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Anglo-Saxon

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hearm-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-beorg, es; m.
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A hill of calamity or of affliction Sitæþ on hærmbergæ, E. M. Furn. 373

hladung

A drawing ⬩ draught

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A drawing, draught Gelustfulligende hladungum genihtsumum oblectans haustibus affluis, Hy. S. 58, 12. Substitute:

hleonaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hleonaþ, hleónaþ, es; m.

A shelter

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A shelter Ic mé ánum hér eáðe getimbre hús and hleónaþ, Gú. 222. Substitute:

Linked entry: hlinaþ

hwelca

(n.)
Grammar
hwelca, hwylca, an; m.
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An inflamed swelling, a pustule Cwydele vel hwylca varix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 32

Linked entry: hwylca

mǽd-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-lacu, e; f.
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A meadow-stream On þá mǽdlace ; of þǽre lace, C. D. iii. 457, 6

múþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-sealf, e ; f.
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A mouth-salve Gif mannes múð sár sié . . . Tó múðsealfe, Lch. ii. 48, 28

mylen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-streám, es; m.
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A mill-stream Intó ðám milestreáme, of ðám mylestreáme, C. D. v. 253, 18

niþer-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-hryre, es; m.
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A falling down Mid fylle oððe mid niþerhryre casu vel praecipitatione, Scint. 229, 12

norþ-efes

(n.)
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a northern margin Be ðám wege oð ðá norðefes, C. D. v. 221, 2

Linked entry: efes

ofer-drencan

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Óðre swá feala swá hí mǽst mægon hí oferdrenceað, Hml. A. 146, 63. Add

rifelung

(n.)
Grammar
rifelung, e ; f.
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A wrinkle Riuelung ruga, contractio pellis, Angl. xxxii. 506, 12. N. E. D. rivelling.]

searu-mete

(n.)
Grammar
searu-mete, es; m.
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Food skilfully prepared, a dainty, delicacy Hé fylde his wambe mid searumettum, Nap. 57

strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen Hé geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

wiþig-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
wiþig-slæd, a
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a willow-slade Úp oð wðíigslæd; of wýþigslade, C. D. B. iii. 667, 32

ceaster-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-leód, e; f.
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The people of a city, the citizens God wæs yrre þǽre ceasterléóde, Nap. la

rop

(n.)

broth

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broth Rop (broþ ?) jus (in a list de suibus), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 55. (?)

sám-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-gréne, adj.

Half-green, backward

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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41

sceanc-gegirela

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-gegirela, an; m.

a garter

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Clothing for the leg, a garter Scancge*-*girelan periscelides Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 38

wæter-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelád, es; m.

>A water-way, an aqueduct

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>A water-way, an aqueduct Wætergeláda aquae ductuum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 16

Linked entry: ge-lád

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