mund-cræft
Power of hand ⬩ power to protect
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Power of hand or power to protect Cunne ic his mihta, his mægen, and his mihta, and his mundcræftas, Lchdm. i. 384, 13
palm-æppel
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the fruit of the palm, a date Palmæppel dactulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 63 : 89. 33. Palmæppla nicolaos, 83, 55. Palmǽpla, 60, 67
press
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A press (in a list of requisites for spinning), Anglia ix. 263, 12. Cf. Pannicipium a presse, Wülck. 600, 14 : vestiplicium, 619, 10
Gleáw-ceaster
GLOUCESTER ⬩ a county town in the west of England
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GLOUCESTER, a county town in the west of England Æþelfæd líð binnan Gleáwceastre Ethelfleda lies buried at Gloucester, Chr. 918; Erl. 109, 7
rípness
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Ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest Hrípnes messis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29. On rípnysse in maturitate, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung
ge-ildan
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Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, ne geyld þú hit ( neque differas ) of dæge tó dæge, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34. Add
big
Of, about, concerning ⬩ de, quoad
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Of, about, concerning; de, quoad Big ðam ðe ic ðé ǽr sægde de qua tibi ante dixi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 35
ge-lígenod
Convicted of lying
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Convicted of lying Se apostol Paulus ne biþ gelígenod the apostle Paul is not shewn to be false, Homl. Th. i. 54, 1
ge-mét
A meeting, assembly ⬩ conventus
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A meeting, assembly; conventus Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemét they had their meeting of counsellors every day, Jud. Thw. 161, 31
ge-nom
took
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took Weard genom the guardian took, Exon. 11 a; Th. 14, 22; Cri. 223: Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 14; p. of ge-niman
scild-truma
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Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
scitte
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Looseness of the bowels, diarrhœa Wið ðon ðe men mete untela melte and gecirre on yfele wǽtan and scittan, Lchdm. ii. 226, 6
þanc-word
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A word of thanks Swá scríþende hweorfaþ gleómen, þearfe secgaþ, þoncword sprecaþ, simle sumne gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 32; Víd. 137
un-menged
Unmixed
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Hé ( Adam ) of ðære eorðan selfre unmængedre gesceapen wæs, Anglia xi. 1, 9
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weorold-dryhten
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The Lord of the world, the Deity Gif ðú wilnige weorulddrihtnes heáne anwald ongitan si vis celsi jura tonantis cernere, Met. 29, 1
birla
The barrel
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The barrel, body (of a horse) Gif hors sié ofscoten; nim tóbrecenre nǽdle eáge, stinge hindan on þone byrlan, Lch. ii. 156, 30
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fácen-leás
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of precious metals or jewels, not sham Mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded, fáconleás feh, Jn. p. 188, 5. Add:
fold-hrérende
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earth-stirring, epithet of an animal that stirs the ground with its feet, mating foot prints on the ground, treading the ground. Add:
gefyrn-dagas
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Days of old, old times Þus ealde penegas þe on gefyrndagum (gefirndagum, v. l. ) geslægene wǽron on yldrena tíman, Hml. S. 23, 588
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gelíc-bisen
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an imitator Of his gelícbisene ex ejus imitatione, Rtl. 50, 4. Hiora gelícbisin, 91, 37. Gimaco ł gilícbiseno Godes imitatores Dei, 12, 11
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