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Anglo-Saxon

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eágan weán

(n.)
Grammar
eágan weán, wenn

A ringworm, tetter ⬩ impetīgo

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Gl. 73 ; Som. 71, 9; Wrt. Voc. 43, 62

fealu

(n.)

fallow, pale yellow, dusky,

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Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38: Andr. Kmbl. 841; An. 421

feorg

(n.)

life ⬩ soul ⬩ spirit

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life, soul, spirit, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 19; Seef. 94: 104 a; Th. 394, 14; Rä. 14, 3

fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journey ⬩ ĭtĭnĕris lectus

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

fíf-fealde

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f.

A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio

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A butterfly; pāpĭlio, Som. Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78

huntig-spere

(n.)
Grammar
huntig-spere, es; n.

A hunting-spear

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Gl. 51; Som. 66, 23; Wrt. Voc. 35. 12

in-byrding

(n.)
Grammar
in-byrding, es ; m.
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Gl. 8 ; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 52

Linked entry: in-birding

lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
lǽst, e; f.

a boot

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Gl. 29; Som. 61, 25; Wrt. Voc. 26, 24

land-brǽce

(n.)
Grammar
land-brǽce, es; m.
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Gl. 1; Som. 55, 20; Wrt. Voc. 15, 20

Linked entry: -brǽce

mæstling-smiþ

Grammar
mæstling-smiþ, <b>mæsling-smiþ,</b> es; m.

A worker in brass

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Gl. 81; Som. 73, 7; Wrt. Voc. 47, 14. Mæslingcsmiþ, 73, 32

mód-earfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
mód-earfoþ, es; n.

Travail of soul ⬩ distress of mind

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Travail of soul, distress of mind Icwonn(MS. þnc) módearfoþa má, Exon. 1193; Th. 457, 19; Hy. 4, 86

græf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
græf-seax, -sex, es; n.
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Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7

be-sylian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sylian, p. -ede; pp. ed

To soil, stain ⬩ maculare, inquinare

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To soil, stain; maculare, inquinare Besyled stained; maculatus Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 18: Elen. Kmbl. 1390; El. 697

Linked entry: sylian

be-wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-wealwian, p. ode; pp. od

To wallow ⬩ volutare

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To wallow; volutare Swín on ða solu bewealwiaþ swine wallow in the mire, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 29

Linked entry: wealwian

BÓC

(n.)
Grammar
BÓC, e; f: bóc-treów, es; n: bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-tree ⬩ fagus silvatica, fagus ⬩ æsculus

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 99, 100

Linked entries: béc bócce bóc-treów

ge-bréman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bréman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, bréman to celebrate]

To celebrate ⬩ make famous ⬩ honour ⬩ celebrāre ⬩ honōrāre

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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye

ge-rǽwen

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwen, -rǽwud

set in rows, plaited, embroidered ⬩ segmentatus

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Gl. 63; Som. 68; Wrt. Voc. 40, 10

Linked entry: -rǽwen

cirpsian

(v.)
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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute Cyrpsaþ asperat, Germ. 394, 275. Cyrpsiendum crispantibus, An. Ox. 1201: Hpt. Gl. 435, 9

ge-beterung

Grammar
ge-beterung, ge-betrung. edification.
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For Som. Ben. Lye substitute Wé wyllað sume óðre trimminge gereccan tó eówre gebetrunge, Hml. Th. i. 448, 10

hád-swápe

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swápe, -swǽpe, an; f.

A bridesmaid ⬩ pronuba, paranymphus ⬩ a chamber

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Gl. 87; Som. 74, 56, 58; Wrt. Voc. 50, 38, 40 : 288, 80

Linked entry: heorp-swǽpe

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