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apostata

(n.)
Grammar
apostata, an; m.

An apostateapostata

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An apostate; apostata Hér syndon apostatan here are apostates, Lupi Serm. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 1

arewe

(n.)
Grammar
arewe, an; f.

An arrowsagitta

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An arrow; sagitta Sume scotedon adúnweard mid arewan some shot downward with arrows, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 19

Linked entries: ariwe Arwan arwe earh

folc-gestælla

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gestælla, an; m.

An adherentfollowergentis cŏmes

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An adherent, follower; gentis cŏmes Cræft folcgestælna a force of adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 10; Gen. 271

un-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemaca, an; m.

Not a matchnot an equal

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Not a match, not an equal Ungemaca impar, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 43, 1: Germ. 389, 76

under-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
under-geréfa, an; m.

An under-officer

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An under-officer Geréfa consul, undergeréfa proconsul, Wrt. Voc, i. 18, 5. Se undergeréfa the pro-prefect, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 332: 7, 216

flǽre

(n.)
Grammar
flǽre, an; f

An earlappinnŭla auris

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An earlap; pinnŭla auris Flǽran = eár-læppan pinnŭlæ aurium = aurĭcŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 84; Wrt. Voc. 43, 16

geolca

(n.)
Grammar
geolca, gioleca, geoloca, an; m.

A YOLKovi vitellus

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A YOLK; ovi vitellus Sceáwa nú on ánum æge, hú ðæt hwíte ne biþ gemenged to ðam geolcan, and biþ hwæðere án æg look now on an egg, how the white is not mingled with the yolk, and yet it is one egg, Homl. Th. i. 40, 28.

Linked entries: gioleca geoloca

mynet-cípa

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-cípa, an; m.

A money-dealer

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A money-dealer Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ on Godes gelaþunge, and ne caraþ ymbe Cristes teolunge, se biþ mynetcýpa getalod, Homl. Th. i. 412, 16

begne

(n.)
Grammar
begne, an; f.

An ulcera carbunclecarbunculus

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An ulcer, a carbuncle; carbunculus, Seó blace begne the black ulcer Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 21; Wrt. Voc. 40, 52

fyrd-truma

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-truma, an; m.

A martial bandan armyexercĭtus

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A martial band, an army; exercĭtus Swá egeslíc swá fyrdtruma as terrible as a martial band, Homl. Th. i. 442, 34

Linked entry: fird-truma

streóna

(n.)
Grammar
streóna, strína, an; m.
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One who acquires Strína conquisitor, An. Ox. 27, 1. Cf. Streóna as a nickname of Eádríc, the treacherous alderman of Mercia

Linked entry: strína

fyrd-wísa

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wísa, an; m.

A leader of an expeditionexpĕdītiōnis dux

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A leader of an expedition; expĕdītiōnis dux Sum biþ heretoga, fyrdwísa from one is a general, a bold leader, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 32; Crä. 77

Linked entry: fird-wísa

æsc-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wíga, an; m.

A spear-warriorbellator hastifer

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A spear-warrior; bellator hastifer Eald æscwíga an old spear-warrior, Beo. Th. 4090; B. 2042. Æscwígan, nom. pl. Elen. Grm. 260

(n.)
Grammar
tá, (contracted from) , an; f.

A toe

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Hé æthrán his swíðran þúman and ðæs wynstran fótes miclan tán tetigit pollicem manus ejus dextrae, similiter et pedis, Lev. 8, 23. Tán and fingras decies senos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 73. Ða miclan tán alloces, 5, 18.

Linked entries: táhae tán

Æ

Grammar
Æ, The short or unaccented Anglo-Saxon æ has a sound like ai in main and f
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Like a, ge, etc. æ is sometimes prefixed to perfect tenses and perfect participles and other words without any perceptible alteration in the sense; as Céled, æ-céled cooled.

andetta

(n.)
Grammar
andetta, an; m.

One who confessesa confessoran acknowledgerconfessor

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One who confesses, a confessor, an acknowledger; confessor Se ðæs sleges andetta síe who is a confessor of the slaying, L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 7

sylu

(n.)
Grammar
sylu, e, an; f.
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Ðis sint ða denstówa, bróchyrst and beaddan syla, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 318, 30

Linked entry: syle

efn-etan

(v.)
Grammar
efn-etan, to eat as much as any one? or

to become equal, to equal? par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri

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æquāre, æmŭlāri Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor and efn-etan ealdum þyrse I can feast more heartily and eat as much as the old giant. Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 28; Rä. 41, 63

Linked entry: efen-etan

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater Hé is gehiwod tó cristenum men, and is earm hǽðengylda he is in appearance a Christian, and is a miserable heathen, Homl. Th. i. 102, 16. Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9.

æger-felma

(n.)
Grammar
æger-felma, an; f.

Film of an eggmembrana vitellum complectens

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Film of an egg; membrana vitellum complectens Gením ðonne ægerfelman then take film of egg, L. M. 1, 11; Lchdm, ii. 54, 21