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deccan

(v.)
Grammar
deccan, impert. dec

To covertegĕre

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To cover;tegĕre Dec ánne cláþ ðǽr of cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm. i. 150, 19

lín-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
lín-sǽd, es; n.

Linseed

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Mid línsǽde, Herb. 39, 3; Lchdm. i. 140, 13

gomol-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
gomol-feax, adj.
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Hoary-locked, grey-haired; cānus Gomolfeax hæleþ a hoary-locked hero, Chr. 975; Th. 228, 27, col. 2, 3

ge-neálǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcing, e; f.
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An approach Toforan ðære geneálǽcincge ðæs fefores before the access of the fever, Herb. 160; Lchdm. i. 288, 11

Linked entry: neáh-lǽcung

wiþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-faran, p. -fór

To escape

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Similar entries v. wiþ, II. 3 Siððan hié ðam [herge] wiðfóron, Cd. Th. 214, 23; Exod. 573

hátung

(n.)
Grammar
hátung, e; f.

A growing hot, heating

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A growing hot, heating Wið wunda hátunge against heating of wounds, Herb. 2, 16; Lchdm. i. 84, 20, note

calender

(n.)
Grammar
calender, cellender, es; n.

The herb coriandercoriandrum

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The herb coriander; coriandrum, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 44, 17: 1, 35; Lchdm. ii. 82, 6

eorþ-iui

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-iui, [=ivi], es; n.

Ground ivy hĕdĕra nigra

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Herb. 100; Lchdm. i. 212, 18, note 17, MS. B

ge-hǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hǽt, part.

Made warmheatedcălĕfactus

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Made warm, heated; călĕfactus Ðæt sý gehǽt let it be heated, Herb. 23, 2; Lchdm. i. 120, 8

bán-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bán-hring, es; m.

A bone-ringa neck-boneossium artusvertebra

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A bone-ring, a neck-bone; ossium artus, vertebra Ðæt hire wið halse heard grápode, bánhringas bræc against her neck it griped her hard, broke the bone-rings, Beo. Th. 3138; B. 1567

GÆRS

(n.)
Grammar
GÆRS, gers, græs, es; n.

GRASSa blade of grassherbhaygrāmenherbafænum

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GRASS, a blade of grass, herb, hay; grāmen, herba, fænum Gærs vel wyrt herba, Ælfc Gr. 4; Som. 3, 20 : Jn. Bos. 6, 10. Híg and gærs hay and grass, Andr. Kmbl. 76; An. 38 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 196; Met. 20. 98.

Linked entries: græs gers

fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very stronglyvery muchvehementlyutterlyvaldevehĕmenter

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Næfde se here Angelcyn ealles fórswíðe gebrócod the army had not utterly broken up the English race, Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 29

for-hwirfan

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Take here for-hwerfan, -hwyrfan, and add

ge-sweotulung

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Take here ge-swutelung in Dict. and add: I. a shewing by signs or symbols, indication, signifying, v. ge*-*sweotulian ; We streowiað axan uppan úre heáfda tó geswutelunge ꝥ we sculon úre synna behreówsian. Hml.

ge-dirnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-diernan, ge-dyrnan</b> in Dict. and add: trans. To hide Gedyrned appilatum (silentio ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 74: 64, 23. intrans.

hearding

(n.)
Grammar
hearding, es; m.

A brave man, warrior, hero

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A brave man, warrior, hero, Elen. Kmbl. 50; El. 25: 260; El. 130: Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 1; Rún. 22

Cilt-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Cilt-ern, es; n. [ceald cold, ærn place]

The CHILTERN

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The CHILTERN, high hills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; montes quidam excelsi in agris Bucingamiensi et Oxoniensi Námon hí [Þurkilles here] ǽnne upgang út þuruh Ciltern, and swá to Oxena forda, and ða buruh forbærndon they [Thorkell's army] took

(n.)

hair

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Perhaps we may compare here lee of threde, Prompt. Parv. 291, where the following note is given. 'Forty threads of hemp-yarn are termed in Norfolk a lea. The "lea" by which linen yarn was estimated at Kidderminster, contained 200 threads.'

rǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-líc, adj.
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Advisable Him ðá rǽdlecre geþúhte ðæt hé wið óðerne here friþ genáme ðæt hé ðone óðerne ðé iéð ofercuman mehtc proviso ad tempus consilio, unum denuntiato bello adpetit, alterum pacta pace suspendit, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 96, 15 : 4, 13; Swt. 212, 16.

ge-camp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-camp, -comp, es; m. [camp a contest, war]

Warfarea contestbattlemīlĭtiacertāmenpugna

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Iosue com mid gecampe to him mid eallum his here vēnit Iosue et omnis exercĭtus cum eo adversus illos, Jos. 11, 7. In gecomp in agonia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 44