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midder-niht

(n.)
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Ger. mitter-nacht from O. H. Ger. zi mittern naht.] (?)

miltsigend-líc

(adj.)
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miltsigend-líc, adj.

To be pardonedvenial

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To be pardoned, venial Miltsigendlíc propitiabilis, Germ. 401, 130. Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Boutr. Scrd. 17, 21

bócian

(v.)
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Þreó hída ðe Oswald bisceop bócað Héhstáne his þægne þreora monna dæg on ðá gerád . . . C. D. iii. 19, 10 : 20, 32. Add

gruncan

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>gruncian;</b> p. ode To have an itch for, desire Gruncaþ prurit, i. desiderat, Germ. 396, 254

ganot

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Ganet cygnus Germ. 394, 221. Ganotes fulice, Bl. Gl. Add

slitol

(adj.)
Grammar
slitol, adj.

pungent, bitingcarping, backbiting

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Slitul léc mordax allium, Germ. 394, 260. carping, backbiting Similar entries v. bæc-slitol, slítan, VII

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, l. -cofa; m.; -cofe; f. , and add
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Bedcof[a] cubile, Gern. 388, 10. Hyt ys belocen on mýnre bedcofan, Hml. A. 189, 242

cenep

(n.)
Grammar
cenep, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 75, 4. a moustache Cambas cenepes cristas cerebri, Germ. 401, 117. Leófgár werede his kenepas on his preóstháde, Chr. 1056; P. 186, 25 (v. note ii. 246). For the two meanings cf. (?) Germ. knebel, knebelbart. v. N. E. D. camp, kemp. O.

twi-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-líc, twi-lí (-li?); adj.
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Ger. zui-líh bilex (tunica), bissina (tunica), biplex (pannus): Ger. zwillich ticking.] Cf. þri-líc, and see twilíc-brocen

Linked entry: þrili

þille

(n.)
Grammar
þille, an; f.
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Ger. dilla; f.; dil, dillo; m. planca, ima pars navis, pluteus, tabula parietis: Ger. diele: Icel. þilja; f. a deal, plank, planking.)

mold-stów

(n.)
Grammar
mold-stów, e; f.

A place on the eartha site, or a place in the eartha grave

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A place on the earth, a site, or a place in the earth, a grave Moldstówe, stówlícere moldan situ i. sepulcro, Germ. 391, 195

seár

(adj.)
Grammar
seár, and siére; adj.
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Hit stent on ðam siéran bóchagan; andlang ðes siéran bóchagan, Seáre sleriles, Germ. 402, 69

Linked entries: siére weornian soru

bleó-fág

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Bleófáge multicolora, Germ. 390, 104. Add

dumb

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Spǽcleáse ł dume elinguia, Germ. 398, 72. Add

swaþul

(n.)
Grammar
swaþul, es; m.
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Ger. swadem: O.H. Ger. swedan cremare ), Beo. Th. 1568; B. 782

cuffle

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Ger. chuppha mitra]

hulu

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Prud. ... 439' substitute Hulu siliqua, Germ. 390, 63. Cornbǽrum eára scale, hule, egle granigera spicarum glumula, An. Ox. 1412. Hulæ, 2, 41

eond-lýhtan

(v.)
Grammar
eond-lýhtan, p. -lýhtde = -lýhte; pp. -lýhted = -lýhtd = -lýht [eond = geond through; lýhtan to shine]

To shine through, enlightenperlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare

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To shine through, enlighten; perlūmĭnāre, illūmĭnare We ealle eondlýhte wǽron we were all enlightened, Nicod. 24; Thw. 12, 21. Swylce gylden sunna wǽre ofer us ealle eondlýhte a golden sun as it were shone over us all, 24; Thw. 12, 23

geong-ling

(n.)
Grammar
geong-ling, es; m.

A youngling, youthjŭvĕnis

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A youngling, youth; jŭvĕnis Ðæt hí tǽcon sum gerád heora geonglingum that they teach some prudence to their younglings, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 30

Linked entries: gungling iung-ling

byrþ-þignenu

(n.)
Grammar
byrþ-þignenu, -þínen, e; f.
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A midwife Byrððínenu obstetrix, Germ. 392, 97. Gif wífmen hwæt swylces derige, dó hyre man fram hyre byrþþínene þone sylfan lǽcedóm, Lch. i. 236, 4

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen