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ge-scirpla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scirpla, -scyrpla, an; m.

Clothing, clothesvestitus

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Clothing, clothes; vestitus Wǽron hie on gescirplan scipférendum onlíce they were in clothing like seafarers, Andr. Kmbl. 499; An. 250. Hwǽr beóþ ðonne his ídlan gescyrplan where shall his vain garments be then? Blickl. Homl. 111, 35

Linked entry: -scirpla

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

errormadnessheresyerrorerrātumvesāniahærĕsisa heretichærĕtĭcus

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Þurh deópne gedwolan through deep error, Andr. Kmbl. 1221; An. 611 : Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 22; Jul. 301. Gedwolena rím a number of errors, 71 a; Th. 264, 23; Jul. 368.

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

ǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentbeautifulelegantunicusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Eal wæs ǽnlícra ðon mæge stefn areccan all was more excellent than voice can tell, Exon. 52 a; Th. 181, 17; Gú. 1294.

federa

(n.)
Grammar
federa, fedra. an; m.

An unclea father's brotherpatruus

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An uncle, a father's brother; patruus Se wæs Ælfríces sunn Ǽdwines federan he was the son of Ælfric, Edwin's uncle. Chr. 634; Erl. 25, 25: 737; Erl. 47, 24 Édwines fedran suna Edwin's uncle's son, Chr. 643; Erl. 27, 19

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; Rä. 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: higre

mere-næddra

(n.)
Grammar
mere-næddra, an; m. -nædre, an; f.

A sea-addera lamprey

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A sea-adder, a lamprey Merenæddra murena vel murina vel lampreda, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 65. Myre-næddra, 77, 72. Merenædre, ii. 59, 23

wurma

(n.)
Grammar
wurma, wyrma, an; m.: wurme, an; f.

A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dyewoad, a plant from which a dye is got

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A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dye; also woad, a plant from which a dye is got Wurma murex, wurma, weoloc murice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 64, 62. Wurma, reád godwebb ostrum, 64, 10. Wyrma ostrum, i. 286, 34.

þríste

(adv.)
Grammar
þríste, adv.

Boldlyconfidentlywithout apprehension, fear, hesitation, reservewithout sense of shamepresumptuouslyaudaciously

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Boldly, in a good sense, confidently, without apprehension, fear, hesitation, reserve Hé þríste genéðde on óðre dǽlas, Apstls. Kmbl. 100; Ap. 50. Hé þríste bebeád, ðæt hié his láre, lǽston, Andr. Kmbl. 3303; An. 1654: Elen. Kmbl. 818; El. 409.

freca

(n.)
Grammar
freca, an; m. [frec bold]

A bold manwarriorherobellātorhērosἥρως

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A bold man, warrior, hero; bellātor, hēros = ἥρως Geféng fetelhilt freca Scyldinga the Scyldings' warrior seized the belted hilt, Beo. Th. 3131; B. 1563: Andr. Kmbl. 2328; An. 1165.

Linked entries: gúþ-freca hild-freca

Ácan-tún

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
Ácan-tún, es; m. [ácan = ácum. pl. d. of ác an oak, tun a town]

Acton, Suffolk

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A. D. 972 ; 525, 22-24

dryht-weorþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dryht-weorþ, adj. -weorþa, an; m. Divine; a divine, theologian [as epithet of St. John (θεολόγος)]
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Se drihtwurðe (Iohannes) theologe, Hy. S. 126, 14. Ióhannes se drihtwurða wrítere, Hml. S. 15, 200

heard-hara

(n.)
Grammar
heard-hara, heardra, an; m.
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Take here heardra in Dict., and add

Linked entry: heardra

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?

fricca

(n.)
Grammar
fricca, fryccea, an; m.

A crierheraldpræco

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A crier, herald; præco Hleówon hornboran, hreópon friccan trumpeters sounded, heralds shouted, Elen. Kmbl. 108; El. 54: 1097; El. 550. Hreópon friccan heralds shouted, Andr. Kmbl. 2314; An. 1158. Cristes fricca Christ's crier, Blickl.

Linked entry: fryccea

þrostle

(n.)
Grammar
þrostle, þrosle, an; f.

A throstlesinging-thrush

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A throstle, singing-thrush Ðrostle trita, Txts. 103, 2062: turdella, 2068. Þrostle, Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 16: merula, 62, 45: 77, 19. Ðrostle, ii. 55, 61. Þrosle merula vel plara, i. 29, 57. Án blác þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb, Homl.

Linked entry: þrosle

weorold-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lagu, e; f. : -laga, an; m.
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Law relating to secular matters, civil law as distinguished from ecclesiastical Woruldcunde bóte séce man be woruldlage, L. C. S. 38 ; Th. i. 398, 22. Hláfordes searwu æfter woruldlagu is bótleás þing, Wulfst. 274, 24.

mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse, messe, an; f.

a service of the churchmassa festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated-mas

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Æfter ðon ðe ðǽr wǽron ða hálgan lofsangas and mæssan gefyllede, 207, 59. a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated, -mas in Christmas, Michaelmas, &c. Temples mæssa scenopegia, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 2. Æfter Andréas mæssan, Ælfc.

plæce

(n.)
Grammar
plæce, plæse, an: plæts, e; f.
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A place, an open space, a street In huommum ðara plæcena in angulis platearum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 5. On plæcum (on plætsa, Rush.) in plateas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 10 : 14, 21. In plaecum in plateis, 13, 26. In plæcum (plæsum, Rush.), Mk. Skt.

Linked entries: plægi-word plæts

ge-býsnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-býsnung, e; f. [býsnung an example]

An exampleexemplum

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An example; exemplum He sealde sóþe gebýsnunge he gave true example, Ælfc. T. Lisle 38, 3. Má manna beóþ gecyrrede þurh his gebýsnunge to Godes hérunge more [of] men will be turned through his example to the praise of God, Homl.Th. i. 494, 23.

Linked entry: ge-bisnung

firen-hycge

(n.)
Grammar
firen-hycge, (firenicge ?), an; f.

An adulteressa harlot

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An adulteress, a harlot Fyrnhicge (-hicgce, Hpt. Gl. 475, 29), An. Ox. 2940. Fyrynycgyna moecharum, 8, 235

Linked entry: -hycge