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móna

(n.)
Grammar
móna, an; m.: but also móne, an; f.

the moon ⬩ moon as in new, full moon

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the moon Se móna and ealle steorran underfóþ leóht of ðære miclan sunnan, Lchdm. iii. 236, 19. Se móna wæs æt fruman on ǽfen gesceapen, 264, 26. Sunna and móne (but næs se móna ðágyt uppe, 29, 22), Nar. 28, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 73; Met. 29, 37. Ðæs sunnan

hláf-ræce

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ræce, hláf-ræcu, an; f.
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An instrument for stirring a fire for cooking Hlábręcæ rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi Migne), An. Ox. 53, 43

nán-wiht

(n.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán-wiht, nán-uht.

nothing ⬩ nothing ⬩ not at all ⬩ no whit

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Grammar nán-wiht, as subst. nothing Nánwiht nihil, Wrt. Voc. i. 47, 32. Heó hire self gecýþ ðæt heó nánwuht ne biþ she herself shews that she is nothing, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 24. Ðú wéndest ðæt ðé nánwuht unrihtlíces on becuman ne mihte, 7, 3; Fox 22, 15

Linked entries: nǽnig-wiht nǽniht

eád-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifa, -giefa, an; m.

Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător

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Giver of prosperity or happiness; prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător Engla eádgifa bliss-giver of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546

eár-gespeca

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gespeca, eár-gespreca, an; m.

An ear-speaker, a whisperer ⬩ auricŭlārius, susurro

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An ear-speaker, a whisperer; auricŭlārius, susurro, Cot. 14

for-sǽwestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-sǽwestre, (-sæw- ?), an; f.
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A woman who despises Forsǽwestre contemtrix, An. Ox. 4430

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, e; þeówe, an; f.

A female servant or slave

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A female servant or slave Seó foresprecene Cristes þeówe praefata Christi famula, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 13: 4, 10; S. 578, 5: 4, 23; S. 592, 36. Seó Cristes þeówe, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 92, 2. Án menen ł þeówæ (ðíua,) (Lind.) ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 69.

eorþ-mata

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-mata, (-maþa?), an ; m.

An earth-worm

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An earth-worm Eorþmata vermis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 44

Linked entry: maþa

hearra

(n.)
Grammar
hearra, herra, hierra, an; m.

A lord

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A lord. The use of this word, which occurs only in poetry, is noticeable. It occurs twenty-three tines in that part of the Genesis [vv. 235-851] for which Sievers claims an old Saxon origin, and only four times elsewhere, Cd. 192; Th. 240, 28; Dan. 393

Linked entry: herra

hwast

(n.)
Grammar
hwast, es; or [?] hwasta, an; m.

a eunuch

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An effeminate person [?], a eunuch Hwastas molles, Som. Huastana eunuchorum, Mt. Kmbl. p. 18, 9

cræfta

(n.)
Grammar
cræfta, an; m. [cræft art]

An artist ⬩ a craftsman ⬩ workman ⬩ artifex

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An artist, a craftsman, workman; artifex Cræfta artifex Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 43

gára

(n.)
Grammar
gára, an; m. [gár a dart, point]

An angular point of land ⬩ a promontory ⬩ corner of land ⬩ ōra prōmĭnens ⬩ angŭlus

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An angular point of land, a promontory, corner of land; ōra prōmĭnens, angŭlus Ispania land is þrýscýte . . . án ðæra gárena líþ súþ-west, ongeán ðæt ígland, ðe Gades hátte the country of Spain is three-cornered . . . one of the corners lies south-west

burh-loca

(n.)
Grammar
burh-loca, burg-loca, an; m.

A cily-inclosure, city-barrier ⬩ defence, as — a wall, mound or moat ⬩ urbis septum, arcis claustrum vel clausura

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A cily-inclosure, city-barrier or defence, as — a wall, mound or moat; urbis septum, arcis claustrum vel clausura He gelǽdde brýd mid bearnum under burhlocan, in Sǽgor he led his wife with the children within the city-inclosure, into Zoar, Cd. 118; Th

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brytta

(n.)
Grammar
brytta, bryta, bretta, an; m.

A bestower, dispenser, distributor, prince, lord, God? ⬩ largitor, dispensator, administrator, princeps, dominus, Deus?

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A bestower, dispenser, distributor, prince, lord, God? largitor, dispensator, administrator, princeps, dominus, Deus? Sinces brytta a dispenser of treasure, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 18; Gen. 1857: Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 22; Jud. 30: Beo. Th. 1219; B. 607: 3849;

Linked entries: bretta bryta brytnere

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, an ear of corn. l. eár,
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and add Eár spica, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 47: 287, 20. In eher (æhher, R.) in spica, Mk. L. 4, 28. Geberen eár, Lch. ii. 124, 17. Þá hié heora corn ripon ealle þá eár ( spicae ) wǽron blódge, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 28. Ðára ehera spicarum, Mk. p. 2, 16. Eára,

Linked entry: æhher

hlín-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-scúa, -scúwa, an; m.

The darkness of a prison,

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The darkness of a prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2924; An. 1073: Exon. 73 b; Th. 275, 2; Jul. 544

dim-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
dim-scúa, an; m. [scúwa, scúa a shade, shadow]
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Dimness, darkness; tenēbræ Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum their mind often went under darkness by the devil's lore, Andr. Kmbl. 281; An. 141

eorþ-bigenga

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bigenga, an; m. [bigenga an inhabitant, dweller]

An inhabitant of the earth ⬩ terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna

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An inhabitant of the earth; terrĭcŏla, terrĭgĕna Ðæt he eorþbigengan awecce hine to ondrǽdanne ut terrĭgĕnas ad tĭmendum se suscĭtet, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 22

sǽ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-lida, -leoda, an; m.

A sea-goer, sailor

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A sea-goer, sailor Snottor sǽleoda (Noah ), Cd. Th. 201, 18; Exod. 374. Gehýrst ðú, sǽlida! . . . brimmanna boda! Byrht. Th. 133, 4; By. 45. Ic ǽfre ne geseah ǽnigne mann ðé gelícne steóran ofer stæfnan . . Ic georne wát ðæt ic ǽfre ne geseah on sǽleodan

Linked entries: lida sǽ-leoda

aldor

(n.)
Grammar
aldor, es; m. [aldor = ealdor an elder] .

an elder ⬩ parent ⬩ author ⬩ parens ⬩ auctor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ præpositus ⬩ princeps

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an elder, parent, author; parens, auctor. Cd. 76; Th. 95, 14; Gen. 1578: L. H. E. pref; Th. i. 26, 6. a chief, prince; præpositus, princeps, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 15; Gen. 639: 82; Th. 103, 1; Gen. 1711: 89; Th. 111, 30; Gen. 1863: 209; Th. 259, 7; Dan. 688

Linked entry: alder