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lytluc

(n.)
Grammar
lytluc, lytlucc, es; m.

A bittock ⬩ small piece

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A bittock, small piece Lytluccas (MS. lyttuccas) segmenta, particulas, Germ. 400, 531

meolc-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
meolc-hwít, adj.

Milk-white

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Milk-white Of meolchwýttre lacteo, Germ. 389, 70. Meolchwítum lacteis, 397, 32

Linked entry: hwít

plicettan

(v.)
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, Germ. 397, 20. Cf. pliht. (?)

wlæffetere

(n.)
Grammar
wlæffetere, es; m.

A stammerer

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A stammerer, one who speaks imperfectly Wlæffetera uilium bauilorum, Germ. 403, 910

Linked entry: wlaffian

firen-hycga

(n.)
Grammar
firen-hycga, an; m.

an adulterer

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A person of sinful purpose, an adulterer Fyrenhycga aduller, Germ. 389, 24

Linked entry: -hycga

glíwlic

(adj.)
Grammar
glíwlic, adj.
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Jesting, mocking Glíwlicre hyspinge cauillo mimico (scurrili ł ioculari ), Germ. 396, 318

þeów-dóm

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Gers ðeówdómes manna herbam seruituti hominum, Ps. L. 146, 8. v. Add

tó-trǽgelian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-trǽgelian, p. ode

To pull to pieces ⬩ pull away ⬩ strip

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To pull to pieces, pull away, strip Tótrǽglion exuent, Germ. 396, 267

Linked entry: trǽgelian

trǽgelian

(v.)
Grammar
trǽgelian, trǽglian; p. ode

To pluck

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To pluck Trǽglian carpere, Germ. 398, 84. Tó trǽgelgenne carpendum, 399, 388

Linked entry: tó-trǽgelian

scyrte

(n.)
Grammar
scyrte, (-a; m. ?), an; f.

A short garment ⬩ skirt ⬩ kirtle

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A short garment, skirt, kirtle Scyrtan pretexta, tunecan togae, Germ. 393, 143

GITAN

(v.)
Grammar
GITAN, ic gite, gyte, giete, ðú gitst, he git, pl. gitaþ gytaþ, gietaþ; p. geat, pl. geáton; pp. giten

To GET ⬩ take ⬩ obtain ⬩ adipisci ⬩ capere ⬩ assequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi

Linked entries: gytan getan gietan

þegnest

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest, (? related to þegnian as O. Sax. thionost,O. L. Ger. thianust, thienest, O. H. Ger. dionóst, Icel. þjónusta are to verbs thionón, dionón, þjóna respectively; or(?) þénest, þeónest the English form corresponding to the nouns given above. The passage in which the word occurs separately refers to Germany, so perhaps the German form has been borrowed(?): where it occurs as the first part of a compound the form is þeónest; in the same passage, which is late, eó is written where é is the more regular form, as heót for hét; perhaps, however, the Scandinavian form has influenced the English)

Service

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Service Þæs ilcan géres fór Aldréd biscop tó Colne ofer sǽ, and wearð ðær underfangen mid mycclan weorðscipe, and him geaf ǽgðer þéneste ge se biscop on Colone and se cásere, Chr. 1054; Erl. 189, 25. (This passage occurs in only one MS.)

Linked entry: þegnest-mann

stearcian

(v.)
Grammar
stearcian, p. ode
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To grow stiff or hard Stearcode riget, durescit, Germ. 402, 56

tíd-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-genge, adj.
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Current or lasting for a time Tídgenge menstruam, Germ. 392, 10

un-glædlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glædlíc, adj.

Stern ⬩ implacable

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Stern, implacable Stíð, grimm, unglædlíc inmitis, atrox, implacabilis, Germ. 392, 33

feóndulf

(n.)
Grammar
feóndulf, feónd-ulf (ulf < wulf; cf. ulf in proper names, e. g. Swíð-ulf, Beorht-ulf, Eád-ulf, Beorn-ulf, Ecg-ulf, Chr. 897; P. 90, 4-9, and see Kl. Nom. Stam. p. 17), es; m.

A felon ⬩ villain

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A felon, villain Feóndulf furcifer, furca dignus, Germ. 396, 317. Substitute:

ge-húfod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-húfod, adj.
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Provided with a húfe (q. v. ) Gehúfud vittatus Germ. 397, 525

Linked entry: húfian

ge-wrinclod

Grammar
ge-wrinclod, ge-wrinclode.
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Add: having an indented outline, serrated Gewrinclode serrata, Germ. 398, 217

hreód-gírd

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-gírd, e; f.
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A reed, cane [H]reó[d]gyrde calamum, Germ. 390, 48

wel-boren

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Welboren generosa, nobilis, Germ. 390, 31. v. bet-, betst-boren. Add

Linked entry: bet-boren

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