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gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
gecrod, es; n.

A crowdturba

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A crowd; turba

bǽh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown,Ælflædæ Test

gelo

(adj.)
Grammar
gelo, adj.

Saffronyellowcrocus

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Saffron, yellow; crocus,Som

ag-lǽc-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-wíf, es; n.

A wretch of a womanvile cronemonstrum mu-lierismulier perniciosa

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A wretch of a woman, vile crone; monstrum mu-lieris, mulier perniciosa Grendles módor, ides, aglǽc-wíf Grendel's mother, the woman, vile crone. Beo. Th. 2522 ; B. 1259

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceedtransgredi, excedere

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to over-step, to cross, exceed Ic ofersteppe weall trdnsgrediar murum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 30. Ðú oferstópe tu supergressa es, Kent. Gl. 1151. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiques, 854.

hwæs

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæs, adj.

Sharpkeen

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Sharp, keen Hí hwæsne beág ymb mín heáfod heardne gebýgdon they encircled my head with a crown sharp and hard [the crown of thorns], Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 23; Cri. 1444

bogetung

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bogetung, e; f. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bend]

A bending, crookanfractus

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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18

mersc-mealwe

(n.)
Grammar
mersc-mealwe, an; f.

Marsh-mallow

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Merscmealwan crop, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24. Nim merscmealwan, 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 12

Linked entry: mealwe

hwǽte-wæstm

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-wæstm, es; m. (?)
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Substitute: <b>hwǽte-wæstm</b> wheat-produce, wheat-crop, wheat Eorþan móder, geunne þé Drihten æcera wexendra ... þǽre brádan berewæstma and þǽre hwítan hwǽtewæstma and ealra eorþan wæstma, Lch. i. 402, 6.

hafetian

(v.)

to clapapplaud

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Ǽrðan ðe se hana hafitigende cráwe before the cock clapping its wings crow, Homl. Th. ii. 246, 4

Linked entries: a-fétigan hafe beaftan

COC

(n.)
Grammar
COC, cocc, es; m.

A COCKa male fowl or bird; galluspullus

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Ðonne coccas cráwan when cocks crow Lchdm. iii. 6, 5

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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Hé hét álýsan ðone diácon of ðære hengene Lawrence stretched on the cross thanked his Lord ... He ordered the deacon to be released from the cross, i. 426, 32, 35. prison, confinement, durance.

Linked entry: heng-wíte

gealga

(n.)
Grammar
gealga, an; m.

A gallowsgibbetcrosspatĭbŭlumcrux

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A gallows, gibbet, cross; patĭbŭlum, crux Fraeoðes gealga a malefactor's gibbet, Rood Kmbl. 20; Kr. 10. Ðone óðerne he hét hón on gealgan altĕrum suspendit in crŭcem, Gen. 40, 22 : Deut. 21, 22 : Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 20; Hat. MS. 8 b, 7 : Apstls.

róde-hengen

(n.)
Grammar
róde-hengen, róde-hengenn, e; f.
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A cross, crucifixion Hwæt hæfþ ðes man gefremod, ðæt hé ródehengene wyrðe sý, Homl. Th. i. 596, 2. Hét hine áhón on ródehengene, 594, 29. Ðá ðá hé on ródehengene mancynn álýsde, 58, 20. On ródehengene genæglod, 82, 25.

Linked entry: hengen

gedýre

(n.)
Grammar
gedýre, es; n. [or -dyre, y from u; cf. Goth. daur]

A door postpostis ad fores

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Hí mearcodon mid blóde on heora gedýrum TAU, ðæt is, róde tácen they marked on their door-posts TAU, that is, the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 8 : 264, 1

un-scende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scende, -scynde; adj.

Without disgracehonourablenoble

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Gife unscynde a noble gift (the nails from the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 2400; El. 1201: 2492; El. 1247. Eów Dryhten geaf dóm unscyndne, 730; El. 365. Se him dóm forgeaf, unscyndne blǽd, Cd. Th. 263, 16; Dan. 763

cruþ

(n.)

a crowd multitudo, turba confertissima

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a crowd; multitudo, turba confertissima Som. Ben. Lye

fót-mǽl

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On lenge hundteontiges fótmæla and fíftiges lange, 36, 12. some kind of cross (? v. mǽl; II) Of ðám hamme tó fótmǽle; of fótmǽle éstrihtes on wulfputt, C.D. iii. 449, 30

lind-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gecrod, es; n.
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A shield-bearing crowd, Andr. Kmbl. 2442; An. 1222

cracettan

(v.)

to CROAK crocitare

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to CROAK; crocitare Gr. Dial. 2, 8, Som. Ben. Lye