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niht-rest

(n.)
Grammar
niht-rest, e; f.

The couch on which one rests at night

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The couch on which one rests at night Abram síne nihtreste ofgeaf, Cd. Th. 173, 18; Gen. 2863

óðel

(n.)
Grammar
óðel, es; m.
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Home, native country Abraham ferede æðelinga bearn óðle niór, mægeþ heora mágum, Cd. Th. 126, 7 ; Gen. 2091

ge-mána

Grammar
ge-mána, <b>;
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</b> add Nabbe gé nánne gemánan wið hine non commisceamini cum illo, Past. 357, 5

be-slægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-slægen, be-slagen

slain, cut off

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slain, cut off, Chr. 937; Th. 205, 28, col. 2, = be-slagen; Similar entries pp. of be-sleán

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, part. [frécne savage, wicked]

Savage ⬩ evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ corrupted ⬩ atrox ⬩ scĕlestus

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Savage, evil, wicked, corrupted; atrox, scĕlestus Móde gefrécnod corrupted in mind, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 10; Dan. 184

scip-toll

(n.)
Grammar
scip-toll, es; m.
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Passage money Sciptol naulum (cf. a schyppes tolle hoc naulum, 274, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 49

Linked entry: toll

súsl-bana

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-bana, an; m.
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A torturing destroyer, one who tortures while he destroys Swarte súslbonan ( devils ), Cd. Th. 305, 1; Sat. 640

swegel-wered

(adj.)
Grammar
swegel-wered, adj.
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Cf. scír-wered

úf

(n.)
Grammar
úf, es; m.

The uvula

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Cf. Undertungan sublinguae, 282, 79

un-ásecgende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ásecgende, adj.

Not to be told ⬩ unspeakable ⬩ ineffable

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Not to be told, unspeakable, ineffable Mid unásecgendre swétnysse cum ineffabili dulcedine, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 3

Linked entries: á-secgende -secgende

wan-hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hǽþ, e ; f.
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[Cf. O. H. Ger. wana-heilí debilitas.]

wamm-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm-scyldig, adj.
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Sinful, criminal Ne mæg ðǽr (paradise in*-*witfull ǽnig geféran, womscyldig mon, Cd. Th. 58, 20; Gen. 949

writ-breód

(n.)
Grammar
writ-breód, (?), es; n.

A reed for writing

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Similar entries cf. writ-íren) calamus scribae, Ps. Spl. C. 44, 2

ceác-full

(n.)
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.v. ceác; but cf. handful) wæteres, Lch. ii. 188, 24. (?)

certare

(n.)
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Cf. Icel. kartr a cart.]

crocc-hwer

(n.)
Grammar
crocc-hwer, (?), es; m.
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; cf. citiles . crocc . hweres, Hpt. Gl. 514, 35) cacabos, An. Ox. 4672

Linked entries: croc-hwær hwer

clatrung

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Substitute: Clattering, noise Clatrunge crepacula (cf. crepaculum, sonum dyne vel geþun, 136, 63), Wrt. Voc. ii. 21. 36

dæg-þern

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Cf. nihterne. Add

earfoþ-sǽlig

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Cf. heard-sǽlig

edmǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
edmǽl-tíd, e; f.
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A festival-time Ǽlce geáre tó ðǽre edméltíde (cf. man his gemynd dó, 15), Cht. Th. 158, 21

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