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þanc-word

(n.)
Grammar
þanc-word, es; n.
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A word of thanks Swá scríþende hweorfaþ gleómen, þearfe secgaþ, þoncword sprecaþ, simle sumne gemétaþ geofum unhneáwne, Exon. Th. 326, 32; Víd. 137

un-weorclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorclíc, adj.

Unsuitable for work

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Unsuitable for work Seó niht hafaþ seofon tódǽlednyssa ... seó feórðe is intempestivum, ðæt ys mid niht oððe unworclíc tíma, Anglia viii. 319, 30

Linked entry: weorc-líc

wéþan

(v.)
Grammar
wéþan, p. de
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Th. 106, 28. v. next word

cot

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Æt Sceolles eald*-*cotan, iv. 122, 21. v. búr-cot, and next word. Add

gyru

(adj.)
Grammar
gyru, (?); adj.
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See preceding word

pipat

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Dele: the word is Latin, and describes the cry of the hawk. Cf. Wrt. Voc. ii. 88,80 for another instance of the verb

yfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
yfellíce, adv.
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See preceding word

hám-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hám-wyrt, e; f.

Home-wortsempervivum tectorum

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Home-wort; sempervivum tectorum, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 4: 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 19: 1, 40; Lchdm. ii.104,14

broel

(n.)
Grammar
broel, brogel, es; n. [corrupted from the Mid. Lat. brolium or briolium]

A park, warren stored with deervivarium, hortus cervorum,

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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som

spícing

(n.)
Grammar
spícing, es; m.

A spike

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Halliwell gives spiking a large nail, as a northern word) Spícyngas gadirian oððe wyrcean, geswinc hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 24

for-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spanan, he -spaneþ, -spenþ; p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans. [spanan to allure]

To enticeseduceillĭcĕresedūcĕre

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Hine his hyge forspeón, ðæt he ne wolde Drihtnes word wurþian his mind seduced him, that he would not revere the Lord's word, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350. Forspanen beón seductum esse, sedūci, Prov. 30, Lye

Linked entry: for-spennan

wudu-weaxe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weaxe, an: -weax, es; n.

Wood waxenwood wex

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Wood waxen, wood wex ( Similar entries v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names); genista tinctoria Wuduweaxe, Lchdm, ii. 66, 11. Weoduweaxe, iii. 30, 13. Wuduweaxan gódne dǽl, ii. 324, 21 : iii. 28, 28.

cusceote

(n.)
Grammar
cusceote, cuscote , cuscute , an; f. [Lancashire, cowshot] palumbes, palumbá

A ringdove, wood-pigeon

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A ringdove, wood-pigeon; Cusceote palumba, Wrt. Voc. 280, 32. Cuscote wuduculfre palumbes, 62, 27. Cuscutan palumbes, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 58

eást-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eást-ende, es; m.

The east-end pars orientālis

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The east-end; pars orientālis Æt ðæs wuda eást-ende at the east-end of the wood, Chr. 893; Th. 162, 28

mid-lifiend

(n.)
Grammar
mid-lifiend, es; m.

One co-existent with another

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.], Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 24, note. v. next word

Linked entry: -lifiend

scyld-hata

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hata, an; m.
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Scyldhatan, egle ondsacan, 2295; An. 1149. v. next word

ge-néhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-néhlíce, adv.

Near

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Near Ðæt reáf ðe he genéhlíce on him hæfde the garment that he wore next his skin, Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 17

Linked entry: neáh-líce

weorc-wísung

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-wísung, e; f.
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The direction of work Bisceopes dæg-weorc . . . weorcwísung be ðam ðe hit neód sý, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 22

wyrht

(n.)
Grammar
wyrht, e; f.

Doingwork

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Doing, work Ná ðú be gewyrhtum úrum, wommum wyrhtum, woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10

ciricsceat-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ciricsceat-weorc, es; n.
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Work connected with the grain contributed as ciric-sceat. v. C. D. v. 162, 26: ii. 398, 20 (quoted under ciric*-*sceat)