hacod
A pike ⬩ lucius, mugil ⬩ a pike
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A pike Hacod lucius, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 69; Wrt. Voc. 55, 72; 77, 73. Hacodas lucios, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
Linked entry: hæced
hand-fæstung
A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance ⬩ marriage with the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought off ⬩ striking a bargain, the joining hands. ⬩ emunitas, cautio, testamentum, privilegium.
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A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance Handfestnung mandatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 110; Wrt. Voc. 20, 48
heáh-fæsten
A chief fortress, a city
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A chief fortress, a city Heáhfæsten castrum, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 109; Wrt. Voc. 36, 29. Héhfæsten polis (πόλιs), Rtl. 195, 14
costere
A digging tool ⬩ spade ⬩ fossorium
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A digging tool, spade; fossorium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossorium Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14
hinder-geap
Crafty, ⬩ cunning, ⬩ guileful, ⬩ deceitful
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Crafty, cunning, guileful, deceitful Hindergeap versutus, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 104; Wrt. Voc. 49, 11. Hindergepe versuti, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 29
un-gelimp
Misfortune ⬩ mishap
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Misfortune, mishap Ǽlc ungelimp cymð of deófle omne infortunium venit a diabolo, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 26. Ðonne mé hwylc ungelimp becymð, Ps. Th. 39, 18. Him cymð ege and ungelimp, 13, 9.
leahter
a crime ⬩ fault ⬩ offence ⬩ sin ⬩ vice ⬩ disgraceful ⬩ reproach ⬩ opprobrium ⬩ blame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ disease ⬩ disorder ⬩ hurt ⬩ malady
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Bútan ǽlcon womme and swá clǽne fram ǽlcon leahtre stainless and pure from every vice, Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 31. Vitia ðæt synd lehtras on lédensprǽce, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 53.
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ge-dafenlíc
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ decent ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ hăbĭlis
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Ælf. C. 22; Th. ii. 350, 20. Gedafenlíc þeódnes [MS. seodnys] hăbĭlis conjunctio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 118; Wrt. Voc. 54, 60. Us dæg endebyrdnysse mid gedafenlícre cymþ nōbis dies ordĭne congruo vēnit, Hymn. Surt. 38, 3.
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ǽnig
unicus
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Næs riht on ðǽre stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne, Nar. 30, 2. gen. pl. combined with ǽlc to emphasize? cf. ánra gehwilc :-- Gefultuma mé ánegra (-e, v. l. ) ǽlces fylstes bedǽled, Hml. S. 23 b, 441. [Or ? áneg = single, sole; cf. O. Sax. énag: O. H.
hǽs
A command, hest, behest
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A command, hest, behest Hǽs jussio, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 40. Gehír God mín gebed exaudi Deus orationem meam. On ðysum is gebed and ná hǽs hear my prayer, O God. In this there is a prayer, not a command, Ælfc.
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biblio-þéce
a library ⬩ bibliotheca ⬩ The Bible ⬩ biblia
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Se saltere ys án bóc on ðære Biblioþécan the psalter is one book in the Bible, Ælfc. T. 14, 25.
CYRFÆT
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Wylde cyrfet wild gourd, colocynthis = κολοκυνθίς Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 58; Wrt. Voc. 30, 12. Wild cyrfet vel hwit wíngeard bryonia = βρυωνία 44; Som. 64, 81; Wrt. Voc. 32, 17
lufiend-
Lovely ⬩ lovable ⬩ amiable
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Lovely, lovable, amiable Lufigendlíc amabilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 40. Lufigendlíc miht amanda victus, 26; Som. 28, 19. Luffendlíc stede amenus locus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 63; Wrt. Voc. 33, 59.
BERA
A BEAR ⬩ ursus
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Bera ursus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 69 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 28; Th. ii. 212, 22
DENN
DEN ⬩ cubīle, lustrum?
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Denn cubile, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 27. Wild-deóra holl and denn lustrum ferārum [MS. lustra ], Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 38; Wrt. Voc. 59, 10. Se légdraca gewát dennes niósian the fire-dragon went to visit his den, Beo. Th. 6082; B. 3045.
ENED
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Ened ănĕta, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 52: Wrt. Voc. 77, 22: 280, 8. II. ened, es; m. A drake; ănas, anĕtārius, mascŭlus istīus ăvis Ened a drake? ănas, gen. ănătis; m. Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 122; Wrt. Voc. 29, 18. Ened a drake? larax? Wrt.
wlacian
to be ⬩ get lukewarm ⬩ to make lukewarm
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to be or get lukewarm Ic wlacige tepeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 4.
belle
A bell ⬩ tintinnabulum
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A bell; tintinnabulum Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40 : Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39
CÝTA
KITE, bittern ⬩ milvus, būteo
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A KITE, bittern; milvus, būteo, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 9; Wrt. Voc. 29, 32: Glos. Brux. Recd. 37, 3; Wrt. Voc. 63, 17