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firen-hycge

(n.)
Grammar
firen-hycge, (firenicge ?), an; f.

An adulteress ⬩ a harlot

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An adulteress, a harlot Fyrnhicge (-hicgce, Hpt. Gl. 475, 29), An. Ox. 2940. Fyrynycgyna moecharum, 8, 235

Linked entry: -hycge

fore-boda

(n.)
Grammar
fore-boda, (for-), an; m.

A herald ⬩ crier

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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8

Linked entry: boda

forþ-gegyrd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gegyrd, an ornament on the martingale (forþ-gyrd, q. v.)
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of a horse Forþgegyrdu bullas, ornamenta cinguli (cf. bulla, nodus in cingulo, i. 175, note 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 73

Linked entry: ge-gyrd

fót-sceanca

(n.)
Grammar
fót-sceanca, an; m.
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The leg from the knee downwards, the shank Nim blæces hundes deádes þone swýþran fótscancan (fóten (fótes?) sceancan, v.l. ), Lch. i. 362, 27

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Substitute: To mix, blend Geblonden infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 77. Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona

fulla

(n.)
Grammar
fulla, an; m.
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The full, the highest stage reached by anything, the perfection, perfect specimen of a kind or class Hwæt mæg beón wóp oððe sárignys, gif þæt næs se mǽsta ǽgðres? oþþe hwæt mæg beón geómrung and wánung, gyf ꝥ næs se fulla ǽgðres?, Hml. S. 23, 104

fulwa

(n.)
Grammar
fulwa, an; m.
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A fuller Hire bróhte Godes engel swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽfre nǽnig fulwa, þæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, þæt mihte dón on eorðan, Shrn. 56, 9

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, . . . an ; f.
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Substitute: ge-bedda, an ; m. this is the usual form, but gebedde occurs in C. D. iii. 50, 3. Cf. ge-maca, [ ge-mæcca for gender], and add: one who lies in bed with another, a bedfellow. of a married woman Migdonia leng nolde cuman tó hire weres bedde

ge-beden

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beden, compulsus, An. Ox. 4580. l.
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(?) ge-béded (-= ge-bǽded)

frowe

(n.)
Grammar
frowe, an; f.
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A lady Seó frowe þe ús freán ácende ( the Virgin Mary ), Dóm. L. 291. [From (?) O. H. Ger. frouwa domina, matrona.] Cf. freó a lady

frum-lida

(n.)
Grammar
frum-lida, an; m.
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A chief sailor, captain of a vessel Se heáhengel Sanctus Michael se æðela nówend and se gleáwa frumlida . . . sé ðe his scip mid heofonlicum wælum gefylleð, An. Ox. 32, note

Linked entry: lida

frysca

(n.)
Grammar
frysca, an; m.
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The name of some bird Frysca butio (butio is a bittern. but is glossed by cýta, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32: 63, 17: ii. 11, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 34. Cýta, frisca butium, 126, 81

Linked entry: frisca

ge-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ge-genga, an; m.
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A fellow-traveller, companion Gegenga conviator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 71. Gegenta pedissequis, conviator, Txts. 114, 85. Þæt éce fýr wæs deófle gegearwod and his gegengum (-gencgum, -gængum, geférum, v. ll. ) eallum, Wlfst. 184, 18

gehæg-holt

(n.)
Grammar
gehæg-holt, a copse in an enclosure (?),
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a copse where there is pasture(?) Ðis synt ðá denbǽra ðe tó ðissum londe belimpað . . . gehægholt, C. D. ii. 195, 16

ge-hlytta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlytta, an ; m.
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a partner, fellow For gehlyttum prae consortibus (tuis) Ps. Rdr. 44, 8. one chosen by lot Betweox midde gehlyttan inter medios cleros Ps. Rdr. 67, 14. Cf. efen-hlytta

Linked entries: ge-hlette hlyta

ge-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽca, ge-lǽcea, an; m.
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A competitor Gelǽcea emula, Germ. 391, 27

Linked entry: -lǽca

geoc-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
geoc-sticca, geoc-stecca, an; m.
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A yoke-stick. (Later a yoke-stick is 'a yoke for carrying pails.' v. D.D.) Take here <b>iuc-sticca</b> in Dict., and add Geocstecca obicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 33. Geocsticca, 63, 29

geó-geára

Grammar
geó-geára, [Perhaps this should be taken as two words. v. An. 1388
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Sé þe þá fǽhðo iú wið God geára grimme gefremede.] Add: :-- Geára oððe geógeára jam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 11. Geógeára (iú-, -ieára, v. ll.) geworht antiquitus facta, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 57, 20. Geógeára (iú-, v. l.) jamdudum, 4, 4; Sch. 370, 23. Bryten wæs

geonga

(n.)
Grammar
geonga, an; m.
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A young man Eálá geonga ( adolescens ), ðé ic secge árís, Lk. 7, 14. Geongan effebi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 55. Iunglingas ł iungan and fǽmnan iuuenes et virgines, Ps. L. 148, 12

ge-rǽþle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽþle, an; n.
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A harness, l. ge-rǽþlan ; pl. Harness of a horse

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