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symbel-calic

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-calic, es; m.

A chalice

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II. Ic an Ðeódréd mín wíte massehakele ðe ic on Pauie bouhte and simbelcalice, Chart. Th. 515, 18

Linked entry: calic

hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
hwyrft, es; m.

A turnrevolutiongoingcourseorbitcircuitorbcircle

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Náh ic hwyrft weges [Grein reads hwyrftweges] I cannot return, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 6; Rä. 4, 6.

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fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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In An. Ox. 4164 the word is glossed by færelde), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 74. a journey Gif þé fór (foor, v.l.) gelimpe on Gallia mǽgðe si contingat ut ad Galliarum provinciam transeas, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 74, 9. Fóre bóc itinerarium, Hpt. Gl. 454, 19.

nebb

(n.)
Grammar
nebb, es; n.

a nebniba beaka beak-shaped thinga nosethe gristle of the nosethe facecountenance

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Ic ( a key ) bregde nebbe, 498, 6; Rä. 87, 8. Ic ( a helm ) hæbbe heard nebb, 489, 29; Rä. 79, 1. a nose, the gristle of the nose Neb internasum (cf. nose gristle internasus, 43, 20), Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 50. Gif mon óðrum ðæt neb (nebb, MSS. B.

CEREN

(n.)
Grammar
CEREN, cyrin, e; f.

A CHURN

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A CHURN; vas in quo lac agitatur et butyrum cogitur, fidelia, sinum Cyrin sinum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 31

deáþ-drepe

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-drepe, es; m.

Death-stroke letālis ictus

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Death-stroke; letālis ictus Ðý deáþ-drepe in the death-stroke, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 6; Exod. 495

eá-gang

(n.)
Grammar
eá-gang, es; m.

A water-courseflumĭnis cursus

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A water-course; flumĭnis cursus On ðære eágang in the water-course, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13

dóere

(n.)
Grammar
dóere, es; m.
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A doer, worker; opĭfex Dóere, ðæt is Gást se hálga opĭfex, id est Spīrĭtus sanctus, Rtl. 198, 13

ellen-þríst

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-þríst, adj.

Bold in courage, bold audax

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Bold in courage, bold; audax Ða idesa ellenþríste the bold women. Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 133

emne-cristen

(n.)
Grammar
emne-cristen, em-cristen, es; m.

A fellow-Christianco-christiānus

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A fellow-Christian; co-christiānus His emnecristen fratrem suum in Christo, L. Ed. C. 36; Wilk. 209, 18

Linked entry: em-cristen

ferþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ-sefa, an; m. [sefa the faculty of perceiving; sensus]

The mindmens

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The mind; mens Fæstnian ferþsefan to fix in the mind, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 29; Sch. 20

fyren-ligerian

(v.)
Grammar
fyren-ligerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To commit fornicationfornĭcāri

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To commit fornication; fornĭcāri Hí fyrenligeredon on begímingum his fornĭcāti sunt in adinventiōnĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 105, 36

Linked entry: firen-ligerian

gælæþ

(n.)
Grammar
gælæþ, gæleþ?

A cage to sell or punish bondmen incatasta

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A cage to sell or punish bondmen in; catasta, Som. Ben. Lye Gæleþ catasta, Wrt. Voc. 288, 24

Iudéa

(n.)

Judea

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On ðam wéstene Judéæ in deserto Judææ, 3, 1

maðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
maðelig, adj.

Tumultuousinciting to tumult

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Tumultuous, inciting to tumult as in the case of one who harangues people(?) Maðeli tumultuosa, Kent. Gl. 725

plihtere

(n.)
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one that watches in the prow of a ship Pliclitere (plihtere ?) ł ancremen proreta, Hpt. Gl. 406, 55. (?)

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, part. [frécne savage, wicked]

Savageevilwickedcorruptedatroxscĕlestus

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Savage, evil, wicked, corrupted; atrox, scĕlestus Móde gefrécnod corrupted in mind, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 10; Dan. 184

ge-hræcan

(v.)

to set in orderdirectdirĭgĕre

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to set in order, direct; dirĭgĕre Weorc handa ussera gehræce ŏpus mănuum nostrārum dirĭge, Ps. Lamb. 89, 17

síþ-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-wíf, es ; n.
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A noble lady On sumes síþwífes (gódes wifes, 2nd MS.) húse in domum inclytae matronae, Nar. 49, 9

þunorrád-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
þunorrád-stefn, e; f.

A voice of thunder

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A voice of thunder Wæs þunurrádstefn strang on hweóle vox tonitrui tui in rota, Ps. Th. 76, 14