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mǽre-mǽd

(n.)
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a boundary meadow Ðis syndon þá landgemǽro . . . norðrihte on mǽremǽde westewearde, C. D. iii. 416, 18. (?)

swǽr

(n.)
Grammar
swǽr, swár, es; n.
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What is heavy or grievous, labour, trouble Ðis syndon swáres and geswinces dagas, Verc. Först. 173

þúr

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Dæg þúres die Iouis, Archiv cxx. 297, 27. On þurres dæge, Verc. Först. 123, 20. Add

beorhtnian

(v.)
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Bertna ðú sune ðínne ꝥte sune ðín ðec geberhtna (berehtnað, R.), Jn. L. 17, 1. Add

bryce

(n.)
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Add Hý him bryce heóldon (v. healdan; ) they did him service, Gú. 701. v. weorold-bryce

wǽðe-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wǽðe-burne, (?), an; f.

A fishing-stream (?)

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27

leáh-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
leáh-hrycg, es; m.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 17

mearc-treów

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-treów, es; n.

A tree serving as a boundary

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Dip. Kembl. iii. 434, 18

níd-syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-syndrig, adj.

Quite apart

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Dip. B. i. 154, 12

stán-scealu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scealu, -scalu, e; f.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 12. v. next word

wíþig-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-wíc, es; n.

A dwelling-place by which willows grow

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Dip. Kmbl. ii. 195, 18

weall-weg

(n.)
Grammar
weall-weg, (?), es; m.

A walled road(?)

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: hege-weg

denn

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Inn on ðæt eádenn; of ðám eádenne, iii. 385, 4. v. dænn in Dict.; den-bǽre, stów

streám

(n.)
Grammar
streám, es; m.
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Sing ðis on yrnendum wætere, and wend ðæt heáfod ongeán streám, 70, 8. Ondlang ðæs streámes . . . ondlang ðæs Doferdæles ongeán streám tó Wícforda, Cod. Dip, Kmbl. vi. 218, 29. Streámas stódon, Cd. Th. 206, 29; Exod. 459. Streámas wundon, Beo.

-túningas

(suffix)
Grammar
-túningas, pl. m.
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Dip. B. ii. 526, 7-8. Wudetunnincga gemǽro, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 193, 10

under-delfan

(v.)

to dig under ⬩ undermine ⬩ dig out ⬩ suffocare

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to dig under, undermine, dig out (lit. or fig.) Ic underdelfe subfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, 11. Æt dura hé under-delfeþ ( suffodiet ) fótwylmas ðíne, Scint. 196, 8.

wlitigian

(v.)
Grammar
wlitigian, p. ode.

to make beautiful ⬩ to grow beautiful

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Fyl nú ða frurnsprǽce, wlitega ðíne wordcwidas (give glorious effect to eny words), and ðín wuldor ús gecýð, 188, 9; Az. 43. Wlitiga ðínne wordcwyde and ðín wuldor on ús gecýð, Cd. Th. 236, 26; Dan. 327.

Peác-

(prefix)
Grammar
Peác-, Péc-sǽtan; pl.
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Dip. B. i. 414. 17

ge-hendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hendan, p. de; pp. ed

To hold ⬩ tĕnēre

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To hold; tĕnēre Me ðín seó swíðre ðǽr gehendeþ tĕnēbit me dextĕra tua, Ps. Th. 138, 8

Linked entry: -hendan

sundor-freóls

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-freóls, es; m.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 349, 26. Ðysne e

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