) þára líchamana on dómes dæge, Gr. D. 295. 11

Linked entry: ed-níwung

ge-fremednes

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Cýþde ꝥ þá word sóþe wǽron seó gefre-mednes (effectus) Stephanes deáðes, Gr. D. 318, 15. Add

grotan

(n.)
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, Lch. iii. 292, 24. [v. N. E. D. groats.] See preceding word. (?)

hwícung

(n.)
Grammar
hwícung, e; f.
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Squeaking Se ealda feónd ongan onhyrgian . . . swína grunnunge and músa hwícunge ( stridores soricum ), Gr. D. 185, 4

hylu

(n.)
Grammar
hylu, e; f.
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A hollow Of ðǽre wylle on þá hyle; ðonne be ðǽre hyle, C. D. iii. 407, 12

Linked entry: wyla

mǽr-hlinc

(n.)
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a boundary hlinc Andlang weges tó mǽrhlinc ; andlang mǽrhlinces, C. D. iii. 414, 10 : 18 : 19 : 21

Linked entry: hlinc

mynster-geat

(n.)
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monastery-gate Æt þám mynstergeate (cf. beforan þæs mynstres geate, 25), Gr. D. 145, 2 : 163, 25

pipor-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
pipor-cweorn, e; f.
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A pepper-mill, pepper-grinder Grinde reádes caules sǽdes áne handfulle on piporcwyrna, Archiv lxxxiv. 326 d

reccend-dóm

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Hé heóld þæs mynstres reccendóm (ræcend-dóm, v. l.) monasterii regimen tenebat, Gr. D. 20, 21. Add

rúmedlíce

(adv.)
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Add Benedictus rúmedlícor dǽlde and manode þone ortriówan bróðor diffidentem fratrem latius admonuit, Gr. D. 160, 7

scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, an evil spirit.
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Hé yfelsacode þæs ælmihtigan Godes mægnþrym in wyrginge and in scinna cíginge, Gr. D. 289, 9. Add

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