earmella
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A sleeve Wege þú þínne earmellan, Tech. ii. 127, 16. Hý habbaþ síde earmellan ( fluxas manicas ), R. Ben. 136, 23
eáste
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See first passage under eást; adj
efen-gelíca
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A coequal, fellow Þúhte him ( Lucifer ) þæt hé mihte beón þæs efengelíca ðe hine gescóp, Wlfst. 84, 4. Godes euengelíca, 306, 26. Þæt ungesǽlig man mǽðe ne geseó on his under*-*þeóddum ne on his efengelícan, 53, 25: Mt. 11, 16.
Linked entry: ge-líca
egeþe
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Egþe (-a, MS.) hircipes vel tribula, i. 16, 25. Eiþe (printed ciþe) traha, 15, 11. [Theose foure harowede . . . with to eythes (harwes, MS. B.), Piers P. C. 22, 273. O. L. Ger. egiða: O. H. Ger. egida erpica.] Cf. ecgan
Linked entry: egþa
fót-sceanca
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The leg from the knee downwards, the shank Nim blæces hundes deádes þone swýþran fótscancan (fóten (fótes?) sceancan, v.l. ), Lch. i. 362, 27
fulwa
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A fuller Hire bróhte Godes engel swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽfre nǽnig fulwa, þæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, þæt mihte dón on eorðan, Shrn. 56, 9
frowe
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A lady Seó frowe þe ús freán ácende ( the Virgin Mary ), Dóm. L. 291. [From (?) O. H. Ger. frouwa domina, matrona.] Cf. freó a lady
frysca
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The name of some bird Frysca butio (butio is a bittern. but is glossed by cýta, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32: 63, 17: ii. 11, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 34. Cýta, frisca butium, 126, 81
Linked entry: frisca
ge-hlytta
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a partner, fellow For gehlyttum prae consortibus (tuis) Ps. Rdr. 44, 8. one chosen by lot Betweox midde gehlyttan inter medios cleros Ps. Rdr. 67, 14. Cf. efen-hlytta
ge-rǽþle
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A harness, l. ge-rǽþlan ; pl. Harness of a horse
ge-scota
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A fellow-soldier, comrade Gescota commanipularius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 82. Incempa vel gescota commanipularius, collega, miles, 132, 49
ge-dwolma
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Chaos Gedwolman chaos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 63
Linked entry: dwolma
gicce
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Itch Gyccas prorigo, urigo cutis Txts. 113, 82
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glíw-bydenestre
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A female player on the timbrel Glýw*-*bydenestra tympanistriarum, Ps. L. 67, 26
Linked entry: bydenestre
gyrdels-hringe
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A girdle-buckle, clasp for a girdle Gyrdislrhingae, gyrdilshringe legula, Txts. 74, 582. Gyrdilshringe lingula, 75, 1226
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hanga
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A slope (?), declivity On líchangan; of líchangan, C. D. v. 321, 32
golde
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A marigold Golde solsequia (cf. solsequia sigel-hueorua, Lch. iii. 305, col. 1), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 76
Linked entry: gold-wyrt
hálsung-tíma
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A time of supplication Swylce fram þæs dæges úpspringe tó hálsungtíman þreó tída sýn forð áðenede, Nap. 35
hand-gemaca
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A close companion Þá hyrdecnapan mid heora handgemacan ymbe ꝥ wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 421. Cf. hand-gesella, hand-gestealla
Linked entry: ge-maca