Line-end hyphens were retained in past participles in i-, y- and equivalent, and after the prefixes out- (owt-) and to-; they were removed before common endings such as -lich (-like, -ly), -s(c)hip, -ness, -full. They were removed after Middle English un-, but retained after Anglo-Saxon un-.
The remaining line-end hyphens were omitted _unless_ they were in the same location (morphological boundary) as the hyphen in the headword, or if the hyphenated word was a compound. Within these two groups, final decisions were based on more fluid criteria such as internal consistency within an entry, or hyphenization of other words from the same source.
These ambiguous hyphens are listed below.
Line-end hyphens: Retained
(aernd-race, sb.) +aernd-raches+ (Cedyr-tre, sb.) +sydyre-tre+ (Dai-sterre, sb.) +day-sterre+ (Eu-bruche, sb.) +eau-bruche+ (E?e-put, sb.) +e?e-puttes+ (Gogil-i?ed, adj.) +gogyl-eyid+ (Grist-batinge, sb.) +gris-bitting+ (Holi-gost, sb.) +hali-gast+ (In, prep.) +in-like+ [_but omitted in +itwix+_]
(Lode-star, sb.) +lode-sterre+ (Lufe, sb.) +luue-wure+ (Man, sb.) +mon-kin+, +man-kunne+, +man-qualm+, +mon-quellere+, +mon-sla?e+ (Mid (2), adj.) +mid-morwen+ (Molde, sb.) +mulde-mete+ (Mylle, sb.) +mylle-stone+ (Nekke, sb.) +nekke-bon+ (Of-hungred, pp.) +of-hongret+ (Of-slen, v.) +of-slae?en+ (Of-teonen, v.) +of-teoned+ (Pome, sb.) +pome-water+ (Pryme, sb.) +prime-tide+ (Pyken, v.) +pyke-porse+, +picke-purse+ (Ripple, sb.) +repylle-stok+ (Rygge, sb.) +ryg-bone+ (Selde, adj. pl.) +seld-hwonne+ (Sibbe, sb.) +sib-sumnesse+ (Somer, sb.) +somer-game+ (Statut, sb.) +statute-staple+ (Sunder, adv.) +sunder-hal?e+ (Swa, adv.) +so-gat+ (oner, sb.) +under-rast+ (ral, sb.) +ral-hod+ (urgh, prep.) +thurgh-girt+, +uruh-ut+ (Umbe-while, adv.) +vm-quhile+ (Un-iseli, adj.) AS. _un-ges?lig_.
(Un-itald, pp.) AS. _un-geteald_.
(Un-sel, sb.) AS. _un-s?l_.
(Un-strong, adj.) AS. _un-strang_.
(Vauntwarde, sb.) AF. _avaunt-garde_ (Wan-, prefix) +wan-truce+ [_but omitted in +wantowe+_]
(Warde, sb.) +warde-motes+ (Warh) Icel. _varg-tre_ (Wax, sb.) +wax-lokes+ (Wine, sb.) AS. _wine-m?g_.
(Wii, sb.) +wythe-bonde+ (Wode, sb.) +woode-bynde+, +wod-bynde+, +woode-schawe+, +wude-side+, +wode-wale+, +wode-wose+ (Wreen, v.) +wrath-thing+ (Wyndewen, v.) +wynwe-schete+ (?e-wer, adv.) AS. _ge-hw?r_.
(?e-winne, v.) AS. _ge-winnan_.
(?im-stones, sb. pl.) AS. _gim-stan_.
Line-end hyphens: Omitted
(A-biden, v.) +abide+ (A-blenden, v.) +ablend+ (A-breiden, v.) +abreyden+ (A-byen, Abye, v.) +aboughte+ (A-drenchen, v.) +adreynt+ (A-ferre, adv.) +onferr+ (A-forthen, v.) +aforde+ (A-gasten, v.) +agaste+ (A-gref) +ogrefe+ (A-li?ten, v.) +alyhte+ (Al-mi?t, adj.) +almight+ (Al-mi?ti, adj.) +almichti+ (Al-mi?tin, adj.) +almihten+ (Alre-best) +altherbeste+ (Alre-fyrst) +altherfirst+ (Alre-mest) +aldiremast+ (Al-weldand, adj.) +alwealdent+ (A-mis, adv.) +onmys+ (An-ent, prep.) +anempst+ (A-quenchen, v.) +acwenchen+ (A-senchen, v.) +aseynt+ (A-slawe, pp.) +asla?en+ (At-beren, v.) +atbar+ (At-stonden, v.) +edstonden+ (A-wecchen, v.) +aweightte+ (A-wenden, v.) +awente+ (A-we?en, v.) +awihst+ (Bi-holden, v.) +beoheold+, +biholde+ (Bi-leue, sb.) +beleaue+, +bileaue+ (Bi-luken, v.) +beloken+ (Bi-nimen, v.) +bynymen+ (Bi-smer, sb.) +bisemar+, +bismares+ (Bi-smitten, v.) +bismitted+ (Bi-soken, sb.) +bisocnen+ (Bi-speten, v.) +bispatten+ (Bi-stad, pp.) +bisteaet+ (Bi-striden, v.) +bistrood+ (Bi-taken, v.) +bytake+ (Bi-techen, v.) +beteche+ (Bi-techen, v.) +biteiht+ (Bi-enken, v.) +bythought+ (Bi-trayen, v.) +bitraide+ (Bi-twix, prep.) +bitwixe+, +betwux+ (Bi-welden, v. refl.) +beweld+ (Bi-winden, v.) +bewinden+ (Bi-?eten, v.) +biyete+ (Bi-?onde, prep.) +bi?ende+, +beionde+ (Bowe-lyne, sb.) +bawelyne+ (Brek-gurdel, sb.) +brechgerdel+ (Brerd-ful, adv.) +brurdful+ (Cal-stocke, sb.) +calstok+ (Child-had, sb.) +childhede+ (Dif-faden, v.) +defade+ (Domes-day, sb.) +domesdai+ (Ed-witen, v.) +eadwiten+ (Ende-dai, sb.) +endedei+ (E?-sen, sb.) +exsene+ (Floc-mele, adv.) +flokmele+ (For-bernen, v. intr.) +forbaernen+, +vorbarnd+ (For-bode, sb.) +Goddes forbode+ (For-demen, v.) +fordemde+ (For-dreden, v.) +fordred+ (For-dronken, pp.) +uordrunken+ (For-feynted, pp.) +forfaynt+ (For-freten, v.) +forfret+ (For-gilten, v.) +forgilt+ (For-gon, v.) +forgan+ (For-helen, v.) +forholen+ (For-lesen, v.) +uorlore+ (For-leuen, v.) +forleaf+ (For-pinen, v.) +forpinede+ (For-spent, pp.) +forespent+ (For-standen, v.) +forstod+ (For-sune?en, v.) +forsunegede+ (For-feren, v.) +forfeorde+ (For-resten, v.) +forrast+ (For-unchen, v.) +forthynketh+ (For-tuhting, sb.) +fortihting+ (For-werien, v.) +forwerd+ (For-witen, v.) +forwot+ (For-?eldinge, sb.) +foryheldinges+ (For-?emen, v.) +foryemen+ (For-?eten, v.) +vor?ete+ (For-?iuen, v.) +forgifen+ (Ful-fremien, v.) +fullfremedd+ (Ful-mard, sb.) +fulmare+ (Godcundnesse, sb.) +godcunnesse+ (Hay-warde, sb.) +heiward+ (Heh-fader, sb.) +hagefaderen+ (Hem-self, pron.) +hemsilue+ (Herde-man, sb.) +heordemonne+ (Heyda, interj.) +hoighdagh+ (Hired-men, sb. pl.) +heredmen+ (House-wif, sb.) +hosewyues+ (In, prep.) +itwix+ [_but retained in +in-like+_]
(Kine-merk, sb.) +kynemerk+ (Kynes-man, sb.) +cunesmon+ (Lasse, adj.) +onlesse+ (Lof-song, sb.) +loftsong+ (Mool-bery, sb.) +mulbery+ (Ouer-cummen, v.) +ouercome+, +ouercome+ (Ouer-sen, v.) +ouersih+ (Pak-nelde, sb.) +pakneelde+ (Pigge, sb.) +piggesneyghe+ (Raken-teie, sb.) +rakenteis+ (Ryght, adj.) +ry?tuolle+ (Seue-niht, sb.) +souenyht+ (Sory, adj.) +sorymod+ (Soure, adj.) +sourdou?+ (Spede-ful, adj.) +speedful+ (Strawe, sb.) +strauberi+ (Sum, adj.) +sumdeel+, +summehwile+ (Sunne, sb.) +senfulle+ (Threed, sb.) +redbare+ (us, adv.) +usgates+ (To-bellen, v.) +tobolle+ (To-breiden, v.) +debreidynge+ (To-brisen, v.) +tobrisid+ (To-foren, prep.) +touore+ (To-gadere, adv.) +tegaedere+ (To-grinden, v.) +togrynt+ (To-luken, v.) +toloken+ (To-morwen, adv.) +tomorwe+ (To-scheden, v.) +tosched+ (To-schellen, v.) +toshullen+ (To-swellen, v.) +toswolle+ (To-teren, v.) +toteoren+ (To-twicchen, v.) +totwichet+ (Vmbe-stount, adv.) +umstunt+ (Um-stride, v.) +umstrode+ (Under-crien, v.) +undurcrieden+ (Under-fangen, v.) +underuongen+, +undurfong+, +underfangen+, +underfongen+ (Under-master, sb.) +undurmaistir+ (Under-eod, sb.) +undereoden+ (Up-sti?en, v.) +upsteghes+ (Wan-, prefix) +wantowe+ [_but retained in +wan-truce+_]
(Wand-ree, sb.) +wandreth+, +wondrede+ (Watel, sb.) +watelful+ (Wel, adv.) +welfaring+ (Wele, sb.) +weleful+, +welful+ (Wep-man, sb.) AS. _waepman_ (Wery, adj.) +werinisse+ (Wey, sb.) +weybrede+ (Whider, adv.) +hwiderse+, +whydyrward+ (Whyrle, sb.) +whyrlebone+, +whyrlewynde+ (Wicche, sb.) +wicchecrafte+ (Wid, adj.) +wydewhere+ (Wi, prep.) +wiinnefor+, +withoutforth+ (With-dra?en, v.) +wydra?en+, +withdrow+ (Wier, prep.) +wierwin+ (Wi-stod, pt. s.) +withstode+ (With-take, v.) +withtoke+ (Wroth, adj.) +wrothirhaile+