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Anglo-Saxon

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bríd-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
bríd-gifu, e; f. [bríd = brýd
a bride
, gifu
a gift
]

a bride ⬩ a gift ⬩ A marriage-portion ⬩ dowry ⬩ dos

Entry preview:

Gr. 9, 31; Som. 12, l

Linked entry: brýd-gifa

BUC

(n.)
Grammar
BUC, es; m.

A BUCK, a male deer ⬩ cervus ⬩ a doe

Entry preview:

Gl. 19; Som. 59, 22: Wrt. Voc. 22, 63

Linked entry: DÁ

cræftan

(v.)
Grammar
cræftan, p. te; pp. ed [cræft art]

To exercise a craft ⬩ to build ⬩ architectari

Entry preview:

Gr. 36; Som. 38, 35

crammian

(v.)
Grammar
crammian, ic crammige; p. ode; pp. od

To CRAM ⬩ stuff ⬩ farcire

Entry preview:

Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36

Linked entry: a-crammian

soppian

(v.)

to sop

Entry preview:

to sop Genim hláf, geseóð on gáte meolce, soppige on súþerne [drenc], Lchdm. ii. 228, 31

hilt-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hilt-leás, adj.

Without a hilt

Entry preview:

Gl. 52; Som. 66, 46; Wrt. Voc. 35, 33

beald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
beald-ness, e; f.

Boldness

Entry preview:

Boldness Hé mid micelre baldnesse cíðde ꝥ se Hǽlend wǽre sóð Godes sunu, Shrn. 31, 34

FÆDER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆDER, feder; indecl. in sing. but gen. fæderes and dat. fædere are sometimes found; pl. nom. acc. fæderas; gen. a; dat. um; m.

FATHER ⬩ păter

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Gl. 90, 91; Som. 75, 4-14; Wrt. Voc. 51, 49-59: 72, 18-23: Nat. S. Greg. Els. p. 4, note

Linked entries: eald-fæder fædyr feder fieder fæder-lic

HWÝ

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
HWÝ, hwí; inst.of hwæt.

WHY.

Entry preview:

, should also be called the son of God, 16.

Linked entries: hwí hwig

ERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ERIAN, erigan, erigean, to erianne, eríganne, erigenne; part, erigende; p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To plough, EAR ⬩ iărāre

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Gr. 24; Som. 25, 17. Me is to erigenne [erianne MS. D.] ărandum esi mĭhi, 24; Som. 25, 19. Hæfst ðú æceras to erigenne [eriganne MS. D.] hăbes agros ad ărandum? 24; Som. 25, 20. Erigende ic geþeó ărando prōfĭcio, 24; Som. 25, 18.

Linked entry: ærian

ǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-líc, adj.

Belonging to law ⬩ lawful ⬩ legalis ⬩ legitimus

Entry preview:

Tyn ǽlícan word the ten commandments Som

Linked entry: ǽw-líc

bals-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bals-minte, an; f.

BALSAM-MINT ⬩ spear-mint ⬩ water-mint ⬩ sisymbrium ⬩ mentha aquatica

Entry preview:

Gl. 43; Som. 64, 52; Wrt. Voc. 31, 62

ceorl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ceorl-líc, ceorlíc; adj.

CHURL-LIKE, rustic, common ⬩ rusticus, vulgaris

Entry preview:

Gl. 13; Som. 57, 122; Wrt. Voc. 20, 59

begne

(n.)
Grammar
begne, an; f.

An ulcer ⬩ a carbuncle ⬩ carbunculus

Entry preview:

Gl. 64; Som. 69, 21; Wrt. Voc. 40, 52

declínigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
declínigendlíc, adj.

Declinable ⬩ declinābilis

Entry preview:

Gr. 50, 3; Som. 51, 7

dinig

(n.)
Grammar
dinig, dingc, e; f?
Entry preview:

Dung; fimus Dinig fimus, Ælfc, Gl. 1; Som. 55, 6; Wrt. Voc. 15, 6. Dingc [MS. dingce] thymiāma, Mone B. 4795

féging

(n.)
Grammar
féging, e; f.

A conjunction ⬩ conjunctio

Entry preview:

Gr. 5; Som. 3, 47, MS. D

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the head ⬩ the locks ⬩ cæsăries

Entry preview:

Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

flýte

(n.)
Grammar
flýte, es; m? [fleótan to float]

A boat ⬩ punt ⬩ pontōnium

Entry preview:

Gl. 103; Som. 77, 103; Wrt. Voc. 56. 25: 63, 35

folc-slite

(n.)
Grammar
folc-slite, es; m.

A folk-sti ⬩ sedition ⬩ sēdĭtio

Entry preview:

Gl. 15; Som. 58, 38; Wrt. Voc. 21, 30

Linked entry: slite

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