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and-

(prefix)
Grammar
and-, [Goth, anda-: Icel. and-, önd-: Grk. ἀντι-]

Againstwithoutcontra

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in composition denotes opposition, — Against, without; contra And-bita, and-beorma without barm, what was unleavened; azymos = ἄζυμος, Cot. 17. And-saca an adversary, apostate, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. And-swaru an answer, Beo.

BEÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓST, býst, býsting, es; m?

BIESTINGSthe first milk of a cow after calvingcolostrum

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BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving; colostrum Beóst biestings;obesta, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20

Linked entries: býst býsting

emel

(n.)
Grammar
emel, e; f. A canker-worm, caterpillar, weevel; ērūca, brūchus = βροῦχος
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He sǽde and com gærshoppe and emel ðæs næs ná gerím dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, et brūchus cūjus non ĕrat nŭmĕrus, 104, 32

fór-werd

(n.)
Grammar
fór-werd, e; f.

A fore-wardprecautioncontractagreementpræcautiopactum

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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod.

gang-here

(n.)
Grammar
gang-here, es; m.

A foot-armyinfantrypedester exercĭtus

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A foot-army, infantry; pedester exercĭtus Pirrus him com to mid ðam mǽstan fultume, ǽgðer ge on ganghere, ge on rádhere Pyrrhus came to them with the greatest force, both in infantry, and in cavalry, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 40

husc

(n.)
Grammar
husc, hucs, hux, es; m. [cf. hosp.]

Insultscornscoffingmockery

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Þurh hucx per ironiam, Cot. 186, Lye

Linked entries: hux- hyscan hucs

métere

(n.)
Grammar
métere, es; m.

A painter

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Ælfnóþ ðe métere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 261, 20

stód-fald

(n.)
Grammar
stód-fald, es ; m.
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An enclosure for a stud of horses Tó ðam aldan stódfalde ; and ðonne fram ðam stódfalde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 21. Of ðam wylle on ðone stódfald ; of ðam stódfalde, vi. 213, 21. Be norðan stódfaldan, iv. 66, 8

Súþ-Gyrwas

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Gyrwas, (-e, -an); pl.
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The southern division of the Gyrwas Súþ-Gyrwa syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 18. Súþ-Gyrwa ealdormon princeps Australium Gyruiorum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 21. Súð-Gerwa, Shrn. 94, 20. Súð-Gyrwena, Lchdm. iii. 430, 14

tún-weg

(n.)
Grammar
tún-weg, es; m.
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Tó túnweges ende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 281, 21. Ðǽr túnwegas út sceótaþ . . . þurh ðone tún, vi. 235, 6

á-lísend

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísend, es; m.
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A saviour, redeemer Oð þæt se Á;lýsend com þe ðone ealdan deófol gewylde, Hml. Th. i. 94, 7. Se Áliésend monna cynnes, Past. 129, 17. Álýsend, Bl. H. 65, 30. Middangeardes Álýsend, 87, 9. v. á-lysend in Dict

fore-bod

(n.)
Grammar
fore-bod, es; n.

preachingprohibition

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Him forebod cóm fram eallum Rómánum ꝥ hé ꝥ fær beginnan móste, ne him swá gecwéme folc gefaran, Lch. iii. 434, 3

Linked entries: bod for-bod

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.
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Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

hilfan

(v.)
Grammar
hilfan, (?), helfan

to halve

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bipertitum (cf. bipertitum, in duobus pertitum, 128), Corp. Gl. H. 25, 138; Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 2. [Cf. Scipen gunnen helden, bosmes þer rendden, seiles þer helfden (split in half), Laym. 7851.]

Linked entry: herbid

of-stingan

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Cóm sum cempa . . . and hyne (Julian) [mid francan] þurhþýddé, Hml. S. 3, 237), Ors. 6, 32 ; S. 286, 26. Hét hé hý mid sweorde ofstingan, Shrn. 143, 12. Add

slaga

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Hé tó þám ylpe cóm, and . . . stung hine æt ðám nafelan ꝥ hí lágon ðǽr bégen heora ǽgðer óðres slaga, Hml. S. 25, 587. Him gewearð ꝥ man funde níwe swurd and níwne slagan (executioner) þǽrtó, Hml. S. 12, 233. Add

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.

An out-shootoutletplace where a stream or road runs into another

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An out-shoot, outlet, place where a stream or road runs into another Be bróce óð Pippelriðiges útscyte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 330, 20. 'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

gabote

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Gabutan (gauutan, Corp. Gl. H. 87, 27, and see note on the word at p. xlii where the following Latin glosses are quoted, 'parapsis, gabata vel catinum' 'pisi, gavata (v. l. gabata) vel patina') parabsides, Ep. Gl. 18 f, 25. Add

FÚL

(n.)
Grammar
FÚL, es; n.

Foulnessimpurityguiltoffencefaultillŭviesimpūrĭtasculpa

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Foulness, impurity, guilt, offence, fault; illŭvies, impūrĭtas, culpa Fúl and wydel illŭvies, Cot. 105. Ealra fúla ful full of all foulness [impurities ], Elen. Kmbl. 1534; El. 769.

(n.)
Grammar
rá, ráha ; gen. rán; m.
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Ic gefeó heortas and ránn capio cervos et damas, Coll. Monast. Th. 21, 31. Rá ł gǽt capras, Rtl. 119, 16. The word is found in names of localities, e.g. On ráhweg : ðæt ondlong ráhweges on ráhdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 378, 22.

Linked entry: rǽge