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þræc-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
þræc-wudu, a; m.
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A spear Helm, byrne, þræcwudu, Beo. Th. 2496; B. 1246

wundor-seón

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-seón, e; f.

A wondrous spectacle

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A wondrous spectacle Wundorsióna fela, Beo. Th. 1995; B. 995

sníte

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snítan íge, C. D. B. ii. 374, 15. Add

á-biddan

Grammar
á-biddan, <b>.
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III&lt;/b&gt; 2. add: Dóm. L. 30, 28

and-langes

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Andlanges þǽre ceápstrǽte, C. D. B. ii. 305, 25

bulluc

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bulluces sole, C. D. B. ii. 245, 30. Add

gúþ-scear

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-scear, es; m.

War-shearingslaughter in battle

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War-shearing, slaughter in battle, Beo. Th. 2430; B. 1213

Linked entry: scear

hago-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hago-steald, es; n.

Celibacy

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Celibacy, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 17; . 21, 31

heaðu-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-fýr, es; n.

Fierce, hostile fire

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Fierce, hostile fire, Beo. Th. 5037; B. 2522: 5087; 2547

heaðu-sweng

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-sweng, es; m.

A blow given in fight

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A blow given in fight, Beo. Th. 5155; B. 2581

cor-wurma

(n.)
Grammar
cor-wurma, an; m.

A purple colour múrex

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A purple colour; múrex Corwurmum mūrĭ-cĭbus Mone B. 6170

Linked entry: wurma

hilte-cumbor

(n.)
Grammar
hilte-cumbor, es; n.

An ensign having a hill

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An ensign having a hill; Beo. Th. 2048; B. 1022

gnídan

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Add Ic gníde frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 11. Frico ic gníde, fricui ic gnád, frictum gegniden, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 137, 15. to rub an object Hit biþ geornlic þæt mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 27. &lt;b&gt;I a.

spell

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Add Ðis spell (hanc historiam) sume þára sægdon, þá þe hit from þǽm sylfan were gehýrdon, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 462, 15. &lt;b&gt;I a.

eormen-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The human race hūmānum gĕnus

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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957

ge-illerocaþ

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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;ge-illerocad&lt;/b&gt; surfeited with wine Geillerocad (geillerocað, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 71) from wíne crapulatus a vino, Ps. Srt. 77, 65. Oferfylled, geilleroccad crapulatus, i. subito inebriatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 57

fúhtiende

(v.; adj.)
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;fúhtian;&lt;/b&gt; p. ode To become moist Þá ðá þurh híwunge beóð swá hole swá hreód . . ., and þá ðe fúhtigende beóð on fúlre gálnesse, on swylcum se deófol macað his wnnunge, Nap. 26

gíme

Grammar
gíme, care.
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Take here &lt;b&gt;gýme&lt;/b&gt; in Dict., and add Gif habbað suá micle sorge and suá micle giéman úrra niéhstena suá suá úre selfra si ut nostram, sic curam proximi gerimus Past. 45, II

hwirflung

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Take here &lt;b&gt;hwerflung&lt;/b&gt; in Dict. and add: change, vicissitude Huoerflunges vicissitudinis Rtl. 28, II. Ðæt gér byð áwend mid twi six hwyrfolunga, and hyt hæfð twá and fíftig wucan, Angl. viii. 301, 36

Linked entry: hwerflung

bletsian

(v.)
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Add: &lt;b&gt;I a&lt;/b&gt; α. to pronounce the benediction in a religious service hæfeð gemæssod, and bletsað þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Þonne bletsiað on Israhéla folc, Num. 6, 23