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swín-hege

(n.)
Grammar
swín-hege, es; m.
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A fence to keep swine from straying Tó bysceopes swýnhege; ondlong heges, C.D. iii. 77, 11. Of ðǽre burnan on ðane swýnhege; andlang heges, 78, 5

á-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
á-teorian, l. á-teórian,
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and add: of material, to end, not to be continued -Ymbe þæt útan þe þæs scapularæs handstoca áteóriað ( where the cuffs end), Tech. ii. 127, 20

wæter-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep

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Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep Engel ðín con sealte sǽstreámas, waroðfaruða gewinn and wæterbrógan, Andr. Kmbl. 394; An. 197 : 912; An. 456

Linked entry: wæter-egesa

weg-leást

(n.)
Grammar
weg-leást, e; f.

Want of road

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Want of road Dwelian hé dyde hig on wegleáste and ná on wege errare fecit eos in invio et non in via, Ps. Spl. 106, 40

Linked entry: weg-lísu

ægnan

(n.)
Grammar
ægnan, pl.

Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, huskspaleaechaff

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Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, husks Aegnan paleae, Txts. 85, 1526: quisquiliae, 91, 1696

healsre-feðer

(n.)
Grammar
healsre-feðer, e; f.

The feathers of a pillow, downcervical

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The feathers of a pillow, down Hnescre ic eom micle halsrefeðre I am much softer than down, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 28; Rä. 41, 80

heard-fyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-fyrde, adj.

Difficult to carry

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Difficult to carry Ðǽr oninnan bær eorl hard-fyrdne dǽl goldes there within bore the earl a weighty portion of gold, Beo. Th. 4483; B. 2245

hohful-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hohful-ness, e; f.

Anxiety, care, trouble

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Anxiety, care, trouble Sǽde ic mínum witun mines módes hohfulnysse I told the anxiety of my mind to my 'witan,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 349, 11

swǽr-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽr-mód, (swár-); adj.

Of an indolent, sluggish disposition

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Of an indolent, sluggish disposition Sum welig man wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, and him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, Wulfst. 257, 12 MS. D

sweord-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-wyrhta, an; m.

A sword-wright, maker of swords, armourer

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A sword-wright, maker of swords, armourer Móna se án and twentigoða unnytlíce tó wyrcenne bútan swurdwyrhtan (but the word glosses gladiatoribus), Lchdm. iii. 194, 10

forþ-wíf

A woman of ranka great lady

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Substitute: A woman of rank a great lady Hláford dominus forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78

wígbed-heorþ

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-heorþ, es; m.

The altar-hearththe part of the altar where the offering is burnt

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The altar-hearth, the part of the altar where the offering is burnt Hé genom on ðam wíbedheorðe ðæs dustes dǽl, Lchdm. iii. 364, col. 1

Linked entry: heorþ

god-cund

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Add: of or pertaining to God Godcund andgit and godcund foretiohhung, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 31. Se godcunda anweald, 16, 4; F. 58, 13. Ðá ðe sió godcundde stefn ðreáde, Past. 91, 7. Þæs godcundan mægenþrymmes, Bl. H. 103, 3. On þǽre godcundan dǽde ( the

Linked entry: god-lic

æl-myrca

(n.)
Grammar
æl-myrca, an; m.

All sallowa black manan Ethiopianomnino fuscusÆthiops

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All sallow, a black man, an Ethiopian; omnino fuscus, Æthiops On ælmyrcan éðel-ríce in the realm of the Ethiopian, Andr. Kmbl. 863; An. 432

Linked entries: eal-myrca Gúþ-myrce

ár-gebland

(n.)
Grammar
ár-gebland, es; m.

The mingling of the oarsthe sea disturbed by the oarsthe oar-disturbed searemorum commixtiomare remis turbatum

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The mingling of the oars, the sea disturbed by the oars, the oar-disturbed sea; remorum commixtio, mare remis turbatum, Andr. Kmbl. 765; An. 383

bæsten

(adj.)
Grammar
bæsten, adj.

Made of bastBASTtiliaceus

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Made of bast, BAST; tiliaceus Híg ðá hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum then they bound him with two bast ropes, Jud. Grn. 15, 13

belced-sweora

(adj.)
Grammar
belced-sweora, adj.

Possessed of an inflated neckinflata cervice præditus

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Possessed of an inflated neck; inflata cervice præditus Ic eom belced-sweora I am neck-inflated Exon. 127 b; Th. 489, 24; Rä. 79, 1

Linked entry: sweora

burh-wita

(n.)
Grammar
burh-wita, an; m.
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A knowing and polished man of the city, city-counsellor, citizen; urbanus, homo civilis, urbis consiliarius, municeps Portgeréfa vel burhwita municeps, Wrt. Voc. 18, 41

býrignes

(n.)
Grammar
býrignes, bírgnes, -ness, e; f.
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A tasting, a taste; gustus Mid býrignesse ðæs wæteres by the tasting of the water, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29. Bírgness gustus, Cot. 97

Linked entry: bírg-nes

dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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A down or mountain fairy; castălis, ĭdis; f. one of the muses; castălĭdes, um, f. Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19