ferigan
to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear
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Kmbl. 585; An. 293: 1647; An. 825: Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 33: Beo. Th. 671; B. 333
for-bígels
An arch ⬩ a vault ⬩ an arched roof ⬩ arcus ⬩ fornix ⬩ cămĕra ⬩ καμάρα
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An arch, a vault, an arched roof; arcus, fornix, cămĕra = καμάρα Forbígels arcus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 32; Wrt. Voc. 26, 31
for-hátan
To renounce ⬩ forswear ⬩ renuntiāre ⬩ ejurāre
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Ælf. P. 47; Th. ii. 384, 30
fór-raðe
Very quickly ⬩ cĭto
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Very quickly; cĭto Hí Godes bebod tobræcon fórraðe they broke the commandment of God very quickly, Ælfc. T. 5, 6: Gen. 20, 7
Linked entry: fór-hraðe
ge-ǽfenian
To draw towards evening ⬩ become evening ⬩ vesperascĕre ⬩ advesperascĕre
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To draw towards evening, become evening; vesperascĕre, advesperascĕre Geǽfnaþ me veperasco, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 10. Geǽfenedan dæge advesperascente die, Prov. 7
hrycg-teúng
A spasm
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A spasm in the lower part of the back Hrigteúng vel hrifwirc yleos, Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 57, 16; Wrt. Voc. 19, 24
hulfestre
A plover ⬩ pluvialis
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A plover; pluvialis [the word occurs in a list of names of birds], Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 24; Wrt. Voc. 29, 44
in-spinn
a spindle
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An instrument for spinning, a spindle Inspinn netorium, Ælfc. Gl. 110 ; Som. 79, 46; Wrt. Voc. 59, 17. Inspin, Wrt. Voc. 66, 15
Linked entry: -spinn
leornung-hús
a school
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A house for study, a school Leorninghús gymnasium, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 76; Wrt. Voc. 57, 54; Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 56
líg-hrægel
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Lígrægel orbiculata [vestis ], Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 30; Wrt. Voc. 26, 29. Cf. Ducange duo 'orbicularia de opere ad acum' under orbiculare
plúme
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A plum (fruit or tree) Seó plúme hoc prunum, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 60. Plumae prunus, Txts. 88, 822 : plumum, 87, 1600
rǽdestre
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A female reader Rédestre, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 40. Rǽdystre, 9, 64; Som. 13, 63. Rǽdistre, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 7
Linked entry: rǽdistre
gold-finc
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A gold-finch; auricinctus, florentius, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 126; Wrt. Voc. 29, 21: 38; Som. 63, 36; Wrt. Voc. 29, 54
gós-hafoc
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Goshawk; aucarius, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 120; Wrt. Voc. 29, 16. [Chauc. gos-hauk: Icel. gás-haukr: O. H. Ger. gaus-hapich.]
bleó-reád
BLUE RED, purple, myrtle-coloured ⬩ cæruleorumber, myrteus
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Bleóreód myrteus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 89; Wrt. Voc. 46, 46
geond-stredan
To scatter about, sprinkle ⬩ spargĕre
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To scatter about, sprinkle; spargĕre Ic geondstrede spargo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 37. Geondstred scattered over, Homl. Th. ii. 536, 18
ge-mét
A meeting, assembly ⬩ conventus
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A meeting, assembly; conventus Hí hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemét they had their meeting of counsellors every day, Jud. Thw. 161, 31
scild-truma
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A phalanx; testudo Under þiccum scyld-truman subter densa testudine, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 29. Of sceltruman testudine, Hpt. Gl. 475, 66
ge-scildod
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., and add Scutum scyld scutalus gescyldod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 15
Linked entries: -scildod ge-sceldod ge-scyldod
sixtig-feald
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Syxtigfeald sexagenarius, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 285, 9: Scint. 69, 17. Sixtifealdne sexagesimum (fructum ), An. Ox. 1407. Syxtifealdum ber[þenunm] sexagenis fasciculis, 1407. Add