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CYLEN

(n.)
Grammar
CYLEN, cyln,e; f.

KILN, an ovenfornacŭla, siccatōrium

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Cyln vel ast siccatōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 132; Wrt. Voc. 58, 44

Linked entries: cylin cyln

fédels

(n.)
Grammar
fédels, es; m.

A fatlingaltĭlis

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A fatling; altĭlis Fédels altĭle, Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 95; Wrt. Voc. 23, 51: altĭlis, 114; Som. 80, 7; Wrt. Voc. 60, 43

Linked entry: fédesl

fell

(n.)
Grammar
fell, es; n.

A fellskinpellis

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A fell, skin; pellis Fell pellis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 56: Wrt. Voc. 71, 18. Cealfes fell vĭtŭli cŏrium, Ex. 29, 14

Linked entry: felle-reád

flǽsc-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-strǽt, e; f.

A FLESH-STREETmeat-marketcarnālecarnis offĭcīnamăcellum

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A FLESH-STREET, meat-market; carnāle, carnis offĭcīna, măcellum Flǽscstrǽt [MS. flæc-stræt] măcellum, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 14; Wrt. Voc. 37, 8

fór-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fór-scip, es; n.

The forepart of a shipthe prowprōra

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The forepart of a ship, the prow; prōra Ancersetl [MS. anfer-] vel fórscip prōra, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 73; Wrt. Voc. 48, 12

Linked entry: fore-scip

forþ-werd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-werd, [ = -weard]

Forthwardthose who are presentpræsens

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Forthward, those who are present; præsens Ðis gemet [imperativus] sprecþ forþwerd this mood [imperative] speaketh to those present, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 23

fóster-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-fæder, féster-fæder, es; m.

A FOSTER-FATHERnourisherbringer upaltornutrītor

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Fósterfæder ălumnus, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 36; Wrt. Voc. 50, 18

Linked entry: féster-fæder

friþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-hús, es; n.

A house of peacerefugean asylumpācis dŏmusăsȳlum

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A house of peace, refuge, an asylum; pācis dŏmus, ăsȳlum Friþhfls vel generstede asylum, Ælfc. Gl. no; Som. 79, 28; Wrt. Voc. 59, 2

hring-bán

(n.)
Grammar
hring-bán, es; n.
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A circular bone, bone in the shape of a ring Hringbán ðæs eágan teuco, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70. 73; Wrt. Voc. 43. 6

mǽg-morðor

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-morðor, es; n.

Murder of a kinsman

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Mǽgmorðres wítnung parricidii actio, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 15; Wrt. Voc. 21, 10

mapulderen

(adj.)
Grammar
mapulderen, adj.

Made of maple

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Made of maple Mapuldern acernum, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 1; Wrt. Voc. 33, 1. On mapoldren Beat, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 81, 18

ge-hrepod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hrepod, [pp. of ge-hrepian to touch]

touchedtactus

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Gehrepod tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 56

Linked entry: hrepian

swégend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swégend-líc, adj.
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Vocal, vowel I and u beóþ áwende tó consonantes, gif hí beóþ tógædere gesette oððe mid óðrum swégendlícum, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Zup. 6, 15

twi-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-féte, adj.
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Two-footed Twyféte bipes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, ii: 49 ; Zup. 287, 20. Sume bíþ twioféte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

Linked entry: twio-féte

twi-híwede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-híwede, adj.
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double-shaped, having two forms Twyhíwede biformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 287, 9. double-coloured Twyhíwedum wurman bis tincto cocco, Hpt. Gl. 431, 30

Linked entry: -híwede

þri-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-féte, adj.

Having three feet

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Having three feet Þryféte tripes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, 12: 49; Zup. 287, 20. Þrieféte rícelsfæt cythropodes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 60

ed-lesung

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Substitute: Relation Hwylc getácnað þreó ðingc . . . relationem, þæt is, edlesunge (-læs-, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 116, 10. Edlesunge (-lys-, v. l. ), 117, 5

ge-sweordod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweordod, adj.
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Provided with a sword Gesweordod (-swurd-, -swyrd-, v. ll. ) gladiatus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 257, 1. þá cwómon twégen englas gescildode and gesweordode, Nap. 32

Linked entry: ge-swurdod

wǽg

Grammar
wǽg, weight.
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Add Ælc man þe riht démeð, hé hæfð wǽga on handa, and on ǽgðere sceale hé byrð rihtwísnesse and mildheortnesse, Ll. Lbmn. 474, 6

clywen

(n.)

a clewball of thread or yarnballcirclet

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a clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball, circlet Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 5; Wrt. Voc. 26, 4; Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2