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mold-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mold-corn, es; n.

'The granular tuber of saxifraga granulata, and the plant itself,'Cockayne

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'The granular tuber of saxifraga granulata, and the plant itself,' Cockayne Moldcorn vulnetrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 8: Lchdm. iii. 18, 8

nægled-cnearr

(n.)
Grammar
nægled-cnearr, es; m.

A vessel the planks of whose sides are nailed together

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A vessel the planks of whose sides are nailed together Gewitan him ðá Norþmen nægledcnearrum, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 2; Æðelst. 53

níten-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
níten-líc, adj.

Animalafter the manner of a brute

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Animal, after the manner of a brute Gé nételícan (nétenlícan, Cott. MS.) men O! terrena animalia, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 35

penn

(n.)
Grammar
penn, es ; m.
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A pen, fold On penn ; of ðam penne, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 456, 3-4 : 25, 21. On hacapenn foreweardne, 412, 13

pínung-tól

(n.)
Grammar
pínung-tól, es; n.
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An instrument of torture Decius hét gearcian eall ðæt pínungtól, Homl. Th. i. 428, 18. Mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod, 424, 22

Linked entry: tól

ge-unlustian

(v.)

to loathe

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to loathe Se líchoma geunlustaþ ða geógoþlustas to fremmenne the body loathes to do the pleasures of youth, Blickl. Homl. 59, 8

Linked entry: un-lustian

be-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-stód, pl. -stódon

stood by or near, stood around, surrounded

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Th. 133, 51; By. 68; Similar entries p. of be-standan

bióþ

(v.)

is, are

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Fox 7, 46; Met. 7, 23: 24, 121; Met. 24, 61; Similar entries 3rd pers. pres. of bión

gebeorh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gebeorh-stów, e; f.

A place of refugerefŭgium

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A place of refuge; refŭgium Ðú eart mín gebeorhstów on mínum earfoðum tu es mihi refŭgium a pressūre, Ps. Th. 31, 8

ge-hýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To shewostendere

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To shew; ostendere Ðú gehýwdest ðam eorle bán Iosephes thou shewest the man the bones of Joseph, Elen. Kmbl. 1570; El. 787

ge-sægde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sægde, -sǽde, pl. -sægdon

said, told

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Th. 4321; B. 2157: Bd. 4, 18; S. 587, 2: 1, 12; S. 481, 3; p. of ge-secgan

geóguþ-hádnes

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-hádnes, -ness, e; f.

The state of youth, youthădŏlescentia

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The state of youth, youth; ădŏlescentia On ða ǽrestan tíd mínre geóguþhádnesse cum prīmævo ădŏlescentiæ tempŏre, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 36

six-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
six-féte, adj.
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Having six feet (of verse) Ðæt syxféte vers, Anglia viii. 335, 13. Mid getelferse ł sixfétum catalectico versu, Hpt. Gl. 409, 21

sige

(n.)
Grammar
sige, es ; m.
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A fall, setting of the sun Sió sunne ðonne hió on sige weorðeþ (cf. Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 25), Met. 13, 111

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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A stale Hearpan stala the pieces of wood into which the strings are fixed (?): ceminigi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 66 (cf. 40)

stæþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-fæst, adj.
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epithet of sea-cliffs), stable Heáhcleofu stíð and stæðfæst, staþelas wið wége, Exon. Th. 61, 7; Cri. 981

Súþ-Seaxisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Súþ-Seaxisc, adj.
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South-Saxon, of Sussex Wulnóð cild ðone Súð-Sexiscan (-Seaxscian, col. 1: -Seaxcisan, 260, col. 2), Chr. 1009; Th. 261, col. 2

Linked entry: Seaxisc

þel-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
þel-fæsten, þel-fæstenn, es; n.
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A fortress of planks (Noah's ark) Nolde seó culufre under salwed bord syððan ætýwan on þellfæstenne, Cd. Th. 89, 17; Gen. 1482

Wísle-land

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle-land, es; n.

The land in which the Vistula risespart of Poland

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The land in which the Vistula rises, part of Poland Be eástan Maroara londe is Wíslelond, Ors. I. l ; Swt. 16, 17

wráþ-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
wráþ-scræf, es; n.

An evil cavea den

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An evil cave, a den Wom wráðscrafu wráþra gésta the foul dens of evil spirits, Exon. Th. 424, 18; Rä. 41, 41