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eár-slege

(n.)
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eár-slege, es; m.
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A blow that strikes off an ear Be eárslege. Gif him mon ásleá óðer eáre of, geselle .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 92, 21

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
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Hé on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

hearp-slege

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:

heáfod-slæge

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Add: -slege a cross-beam resting on columns, an architrave (?); and for 'Cot. 50; Lye' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 58

Linked entry: slege

mór-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
mór-slæd, es; n.
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A marshy valley Norð on án mórsled ; norð tó ié C. D. v. 124, 26. On ðæt mórslæde (-slæd?) éstwærde, vi. 9, 1

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.
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Sleep during the night Ꝥ ilce geþanc þe heom ámang þám nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall, þá hí áwacodon, hí ꝥ sylfe geþóhton, Hml. S. 23, 442

slæp-ærn

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Slæpyrne dormitorio, Chrd. 55, 26. Add

slǽp-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp-drenc, es; m.
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A sleeping-draught Slǽpdrenc; rædic, hymlic, wermód, belone, cnuca ealle þá wyrte, dó in ealað, Lch. iii. 22, 27

hearm-slege

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-slege, es; m.

A grievous blow

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A grievous blow, Exon. 28 b; Th. 88, 4; Cri. 1435

hearp-slege

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-slege, es; m.

A striking, playing of the harpstriking the harp

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A striking, playing of the harp On hearpan and on hearpslege and on stefne sealmcwides in cithara, in cithara et voce psalmi, Ps. Lamb. 97, 5

Linked entry: slege

ofer-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slǽp, es; m.

Excessive sleep

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Excessive sleep Wið overslǽpe, Lchdm. i. 342, 14

ofer-slege

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-slege, es; n.

A lintelsuperliminare

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A lintel Oferslege oððe þrexwold limen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Som. 9, 28. Oferslæge, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 65. Sprengaþ on ðæt oferslege (superliminare) . . . ðonne hé gesihþ ðæt blód on ðam oferslege, Ex. 12, 22-23. On hyra gedyrum and oferslegum. Homl. Th. i

on-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
on-slápan, p. -slép

To sleep, fall asleep

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To sleep, fall asleep Heó hwón onslép, forðon ðe heó wæs on ðære sǽ swíðe geswenced, Shrn. 60, 17. Andreas ásette his heáfod ofer ǽnne his discipula and hé onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13

Linked entry: on-slǽpan

slege-bítel

(n.)
Grammar
slege-bítel, es; m.

A beetle, hammer, mallet

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A beetle, hammer, mallet Sleah ðonne on mid slegebýtle Lchdm. ii. 342, 7

hleór-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
hleór-slæge, -slege, es; m.

A blow on the cheek or face

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A blow on the cheek or face Hleórslægeas hé underféng alapas accepit, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 6

á-slápan

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Lǽcedómas wiþ áslápenum lice. (paralysed) Lch. ii. 12, 17. Þá áslápenan sina, 282, 8. Add

Linked entry: on-slápan

sláh-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
sláh-þorn, es ; m.
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Sláhþorn, slágh-, salach-thorn, 99, 1898. Sláhþorn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 39. Slágþorn, i. 285, 32. Ádelf niþeweardne sláhþorn, Lchdm. ii. 92, 30

Linked entry: slág-þorn

full-sláw

(adj.)
Grammar
full-sláw, adj.

Full slowvery slowpersegnis

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Full slow, very slow; persegnis, Off. Reg. 15

Linked entry: ful-sláw

sláp-ern

Similar entry: slǽp-ærn

ful-sláw

full slowvery slow

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full slow, very slow