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stán-ceastel

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v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27. Bewestan ðǽre ealdan byrig on ðone stánihtan weg, of ðan wege to ðan stáncystlum, vi. 234, 32

for-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrífan, p. -scráf, pl. -scrifon; pp. -scrifen [scrífan to judge] ,

to condemnproscribecondemnāreproscrībĕreto writecut intocut downincīdĕresuccīdĕre

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Th. 213; B. 106. to write or cut into, cut down; incīdĕre, succīdĕre Awríteþ he on his wǽpne wællnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas bill forscrífeþ he writes upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters he cuts into the bill, Salm.

Linked entries: screón fer-scrifen

niþer-onwend

(adj.)
Grammar
niþer-onwend, adj.
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Down-turned Hé hangode nyþeronwendum heáfde he hung head downwards, Gr. D. 24, 29

ofdúne-onwend

(adj.)
Grammar
ofdúne-onwend, adj.
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Turned downwards Hé hangode ofdúneonwendum heáfde he hung head downwards, Gr. D. 24, 28

feax-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
feax-cláþ, es; m.

A head-clothhair-bandfilletfascia crīnālis

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A head-cloth, hair-band, fillet; fascia crīnālis, Cot. 93

oxna-lyb

(n.)
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ox-heal; helleborus foetidus and h. viridis, Lchdm. iii. Glossary

þelma

(n.)
Grammar
þelma, (?), an; m.
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Heat Se þelma and sió hǽto, Lchdm. ii. 82, 10

ge-reca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reca, an; m.

A governor, ruler, prefectpræfectus

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A governor, ruler, prefect; præfectus Heáh gereca summus præfectus, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 21, 1

sceacga

(n.)
Grammar
sceacga, an; m.

The hair of the head

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The hair of the head; cf. shaggy Feax, sceacga coma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 56

Linked entry: feax-sceacga

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162.

swól

(n.)
Grammar
swól, es; m. (?), n. (?)
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Heat, burning Suól chaumos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 75. Swól camos, 17, 8: i. 288, 41. Suóle caumati, ii. 103, 31. Swóle caumate, 22, 21. of the heat of fire Hé ( the phenix ) somnaþ swóles láfe, gegædraþ bán gebrosnad æfter bǽlþræce, Exon.

bǽl-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-wylm, es; m.

Fire's heatflammæ æstuatio

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Fire's heat; flammæ æstuatio, Exon. 70b; Th. 262, 22; Jul. 336

ge-heáfdod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heáfdod, adj.
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Having a head Geheáfdod hringce Samothracius, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 60

willung

(n.)
Grammar
willung, e; f.

Boilingheat

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Boiling, heat Wyl[l]inc fervor (autumni), Hpt. Gl. 419, 77

heáfod-sár

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-sár, es; m.

Pain in the head

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Pain in the head, Herb. 4, 7; Lchdm. i. 90, 28

sumer-hát

(n.)
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summer-heat Sumerhát cólað (cf. hát ácólað ardor frigescit, Angl. i. 285: ii. 374), Reim. 67

Linked entry: hát

heáfod-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the headcapitilavium

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A washing of the head; capitilavium, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 26; Wrt. Voc. 37, 16

heofon-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-setl, es; n.
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The heavenly dwelling In heofonsetle heán in sede polorum, Dóm. L. 276

heáfod-hriéfþo

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hriéfþo, f.

Head-roughnesscapitis scabies

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Head-roughness; capitis scabies, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii 228, 13

heáfod-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-wærc, es; m.

Pain in the head,cephalia, cephalargiahead-ache

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Pain in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18,5, 19

Linked entry: heáfod-wræc