mǽr-furh
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a boundary furrow Andlang mǽrfyrh, C. D. iii. 414, 9. Æt mǽrfurh, 28. [v. N. E. D. mere-furrow.]
morgen-steorra
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Add: — Hé cóm beforan Críste on myddangeard swá se morgensteorra cymð beforan þǽre sunnan, Shrn. 95, 13. Ǽr r
reáfere
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Tó hreáfere (reófere, R.) ad latronem, Lk. L. 22, 52. Cofa hreáfera (reófera, R.) spelunca latronum, 19, 46. Add
stric-hrægl
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A cloth for rubbing (?) Eádgyfe his swyster án strichrægl and i. hrigchrægl and i. sethrægl, Cht. Crw. 23, 21
timber-land
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Land on which to grow timber .x. hýde æt Ercecombe tó tymberlonde, C.D. v. 236, 12. Cf. wudu-land
tweónigend-lic
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Add: doubtful, uncertain, dubious Tweóniend-licre tweónunge ðry[dunge] ancipiti ambiguitatis scrupulo, An. Ox. 676. Tweóniendlicra gewrita Apocrifarum, 5103
twi-fingre
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Substitute: Two fingers thick, a term applied to fat on swine Æt twyfingrum spic, Ll. Th. i. 132, 19
un-dolfen
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Not dug Hí ádulfon gehwylcne dǽl þæs wyrt-geardss þæs þe þær ǽr undolfen wæs, Gr. D. 202, 4
un-geboht
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Add: Another reading is un-áboht (non ad hoc cou-ductus), Ll. Lbmn. 399, 10. Cf. ge-bycgan ; V
wyrt-gemangness
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Spice Wyrtgerna[n]gnyse ambrosię, An. Ox. 3488. Wyrtima[n]gnesse thimiama, i. incensum , 313. Wyrtgemangnessa wyrtfata olfactariola , 4824
and-ǽges
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(Against the reading Þæt hire an dæges eágum starede, it may be noted thai on (starian) takes the accusative.)
sǽ-earm
An arm of the sea
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An arm of the sea Scýt se sǽearm up of ðæm sǽ westrihte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 4
wæter-bucca
An aquatic insect, a water-spider
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An aquatic insect, a water-spider Wæter-buc[c]a vel[wæter]gát tippula, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 14
æsc-man
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Andlang streámes æt æscmannes yre (yfre?), C. D. vi. 100, 7. Æscmen piratici, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 13. Add:
rihte-bred
An instrument for measuring, a square
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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16
smeoru-þearm
An entrail
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An entrail Smeruþearm extale Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 29. Smæreþerm julium (in a list 'de suibus') i. 286, 61
ge-swǽsnys
A sweet word ⬩ a compliment ⬩ an enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ a dainty ⬩ blanditia
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A sweet word, a compliment, an enticement, allurement, a dainty; blanditia Geswǽsnyssa blanditiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17
ge-swicneful
Treacherous ⬩ deceitful ⬩ harmful
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Treacherous, deceitful, harmful Sint hie ðé geswicnefulran they are more harmful to thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 22
Linked entry: -swicneful
ge-þingere
An intercessor
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An intercessor We biddaþ ðætte fore us ge-þingere astonde quesumus ut pro nobis intercessor existat, Rtl. 44, 36