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þæc

(n.)
Grammar
þæc, es; n.

a roof ⬩ the material of which a roof is composed ⬩ thatch

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a roof Ðá geségon hí ðone hræfn ða glofe teran uppe on ánes húses þæce ... Wilfrið mid gyrde of ðæs húses hrófe ða glofe gerǽhte, Guthl. 11; Gdwin. 54, 16-22 : Ps. Th. 128, 4. Gé þearfum forwyrndon, ðæt hí under eówrum þæce mósten in gebúgan, Exon. Th

fót-geswell

(n.)
Grammar
fót-geswell, es; n.

A swelling of the foot

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A swelling of the foot Wið cneówwræce and fótgeswelle, Lch. iii. 70, 27

Linked entries: ge-swel fót-swyle

fót-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
fót-wærc, m. (not n.)
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fót-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setl, es; n.

A footstool

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A footstool Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21

fram-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
fram-færeld, es; n.

Departure

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Departure Þá hyrdas sprǽcon him betweónan æfter ðǽra engla framfærelde ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in coelum pastores loquebantur ad invicem (Lk. 2, 15), Hml, Th. i. 40, 5

Linked entry: færeld

fram-fær

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fær, es; n.

A going away ⬩ departure

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A going away, departure Se hálga wer wende áweg fram ðǽre stówe ... se preóst stód fægnigende ðæs óðres framfæres, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 3. Ic ðé bebeóde þæt ðú ( a dragon ) gewíte of ðyssere stówe, and far tó wéstene ... and þú nánum men on ðínum framfære

Linked entry: fær

frum-dysig

(n.)
Grammar
frum-dysig, es; n.

First folly

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First folly Þá módigan and þá ungehýrsuman sóna on þám frumdysige swinge man, Nap. 26

Linked entry: dysig

frum-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
frum-geweorc, es; n.

A first building

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A first building Fram Móyses gebyrdtíde þá forð tó Salamones gebyrde and his mǽran frumgeweorces ðæs temples, Angl. xi. 9, 11. Oð ðæt frumgeweorc ðæs temples ( the building of the first temple ), 4, 22

full-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
full-mægen, es; n.

Great power ⬩ authority

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Great power, authority Heofonwara fulmægen and heora hláfordes þrym, Wlfst. 186, 14

wann-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fýr, es; n.

Lurid fire

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Lurid fire Wonfýres wælm, se swearta líg lurid fire's glow, the dark flame, Exon. Th. 60, 7; Cri. 966

Linked entry: wan-fýr

waroþ-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
waroþ-gewinn, es; n.

The strife of waves near the shore ⬩ the surge

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The strife of waves near the shore, the surge Wé on sǽbáte ofer waruðgewinn wada cunnedon faroðrídende, Andr. Kmbl. 877 ; An. 439

scíd

(n.)
Grammar
scíd, es; n.

A shide ⬩ shingle ⬩ a piece of wood split thin ⬩ a billet

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A shide (v. Halliwell's Dict.), shingle, a piece of wood split thin, a billet Scíd scindula (in a list de igne), Wrt. Voc! i. 284, 15: 66, 41. Scídum scindulis, ii. 120, 12: 80, 21

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.

Shipwreck

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Shipwreck Ðæt hié æfter ðæm scipgebroce him ða sǽ ondrǽden ut mare post naufragium metuant, Past. 52, 1; Swt. 403, 12. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðæm scipgebroce ðisses andweardan lífes sum bred gerǽce ðínra gebeda in hujus quaeso vitae naufragio orationis

scip-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gefeoht, es; n.

A naval battle or war

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A naval battle or war Scypgefeoht bellum classicum, Germ. 389, 42

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.

A vessel in the form of a ship

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A vessel in the form of a ship Húseldisc patena, scipfæt cimbia (the word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum), Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 32. Cf. Hec acerra a schyp for censse, 230, col. 2. Wright has the following note on this entry: The nef, a vessel in

scip-gild

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gild, es; n.

A ship-tax ⬩ a tax to supply funds for the maintenance of a fleet

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A ship-tax, a tax to supply funds for the maintenance of a fleet Swá fela sýðe swá menn gyldaþ heregyld oððe tó scipgylde quotiens populus universus persolvit censum Danis, vel ad naves seu ad arma, Chart. Th. 307, 24

scír-gesceatt

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gesceatt, es; n.

The property of a see

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The property of a see Æðelríc bisceop grét freóndlíce Æðelmǽr: and ic cýðe ðæt mé is wana æt ðam scýrgesceatte ðus micelys ðe míne foregengan hæfdon . . . Ðises ys ealles wana .xxxiii. hída of ðám hídun ðe óðre bisceopas ǽr hæfdon intó hyra scýre. Cod

Linked entry: ge-sceatt

scrofell

(n.)
Grammar
scrofell, es; n. (?)

Scrofula

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Scrofula Cyrneles and scrofelles and ǽghwylces yfles, Lchdm. iii. 62, 22

scrúd-land

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-land, es; n.

Land given to provide means for buying clothing ⬩ land given as scrúdfultum

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Land given to provide means for buying clothing, land given as scrúdfultum, q. v. Hé geunn(-ann?) ðæs landes æt Orpedingtúne for his sáwle intó Cristes cyrican ðám Godes þeówum tó scrúdland. Chart. Th. 329, 19

Linked entry: scrúd-fultum

sculdor-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
sculdor-hrægel, es; n.

A garment to cover the shoulders

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A garment to cover the shoulders Sculdor-hrægl superhumerale, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 44