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preóst-gesamnung

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-gesamnung, e; f.
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A community of priests On ǽlcre preóstgesamnunge ( in hoc ordine canonico ) is ǽlc þrýstnes forboden, Chrd. 45, 29

rǽde-fæsting

(n.)
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rǽde-fæsting, e; f.
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Entertainment furnished to the king's messengers when riding on the king's business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king Liberabo illud (monasterium) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus walhfæreld and heora fæsting

Linked entry: fæsting

reced-ness

(n.)
Grammar
reced-ness, e; f.
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A story, narrative, history Recednesse historiae (ecclesiasticae liber) An. Ox. 2900

rifelung

(n.)
Grammar
rifelung, e ; f.
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A wrinkle Riuelung ruga, contractio pellis, Angl. xxxii. 506, 12. N. E. D. rivelling.]

riht-endebyrdness

(n.)
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riht-endebyrdness, e; f.
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Right order Elles ealle healdon . . . hyra rihtendebyrdnysse reliqui omnes . . . ut ordinati sunt, ordines suos custodiant, Chrd. 9, 23

Linked entry: ende-byrdnes

rihtfæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
rihtfæsten-tíd, e; f.
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A regularly appointed time of fasting Yfel bið ꝥ man rihtfæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete, Ll. Th. i. 402, 24. Wé lǽrað ꝥ ǽlc wer forgá his wíf freólstídum and rihtfæstentídum, ii. 250, 2

rihtgeleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
rihtgeleáffulness, e ; f.
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True belief, orthodoxy Ꝥ rihtgeleáffulnysse gebæd, ꝥ is credo in Deum, Hml. S. 23 b, 697

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc; f.
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samod-wist

(n.)
Grammar
samod-wist, e; f.
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A being together, common existence Tó þon ꝥ wé sýn swá myccle strangran wið úrum feóndum, swá myccle má wé gefremede beóð under eádmódnesse tó þǽre samodwiste þæs ordfruman eallra gesceafta ut tanto nostris hostibus potentiores simus, quanto cum auctore

sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

scering

(n.)
Grammar
scering, e; f.
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Shaving Scerincge þénuncge hǽra hí áweg dón oferfléwednysse rasurę officio pilorum euellant superfluitate, Angl. xiii. 408, 610

sealmsang-mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
sealmsang-mǽrsung, e; f.
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Celebration by psalm-singing, the service of the canonical hours Án weorc hé hæfde unforswigod and nǽfre geleórod, þæt wæs sealmsangmǽrsung and háligra gewrita smeágung he never failed to sing the hours and was never tired of studying the Scriptures,

sealting

(n.)
Grammar
sealting, e; f.
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Dancing Mæssepreóstas . . . ne beón an þám geférscypum . . . þǽr líchamana beóð fracodlice gebǽru mid saltingum and tumbincgum (choris ei saltationibus) (cf. sum bið swíðsnel, hafað searolic gomen, gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoþuwác, Crä

Linked entry: salting

smeortung

(n.)
Grammar
smeortung, e ; f.
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Smarting, itching Smertung (printed emertung) prurigo, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 5

Linked entry: emertung

snyflung

(n.)
Grammar
snyflung, e; f.
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Mucus from the nose Gif heora ǽnegum for unhǽle snyflung of nosa (flegma ex naribus) derige, Chrd. 23, 7

stán-walu

(n.)
Grammar
stán-walu, e; f.
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A bank of stones In stánwale; andlang ðǽre wale on ðone portweg, C. D. iv. 98, 28

steór-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
steór-sprǽc, e; f.
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Reproof, rebuke Swá swá man ná hæbbende on múðe his steórspréca (streór-, MS.) ut homo non habens in ore sno increpationes, Ps. Rdr. 37, 15

sticol-ness

(n.)
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sticol-ness, e; f.
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Loftiness On sticylnysse, on héhþe in edito, i. in fastigio, An. Ox. 4437

strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

swárcung

(n.)
Grammar
swárcung, e; f.
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Darkening, darkness : Ðýstro ł swárcunga tene*-*bras, Ps. Rdr. 17, 29