sófte
Soft ⬩ soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed ⬩ soft, luxurious ⬩ gentle, not harsh, not stern
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Soft Sófte suavis Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. soft, luxurious Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22.
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Asse-dun
ASS-DUN ⬩ ASH-DUN ⬩ dosinus ⬩ cinereus
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ASS-DUN or ASH-DUN, of a dun or dark colour; dosinus, cinereus Assedun dosinus vel cinereus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 39. 'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange
heóp-bremel
A dog-rose ⬩ wild rose ⬩ bramble ⬩ briar
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A dog-rose, wild rose, bramble, briar Heópbrymel rubus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 22; Wrt. Voc. 33, 22. Heópbremles leáf leaves of the dog-rose, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 8
ge-twífyldan
to double
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to double Seó eahteoðe præteritum getwýfylt ðæt æftre stæfgefég the eighth preterite doubles the second syllable, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 8; Som. 33, 1. Hí beóþ getwyfylde they are doubled, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 35
be-weddian
To espouse, wed ⬩ spondere, despondere
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To espouse, wed; spondere, despondere Ic beháte oððe ic beweddige [MS. bewedige] spondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 10. Gif he híg his suna beweddap si filio suo desponderit eam, Ex. 21, 9
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geond-geótan
To pour, pour out ⬩ perfundĕre
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To pour, pour out; perfundĕre Ic geondgeóte perfundo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 33. Heó mid wópe and mid teárum wæs swýðe geondgoten flētuque ac lacry̆mis perfūsa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 10
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un-gehealdsumness
Incontinence
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Ælfc. P. 43; Th. ii. 382, 34. Ðes þeódscype þurh ungehealdsumnesse áwyrd is, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 349, 7
hearpe-nægel
An instrument for striking the strings of a harp
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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpnægel plectrum, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 96; Wrt. Voc. 43, 27. Apollonius his hearpenægl genam Apollonius took his harp-nail, Ap. Th.17, 7
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CRADEL
A CRADLE ⬩ cunabula
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[MS. cunabulum ] Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 112; Wrt. Voc. 25, 52. On cradele [MS. B. cradole] in a cradle L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 420, 1
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angel-twicce
A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishing ⬩ lumbricus
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A red worm used for a bait in angling or fishing; lumbricus Rén-wyrrn vel angel-twicce lumbricus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 30; Wrt. Voc. 24, 31.[twachel the dew-worm, Halwl. Dict.]
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fór-heáfod
The fore part of the head ⬩ FOREHEAD ⬩ skull ⬩ ancĭput? ⬩ calvārium
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Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 34; Wrt. Voc. 42, 42. Fórheáfod vel heáfodpanne calvārium, 69; Som. 70. 33; Wrt. Voc. 42, 41
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irfe-gedál
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A division of an inheritance or property Yrfe-gedál familiæ erciscundæ, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 109; Wrt. Voc. 20, 47. Yrfegedál familia erciscundæ, quia ærciscunda enim apud veteres divisio nuncupabatur, ii. 39, 26
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Lǽden-nama
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H] hwylces cynnes hé sý if you do not know some Latin noun, of what gender it is, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 35
mis-wrítan
to write incorrectly ⬩ make a mistake in writing
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to write incorrectly, make a mistake in writing Barbarismus, ðæt is ánes wordes gewæmmednyss, gif hit biþ miswriten, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 48. On manegum wísum miswritene, 50, 23; Som. 51, 54
ge-treówfull
Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis
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Faithful; fĭdēlis Getreówfull fĭdēlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9; 28; Som. 11, 38. Gecýðnys getreówfull testĭmōnium fĭdēle, Ps. Spl. 18, 8. Ðú góda þeów and ðú getreówfulla thou good servant and faithful, Blickl. Homl. 63, 26
BLÆD
A leaf, BLADE ⬩ folium palmula ⬩ folium
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Róðres blæd the blade of an oar; palmula, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 77; Wrt. Voc. 48, 16
ge-erian
To ear ⬩ plough ⬩ arare
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D.] aratus, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 45. Ðæt land is geerod [geered MS. C.] aratur terra, 19; Som. 22, 46 : Heming, p. 134
wítegestre
A prophetess
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Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31
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beorhtnes
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Sé hátte Lucifer for þǽre miclan beorhtnisse his mǽran híwes, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35. Seó earme sáwl geseah miccle beoroht-nesse . . . þú gesyhst eallra háligra beorohtnessa, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 27-34. Add
sceaþung
Injury, damage
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ge ǽlc ðæra wónessa ðe tó ǽnigre bóte gebyrie, ðæt hit áge healf ðære cyrcean hláford, Chart. Th. 138, 18