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un-biscopod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biscopod, un-bisceopod; adj.

Unconfirmed

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Unconfirmed Wé lǽraþ.... ðæt ǽlc cild sý gefullod binnon .xxxvii. nihtum, and ðæt ǽnig man tó lange unbiscopod ne wurðe, L. Edg. C. 15; Th. ii. 246, 28. Unbiscpod (-biscopod, MSS. C. E.), Wulfst. 120, 15.

Linked entry: an-biscopod

an-þracian

(v.)

to fearto be afraidto dreadrevererihorrere

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to fear, to be afraid, to dread; revereri, horrere Ic onginne to anþracigenne I begin to dread; horresco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 4: Ps. Spl. 69, 2

ceorl-folc

(n.)
Grammar
ceorl-folc, es; n.

Common people, the publicvulgus

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Common people, the public; vulgus Ðis ceorlfolc [ceorle folc MS.] hoc vulgus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 35. Ceorlfolc vulgus, 13; Som. 16, 7: Wrt. Voc. 72, 73

fele-ferþ

(n.)
Grammar
fele-ferþ, [fele = fela many?]

A kind of worm under blocks having many feetvermĭcŭla quædam multĭpĕda

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A kind of worm under blocks having many feet, Som; vermĭcŭla quædam multĭpĕda, Lye Feleferþ centumpellio, forte centupĕda, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 86; Wrt. Voc. 22, 4

nytweorð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
nytweorð-líc, <b>(nytwirð-líc);</b> adj.

Useful

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Useful Nytwurðlíc (-wyrð-,-weorð-) utilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 5. Tó ðæs munstres nitwurðlícre þearfe for the useful requirements of the monastery, Chart. Th. 369, 28

bixen

(adj.)
Grammar
bixen, adj. [box the box-tree]

Belonging to box, BOXEN, made of box-woodbuxeus

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Belonging to box, BOXEN, made of box-wood; buxeus Bixen box a box made of box-wood; pyxis, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36

Linked entry: byxen

ymb-hegian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hegian, pp. od
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To hedge about, surround Ic ymbhegige (embhagige, v. l.) saepio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2 ; Zup. 190, 15. Emhegod mid weorodum mǽdena septus chords virginum, Hymn. Surt. 140, 12

Linked entry: ymb-hagian

gyrstan-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gyrstan-dæg, gestran-dæg, gysternlíc-dæg

yesterdayheri

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yesterday; heri Gyrstan-dæg heri, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 57. Swá he wæs gyrstan-dæg and ǽran dæg sicut erat heri et nudius tertius, Gen. 31, 5

hænne-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hænne-belle, an; f.

Henbanehyoscyamus

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Henne-belle simphoniaca, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 96; Wrt. Voc. 30, 42

Linked entry: henne-belle

hand-lín

(n.)
Grammar
hand-lín, es; n.

A hand-cloth, napkinsleeves

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A hand-cloth, napkin Hand-lín manualis, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 117; Wrt. Voc. 25, 57. iiii subdiácones handlín four sub-deacon's handcloths, Th. Chart. 429, 23

ge-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þæslíc, adj. [þæslíc fit]

Fitproperdĕcensopportūnus

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Fit, proper; dĕcens, opportūnus Geþæslíc [MS. geþæsliic] dĕcens, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 16, 44. On tíman geþæslícum oððe on gedafenlícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Lamb. 31, 6

á-weódian

(v.)
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Ǽlc unriht bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2. Add

Linked entry: weódian

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

a-slacigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-slacigendlíc, adj.

Remissiveremissivus

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Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 29

Linked entry: slacigendlíc

axiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
axiendlíc, axigendlíc; adj.

Interrogativeinquiringinquisitiveinterrogativus

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ðon biþ se [hwá quis] interrogativum, ðæt is axigendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 27

bæd-þearm

(n.)
Grammar
bæd-þearm, es; m.

Menteraenteraέντερa

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Bæd-þearm seems to be an error of the copyist for bæcþearm, Ælfc. Gl. 76; Som. 71, 122; Wrt. Voc. 45, 27

dæg-wine

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wine, es; n?

A day's pay diarium

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A day's pay; diarium Dægwine diarium, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 32; Wrt. Voc. 28, 15. Dægwine pensum vel diarium, 64; Som. 69, 9; Wrt. Voc. 40, 43

Linked entry: wine

cýs-gerunn

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-gerunn, es; n? [ge-runnen cougulatus]

Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curdlactis coagulum

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Rennet or runnet, a substance used to produce curd;lactis coagulum Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19

cwild

(n.)

a plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction

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Voc. 75, 54: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25: Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 31: Ps. Spl. C. 28, 9: 31, 8

cwyde

(n.)

a sentence sententiaa discourse, sermon

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a sentence ; sententia, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 38. a discourse, sermon Smeágaþ ðysne cwyde consider this sermon, Homl. Th. i. 28, 20: ii. 2, 14: 2, 17