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wyrm-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-geblǽd, es; n.
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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

wyrm-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-hord, es; n.
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222

ende-byrdlic

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Endebredlices originalis (misread by glosser as ordinalis?), Rtl. 109, 27. Add

gúþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sceaða, an; m.

One who harms by warlike attack

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One who harms by warlike attack, Beo. Th. 4625; B. 2318

bláwan

(v.)

to blowbreathesnortpantto blowto flameblazeinflate

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L. 151. trans. to drive by blowing Bláw mid hreóde ꝥ seáw on ꝥ dolh . . . bláw þá sealfe on þá dolh, Lch. ii. 332, 2, 11. to cause to sound by blowing, blow a horn, trumpet Þá bleów man míne býman, Nar. 13, 4.

byres

(n.)
Grammar
byres, e; f.
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Byris, byrs scalprum, scalpellum, 94, 891, 907. Byres foratorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 47: boratorium, 11, 60: i. 287, 8. Byre[s] baratorium, ii. 125, 26. Hé sceal habban adsan, bil, byrse, scafan, Angl. ix. 263, 1

Linked entries: byris byrs

ge-nægled

(v.)
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Th. i. 82, 25. to fasten together by nails, construct by means of nails. v. næglian Scip sceal genægled, scyld gebunden, Gn. Ex. 94. (O. H. Ger. ge-nagalit, -negelit infixus, clavatus.)

þǽr-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
þǽr-riht, adj.
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The passage in which strictis, glossed by þárrihtum, occurs is: lam jamque strictis mucronibus, Ald. 52, 17. As in another gloss jam jamque is glossed by þárrihtes (An.

béron

Grammar
béron, perf. subj.of beran,

might bearcarrybringfor bǽren

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Th. 133, 49; By. 67

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.
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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

sunn-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
sunn-hát, adj.
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Heated by the sun(?) Sunh[á]t soliflua, An. Ox. 56, 205

ge-bregdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bregdness, (-brégdness?), e; f.
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by wild beasts), Verc.

Linked entry: bregdness

rím-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
rím-áþ, es; m.

An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators

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An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators L. Ath. i. 9 ; Th. i. 204, 15. (cf. the expressions in Norse law tylptar-, séttar-eiðr, oaths in which twelve, six persons respectively took part)

ǽ-gewrítere

(n.)
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Gl. 245 ‘legum conditores’ is rendered by a word which Zupitza reads as scepttenras. This in Junius’ copy of the MS. is given by ægewriteras. The scept is uncertain, and Zupitza gives egewritteras as a more possible reading than that of Junius

eosul-cwearn

(n.)
Grammar
eosul-cwearn, e; f.

An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses ăsĭnāria mŏla

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An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses; ăsĭnāria mŏla, Cot. 16

fyrdinga

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrdinga, adv.

In companies or flocksby bands or multitudescatervātim

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In companies or flocks, by bands or multitudes; catervātim, Som. Ben. Lye

nam-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
nam-mǽlum, adv.

Name by name

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Name by name Nammǽlum nominatim, per singula nomina, Hpt. Gl. 427, 28

syn-léw

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syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

wacan

(v.)
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This infinitive form does not occur, its place seems taken by wæcnan

wíg-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-heard, adj.

Stout in fighthardy

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Th. 133, 64; By. 75