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seonu-wind

(n.)
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Ger. sen-ádra arteria, nervus.] Cf. wind-ǽdre, sin-

Linked entry: sine-wind

hregrése

(n.)
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Ger. hega-drósc inguen.] Cf. (?) ræge-reóse

sǽta

(n.)

a resident, inhabitant.

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Ger. land-sétio: O. H. Ger. himil-sázo: Ger. land-safs..]

Linked entry: séta

ǽ-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-híwe, adj.

without colour, pallid ⬩ without form, ugly, deformed

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without colour, pallid Ǽhíwe decolor, pallidus, Germ. 392, 69. Óðre hwíle hé bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, An. Ox. 4897, note. without form, ugly, deformed Ǽhíwe deformes (opifices turpi natura corporis ), An. Ox. 2, 498

Linked entry: híwe

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

á-ettan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ettan, p. te
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Ger. ezzen depascere.]

Linked entry: ettan

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, pp. -meten
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Ger. eban-mezón comparare.]

ofer-gapian

(v.)
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Ger. kapfén to look.] Cf. ofer-gíman

fylleþ

(n.)

filling, completion. ⬩ full moon.

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Ger. fullida consummatio, supplementum.] full moon. Similar entries v. fylleþ-flód, winter-fylleþ

Linked entry: fylleþ-flód

on-teón

(v.)
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Ger. ant-(in-)ziohan ab-, de-, dis-trahere, extricare: Ger. ent-ziehen.]

ge-mynetian

(v.)
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Ger. munizón: Icel. mynta.]

Linked entry: mynetian

mann-þwǽre

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Ger. man-duuári mitis.] Cf. mann-swǽs. Add

on-fealdan

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Ger. int-faldan explicare Add

físian

(v.)
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Fésigende exagitans, persequens, Germ. 390, 163. Take here fésian, fýsian in Dict., and add

Linked entries: fésian fýsian

of-hyngrod

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Ofhingrode impasti, Germ. 391, 99. eagerly desirous Ofhingrode and ofþyrste æfter rihtwísnesse, Hml. A. 46, 551

ge-rec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rec, a tumult.
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L. 27, 24 gerec seems a mistake for un-gerec (q. v.) : the Rushworth Gloss has un-gerec (printed ge-reo)

Bægere

(n.)
Grammar
Bægere, Bægware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bavarians ⬩ Bavarii ⬩ the Boiari ⬩ Bajuvarii

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The Bavarians; Bavarii, the Boiari, or Bajuvarii, whose country was called Boiaria, its German name is Baiern, now called the kingdom of Bavaria Mid Bægerum with the Bavarians, Chr. 891; Th. 160, 24. Hí Maroaro habbaþ, be westan him, Þyringas, and Behemas

béne

(n.)
Grammar
béne, gen. dat. s ; nom. acc. pl. of bén q. v.

a prayer

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a prayer

delu

(n.)
Grammar
delu, e; f: pl. nom. gen. acc.dela ; dat. delum

A teat, nipple ⬩ mamma

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A teat, nipple; mamma Wǽron forbrocene ða dela hiora mǽgdenhádes ... bióþ forbrocene ða wæstmas ðæra dela fractæ sunt mammæ pubertātis eārum ... pubertātis mammæ franguntur, Past. 52; Hat. MS

ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ, ferþþ; gen. -es; dat. -e; m. n.

the soul ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ mens ⬩ life ⬩ vīta

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the soul, spirit, mind; anĭmus, mens Wæs ðære fǽmnan ferþ geblissad the damsel's soul was rejoiced, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 25; Jul. 287: 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19. Hí gemétton ferþþes frófre they found comfort of soul, 46 a; Th. 157, 21; Gú. 895. On

Linked entries: færþ feorþ ferþþ friþ-gedál

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