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hwíl-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
hwíl-fæc, es; n.
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For 'Lye' substitute Hwílfæc interuallum An. Ox. 1178. Cf. hwíl-stycce, hwíl-þrág, hwíl-tídum

lind-gestealla

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Add: — Ongan . . . helle hæftling galan : ' Hwæt wearð eów swá rófum. rincas míne, lindgesteallan ?, An. 1346

níd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-full, adj.
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Necessary, needful Mid eádmódre and neódfulre þénunge humili ac necessario officio, Angl. xiii. 377, 174

pundern

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Add: a plumb-line Of punderne a perpendiculo, An. Ox. 3005: 2, 138 (printed wunderne)

riþ

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Wæterseáþes, ríðe cisternę, An. Ox. 498. Ríþe riui, 1413. Ríþe uenam, Scint. 224, 7. Add

þrǽd

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Add: — Swá seolcen ðrǽd ceu serica pensa, An. Ox. 23, 73. Traed filu, 53, 31

weorc-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-cræft, es; m.
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Skill in work, the art of mechanics Weorc-cræft mechanics (ors), An. Ox. 55, 6

ymb-settan

Grammar
ymb-settan, <b>. I.</b>
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Emset glomeratus (Lucifer sodalibus vallatus et satellitibus glomeratus, Aid. to, 34), An. Ox. 683. Add

rest-hús

(n.)
Grammar
rest-hús, es; ;n.;

A sleeping-chamber

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; A sleeping-chamber; Hé ðǽr hæfde án resthús ( ;cubiculum; ), Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 23

wǽg-fær

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-fær, es; n.

A sea-journey

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A sea-journey Ic ðé ongitan ne meahte on wǽgfære, Andr. Kmbl. 1845; An. 925

ǽrend-bóc

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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add

fylgestre

(n.)
Grammar
fylgestre, an; f.

A female follower.

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A female follower. v. fylgean; II. 1 c; Filiestrum sectatricibus (inlaesae uirginitatis ), An. Ox. 1228

gúþ-searo

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-searo, n.

Arms, armour

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Th. 435; B. 215: 661; B. 328; Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127

hálsere

(n.)
Grammar
hálsere, es; m.

An exorcist ⬩ augur, aruspex

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An exorcist Hálsere exorcista, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 166, 21: Rtl. 194, 5

Linked entry: hǽlsere

heáðu-líðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
heáðu-líðende, part.

Sea-faring

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Th. 3600; B. 1798: 5902; B. 2955: Andr. Kmbl. 851; An. 426

tyhtere

(n.)
Grammar
tyhtere, es; m.

An inciter ⬩ instigator

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An inciter, instigator Tyhtere incentor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 48. Tihtere leno, i. 50, 55

Linked entry: tihtere

scip-róðer

(n.)
Grammar
scip-róðer, es; n.

An oar or a rudder for a ship

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An oar or a rudder for a ship Scipróðor navalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 37

Linked entry: róðer

siru-tún

(n.)

a place for an ambush ⬩ lurking-place

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a place for an ambush, lurking-place Syretum (-tún?) latibulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 27

Linked entry: syretum

ymb-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-weorpan, p. -wearp

To throw round, surround

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To throw round, surround þurh lyftgelác léges blǽstas weallas ymbwurpon, Andr. Kmbl. 3104; An. 1555

hú

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(v. lóc(a) in Dict. ) Ábídan miclan dómes, hú him metod scrífan wille, B. 979. qualifying an adj. or adv., to what extent (in a correlative phrase) Á hú lenge swíðe, Ps.