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wíte-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-ærn, es; n.

A house of punishmenta prison

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A house of punishment, a prison Wítern carcer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 62

deád-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
deád-hrægel, es; n.
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A garment of a dead person Deádraegelum palearibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 12

Linked entry: deád-rægl

efen-þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
efen-þeówen, e; f.
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A female fellow-servant Ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene, Hml. A. 203, 256

Linked entry: þeówen

heáh-leornere

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-leornere, es; m.
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A great scholar, a master Heáhleornere archimandrita i. excelsus magister. An. Ox. 910

Linked entry: leornere

nægel-spere

(n.)
Grammar
nægel-spere, es; n.
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A spear with a sharp point (?) Naeglsperu unguana Corp. Gl. H. 131, 260

síþ

(adv.)
Grammar
síþ, adv.
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The word shows a comparative form without a comparative ending, v. Sievers, § 323

sǽ-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-þeóf, es; m.

A sea-thief, a pirate

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A sea-thief, a pirate Heáh sǽþeóf archipiratta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 28

hóh-hwyrfing

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-hwyrfing, e; f.

A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?];orbis,

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A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; orbis, Som

leóf-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
leóf-wende, adj.

Pleasinggraciousacceptableamiableestimable

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Pleasing, gracious, acceptable, amiable, estimable Nó liófwende non gratus, Wrt. Voc, ii. 61, 62. Sum biþ leófwende hafaþ mód and word monnum geþwǽre one man is amiable, he hath mind and speech in accord with men, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298. 13; Crä. 84. Ne

lind

(n.)
Grammar
lind, e; and linde, an; f.

a shield

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the linden or lime-tree Lind seno vel tilia, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 111; Wrt. Voc. 32, 46. Linde tilie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 29. In ða greátan lindan; of ðære lindan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 24. On ða gemearcodan lindan; of ðære gemearcodan lindan, vi.

mann-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mann-sliht, -slieht, -slæht, -sleht, es; m.

Manslaughterhomicidemurder

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Manslaughter, homicide, murder Ða heáfodleahtras sind, mansliht ..., Homl. Th. ii. 592, 4. Ðonne mæg hé beón orsorg ðæs monnslihtes (monnsliehtes. Hatt. MS.) reus perpetrati homicidii non tenetur, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 166, 20. Manslehtes beteón, L. A. G

munuc

(n.)
Grammar
munuc, munec, es; m. [Lat. monachus]

A monk

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A monk Munuc monachus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 19. Ic Ælfríc munuc and mæssepreóst. Homl. Th. i. 2, 12 : Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 41. Be ðám ðe munecum heora feoh bútan leáfe befǽstaþ. Gif mon óðres monnes munuce feoh óðfæste, bútan ðæs munuces hláfordes léfnesse

Linked entry: munec

ge-openian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-openian, -openigean; p. ode; pp. od, ad.

To open, manifest, shew, revealTo open

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trans. To open, manifest, shew, reveal He bæd him engla weard geopenigean uncúðe wyrd he prayed the guardian of angels to reveal to him the unknown fate, Elen. Kmbl. 2201; El. 1102. Se anweald geopenaþ his yfel and gedéþ hit sweotol power reveals his

Linked entry: openian

tiber

(n.)
Grammar
tiber, tifer, es; n.
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A sacrifice, offering, victim Wit fýr and sweord habbaþ, hwǽr is ðæt tiber ðæt ðú torht Gode tó ðam brynegielde bringan þencest (cf. ic áxige hwǽr seó offrung sig; hér ys wudu and fýr ecce ignis et ligna; ubi est victima? Gen. 22, 7), Cd. Th. 175, 4;

Linked entries: teofrian tifer

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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unchosen, unselected; used in reference to those who swore along with another, when they were not selected by the party making oath from a number of persons named to him, as was the case in the cyre-áð, q. v. Ðæt hé ðone áð funde, gif hé mæhte, ungecorenne

Linked entry: ge-coren

wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
wrídian, wríþian; p. ode

To put forth shootsbe productivegrowflourish

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To put forth shoots, be productive, grow, flourish Þúfaþ and wrídaþ frutescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 13. literal, of vegetable growen Se aeþela feld wrídaþ, wynnum geblówen, Exon. Th. 199, 17; Ph. 27. On ðære eá ófre stód hreód and þíntreow and abies ðæt

Linked entry: wríþian

brycg

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Brygc pons , Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 50. Brícg, 54, 11. Hét Maxentius oferbricgian ðá eá mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge . . . hé ne gemunde ðǽre leásan bricge þe hé álecgan hét, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 21-27. Þǽre bricce geweorc, C. D. B. iii

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turnavoidpervertsubvert

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Take here for-cyrran in Dict., and add: to turn (intrans.) aside from, get out of the way of, avoid Ǽghwylce yfele fótswaðu him ongeán cumende hé forbúgeþ, for ðon se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ, Lch. i. 318, 23. Barbarismum hig forbúgað, and eác barbara

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran

hríþer

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Hrýðeres belle . . . bið ánes sciłł weorð, and is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16. Begete hé þára syxa ǽnne æt ánum hrýðere, oþþe æt þám orfe þe þæs weorð sý, 160, 1. Be .xxx. pæñ. oþþe be ánum hrýðere, 232, 7. Nán man hrýðer ne sleá búton hé habbe

stæf

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Add Álecge þonne his wǽpna, and nime stæf him on hande, and gá bærfót, Ll. Th. ii. 286, 19. <b>I a.</b> an official staff, staff emblematical of office :-- Cóm ƀ and forneáh man sceolde tóbrecan his stæf (stef, v. l.), for ðan hé ne cúðe