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efen-nys

(n.)
Grammar
efen-nys, efyn-nis, -niss, -nes, e; f.

EVENNESS, equality ⬩ æquālĭtas

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EVENNESS, equality; æquālĭtas Efennys gecýðnys ðín on écnysse æquĭtas testĭmōnia tua in æternum, Ps. Spl. 118, 144: 10, 8

Linked entries: efnes efynnis

ge-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærnan, p. -bærnde; pp. -bærned [ge, and bærnan to burn]

To burn ⬩ ūrĕre

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To burn; ūrĕre Ne ðé sunne on dæge gebærne per diem sol non ūret te, Ps. Th. 120, 6

Linked entries: ge-bærd-stán gebærn-lím ge-bernan

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

mylen-wer

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-wer, es; m.

A mill-weir ⬩ mill-dam

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Dip. Kmbl. iv. 92, 30

pillan

(v.)
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to peel (of skin) Ðis lácecræft sceal tó ðan handan ðe ðæt fell of pyleþ, Lchdm. iii. 114, 13. (?)

wíþig-ford

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-ford, es; m.

A ford by which willows grow

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 135, 14: 252, 20, 36

wíþig-will

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-will, es; m.

A spring by which willows grow

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Dip. Kmbl. vi. 213, 16-21

wæscing

(n.)
Grammar
wæscing, (?) washing in weascing-weg

a road leading to a sheep-washing place(?)

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: weascing

wæter-denu

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-denu, e; f.

A valley with water in it

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 365, 33

fyrs-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-sceaga, (?), an; m.

A furze-thicket

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Onbútan færsscagan on ðá díc ðæt hit cymð tó ðǽre ródæ, C. D. iii. 229, 29

Wigestas

(n.)
Grammar
Wigestas, (-e ?); pl. m.

The name of some people in England

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Dip. B. i. 414, 20

mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-ác, e; f.

An oak which serves as part of a boundary

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 31

neód-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
neód-ful, adj.

Earnest ⬩ zealous

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Earnest, zealous Bidde ic monna gehwone ðe ðis gied wræce, ðæt hé mec neódful gemyne, Exon. Th. 285, 26; Jul. 720

stapol-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stapol-weg, es; m.
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Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 23

syrf-treów

(n.)
Grammar
syrf-treów, es; n.

A service-tree ⬩ sorbus

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 22

Linked entry: syrfe

þorn-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
þorn-rǽw, e; f.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 28. On ða ealdan þornrǽwe, 199, 33, 34

Linked entry: Tráci

ágan

Grammar
ágan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Fæder ðín ágeð (possedit) (te, Ps. Rdr. 286, 6. Add Tó hyhte ágan to expect, Sat. 176. (v. ge-wyrht; )

wægn-weg

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-weg, es; m.

A cart-road ⬩ carriage-road

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Dip. Kmbl. vi. 8, 37. On ðone brádan wǽnweg, iii. 37, 26

ǽngan-cundes

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽngan-cundes, adv.

In a way that is unique

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Críst stód ofer ádle (alde, MS.) ǽngancundes as none other did Lch. iii. 36, 25

ge-steal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-steal, -steall, es;n,

Constitution ⬩ frame

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Constitution, frame Eal ðis eorþan gesteal all this earth&#39;s frame, Exon. 78 a; Th. 293, 2; Wand. 110

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