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Anglo-Saxon

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glówan

(v.)

to glow like a coal of fire ⬩ candere

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to glow like a coal of fire; candere, Lye

screón

(v.)
Grammar
screón, (?); p. scráh
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To cry out, proclaim; dicare Forscráh abdicavit (in Lye)

Linked entries: for-scrífan for-scríhan

hors-here

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For Lye substitute Horshere Phæræones, Cant. Moys. Thw. 23

hǽlsian

(v.)

to foretell ⬩ augurari, ariolari, auspicari

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to foretell; augurari, ariolari, auspicari, Cot. 14, 17, Lye

copest

(adj.)

chiefest ⬩ most precious ⬩ a summit ⬩ pretiosissimus

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Lye

corn-hwæcca

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwæcca, an; m.

A corn-chest ⬩ bin ⬩ arca frumentaria

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Lye

cualme-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cualme-stów, e; f.

A place of burial ⬩ calvariæ locus

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Lye

cattes

(n.)
Grammar
cattes, mint, e; f.
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Lye

dæg-mete

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mete, es; m. [dæg a day, mete meat, food]

Daily food ⬩ quotidianus cibus

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Lye

Dorm-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Dorm-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f. [by the Britons called Cair-Dorm, by Antonīnus Durobrivæ, from the passage over the water; and the Anglo-Saxons, for the same reason, called it also Dornford]

Dornford or Dorgford, in Huntingdonshire, on the river Nen

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Lye

Ear-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Ear-múþa, an; m. [ear the sea, the river Yare, múþa the mouth]

Great YARMOUTH, Norfolk ⬩ oppĭdum in agro Norfolciensi, et in insŭla Vecti

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Lye

feld-rude

(n.)
Grammar
feld-rude, an; f.

Wild rue ⬩ silvestris rŭta

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Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 325

fell

(adj.)
Grammar
fell, adj.

Fell ⬩ cruel ⬩ severe ⬩ crūdēlis

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Lye. Similar entries v. fel; adj

ferd-faru

(n.)
Grammar
ferd-faru, e; f.

A military expedition ⬩ mīlĭtāris expĕdītio ⬩ expĕdītio contra hostes

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A military expedition; mīlĭtāris expĕdītio, expĕdītio contra hostes, Heming, p. 234, Lye

flot-smere

(n.)
Grammar
flot-smere, es; n. [smeru fat, grease]

Floating fat ⬩ scum of a pot ⬩ pinguēdo ollæ sŭpernătans

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Lye

Linked entry: smeoru

frécne-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
frécne-stíg, e; f.

A dangerous way or path ⬩ steep place ⬩ precipice ⬩ præcĭpĭtium

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Lye

frum-grípa

(n.)
Grammar
frum-grípa, an; m.

A first grasper ⬩ occupier ⬩ prīmus captor ⬩ occŭpātor

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Lye

Linked entry: gripa

frý-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
frý-gyld, es; n.

A free guild or society ⬩ lībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium

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Lye

Linked entry: freó-gyld

fyrdinga

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrdinga, adv.

In companies or flocks ⬩ by bands or multitudes ⬩ catervātim

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Lye

ge-ágennud

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágennud, part. [ágen own]

Adopted ⬩ adoptīvus

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Lye

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