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Anglo-Saxon

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mór-pytt

(n.)
Grammar
mór-pytt, es; m.

A marshy pool

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A marshy pool On mórpyt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 381, 9

sealt-mere

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-mere, es; m: A salt mere or marsh; hence
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—Tó sealtmere; of sealtmere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 82, 3

Linked entry: mere

bétl

(n.)
Grammar
bétl, es; m.

A BEETLE ⬩ blatta

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A BEETLE; blatta Ða blacan bétlas blattæ nigro colore, Cot. 141

þúsend-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-híwe, adj.

Of a thousand shapes

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Of a thousand shapes Þúsendhíwe milleformes, Coll. Monast, Th. 32, 29

dwínan

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For Cot. 190 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 42, and add:

frǽ-ofestlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 178 substitute Frǽofestlíce propere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 44

Linked entry: ofostlíce

ge-benn

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For Cot. 79 substitute Gebennum edictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 12

ge-cwis

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For Cot. 46: Hpt. 519 substitute Gequis conspiratio, An. Ox. 4955

ge-borhfæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-borhfæstan, to pledge.
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For Cot. 107 substitute Geborhfæstan intertiare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 36

ge-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cólian, p. ode
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To cool (intrans.) Hrér tósomne, lǽt gecólian, Lch. ii. 354, 13

ge-corenlic

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For Cot. 74 substitute: Gecorenlice eleganti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 27

Linked entry: -coren-lic

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, es; m.
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Siblingchyrst and Trowincsceadas and Rocisfald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 123, 8. ?

Linked entry: sced

fýr-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-scofl, e; f.
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For Cot. 24 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 16, and add:

brédan

(v.)

to make broad

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Cot

breóst-lín

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-lín, es; n. [breóst, lín
linen
]

linen ⬩ A breast-linen or bandage, breast-cloth ⬩ pectoralis fascia,

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A breast-linen or bandage, breast-cloth; pectoralis fascia, Cot. 89

cóledon

(v.)
Grammar
cóledon,

cooled ⬩ became cold

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cooled, became cold p. pl. of cólian.Andr. Kmbl. 2514;An. 1258

copian

(v.)
Grammar
copian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To plunder ⬩ pillage ⬩ steal ⬩ compilare

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To plunder, pillage, steal; compilare Copade and stæl compilabat Cot. 53

hlýp-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlýp-geat, es; n.[?]
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Ondlang geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 180, 28

wull-mod

(n.)
Grammar
wull-mod, (-mód?)

a distaff

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a distaff Wulmod colus, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 80: ii. 16, 32: colum, 25, 9: 134, 59. Uuilmod (wulf-) colus, Txts. 54, 306

Linked entry: will-mod

a-swífan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swífan, p. -swáf, pl. -swifon; pp. -swifen

To wander out of the way ⬩ to wander about ⬩ exorbitare

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To wander out of the way, to wander about ; exorbitare, Cot. 76 : 188

Linked entry: a-swáf

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