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níd-hǽmestre

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Add: (?): an adulteress (?). Perhaps níd-hǽmestre glosses stuprorum amatrix rather than amatrix. See preceding word, where the passage glossed is given

ongeán-hworfenness

(n.)
Grammar
ongeán-hworfenness, e; f.
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Gl. 470, 2) áwéstendum obuia quęque uastantibus, An. Ox. 2713

smitta

(n.)
Grammar
smitta, l. smitte; f.
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Add: pollution Wom, smittan inluuiem, i. inmunditiam, An. Ox. 3491. Sió sáwl sceal nýde habban smittan þæs líchoman unþeáwa, 648, note

starian

(v.)
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In l. 7 for an l. andǽges. Add

staþolian

(v.)
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Add Ðǽr se án gestæððega cyning ne staþelode ealla gesceafta, ðonne wurdon hí ealle tóslopene, Bt. 39, 13; F. 234, 26

under-wedd

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Ic onborgede .xxx. mancsa goldes æt Beorhaóðe and ic gesealde hym áne gyrde landes tó underwedde, Cht. Crw. 9, 119. Add

wiþ-ceósan

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Þæne gé wiþcuron quam reprobauerunt, An. Ox. 61, 27. Add

wáþol

(adj.)
Grammar
wáþol, (v. wáþ) ; adj.

Wandering

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Wandering Scýneþ ðes mÓra wáþol under wolcnum (cf. wanderingas an epithet of the moon in Sbakspere) Fins. Th. 14; Fin. 8

horn-scip

(n.)
Grammar
horn-scip, es; n.

A ship having a beak [rostrum], a ship with a horn-like projection in the bow,

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A ship having a beak [rostrum], a ship with a horn-like projection in the bow, Andr. Kmbl. 547; An. 274

cald-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
cald-heort, adj.

Cold-hearted, unfeeling, cruel ⬩ frigidus cordis, inhumanus, crudelis

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Cold-hearted, unfeeling, cruel; frigidus cordis, inhumanus, crudelis Cirmdon caldheorte the cold-hearted cried out, Andr. Kmbl. 275 An. 1, 8

stór-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
stór-sticca, an ; m.

An incense-stick, rod for stirring the incense in the censer

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An incense-stick, rod for stirring the incense in the censer (?) .i. silfren stórcylle mid silfrenum stórsticcan, Chart. Th. 429, 35

á-tyhtung

(n.)

intention ⬩ intentio ⬩ incentive

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Grammar á-tyhtung, e; f. intention; intentio, Scint. 29, 10: 35, 14: 28, 13. incentive Átihtinga incentiva. An. Ox. 2, 304

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDE ⬩ skin

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A. 703

Linked entry: hýd-gild

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Th. 13, 23; Gen. 207 : 239, 2 ; Dan. 364: Met. 20, 21. a strong building, fortress : Babylonia ðe ǽr wæs ealra weorca fæstast and wunderlecast and mǽrast Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 24. Bewrigene mid weorcum Cd.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

bældan

(v.)

to animate ⬩ encourage ⬩ animare ⬩ instigare

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to animate, encourage; animare, instigare Ðú þeóde bældest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to strife, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188

ende-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ende-stæf, pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

An epilogue, conclusion, destruction ⬩ epĭlŏgus, perorātio

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An epilogue, conclusion, destruction; epĭlŏgus, perorātio Heó endestæf gesceáwiaþ they shall behold their end, Cd. 225; Th. 398, 30; Sat. 541

fléding

(n.)
Grammar
fléding, e; f.

A flowing ⬩ an inundation ⬩ fluxus

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A flowing, an inundation; fluxus Se ele geswác ðære flédinge the oil ceased from the flowing, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 2

fremming

(n.)
Grammar
fremming, e; f.

A framing ⬩ an effect ⬩ efficacy ⬩ fabrĭcātio ⬩ effectus ⬩ effĭcācia

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A framing, an effect, efficacy; fabrĭcātio, effectus, effĭcācia Fremming effectus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15: Homl. Th. i. 8, 7

earfoþ-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþ-mæcg, earfeþ-mæcg, es; m.

An unhappy man ⬩ infortūnātus hŏmo

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An unhappy man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se earfoþmæcg up lócode the afflicted man looked up, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 12; Dan. 623

Linked entry: earfeþ-mæcg

bord-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bord-stæþ, es; pl. nom. acc. -staðu; n. [stæþ a shore, bank]

The sea-shore ⬩ litus

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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442