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cleófan

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On wintra erian and in miclum gefyrstum timber cleófan, Angl. ix. 261, 23. On þone cleofenan beorh, Cht. E. 293, 27

fann

(n.)
Grammar
fann, e; f.
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Voc. ii. 123, 15. Hý habbað micelne múð swá fann (swǽ fon, v. l.) ore amplissimo sicut uannum, Nar. 35, 31. Hí habbað eáran swá fann (fan, v. l.) aures habentes tamquam uannum, 37, 11. Man sceal habban . . . fauna, trogas, æscena, Angl. ix. 264, 14.

glæsen

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Th. ii. 384, 7. Ꝥ glæsene fæt vas vitreum, Gr. D. 104, 28: 103, 13. Ele in ánum glæsenum fæte, 159, 9. Glæsene leóhtfatu, 49, 21. Add

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, omen.
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Voc. ii. 115, 52. Nǽfre hé on aldordagnm ǽr ne siððan heardran hǽle healþegnas fand never in all the days of his life, before or since, less auspiciously (cf. Icel. íllu heilli malo augurio ; m evil hour) did he come upon hall-thanes, B. 719. Add

lifer

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Voc. i. 45, 10. Wiþ þǽre lifre swile, Lch. ii. 200, 1 (and often). His lifere iecor eius, Kent. Gl. 218. Swát ýðum weóll þurh báncofan, blód lifrum swealg (the blood streaming out brought with it parts of the inside of the body ? C f.. Add: —

mód-wén

(n.)
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Heart's delight, treasure Þonne ic forð áscúfan sceal þæt freán mínes módwyn freoðað middel-nihtum when I (a key) push forth what protects my lord's treasure at midnight, i. e. the bolt of the lock, Rä. 87, 7

munuc-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-reáf, es; n.
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Þám preóste is ungedafenlic ꝥ hé munucreáf ( uestem monachicam ) werige, Chrd. 63, 32

Linked entry: munuc-scrúd

nægel-seax

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Nægelsexes tácn is ꝥ þú mid þínum scitefingre dó ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú scearan wille, Tech. ii. 127, 1

nume-stán

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Voc. ii. 102, 39: calculus, ratio, vel sententia, vel numerus teblstán, 43. The gloss at 13, 6 seems to combine these two, and in this case nume-stán corresponds to the second. Could nume-stán be a mistake for nume[rus tæfl]stán ?

óþ

(con.)
Grammar
óþ, conj. l. oþ,
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Ic þat wilnode oð mé nú áðreáð, 35, 22

preóst-híred

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-híred, es; m.
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In ǽlcum preósthírede (canonica congregatione), 13, 20: 60, 32. Úre preósthýredas noster clerus, 42, 32. Hit is gewuna on manegum preósthíredum (canonicorum congregationibus; cf. geférrádene, 11), 13, 13

sticca

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Add Genim ǽnne sticcan and gewyrc hine feðorbyrste ( fray it out at the end) . . . styre þonne mid ðý sticcan, Lch. iii. 24, 18-20.

wǽl-bed

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl-bed, wǽl-bedd, es; n.

The bed of the slain

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The bed of the slain Ic hine heardan clammum on wælbedde wríþan þóhte I had thought to bind him on the couch of the slain (i.e. to kill him ), Beo. Th. 1932; B. 964. Hwæt befealdest ðú folmum ðínum on wælbedd bróðor ðínne? Cd. Th. 62,8; Gen. 1011

tó-efnes

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-efnes, -emnes; prep. with dat.

On a level with,abreast of,alongside,beside

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Ondlang bróces óð hyt cymþ tóemnes ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, iii. 437, 17

Linked entry: efen

treów-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
treów-weorþung, e; f.

Tree-worship

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C. 16Th. ii. 248, 30. Cf; Wé forbeódaþ ǽlcne hǽðenscipe. . . ðæt is, ðæt mán weorðige .. . stánas oððe ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i.378, 17-21. v. Grmm. D. M. c. 21

hǽl

Grammar
hǽl, health.
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Th. i. 614, 16. Hyt tó hǽle gelǽdeð, Lch. i. 114, 21. Þǽre ǽrran hǽle incohmitati pristine, An. Ox. 4866. Twégen líchaman on þá ǽran hǽle gemina cadauera in pristinum uite statum (restituit), 1875. Tóscádan welan and wǽdle, hǽle and unhǽle, Ll.

FYLGEAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.

To followattendfollow or carry outsĕquiinsĕquiexsĕqui

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S. 85; Th. i. 424, 7. Ðæt hi georne heora bócum and gebédum fylgean that they strictly attend to their books and prayers, L. Eth. vi. 41; Th. i. 326, 3

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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Th. i. 162, 10-12: ii. 546, 16. Hí forflugon woruldmanna gesihðe and herunge, i. 544, 29. Ná for ðí hé deáð forfluge, 82, 27. Hí forfleón móston þǽra árleásra éhtnysse, Hml. A. 72, 174. with acc.

CORN

(n.)
Grammar
CORN, es; n.

CORNa grainseedberry frumentumgranumbaccaa hard or cornlike pimplea cornkernel on the feet pustulaclavus

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Ifig byrþ corn golde gelíce ivy bears berries like gold Herb. 121, 1; Lchdm. i. 234, 4.

cann

(n.)
Grammar
cann, e; f.
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E. 16; Th. i. 34, 12. Ðanne is cirican canne riht then is the church clearance right, L. Wih. 21; Th. i. 42, 1