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Anglo-Saxon

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hearpestre

(n.)
Grammar
hearpestre, an; f.

A female harper

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Gl. 114; Som. 80, 9; Wrt. Voc. 60, 45

gál-freólsas

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For ' Som. . . . Lye ' substitute Gálfreólsas luper-calia An. Ox. 4715. Gálfreólsum lupercalibus, i. idolatriis 4861

brasian

(v.)
Grammar
brasian, brasigan, ic brasige

æro,I cover with brass

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39, Bodleian copy, C. D

brýd-bed

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-bed, es; n.

A bride-bedgenialis torus

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 72; Wrt. Voc. 41, 26

Linked entry: brýd-ræst

bryne

(n.)

BRINE, salt liquorsalsugo, muria

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 14; Wrt. Voc. 27, 67

hors-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
hors-wægn, -wǽn, es; m.

A chariot

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Gl. 48; Som. 65, 68; Wrt. Voc. 34, 3

corn-hús

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hús, es; n.

A corn-house, granary granarium

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Gl. 109; Som. 78, 130; Wrt. Voc. 58, 42

corn-wurma

(n.)
Grammar
corn-wurma, an; m.

A corn-wormweevil vermiculus

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Gl. 17; Som. 58, 84; Wrt. Voc. 22, 2

Linked entry: cor-wurma

ge-strýnedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-strýnedlíc, -strýnendlíc; adj.

Producinggenitivegenitivus

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Gr. 7; Som. 6, 17

hof-rede

(adj.)
Grammar
hof-rede, adj.

Confined to the house;clinicus,

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Gl. 77; Som. 72, 30; Wrt. Voc. 45, 62

Linked entry: -rede

tó-blǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-blǽdan, p. de

To inflate,puff up

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To inflate, puff up Sóð lufu ná byþ tóblǽdd caritas non inflatur, Scint. 82, 10

Linked entry: blǽdan

eall-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-swá, adv.

Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even sosīcut

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Also, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so; sīcut Eallswá he sǽde sīcut dixit, Mk. Bos. 14, 16

fæst-hafol

(adj.)
Grammar
fæst-hafol, -hafel, -hafod; adj.

Fast-having, sparing, miserly tĕnax, parcus, sordĭdus

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Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44. Fæsthafol strængþ tĕnax vĭgor, Hymn. Surt. 11, 2. Fæsthafel tĕnax, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 42; Wrt. Voc. 47, 46. Sint to manianne ða fæsthafolan the miserly are to be admonished, Past. 45, 2; Cot. MS.

prician

(v.)
Grammar
prician, priccan
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Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 59: 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 57. Punctus a pungendo dicitur, forðan ys se prica gecweden, forðan hé pricaþ, Anglia viii. 317, 18. Ðornas priciaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 20. Hé hét ðæs pápan lima gelóme prician, 312, 11.

geócian

(v.)
Grammar
geócian, p. ode; pp. od; gen. dat.

To preserve, saveservare, salvare

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Geóca mínes gǽstes save my soul, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 5; Hy. 4, 45. with the dat Geóca us preserve us, Exon. 53 a; Th. 185, 23; Az. 12. Geóca mínre sáwle save my soul, 118b; Th. 455, 34; Hy. 4, 59

leáþor

(n.)
Grammar
leáþor, es; n[?].

lather

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[Icel. lauðr; n. froth or foam of the sea water; a kind of nitre or soap.]

a-fliung

(n.)
Grammar
a-fliung, e; f.

A fleeingrejectio

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Gl. 10; Som. 57, 41; Wrt. Voc. 19, 44

bed-þén

(n.)
Grammar
bed-þén, es; m. [bed a bed, þén for þegn a servant]

A chamberlaina servant who has the care of a chamberlecti ministercamerarius

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Gl. 27; Som. 60, 101

cicene

(n.)
Grammar
cicene, an; f.

A KITCHENcoquina, culina

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Gl. 107; Som. 78, 77; Wrt. Voc. 57, 55

deór-net

(n.)
Grammar
deór-net, -nett, es; n.

A beast-net, hunting-netrēte venātĭcum, cassis

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Gl. 84;, Som. 73, 91; Wrt. Voc. 48, 29