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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

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

gemme

(n.)

a GEM ⬩ gemma

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a GEM; gemma Sweor-gemme a neck-gem or -lace; monile, Cot. 170

Linked entry: ge-gymmod

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

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hunigteár-lic

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For ' Cot. . . . Lye' substitute þone hunigteár- lican nectareum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 49

bryne-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-ádl, e; f.

a disease ⬩ A burning disease, a fever ⬩ æstuans morbus, febris

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[ádl a disease] A burning disease, a fever; æstuans morbus, febris, Cot. 92

of-calen

(adj.; part.)

very cold

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very cold Petrus stód ofcalen on ðam cauertúne, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 27

Linked entry: calan

CRUMB

(adj.)
Grammar
CRUMB, crump; adj.

Bent down ⬩ stooping ⬩ cernuus ⬩ obuncus

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Bent down, stooping; cernuus, obuncus Crump obuncus Cot. 144. Ða crumban obunca 185

Linked entries: crymbing crymbig

fram-swengan

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l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179 Substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

frum-heowung

Grammar
frum-heowung, l. -híwung, -heówung,
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Voc. ii. 67, 36. and for Cot. 154 substitute

sealh-hangra

(n.)

a meadow where sallows grow

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

Linked entry: wír-hangra

sláh-hyll

(n.)

a hill where sloes grow

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

ge-corenlíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

For Cot. 77 substitute

án-wíglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
án-wíglíce, adv.

In single combat ⬩ singularis certaminis modo

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In single combat; singularis certaminis modo Án-wíglíce feohtende fighting in single combat, Cot. 186

Linked entry: wíglíce

fýr-spearca

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-spearca, an; m.

A fire-spark ⬩ scintilla

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A fire-spark; scintilla Búton ísene fýrspearcan nĭsi ferreas scintillas, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 5

Linked entry: spearca

lind-hóh

(n.)
Grammar
lind-hóh, gen. -hós; m. A hóh [q. v.]
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On lindhóh; of lindhó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 76, 33

mearc-denu

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-denu, e; f.

A valley which serves as a boundary

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A valley which serves as a boundary Tó mearcdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 23

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