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méd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
méd-wyrhta, an; m.
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Ox. 4, 24

on-hyriend

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Ox. 364. Onhiriend, Hpt. Gl. 415, 1. His þæs clǽnan lífes onhergend (-hyrgend, v. l.) imitatores suos in virtutibus, Gr. D. 23, 2. Add

rówett

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Ox. 5459. Wé ne mid segle ne mid rówette (róunesse, v. l. ) ówiht fremian mihton, Bd. 5, 1; Sch. 551, 16

týn

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Ox. 56, 159. Add

á-scuniendlic

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Ox. 1900. Add

á-bryrdan

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Ox. 973. to make contrite, remorseful Áspíwan synna þurh ábryrde andetnysse, Wlfst. 150, 4. Hí ne synt ábryrde (compuncti), Ps. L. 34, 16. Dám ábryrdum contritis, An. Ox. 4122

clam

(n.)
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Ox. 4439. in medicine, a poultice Clám, clíþan tiriaca, An. Ox. 964. Clám wiþ þon: þá reádan tigelan gecnuwa tó duste, gemeng wið grút, Lch. ii. 114, 24. Lǽcedóme, cláme malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 38.

frec

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Ox. 3569. Fræc, 2, 225. Gyf fríg man swá fræc sý þæt hé þæt fæsten ábrece. Wlfst. 172, 2. Frecces ambronis, An. Ox. 11, 106. Fræcum gulosa, 2445. Þý frettan (freccan?) gulosa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 64.

ge-freólsian

(v.)
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Ox. 1012. to free from (secular) claims, to consecrate Gefreólsod consecratur, An.

brǽw

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Ox. 1731 On ðæs siwenígean eágum ðá brǽwas (palpebrae) greátigað, Past. 69, 2. Dínum bréwum, palpebre, Kent. Gl. 79. Add:

burg-rúne

(n.)
Grammar
burg-rúne, an; -rún, e; f. [Substitute these for burh-rúnan.]
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Ox. 38, 2. Cf. hægtess(e)

frǽ-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-torht, adj.
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Ox. 11, 73. Mid freátorhtum limpidis, freátorh[t] limpida, Hpt. Gl. 511, 37. Þá freátorhtestan limpida, clarissima, 446, 22

Linked entry: torht

gearo-witol

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-witol, adj.
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Ox. 56, 108. ¶ the word also glosses austerus :-- Scrípen ł gearuutol austerus, Lk. L. 19, 21. Gearnfull ł gearuutol, 22

Linked entry: gearwutol

ge-recenness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-recenness, (?), e ; f.
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Ox. 435), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 26. a going, departure (cf. ge-witenness). v. ge-receness;

Linked entries: -recennes ge-recan

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, (?), an; m.
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Ox. 414. Cf. brý-tofta ( = brýd-þofta)

hlíwan

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Ox. 252. Uton hlýwan ofcalene and wǽfan nacode and syllan mete þám gehingredum, Wlfst. 119, 6. Take here hleówan in Dict., and add

Linked entries: hleówan hlýwan

hlec

(adj.)

leaky

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Ox. 5456. Lecum rimosę Germ. 400, 69. Add:

ídeling

(n.)
Grammar
ídeling, ídelung, e; f.
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Ox. 1929), Germ. 389, 89

medu-wyrt

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Ox. 56, 40. Genime neoþewearde medowyrt. Lch. ii. 70, 17. Genim medowyrte nioþowearde, 134, 5

un-gerím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerím, adj.
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Ox, 1687. Hí synd ungerýme, Hml. S. pref. 69. Ic eom án his þeówena of þám ungerímum (þeówum), 36, 57. Add

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