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Anglo-Saxon

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scot-lira

Grammar
scot-lira, l.
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-líra

be-limp

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Búton of belimpe ( forte ) þæslic dǽdbót gegearwod sý, Chrd. 109, 26. Add

byrd-ling

Similar entry: in-byrdling

sceac-líne

Linked entry: sceacged

sceanc-lira

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-lira, an; m.

the calf of the leg

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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71

sceát-líne

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-líne, an; f.

The sheet of a sail

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The sheet of a sail, the rope fastened to the lower end of a sail Sceátlíne (sceac-, MS.) propes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 62: 63, 58. Cf. fótráp propes, 48, 25, and Icel. skaut-reip

Linked entries: fót-ráp sceac-líne

weg-lísu

(n.)
Grammar
weg-lísu, (?); f.

Want of road

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Want of road Welise ( = wílésu?) devium, Kent. Gl. 432

Linked entries: -lísu weg-leást

ǽn-lípe

(adj.)

Similar entry: án-lípe

spear-lira

(n.)
Grammar
spear-lira, an; m.

The calf of the leg

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The calf of the leg Spærlira sura, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55. Sperlira, 65, 43. Spærlirena surarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 56. Spærlirum suris, 483, 37. Spærliran suras, 482, 65. On spearlirum in suris, Deut. 28, 35. Speoruliran suras, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10

Linked entries: spær-lira spearwa sper-lira

toh-líne

(n.)
Grammar
toh-líne, an; f.

A tow-line

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A tow-line Tohlíne remulcum. Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 64: remulcus, 57, 5

synder-lípe

(adj.)
Grammar
synder-lípe, adj.

Special, singular, separate

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Special, singular, separate Senderlípes speciali, Hpt. Gl. 522, 63. Senderlípum speciali, singulari, 450, 66. Synderlýpum peculiaribus, Anglia xiii. 369, 62

ǽrra líða

(n.)

the ere or former Litha ⬩ June

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the ere or former Litha, June,Menol. Fox 213; Men. 108

be-lifd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lifd, pp. of be-libban.

lifed deprived of life ⬩ lifeless ⬩ inanimate ⬩ defunctus

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lifed deprived of life, lifeless, inanimate; defunctusExon. 51 b; Th. 180, 19; Gú. 1282;

be-limp

(n.)

an event ⬩ eventus

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an event; eventus Lchdm. iii. 202, 28

be-líþ

surrounds

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surrounds Cd. 12; Th. 15, 13; Gen. 232

cym-lícor

(adj.)
Grammar
cym-lícor, more aptly or fitly,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 721
    • ;
  • An. 361: Beo. Th. 75
    • ;
  • B. 38
; comp.
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of cym-líce

dér-ling

(n.)

a darling

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a darling Dérling mín dīlectus meus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 18

diór-ling

(n.)
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a darling, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 15; Met. 15, 8

for-ligr

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligr, es; n.

Fornication

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Fornication, Mt. Bos. 15, 19

gæst-líðe

kind to guests ⬩ hospitable

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kind to guests, hospitable

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