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(n.; adj.)
Grammar
má, indecl. cpve. used as subst. and adj.

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Kmbl. 2885; An. 1446. Ða habbaþ twegen mislíce casus and ná má on gewunan ... nis ðǽr ná má mislícra casa they have two different cases, and no more generally .. . there are no more different cases, Ælfc.

Linked entries: mǽst

GÓS

(n.)
Grammar
GÓS, gen. góse; dat. gés; acc. gós; pl. nom. acc. gés, gees; gen. gósa; dat. gósum; f.
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A GOOSE; anser Gós auca, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 92, 119; Wrt. Voc. 29, 15: 77, 32. Grǽg gós a grey goose, Cot. 99, Lye. Hwílum ic grǽde swá gós sometimes I cry as a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; Rä. 25, 3. Gees [gés, MS. H.] geese, L.

Linked entry: gees

here-téma

(n.)
Grammar
here-téma, -týma, an; m.

A leader of an army, of a peoplea rulergeneral

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A leader of an army, of a people, a ruler, general Se heretéma cyning selfa the leader, the king himself [Theodoric ], Bt. Met. Fox 1. 63; Met. 1, 31. Se heretýma, caldéa cyning. Cd. 205; Th. 253, 30; Dan. 603.

Linked entry: -tíma

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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He fore his mondryhtne módsorge wæg he bare mental sorrow for his master, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 5; Gú. 1024. Nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not on account of his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 273; B. 136.

hord-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cleófa, -clýfa, an; m.

A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet

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A treasure-chamber, treasury, store-room, closet Hí gáþ in tó ðínum húse and tó ðínum bedde and tó ðínum hordclýfan ingredientur cubiculum lectuli tui et super stratum tuum, Exod. 8, 3.

unriht-dǽde

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-dǽde, adj.: unriht-dǽda, an; m.

Evil-doingan evil-doer

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Evil-doing; an evil-doer Se synfulla and se unrihtdǽda peccator et iniquus, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 3

Linked entry: yfel-dǽde

ge-tihhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tihhian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To appointdetermineassignstătuĕredecernĕreassignāre

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Hafast ðé ánum eall getihhad land and leóde thou hast brought all the land and people on thyself, Andr. Kmbl. 2642; An. 1322

fore-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca]

One who speaks for anotheran advocateprolŏcūtoradvŏcātus

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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm.

Linked entries: for-spræca for-speca

ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Wǽpnu and mete and ealo and cláþas and gehwæt þæs þe þá þré geférscipas behófiaþ, 17 ; F. 60, 5.

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode: v. impers. with acc. of pers.
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Mec longade I was ill at ease, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 18; Kl. 14. Longiga tædere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 13. Ðæt ús nú æfter swelcum longian mǽge swelce ðá wǽron that we should now long for such times as then were, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 84, 27.

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m. An assurance of good faith, a covenant, v. treów, IV
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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8. Cf. trúwa

Linked entry: trýwa

cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
cóðu, e; f; cóðe, an; f; cóða, an; m.

A diseasesicknesspestilence morbus

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A disease, sickness, pestilence; morbus Mycel orfes wæs ðæs geáres forfaren þurh mistlíce cóða much cattle was destroyed this year through various diseases Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 9.

BLÓMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓMA, an; m. [blów+am+a, Ettm. 314]

Metal, the metal taken from the orea massmetallum, massathat which adheres together like a dough

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Voc. 34, note 1: a mass; metallum, massa = μâζα that which adheres together like a dough Wht. Dict. Ísenes blóma a mass of iron; ferii massa, Som: Cot. 135. Blóma oððe dáh massa, Wrt.

Linked entry: gold-blóma

ýce

(n.)
Grammar
ýce, an; f.: ýce, es; m. A (poisonous)
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Ýcean roboete (the passage is :-- Regulorum et aspidum venena, ad quae quadrupedis robetae et spalangii pestifera confectio humanae naturae nocitura habebatur, Ald. 25), 78, 44.

Linked entries: ice ice

æcer-spranca

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-spranca, æcer-spranga, an; m. [æcer, spranca, an; m. a shoot, sprout]

Young shoots springing up from acornssaplingsthe holm oakscarlet oakilex

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Young shoots springing up from acorns, saplings, the holm oak, scarlet oak; ilex Æcer-spranca ilex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Som. 13, 48

wrenna

(n.)
Grammar
wrenna, wrænna, werna, wærna, an; m.: wrenne, an; f.

A wren

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A wren Wrenna vel hicemáse parrax, Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 56. Wrenne (wræuna, v. l.), 77, 46. Wrenna bitorius vel pintorus, 29, 27: bitorius, bitriscus, ii. 126, 37. Wrænna biturius, 12, 62: bitorius, i.62, 41. Werna birbicariolus, ii.101, 76.

Linked entry: wrænna

ÆSP

(n.)
Grammar
ÆSP, e; f: æspe, an; f.

An ASP or aspen-treepopulus tremula

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An ASP or aspen-tree; populus tremula Æspan rind the rind of the asp-tree, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 116, 1

Linked entry: æps

gelíc-bisen

(n.)
Grammar
gelíc-bisen, a copy, an imitation; in a personal sense,
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an imitator Of his gelícbisene ex ejus imitatione, Rtl. 50, 4. Hiora gelícbisin, 91, 37. Gimaco ł gilícbiseno Godes imitatores Dei, 12, 11

Linked entry: bisen

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shoreCerdăci lítus

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Cerdic's shore, on the south of Dorsetshire, ; Cerdăci lítus Ðá Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu cwom up æt Cerdices óran mid v scipum then, A. D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came up to Cerdic's shore with five ships, Chr. Erl. 2, 3.

Linked entry: Certices óra

for-hátena

(n.)
Grammar
for-hátena, an; m. [hátan to call or name]

An ill-named, or a reprobate personfāmōsusperdĭtus

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An ill-named, or a reprobate person; fāmōsus, perdĭtus Ðá se forhátena spræc then spake the reprobate one. Cd. 29; Th. 38, 20; Gen. 609