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canter-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
canter-stæf, es; m.
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A staff used by a cantor (v. preceding word)] III. canterstafas III. baculi cantorum (baculi quibus in ecclesia utebantur cantores, Migne), Cht. Th. 429, 23

coc-ród

(n.)
Grammar
coc-ród, e; f.
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A cock-road, a clearing in a wood where woodcocks could be netted Oð ðá cocródæ; swá of ðǽre cocród, C. D. v. 346, 26

for-strogdness

(n.)
Grammar
for-strogdness, dispersion (?). Forstrogdnis is given as the gloss to praecipitationis in Ps. 51, 6, Nap. 25.
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This word is glossed by fortrúgadnisse in Ps. Srt. 51, 6: Ps. Spl. T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

ge-mengedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mengedlic, adj.
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Perhaps permixtim should be read, and the English words would then be adverbs) permixtum, Txts. 85, 1542

geond-leóhtend

(n.)
Grammar
geond-leóhtend, es; m.
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One who gives light over or through; the word, however, is used to gloss perlustrator: O Thoma Christi perlustrator (geondleóhtend) lateris, Hy. S. 128, 12

Linked entry: leóhte

líc-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-lic, adj.
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Likely, apparently suitable for a purpose Ídele word oððe hlehtre oððe gamene lí(c)lic verba vana ant risui apta, R. Ben. 1. 21, ii

rex-geníþla

(n.)
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geníþlan Elene; either word alliterates with cwéne), hé wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610. (?)

á-wógian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wógian, p. ode

To woo

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To woo Ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc þá hé his dohter áwógode, Cht. Th. 312, 11: Hml. S. 7, 14, 299: 9, 58

Linked entry: wógian

BEALO

(n.)
Grammar
BEALO, bealu, balu; gen. bealowes, bealwes, bealuwes, baluwes; dat. bealuwe, bealwe, baluwe, bealo; acc. bealu, balu, bealo; instr. bealwe, bealuwe; pl. gen. bealwa, bealuwa, baluwa; dat. instr. balawum; balawun; n.

BALEwoeharmevilmischiefmalumcalamitasperniciesdamnumnoxatribulatiowickednessdepravitymalitiesnequitia

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BALE, woe, harm, evil, mischief; malum, calamitas, pernicies, damnum, noxa, tribulatio Hæfdon bealo they had woe, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 10; Sat. 71. Bealowes gást spirit of evil [diabolus], Cd. 228; Th. 307, 19; Sat. 682.

Linked entries: balewe balo balw bealu

brún-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
brún-wyrt, brúne-wyrt, e; f.

BROWNWORT or water-betonyscrofularia aquaticawood-betony or brownwortscrofularia nodosa

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grows in woods, L.

Linked entry: bran-wyrt

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

lác

Grammar
lác, [If ðínne in Hml. S. 7, 119 is correct, lác is there masculine, but perhaps ðíne should be read.]
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Add: to compounds ælmes-lác (Nap. 5), bríw-lác, drý-lác, sib-lác, word-lác, wróht-lác, wund-lác

hristung

(n.)
Grammar
hristung, e; f.

A quivering

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A quivering, spasmodic action Ceolan hristung and hreóung hlýdende swíðust innan [or should hristlung (v. preceding word) be read ?], L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 18

leóht-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-mód, adj.

light-heartedeasy-temperedlight-mindedinconstantfickle

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Of light or cheerful mind, light-hearted, easy-tempered; light-minded Similar entries (v. next word), inconstant, fickle, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 30; Gn. Ex. 86

Scildingas

(n.)
Grammar
Scildingas, pl.
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The word occurs often in Beowulf, and is also found in the compounds Ár-, Here-, Sige-, Þeód-Sciídingas

Linked entry: Scild

wlite-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
wlite-sceáwung, e ; f.

Sion

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The word is used to translate Sion Bið gesegen God in wlitesceáwunge (-scéwunge, Bd. S. 547, 39) uidebitur Dominus in Sion, Bd. 3, 19; M. 212, II

cyrten

(n.)
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Voc ii. 137, 24. v. next word. (?)

riht-stefn

(n.)
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a properly pronounced word, properly modulated sound Ná mid rihtstefnum ac mid micelum hreáme ongann clypian magnis non vocibus, sed stridoribus clamare incepit, Gr. D. 28, 28

Linked entry: stefn

sigor

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þrowiend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þrowiend-líc, þrowigend-líc; adj.

capable of sufferingpassive

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Hélias wæs ús mannum gelíc, ðrowiendlíc, swá swá wé, 330, 16. as a grammatical term, passive Passiva verba, ðæt synd þrowiendlíce word, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 121, 1. Eal swá gáð ða óðre ðrowigendlícan word, 27; Zup. 161, 15