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clufon

(v.)
Grammar
clufon, p. pl. of cleófan.

clove

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Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5;

for-spild

(n.)
Grammar
for-spild, es; m.

Destruction ⬩ perdĭtio

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Destruction; perdĭtio On forspild into destruction, Past. 40, 5; Cott. MS

Linked entries: for-spildness spild

full-weorþlíce

(adv.)

full worthily ⬩ very honourably

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full worthily, very honourably, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21, col. 2

gearod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gearod, = gear-wod; pp. of gearwian.

clothed ⬩ endowed

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Cott

hramsan

(n.)
Grammar
hramsan, pl.

Ramsons ⬩ allium ursinum

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Ramsons, broad-leaved garlic; allium ursinum, Lchdm. iii. 333, col. 2

Linked entry: hromese

hreódiht

(adj.)
Grammar
hreódiht, adj.

Reedy

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Reedy On ðone hreódihtan mór, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 121, 20

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

scead

(n.)
Grammar
scead, es; m.
Entry preview:

Siblingchyrst and Trowincsceadas and Rocisfald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 123, 8. ?

Linked entry: sced

hlýp-geat

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

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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Norþ tó blacan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 33. On fúlan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 257, 32. On áne ríþe, andlang ríþes (cf. of ðære ríþe, 24), iii. 385, 28-29 : 386, 5.

Assan dún

(n.)
Grammar
Assan dún, e ; f. [assan, dún a hill: 'Assendun S. Hovd. i. e. vertente Florent. mons asini,' Gib.]

Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex

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Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex Se cyning offérde hí innon Eást-Seaxan, æt ðære dúne ðe man hǽt Assandún the king overtook them in Essex, at the hill which is called Assingdon, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 19, col. 2: 1020; Th. 286, 16, 19, col. 1

a-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; p. -reahte, -rehte; impert. -rece; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth ⬩ stretch out ⬩ strain ⬩ raise up ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ erigere ⬩ to put forth ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ speak out ⬩ express ⬩ explain ⬩ interpret ⬩ translate ⬩ proponere ⬩ exponere ⬩ enarrare ⬩ eloqui ⬩ exprimere ⬩ disserere ⬩ interpretari ⬩ reddere ⬩ to set in order ⬩ adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ expedire ⬩ expolire ⬩ comere

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- Areaht síe expoliatur, Cot. 77, Lye: Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 9; Reim. 10

Linked entries: a-reaht a-recan a-reccean a-reccende a-receþ a-reht

Eforwíc-ingas

(n.)

inhabitants of York,

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inhabitants of York, Chr. 918; Th. 193, 9, col. 1. v. Eoforwíc-ingas

lifer-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
lifer-ádl, e; f.
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Cont. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 162, 2

lín-land

(n.)
Grammar
lín-land, es; n.
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Land where flax grows Ðæt lytle línland, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 19, 4

mapul-treów

(n.)
Grammar
mapul-treów, (it is made masc. in the following)
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In ðonne mapultré .. from ðam mapoltré, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 381, 1-2

Linked entry: mapulder

meós

(adj.)
Grammar
meós, adj.

Mossy

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Mossy Innon meóson móre; of meóson móre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 384, 23

norþ-lane

(n.)

a north lane

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a north lane Óþ norþlanan tó strǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 1, 15

Linked entry: lane

ge-wyrdlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdlian, p. ede; pp. ed

To hurt ⬩ injure ⬩ lædere ⬩ nocere

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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 11, col. 2

Linked entry: wirdlian

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