gearn-winde
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Hé sceal habban fela towtóla spinle, reól, gearnwindan, Angl. ix. 263, 11. Add
méle
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Man sceal habban bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. [v. N. E. D. meal.] Add:
lyre-wrenc
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A trick that causes damage or loss Lá, hwí ne mót ic habban þæt ic mé sylf beget mid mínum lyrewrencum ?, Verc. Först. 168
bóc-cræftig
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Bóccræftige weras (scholars) secgað ꝥ ꝥ syxféte vers sceal habban feówer and twéntig tíman, Angl. viii. 335, 13. Dele 'learned in the Bible,'and add
mynster-lic
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Ðá Godes þeówas, þonne heó intó cyrican cuman, habban gástlice þeáwas. . . and mynsterlice wísan, Wlfst. 234, 10. Add
sundor-folgoþ
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An appointment, office Hé sǽde þæt nán crísten man ne móste habban nǽnne his sunderfolgeþa, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 5. Cf. sundor-notu, -nytt
ge-bréfan
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To state briefly, epitomize: Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne wé hér habbað gebréued, Angl. viii. 308, 11. Nú wé þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued, 322, 22. —
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cild-fostre
A child-fosterer, nurse ⬩ nutrix
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A child-fosterer, nurse; nutrix Mót he habban mid him his cildfostran [-festran, Roff.] debet habere secum nutricem infantis sui, L. In. 64; Wilk. 25, 4
hléda
A seat ⬩ bench
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Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:
geafel
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Hé sceal habban . . . race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Gæfle forcelle Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17
ge-singe
A wife
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A wife Ne meaht ðú habban mec ðé to gesingan thou mayest not have me for thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 34; Jul. 54
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Boéties
The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs
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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?
full-þungenness
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perfection, completeness, full capacity Þurh yrre ne mæg nán mann habban fullþungennesse hys geþeahtes homo sui animi impotens erit, faciens quae non convenit, Verc. Först. 144
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plýme
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Ðonne þú plýman habban wille, Tech. ii. 124, 20. Add
hring-weorþung
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Honouring by the gift of a ring Ne mægþ habban on healse hringweorþunge no maiden's neck shall be graced with a ring, Beo. Th. 6027; B. 3017
ge-notian
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Ðonne þú antiphonariam habban wille, þonne wege þú þíne swíþran hand and crip þínne þúman, for þon hé is genotod (cf. 2), Tech. ii. 119, 4. Add
giongra
A vassal ⬩ follower ⬩ attendant ⬩ assecla ⬩ sectātor
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A vassal, follower, attendant; assecla, sectātor Móton we hie us to giongrum habban we may have them as our vassals, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 16; Gen. 407
tæppa
A tap
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A tap Ðonne ðú wín habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum twám fingrum swilce ðú tæppan of tunnan onteón wille, Techm. ii. 120, 10. Tæppan teón, 12
ám
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Hé sceal habban . . . amb ( = ám?), Angl. ix. 263, 13. Add
BLÆC
Ink ⬩ atramentum ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ ink ⬩ atramentum
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Ink; atramentum Ðæt hí habban blæc and bócfel that they have ink and parchment, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 11. Blæc atramentum, Wrt. Voc. 47, 3