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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-gaderedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaderedness, e; f.
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A gathering of diseased matter Wið gehwylce gegæderednyssæ, Lch. i. 322, 1 note

geoguþ-cnósl

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Before Ic bíde add þǽr ic (a badger) wíc búge, bold mid bearnum

geond-scríþing

(n.)
Grammar
geond-scríþing, e; f.
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A going about Mid flugelum færeldum ł geondscríðincgum fugitiuis discursibus, An. Ox. 263

Linked entry: scríþing

ge-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scræf, es; n.
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A den Gé dydon hit tó gescræfe (speluncam) scaþena, Mt. R. 21, 13

ge-edleánend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edleánend, es; m.
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A rewarder, remunerator Rehtwís geed-leánend arð justus remunerator es, Txts. 420, 28

ge-corded

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-corded, adj.
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Having a cord (?) Hacele geflenod vel gecorded lacerna, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 22

Linked entry: -corded

gísel-hád

(n.)
Grammar
gísel-hád, es; m.
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The state of being a hostage Gíslháda obsedatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 27

gift-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gift-feorm, e ; f.
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A wedding-feast Be þám ꝥ preóstas ne beón æt giftfeormum, Nap. 33

glíw-bydenestre

(n.)
Grammar
glíw-bydenestre, an; f.
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A female player on the timbrel Glýw*-*bydenestra tympanistriarum, Ps. L. 67, 26

Linked entry: bydenestre

hand-spitel

(n.)
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a kind of spade Mattoc vel handspitel fovessoria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 25

Linked entry: spitel

hearh-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hearh-lic, adj.
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Pertaining to a fane. Hearhlicre vel templicre fanatice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 37

here-numa

(n.)
Grammar
here-numa, an; m.

A captive

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A captive, prisoner of war On hernumena bygenum. Ll. Th. ii. 328, II

Linked entry: her-numa

heáh-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-sittende, adj.
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High-sitting, seated on a lofty throne Heáhsittendum celsithrono, Angl. xiii. 368, 39

Linked entry: -sittende

irþ-tilia

(n.)
Grammar
irþ-tilia, an; m.
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A husbandman Yrðtilian (but y altered to e) agricolas, Hpt. Gl. 464, 20

Linked entry: eorþ-tilia

mǽr-pull

(n.)
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a boundary pull On mǽrpul; ondlong pulles on Afene Cht. E. 445, 13

neb-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
neb-sealf, e; f.
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A face-salve Nebsealfe stibio, An. Ox. 4, 25. Of nebsealue, 8, 269

offrung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-hús, es; n.
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A house of sacrifice Ic geceás ðás stówe mé tó offrunghúse, Nap. 50

on-gelícness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gelícness, e ; f.
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A form, pattern Gebedes ongelícnes gesalde orationis formulam tradens, Mt. p. 14, 20

píle

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Þeáh þú punige stuntne on píl(an) [ pil (a)], Scint. 95, 18. Add

spillend

(n.)
Grammar
spillend, es; m.
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A player, jester Spilra (printed swilra), glíwra, spillendra parasitorum, Hpt. Gl. 422, 37

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