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cruce

(n.)
Grammar
cruce, an; f.

A crusepitcherwaterpot urceusurceolus

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A cruse, pitcher, waterpot; urceus, urceolus Cruce viciolum [= urceolus ] Wrt. Voc. 290, 67

crysum-lýsing

(n.)

a leaving off the baptismal vest

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a leaving off the baptismal vest Chr. 879; Th. 148, 32, col. 3

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harppercussorium, mazaa hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

slege-bítel

(n.)
Grammar
slege-bítel, es; m.

A beetle, hammer, mallet

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A beetle, hammer, mallet Sleah ðonne on mid slegebýtle Lchdm. ii. 342, 7

ge-þeahtendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeahtendlíc, adj.

Deliberative

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Deliberative Geþeahtendlíc ymcyme a deliberative convention, L. Wih. pref; Th. i. 36, 7

hléda

(n.)
Grammar
hléda, hléde; m.

A seat

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A seat Ðes hléda, hléde sedile, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 26

Linked entry: hlýde

hnut-cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
hnut-cyrnel, es; m. n.

A nut kernel

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A nut kernel Genim hnutcyrnla, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 34, 19

Linked entry: cyrnel

toh-líne

(n.)
Grammar
toh-líne, an; f.

A tow-line

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A tow-line Tohlíne remulcum. Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 64: remulcus, 57, 5

swearc-módness

(n.)
Grammar
swearc-módness, e; f.

Faintheartedness, pusillanimity

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Faintheartedness, pusillanimity Fram swarc-módnesse gástes a pusillanimitate spiritus, Ps. Lamb. 54, 9

Linked entry: swearc

sweor-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-wærc, es; m.

A pain in the neck

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A pain in the neck Lege on ðone sweorwærc, Lchdm. ii. 44, 22. :?-

treów-féging

(n.)
Grammar
treów-féging, e; f.

A joining together of plankscommissoriatabularum conjunctio

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A joining together of planks; commissoria, tabularum conjunctio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 31

turl

(n.)
Grammar
turl, trull

a ladlescooptrowel

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tur a ladle, scoop, trowel Turl, scofl trulla, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 67

Linked entry: trull

fót-geswell

(n.)
Grammar
fót-geswell, es; n.

A swelling of the foot

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A swelling of the foot Wið cneówwræce and fótgeswelle, Lch. iii. 70, 27

Linked entries: ge-swel fót-swyle

syn-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
syn-cræft, es; m.

A sinful art

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A sinful art Ne syncræftas (scyn-, other MS. ) wé ne onhyrgen, Wulfst. 253,10

and-saca

(n.)
Grammar
and-saca, ond-, an; m.

A denierrenounceran apostateopposerenemynegatorrenunciatoradversarius

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A denier, renouncer, an apostate, opposer, enemy; negator, renunciator, adversarius Ofer eorþan andsaca ne wæs there was not an opposer on the earth, Cd. 208 ; Th. 258, 2 ; Dan. 669. Godes andsaca an opposer or a forsaker of God, 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen.

Linked entry: -saca

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I. Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc,

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603. Ðá cwæþ hé hwæs sunu is hit ðá cwæþ se

Linked entry: -tíma

wic-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
wic-dæg, (wicu-, wuce-), es; m.
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a day of the week Ðam æftran dæge (the day after Sunday), on óþrum witodlíce wucedæge die sequenti, secunda uidelicet feria, Anglia xiii. 387, 319. Ðæt hí ðý feórþan wicdæge and ðý syxtan ( quarta et sexta Sabbati ) fæston, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. Ðý drihtenlícan

ge-bisnian

(v.)
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Add: to set an example, serve as a model Hé þá leóde gebígde tó Godes geleáfan, and him wel gebysnode mid weorcum, Hml. S. 26, 73. Heó hym eallum gebysnode mid góddre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, 2, 125. Swá swá úre Hǽlend þurh hine gebysnode (-bisnode

wæl-not

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-not, es; m.

A fatal marka mark that brings deatha rune that brings death,

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A fatal mark, a mark that brings death, a rune that brings death, v. Kemble in Archæologia, vol. 28, p. 336. See for baleful influence of runes, Egils Saga, c. 75: Grettis Saga, c. 81; see also Corpus Poeticum Boreale, vol. i. pp. 40, 41, for the virtues

Linked entry: not