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apa

(n.)
Grammar
apa, an; m.

An APEsimia

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An APE; simia Wið apan bíte against bite of an ape, Med. ex quadr. 11, 7; Lchdm. i. 366, 24: Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 18; Wrt. Voc. 22, 59

be-gleddian

(v.)
Grammar
be-gleddian, ic -gleddige; p. ode; pp. od

To dyestainlaninficere

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To dye, stain; laninficere Ic begleddige inficio Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 37. And begleddod is eorþe on blódum et infecta est terra in sanguinibus Ps. Spl. 105, 36

Linked entry: gleddian

eorþ-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-æppel, es; m: nom, acc. pl. n. -æppla

An earth-apple, a cucumber cŭcŭmis

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Eorþæppel mandrăgŏra, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 79; Wrt. Voc. 32, 15

mis-lǽdan

(v.)

to misleadlead astray

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Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22

niþer-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer-weardes, -weard; adv.

Downwardsin a downward direction

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Nyþerwerd deorsum versum, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 63. Niþerwurd in praeceps, deorsum, Hpt. Gl. 499. 66

blóstm

(n.)
Grammar
blóstm, es; m: e; f ?

A blossom, flowerflos

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A blossom, flower; flos Blóstm flos, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 10; Wrt. Voc. 33, 9. Blóstma hiwum in hues of flowers, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 4

ge-dyrst-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dyrst-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To dareaudere

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Th. i. 456, 9 : Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 43, 29

ge-lómlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lómlǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To frequent, to use oftenfrequentare

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To frequent, to use often; frequentare Gelómlǽcende word frequentative verb, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 14. Mid gelómlǽcendum hryrum with frequent destructions, Homl. Th. i. 578, 34 : ii. 350, 19

un-gerípod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerípod, adj.

Immaturepremature

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On ungerípedum freódóme and unstæððigum þeáwum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 12. Hé forfleáh ungerípedan deáð, Homl. Th. i. 390, 31

Linked entry: ge-rípian

eár-finger

(n.)
Grammar
eár-finger, es; m.
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Voc. i. 179, 25 Eárfinger auricularis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 298, 15: Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 25

Linked entry: eáre-finger

ýþ

Grammar
ýþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þeáh hine ǽlc ýð geséce mid þám héhstan þe seó sǽ forðbringð, Verc. Forst. 110, 12. Add Ongeánflówende ýþa, eftflówende wætera reciproca (purissimi fontis) redundantia, A n. Ox. 506

breóst-rocc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-rocc, es; m. [breóst. rocc
clothing
]

clothing Breast-cloth thorax

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Stíðe and ruge breóstroccas [MS. breóst-rocces] stiff and rough breast-clothes; renones, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 114; Wrt. Voc. 40, 24

horn-bláwere

(n.)
Grammar
horn-bláwere, es; m.

A horn-blower, trumpetertubicen, cornicen

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Voc. 73, 63 : Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 24. Ðǽr mihte wel bén ábúton twenti óðer þritte hornblaweres, Chr. 1127; Erl. 256, 36

Linked entry: bláwere

cræft-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cræft-leás, adj.

Artlessunskilfulinnocentsimpleinexpert inersindoctusinnocens

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Dǽl-leás vel cræftleás expers, indoctus Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 123; Wrt. Voc. 22, 36

cearcian

(v.)
Grammar
cearcian, cearcigan; cearciende; ode; od

To chatter, creak, crash, gnashstrīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare

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Ic cearcige oððe gristbítige strīdeo vel strīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 7

Linked entry: cærcian

feówer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
feówer-gild, es; n.

A fourfold payment or compensationquadruplex compensātio

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A fourfold payment or compensation; quadruplex compensātio Ǽlc tíhtbýsig man gilde feówergilde let every man of bad repute pay with fourfold compensation, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 10

flór-stán

(n.)
Grammar
flór-stán, es; m.

A floor-stonestone used for pavementtessĕra păvimento sternendo designāta

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A floor-stone, stone used for pavement; tessĕra păvimento sternendo designāta Lytle feðerscitte flórstánas little four-cornered floor-stones; tessellæ, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 67; Wrt. Voc. 39, 50

forþ-gewendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gewendan, p. de; pp. ed

To go or turn outprodīre

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To go or turn out; prodīre Ðæt ǽlc man ðe fere wǽre forþgewende so that every man who was able to go should turn out, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 31

hundes fleóge

(n.)
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a dog-fly Hundes fleóge cinomia, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 119; Wrt. Voc. 23, 37. Hundes fleógan muscam caninam, Ps. Th. 77, 45: Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 1

hyrnetu

(n.)
Grammar
hyrnetu, hyrnet, e; f.

A hornet

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A hornet Hyrnet crabro, Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 107; Wrt. Voc. 23, 63. Hyrnetu crabro, ii. 16, 25. Hurnitu, 105, 46. Ic ásende hyrnytta mittam crabrones, Ex. 23, 28

Linked entry: hurnitu