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dolg-drenc

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Add:to dolh-drenc Dolhdrenc antidotum, An. Ox. 383. Wryc gódne dolhdrenc, Lch. ii. 326, 25

eástan-norþan

(adv.)
Grammar
eástan-norþan, adv.
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From the north-east Eástannorþan ab borea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 30. Eástannorðan, 4, 16

eást-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
eást-gemǽre, es; n.
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An eastern boundary Hé cóm on India eást*-*gemǽra, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 29

Linked entry: ge-mǽre

eáþ-

(prefix)
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Umlauted forms (íþ-, iéþ-, éþ-, ýþ-) occur, the compounds with which are taken under íþ-

Linked entries: cnǽwe -méde métto be-geáte -milte

efenmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
efenmódlíce, adv.
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Gl. 476, 26), An. Ox. 2978

fæder-gestreón

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Fædergestreón patrimonium, An. Ox. 4818: patrimonia, 4624. Fædergestreóna patrimonium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 69. Add

fǽmnhád-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽmnhád-lic, adj.

Virgin ⬩ virginal

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Virgin, virginal Fǽmnhádlices uirginalis, An. Ox. 1483. Fǽmnhádlicere, 1717. Fǽmnhá[d]licum uirginali, 535: 2280

folc-geréfa

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Folcgeréfum aclionariis (printed ac dignariis), 4, 22. Add:

fræteness

(n.)
Grammar
fræteness, frætewness, e; f.
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An ornament Frætenisse stemmate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 50. Frætenessa (printed wræt-) discrimina, 27, 61

ge-lenda

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Substitute: One rich in landed estates Gelenda, land*-*spédig locuples i. diues, An. Ox. 3154

Linked entry: -lenda

ge-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sǽte, es; n.
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An ambush, a snare Alles næhtes giséto totius noctis insidias. Rtl. 37, 19. Cf. sǽt

ge-cneórednis

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Substitute: Descent, ancestry Bútan gecneórednesse sine genealogia (without descent, Heb. 7, 3), An. Ox. 5096

ge-cyrtenlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrtenlǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To make sweet Gecertenlǽhte indulcauit (the Latin is: Mellitus versuum epigrammatibus inculcauit ), An. Ox. 5408

Linked entry: cyrtenlǽcan

glíwing

(n.)
Grammar
glíwing, glíwung, e; f.
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Jeering, mockery Tále, i. glíwunge gecance gehispende ganniturae, i. cachinnatione ludibrio insultantes, An. Ox. 1472

Linked entry: glíwung

hér-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-rihte, adv.

Just here ⬩ at this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

hreáw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreáw-ness, e; f.
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Rawness of a hide. v. hreáw; Grénre hýde hreáwnesse recentis corii cruditate, An. Ox. 3283

hlýdig

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Wordig gehlýd oððe hlýdig gewyrd uerbosa garru-litas aut garrula uerbositas, An. Ox. 1418. Add

lang-fǽre

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Langfére, langsum diuturna i. longeua An. Ox. 2072. Treówa . . . langférran, Angl. viii. 327, 24. Add

mán-dǽd

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Mándǽde piaculo, An. Ox. 2006. Mándǽda facinorum, i. criminum, 921 : passionum, i. uitiorum, 1137. Add

múþa

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Aestuaria, ostia ł múþan, An. Ox. 41, 3. Add

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