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secg-plega

(n.)
Grammar
secg-plega, an ; m.
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Sword-play, battle Æt ðam secgplegan, Andr. Kmbl. 2705 ; An. 1355. Cf. sweord-plega

betrymian

(v.)
Grammar
betrymian, -trymman
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Hig woldon þ æs cynges scipa ábútan betrymman, Chr. 1052 ; P. 180, 20. Add:

of-wítan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-, oþ-wítan. (?)

Linked entry: wítan

recen

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add: Seó tunge áwylspaþ seó þe ǽr hæfde ful recene sprǽce, Nap. 74, 18

heáh-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þearf, e; f.

Great need

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Great need Æt heáhþearfe at my greatest need, Ps. Th. 117, 16, 20, 27

Baðan

(n.; prep.)
Grammar
Baðan, [dat. pl. of bæþ a bath, q. v.], Baðan-ceaster; g. -ceastre; acc. -ceastre, -ceaster; f.

The city of Bath, Somersetshire ⬩ Bathoniæ urbs a balneis dicta, in agro Somersetensi

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Æt Baðun, Cod. Dipl. 354; A.D. 931; Kmbl. ii. 177, 7. In monasterio, quod situm est in civitate æt Baðun, Cod. Dipl. 193; A.D. 808; Kmbl. i. 237, 1. In illa famosa urbe, quæ nominatur calidum balneum, ðæt is æt ðæm hátum baðum, Cod.

Linked entries: Acemannes burh Hátabaðan

ge-mǽre

Grammar
ge-mǽre, <b>; I 1.</b>
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Hé æt Somnite gemǽre and Rómáne gesæt, Ors. 3, 7; S. 110, 7. Add

burg-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
burg-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a city Hé fulluht underféng æt þám burhbiscope, H.R. 15, 16

hicel

(n.)

a woodpecker

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Æt hiceles wyrðe, 427, 21

hláf-mæsse

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Blódlǽs is to forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláf-mæsse. Lch. ii. 146, 9. Add

hungor-geár

(n.)
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Ǽr þá hungorgeáras cómon antequam veniret fames, Gen. 41, 50

un-scyldiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-scyldiglíce, adv.
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Innocently, guiltlessly Swá hwá swá unscyldiglíce bútan fácne leofode ǽr his gecyrrednesse, Nap. 66

Linked entry: scyldiglíce

CWYRN

(n.)
Grammar
CWYRN, cweorn, e; f:cweorne , an; f.

A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola

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Æt ðære cweornan ad molam, Ex. 11, 5

Linked entries: cwearn cweorn

ellen-wód

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wód, e; f? [wód mad] Zeal; zēlus= ζῆλος
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Me ðínes húses heard ellenwód æt zēlus dŏmus tuæ cŏmēdit me. Ps. Th. 68, 9

Linked entry: wód

óþ-windan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-windan

stefnettan

(v.)
Grammar
stefnettan, stemnettan; p. te
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Swá stemnetton stíðhugende hysas æt hilde, Byrht. Th. 135, 22; By. 122

Linked entry: stemnettan

mǽl

(n.)
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a measure, &amp; c. add: v. crístel-mǽl. add: v. undern-m ǽl. Add Nýtenu etað swá ǽr swá hí hit habbað, ac se gesceádwísa man sceal cépan his mǽles, Hml. S. 16, 318.

ænbręce

(n.)
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ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

óþ-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
óþ-spyrning, e; f.
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Cf. æt-spyrning

burg-weorod

Grammar
burg-weorod, -wered body of citizens.
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An gewitnysse ðes hírédes æt Crístes cirican and ealles buruhweredes, C.D. ii. 3, 36. Add

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