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wíg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-strǽt, e ; f.

A high-roadpublic road

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A high-road, public road An ðara wístrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 89, 4

hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwen, adj.

Blue, azure, purple, discoloured

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Hǽwen-grén cæruleus, Cot. 53, Lye. Hǽwendeáge hyacinthinus, Lye

BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Bryce commodum, Cot. 59. Lǽnes landes bryce fructus, Cot. 92

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

ful-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-neáh, full-neáh, ful-néh; adv.

Full nearlyvery nearlyalmostprŏpefĕre

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Fulneáh [fullneáh, Th. 175, 39, col. 1] tú swá lange very nearly twice as long, Chr. 897; Th. 174, 42; 175, 39, col. 2.

Ægles burg

(n.)
Grammar
Ægles burg, Ægeles burg, [burh]; g. burge; f; Ægles byrig, e ; f.

AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire

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Th. 32, 29, col. 2. Genam Ægles byrig id. Th. 33, 27, col. l. Betweóx Byrnewuda and Ægles byrig betwixt Bernwood and Aylesbury, 921; Th. 194,19

Linked entry: Ægeles birg

ge-háwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To look atviewobserveexaminesurveyinspectintuĕriaspĭcĕrecircumspĭcĕre

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To look at, view, observe, examine, survey, inspect; intuĕri, aspĭcĕre, circumspĭcĕre Se cing geháwode [geháwade, col. 1] hwǽr man mihte ða eá forwyrcean the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 2; 173, 35 :

Linked entry: ge-geháwian

Esces dún

(n.)

Ashdown

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Ashdown In Esces dúne at Ashdown, Cod. Dipl. 998; Kmbl. v. 41, 15

hring-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hring-loca, an; m.
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A coat of mail formed with rings, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145

mǽd-splott

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-splott, es; m.

A plot of meadow-land

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A plot of meadow-land Ǽnne mǽdsplot, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 7

pir-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
pir-gráf, es ; m.
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An orchard of pear-trees On pirgráf, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 284, 23

reád-leáf

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-leáf, (?); adj.
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Having red leaves On ða hreádleáfan ǽc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 179, 26

sealh-hangra

(n.)
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a meadow where sallows grow On sealhangran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 234, 18

Linked entry: wír-hangra

freógan

Grammar
freógan, <b>; II.</b> to love. Add:: to caress, show love by actions, v. ge-freógan; II.
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Cóm culfre and fleáh ymbe þone lýchaman and hyne freóde, Shrn. 154, 12

sláh-hyll

(n.)
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a hill where sloes grow On sláhhyll, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 367, 3

wíþig-mór

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mór, es; m.

A moor where willows grow

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A moor where willows grow On wíðigmór, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 412, 21

worþig-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
worþig-cærse, an ; f.

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Uorthigcearse grissa garina, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1

Linked entry: worþ-cærse

furh-wudu

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C. . . . col. 1' substitute Furhwudu pinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 36

crysum-lýsing

(n.)

a leaving off the baptismal vest

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a leaving off the baptismal vest Chr. 879; Th. 148, 32, col. 3

hirde-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-wyrt, e; f.

chlora perfoliata. erythæa centaureum,

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the greater, chlora perfoliata. the lesser,erythæa centaureum, Lchdm. iii. 332, col. 1

pere

(n.)
Grammar
pere, peru, an ; f.
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(Cf. hec volemus ae permayn-tre, 191, col. 2 : hoc volemum ae permayne, 192, col. 2.) Peran, Lchdm. ii. 176, 18

Linked entry: peru