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agu

(n.)

A piemagpiepica

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A pie, magpie; pica, Ælfc. Gl, 38; Som. 63, 22; Wrt. Voc. 29, 43

cor-snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cor-snǽd, e; f. [cor, cer, cyrr a choice; snǽd a bit, piece]

A choice or trial piece panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta

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A choice or trial piece; panis conjurátus, offa consecrāta. A sort of ordeal in which the person accused had placed in his mouth an ounce of bread or cheese.

Linked entries: snǽd or-dál

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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N. E. D.). Add: — Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. On brádan leá on énne ham; þurh út ðone leá súð út on óðerne ham ; of ðan hamme . . . on brádan ham westeweardne; of brádan hamme . . . of mǽde on flexhammas; of flexhamman

éd-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
éd-wylm, es; m. [= ád a funeral pile, wylm heat, fire]

Heat of fire, burning heat flammæ æstuatio

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Heat of fire, burning heat; flammæ æstuatio Se fǽcna gebroht hafaþ æt ðam édwylme ða ðe him oncleófiaþ the beguiler has brought into that burning heat those who cleave to him, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 19; Wal. 73

Linked entry: éd-

wóh-fremmende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wóh-fremmende, adj. (picpl.) : or wóh-frernrnend, es; m.

Wrongdoingwrong-doer

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Wrongdoing; or a wrong-doer Nalles sorgode hwæþer mihtig Drihten ámetan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum wóhfremmendun., Met. 9, 36

Linked entry: fremman

scip-teora

(n.)
Grammar
scip-teora, -teara, -tara, -tera, an; m.: -ter, -teoro (u), -tearo; gen. -tearos; n.
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Ðá hét se cásere meltan on hwere lead and scipteoran and pic, Shrn. 91, 7. Dó sciptearo tó, Lchdm. ii. 122, 17 : 124, 10

æppel-cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-cyrnel, es; n.

An apple-pip

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Substitute: An apple-pip Æppelcyrnlu mala granata (the glosser seems to have read this as = pips of apples, instead of = apples with pips; cf. the more correct gloss in Hpt. Gl. 496, 60 (v. under æppel )), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 43

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Híg hym tosendon áne cartan, seó wæs ðus awriten [MS. awryten] they sent a paper to him, which was thus inscribed, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 5. 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,

Linked entry: caerte

brec-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
brec-mǽlum, adv. [brece
a bit, piece;
mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, u.]

a bit, piece By bits, piecemeal;minutatim,

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By bits, piecemeal; minutatim,Mone B. 1819

bearug

(n.)

a barrow pig

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a barrow pig

hundes beó

Grammar
hundes beó, l. peó,
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and see píe

ár-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-fæstlíce, adv.

Honestlypiouslyhonestepie

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Honestly, piously; honeste, pie

Linked entry: árfullíce

swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, Cf. (?) swín-sceadu.
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Could suesta mean pigs' feet ?

hǽr-nǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-nǽdl, e; f.

A hair-pincalamistrum

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A hair-pin; calamistrum, Lye

ferh

(n.)
Grammar
ferh, es; m.

A pigporcus

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A pig; porcus, Wrt. Voc. 286, 47

árfæstlic

(adj.)
Grammar
árfæstlic, adj.
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Pious Árfæstlicum oeste pia devotione, Rtl. 39, 17

puslian

(v.)
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to pick out the best bits Wyl on meolcum óþ ðæt hié sýn wel mearuwe, pusla snǽdmǽlum pick them out by a bit at a time, Lchdm. ii. 356, 13. 'Peuselen summis digitis varia cibarria carpere,' Kilian

færh

(n.)

a little pigporcellus

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a little pig; porcellus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 40

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, foor, es; m.

A pighogporcaster

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A pig, hog; porcaster Fór porcaster, Wrt. Voc. 286, 48

mór-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mór-seáþ, es; m.

A boggymarshy pit

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A boggy, marshy pit, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 13