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ge-deccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deccan, imp. -dec. [deccan to cover]

To covertĕgĕre

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To cover; tĕgĕre Gedec ánne cláþ ðǽr mid cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 78, 2; Lchdm. i. 182, 3. Gedeced mid wyrtum covered with spices, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 35. v. Leo 607. 39

sæcc

(n.)
Grammar
sæcc, es; m.

Sacking, sack-cloth

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Sacking, sack-cloth Hé árás of ðam wácan sæcce ðe hé lange onuppan dreórig wæs sittende, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 802. Ðú slite hǽran (sæcc, MS, C.) míne conscidisti saccum meum, Ps. Spl. 29, 13

Linked entries: sac sacu sæccing

healsed

(n.)
Grammar
healsed, healsod, healscod

a cloth for the head

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a cloth for the head Healsed caputium, Cot. 170, Lye. In halsado in sudario, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 20. Mið halsodo sudario, Jn. Skt. Rush. [halscode, Lind.] 11, 44. Halsodu sudarium [hascode, Lind.] 20, 7

Linked entry: háls

webbian

(v.)
Grammar
webbian, p. ode

To weave, contrive

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[Webbon̄ or webbe clothe of lynnyne linifico, webbon̄ clothe of wulle lanifico, Prompt. Parv. 519.]

Linked entries: webbung webgian

lín-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lín-wǽd, e; f.
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A linen garment, linen cloth Hé drígde hig mid ðære línwǽde ðe hé wæs mid begyrd coepit extergere linteo quo erat praecinctus, Jn. Skt. 13, 5. Hé geseah ða línwǽda licgan videt posita linteamina, 20, 5: Lk. Skt. 24, 12

clyne

(n.)
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Clyne, clotte (of clyne ł clottum, Hpt. Gl. 488, 76) wǽran gecrammede massa (picis) farciuntur, 3514. Clyne massam (piceam ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 22. God him fram þæt fýrene clyne ádyde þe ofer þá ceastre wæs on þám genipe hangiende, An. Ox. 492 note.

twi-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-líc, twi-lí (-li?); adj.
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Cf. twill coarse linen cloth Tuilí biplex, duplex, Txts. 109, 1151. Aenlí simplex, tilí bilex, 115, 156, 157. [O.H. Ger. zui-líh bilex (tunica), bissina (tunica), biplex (pannus): Ger. zwillich ticking.] Cf. þri-líc, and see twilíc-brocen

Linked entry: þrili

wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽfan, p. de

To wrap upclothe

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To wrap up, clothe Utan wǽfan nacode, Wulfst. 119, 6

mis-scrýdan

(v.)

to clothe improperly

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to clothe improperly Bindaþ ðone misscrýddan ( the man who had not on the wedding garment ), Homl. Th. i. 530, 13

biscop-roc

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-roc, -rocc, es; m.

A bishop's rocketdalmatica

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[roc, rocc a tunic] A bishop's rocket; dalmatica Mid biscoprocce scrýdan to clothe with a bishop's rocket, Lchdm. iii. 202, 26

Linked entry: bisceop-roc

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: fana fann

líðig

(adj.)
Grammar
líðig, adj.

Lithepliantsuppleflexiblesoftyielding

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Lithe, pliant, supple, flexible, soft, yielding Heó biþ líðig swá cláþ ongeán deófles láre it [a man's heart] is pliant as cloth to the devil's teaching, Wulfst. 234, 22. Ðá gelǽhte Petrus hire líðian [líðigan, MSS. U.

Linked entries: líðe líðeg

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, p. te; pp. ed
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To clothe Engel hine scirpeþ (scierpeþ) on cwicum wǽdum, Salm. Kmbl. 278 ; Sal. 138

ymb-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wǽfan, p. de
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To wrap round, to clothe Ymbwǽfd mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta uarietatibus Ps. Lamb. 44, 15

webbung

(n.)
Grammar
webbung, e; f.

A weaving, contriving, plot

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[Webbynge of wullyne clothe lanificium, webbynge of lynnyne linificium, Prompt. Parv. 519. ]

ge-wreón

(v.)
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to cover, clothe Hwæt drincaþ wé, oþþe hú beóþ wé gewrigene ( operiemur )?, Mt. R. 6, 31

gierian

(v.)
Grammar
gierian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothedeckadorninduĕrevestīreornāre

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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; Rä. 27, 13

hǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽren, adj.

Made of haircilicius

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Wring þurh hǽrenne cláþ wring through a hair cloth, Lchdm. i. 382, 21. Reáf hǽren vestimentum cilicium, Ps. Lamb. 68, l2

clǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
clǽþan, ; p. de
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To clothe Nacod ic wæs and gié clǽðdon meh nudus eram, et operuistis me, Mt. L. 25, 36

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Alecge ða sealfe on hátne cláþ oððe cartan lay the salve on a hot cloth or on paper, L. M. 2, 19; Lchdm, ii. 202, 10. Cartan wrítan [MS. wirtan] oððe rǽdan to write or read a paper, Lchdm. iii. 200, 35

Linked entry: caerte