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hwer

(n.)
Grammar
hwer, es; m.

A kettlepotbasincaldroncooking-vessel

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A kettle, pot, basin, caldron, cooking-vessel Hwer lebes; cyperenhwer cucuma, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 25, 24, 23. Moab mínes hyhtes hwer Moab olla spei meæ, Ps. Th. 59, 7. Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere leád and pic and hé hét ðone

Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Seaxe, Seaxan; pl.
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The Saxons, in connection with England Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie, ðæt [is] of Seaxum and of Angle and of Geátum . . . Of Seaxum, ðæt is of ðam lande ðe mon háteþ Eald-Seaxan, cóman Eást-Seaxan (-Seaxa, -Sexa, Chron. 449) and Súþ-Seaxan

scrofell

(n.)
Grammar
scrofell, es; n. (?)
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Scrofula Cyrneles and scrofelles and ǽghwylces yfles, Lchdm. iii. 62, 22

unriht-hǽmend

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmend, es; m.

An adulterer

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An adulterer Þeófum and mánswarum and unrihthǽmendum, Blickl. Homl. 63, 13

Linked entries: hǽmend unriht-hǽmdere

ge-cípan

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Take here ge-cépan and ge-cýpan in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: ge-ceápian ge-cýpan

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, es; m.
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Siblingchyrst and Trowincsceadas and Rocisfald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 123, 8. ?

Linked entry: sced

eógoþ

(n.)
Grammar
eógoþ, e; f.

Youth jŭventus

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Youth; jŭventus Duguþe and eógoþe with old and young. Andr. Kmbl. 2245; An. 1124

lóh-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
lóh-sceaft, es; m.

A boltbar

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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6

Linked entry: sceaft-lóha

reóc

(adj.)
Grammar
reóc, adj.

Fierce, savage

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Fierce, savage [Grendel] grim and grǽdig, reóc and réðe, Beo. Th. 244;B. 122

un-gecyndelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíce, adv.

Unnaturally

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Unnaturally And sǽ hé déð beón ungemetlíce and ungecyndelíce swíþe ástyrode, Wulfst. 196, 3

ofer-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cwealm, es; m.
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Excessive mortality Nú is heóf and wóp and ofercwealm mycel, Angl. iii. 113, 203

ofer-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-welig, adj.
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Exceedingly rich Ðá forlegeran and þá godwracan and þá ofe[r]welgan, Nap. 50

dreahnian

(v.)
Grammar
dreahnian, l. (?) dreáhnian (
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Kluge compares N. Fris. druugin to strain), and add [Nim hyt á morgen and dreáhne hit þurh línnen clǽþ, and syle hym drinca, Lch. iii. 130, 22.]

seóc-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc-mód, adj.
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Not strong-minded Hræce hé and snýte bæftan him, and þæt fortrede, þe lǽs hit seócmódum (infirmis mentibus) bróþrum and císum wyrðe tó wlættan, Cnid. 23, 9

cot-líf

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Add used of a single habitation Ǽlcne man lyst, siððan hé ǽnig cotlýf on his hláfordes lǽne myd his fultume getimbred hæfð, ꝥ hé hine móte þáron gerestan, and huntigan and fuglian and fiscian, Shrn. 164, 3. [Cf. Wo is him þat uvel wif bryngeþ to his

Eádmund

(n.)
Grammar
Eádmund, <b>, es;</b> m. [eád happy, mund protection] .

Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred Atheling. Edmund began to reign in A. D. 1016, and died the same year

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Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia, was of the Old-Saxon race. He began to reign in A. D. 855. 'Anno Domĭnĭcæ incarnatiōnis DCCCLV, —Eadmundus Orientālium Anglōrum gloriosĭssimus cœpit regnāre VIII. Kalend. Januārii, id est die natālis Dŏmĭni, anno

fore-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca]

One who speaks for anotheran advocateprolŏcūtoradvŏcātus

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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm. A.D

Linked entries: for-speca for-spræca

morþor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-leán, es; n.

Recompense of sina terrible recompense

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Recompense of sin or a terrible recompense Ðǽr ( in hell ) sceolan þeófas and þeódsceaþan, leáse and forlegene, lífes ne wénan, and mánsworan morþorleán seón, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 24; Cri. 1612

bí-word

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Hig ǽrest ápinsiað þá naman and þá bínaman, . . . syððan hig þá word (verbs) áginnad tó áweganne mid þám bíwordum, Angl. viii. 313, 7. Dele: -wyrd, and second passage, and add: An adverb

wíf-cild

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cild, es; n.

A female child

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A female child For wǽpnedbearne sceolde cennende wíf hí áhabban fram Godes húse ingange ðreó and ðrittig daga, and for wífcilde ( femina ) syx and syxtig daga, Bd. 1. 27 ; S. 493, 16