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Anglo-Saxon

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cealre

(n.)
Grammar
cealre, calwer, es; m.

calmaria, gabalacrum

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Nim súr molcen, wyrc to cealre,and beþ mid ðý cealre take sour curds, work them to a jelly, and foment with the jelly, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 98, 25, 26.

Linked entries: calwer celras

godspellíc

(adj.)
Grammar
godspellíc, adj.
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Mid ðysum wordum ða godspellícan gesetnysse ongan with these words began the gospel narrative, i. 70, 11, 18

hindema

(adj.)
Grammar
hindema, adj.
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Cf. next word

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n.
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Infectious disease Nú mágon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið .viiii. áttrum and wið nygon onflýgnum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 16. v. next word

on-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
on-riht, adj.
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Th. 10, 35; Gen. 167. v. on-rihtlíce and next word

scip-farend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-farend, es; m.
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A ship-farer, sailor Aidan ðám scypfarendum ( nautis ) ðone storm tówardne foresægde, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16. v. next word

Linked entry: farend

strǽl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl-wyrt, e ; f.
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Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9

tyge-hóc

(n.)
Grammar
tyge-hóc, es; m.
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A hook to pull with, the word occurs in a list of implements Scafan, sage, cimbíren, tigehóc, Anglia ix. 263, 2

Linked entry: hóc

gemynd-blíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-blíþe, adj.
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The word, however, glosses memoriale Gemynd-blíþe memoriale, Ps. Spl. T. 101, 13

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, m.
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Add: One who performs heáfod-weard (see next word), one who is on guard Heáfodweardas excubitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 16

hnut-scill

(n.)
Grammar
hnut-scill, (?), e. f.

A nut-shell

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Perhaps the word may be inferred from the form hnutscyllingas in hnutscyllinga mearc, C. D. iv. 105, 5

ofer-mód

Grammar
ofer-mód, pride.
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Dele and see next word

ongeán-weard

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on-wemmend

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Wegas onwemmendra (inmaculatorum, the translator seems to have taken this word to be gen. pl. of inmaculator), Ps. Rdr. 36, 18. (?)

hundredes man

(n.)
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apparently the same as preceding word, Cyðe hit man ðam hundredes men, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 7

sídan

(adv.)
Grammar
sídan, adv.
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Cf. next word

tó-namian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-namian, p. ode
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Lind. 6, 14]. v. preceding word

gold-fyld

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fyld, adj.
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Linked entry: -fyld

hwæt-hweganinga

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganinga, hwæt-unga; adv.
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Linked entry: -hweganinga

mis-cweðan

(v.)

to speak amiss or incorrectly ⬩ to curse ⬩ maledicere

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to speak amiss or incorrectly Miscweden word barbarismus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 46: Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 49.

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