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ge-hrepod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hrepod, [pp. of ge-hrepian to touch]

touchedtactus

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Gehrepod tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 56

Linked entry: hrepian

swégend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swégend-líc, adj.
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Vocal, vowel I and u beóþ áwende tó consonantes, gif hí beóþ tógædere gesette oððe mid óðrum swégendlícum, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Zup. 6, 15

twi-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-féte, adj.
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Two-footed Twyféte bipes Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, ii: 49 ; Zup. 287, 20. Sume bíþ twioféte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

Linked entry: twio-féte

twi-híwede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-híwede, adj.
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double-shaped, having two forms Twyhíwede biformis, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 287, 9. double-coloured Twyhíwedum wurman bis tincto cocco, Hpt. Gl. 431, 30

Linked entry: -híwede

þri-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-féte, adj.

Having three feet

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Having three feet Þryféte tripes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Zup. 51, 12: 49; Zup. 287, 20. Þrieféte rícelsfæt cythropodes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 60

ed-lesung

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Substitute: Relation Hwylc getácnað þreó ðingc . . . relationem, þæt is, edlesunge (-læs-, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 116, 10. Edlesunge (-lys-, v. l. ), 117, 5

ge-sweordod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sweordod, adj.
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Provided with a sword Gesweordod (-swurd-, -swyrd-, v. ll. ) gladiatus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 257, 1. þá cwómon twégen englas gescildode and gesweordode, Nap. 32

Linked entry: ge-swurdod

clywen

(n.)

a clewball of thread or yarnballcirclet

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a clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball, circlet Ælfc. Gl. 28; Som. 61, 5; Wrt. Voc. 26, 4; Homl. Th. ii. 514, 2

cuc

(adj.)

quickalive vivus

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quick, alive; vivus He lét cucne he left alive Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 116, 41; Gen. 1, 20; Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 90

Linked entry: cucon

leax

(n.)
Grammar
leax, læx, lex, es; m.

A salmonlax

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes ... gesyllan ǽlce geare xv. leaxas this is the agreement ... that they give xv salmon every year, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 295, 34: L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 19

Linked entry: læx

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede
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D.) propago, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 14. trans. To bring forth, produce Se godcunda foreþonc geedníwaþ and týdreþ (tídreþ, Cott.

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearingfruitfulferensgerensabundansferax

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Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade fossōrium

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A digging-iron, spade; fossōrium Costere vel delfísen vel spadu vel pal fossōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19

dyrste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dyrste-líce, adv.

Boldlyaudacter

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Boldly; audacter Dyrstelíce audācĭter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 66. Iosep dyrstelíce in to Pilate eóde Ioseph audacter introīvit ad Pilātum, Mk. Jun. 15, 43

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling offloss of the hairthe mangecrīnium amissioalōpĕciaάλωπεκία

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Falling off; or loss of the hair, the mange; crīnium amissio, alōpĕcia = άλωπεκία Feaxfeallung alōpĕcia, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

flǽsc-cýping

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-cýping, e; f. [cýping

A flesh-marketmeat-marketmăcellum

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a market-place, market] A flesh-market, meat-market; măcellum Flǽsccýping [MS. flæc-cyping] măcellum, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 67, 14; Wrt. Voc. 37, 8

Linked entry: flǽsc-cíping

eald-hryter-flǽsc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hryter-flǽsc, es; n.

A side of meat cut offsuccīdia

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A side of meat cut off; succīdia,Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 101; Wrt. Voc. 27, 29. Mann. suggests eald-hryðer-flǽsc adulti bŏvis căro

Linked entries: hríþer-flǽsc flǽsc

hyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
hyrdung, e; f.

Strengtheningrestoring

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Strengthening, restoring Hyrdung constructio vel instructio: ealdere timbrunga bóte instructio: niwe timbrung constructio, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 74-6; Wrt. Voc. 39, 57-9

menniso-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
menniso-líc, adj.

Human

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Human Mennisclíc humanus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 42. Mennisclíc ( humanum ) is ðæt mon on his móde costunga þrowige, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 13