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Anglo-Saxon

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bridles

(n.)
Grammar
bridles, gen. of bridel.

of a bridle

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Gl. 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22;

ge-swǽsléǽcan

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

To flatter;blandīri

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Gr. 31; Som. 35, 49

híwcúþ-rǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
híwcúþ-rǽdness, e; f.

Familiarity, intimacy:familiaritas.

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Gl. 116; Som. 80. 66; Wrt. Voc. 62, 40

a-swindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swindan, p. -swand, pl. -swundon ; pp. -swunden [a away, swindan to languish]

To languish awayto enervatepineconsume awayto decayperishdissolvetabesceretorpescereconsumi

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To languish away, to enervate, pine, consume away, to decay, perish, dissolve; tabescere, torpescere, consumi Hwý ge swá aswundene sión why are ye so enervated? Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 31.

eorþ-gealla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gealla, an; m. [gealla gall]

The herb EARTH-GALL, the lesser centaury fel terræ, erythræa centaurium

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Gl. 41; Som. 64, 5; Wrt. Voc. 31, 17. Eorþgealla centauria, Mone A. 373. Nim centaurian, ðæt is fel terræ, sume hátaþ eorþgeallan take centaury, that is fel terræ, some call it earth-gall, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 27

Linked entries: curmealle gealla

helle-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
helle-wíte, es; n.

Hell-tormentpunishmenthell

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Mid heardum hellewítum with hard pains of hell, Soul Kmbl. 94; Seel. 47: 64; Seel. 32: Andr. Kmbl. 2106; An. 1054

ge-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlid, es; pl. nom. acc. -hlidu, -hleodu; n.

A lidcoveringroofan inclosurea vaulttectumclausūraseptum

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Ðonne bearn Godes þurh heofona gehleodu óþýweþ when the son of God shall appear through heaven's vaults, 21 a; Th. 56, 23; Cri, 905

dalc

(n.)
Grammar
dalc, dolc, es; m.

A clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet fibula, spinther, regula

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Gl. 64; Som. 69, 22; Wrt. Voc. 40, 53. Dalc spinther, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 63. Ic geseah sumne gildenne dalc on fíftigum entsum vidi regulam auream quinquaginta siclorum, Jos. 7, 21. Dolc oððe preón spinther, Wrt. Voc. 74. 59

Linked entry: dolc

ge-tinge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tinge, -tingce, -tynge; adj.

Skilful with the tongueeloquent

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Gr. 47; Som. 48, 51. Getingce lepida vel facunda, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 76, 129; Wrt. Voc. 55, 1. Gif se Hǽlend gecure æt fruman getinge láreówas if the Saviour had chosen at first eloquent teachers, Homl. Th. i. 578, 1. Wer getinge vir linguosus, Ps.

ancor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setl, es; n.

An anchor-seatthe fore-castle of a shipthe prowprora

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Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11

a-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
a-þreát, -þrǽt, es; m.

Irksomenessdisgusttædium

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Irksomeness, disgust; tædium Eów wæs lungre aþreát you had soon disgust [at this], Elen. Kmbl. 736; El. 368

Linked entry: a-þrǽt

bærs

(n.)
Grammar
bærs, bears, es; m.

A perchpercalupus

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Gl. 101; Som. 77, 58; Wrt. Voc. 55, 63

Linked entry: bears

byrc

(n.)
Grammar
byrc, e; f.
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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 20; Wrt. Voc. 33, 20

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or piecespartim

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

ed-winde

(n.)

A winding again, a vortex vortex

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Gl. 98; Som. 76, 92; Wrt. Voc. 54, 36

ele-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-beámen, adj.

belonging to the olive-tree ŏleāgĭnus

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Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39

Linked entry: -beámen

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth moundagger

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

feóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
feóndlíc, adj.

Fiendlike hostilehostīlishostĭcus

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Gl. 84; Som. 73, 95; Wrt. Voc. 49, 3

fisc-bryne

(n.)

fish-brinepiscium salsūgo

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Gl. 32; Som. 62, 13; Wrt. Voc. 27, 66

fiter-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
fiter-sticca, an; m.

A tent-nailclāvus tentōrii

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Gl. 110; Som. 79, 42; Wrt. Voc. 59, 14