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Anglo-Saxon

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ofesc

(n.)
Grammar
ofesc, e; f.

A border

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on ða neówan díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 11

Corn-wealas

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-wealas, gen. -weala; dat. -wealum; pl. m.

Cornishmenthe inhabitants of Cornwall in a bodyCornwall CornubiensesCornubia

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Cornishmen, the inhabitants of Cornwall in a body, Cornwall; Cornubienses, Cornubia Cómon hí to lande on Cornwealum they came to land in Cornwall Chr. 892; Th. 160, 39, col. 3: 997; Erl. 134, 8

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languishto be or become weakidleslothfulremisslanguescereremitteredesidiosum fieri

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Asolcen iners, Cot. 108. Asolcen remissus, ignavus, Scint. 16

Linked entry: a-solcen

heden

(n.)
Grammar
heden, es; m.

A hood, chasubledressa jacket of fur or skin

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A hood, chasuble Heden casla, Cot. 32, Lye. Sacerd ðonne hé mæssan singe ne hæbbe hé on heden ne cæppan sacerdos cum missam cantat ne portet cucullum nec cappam, L. Ecg. C. 9; Th. ii. 140, 9.

Linked entries: hæðen hed-cláþ

felgan

(v.)
Grammar
felgan, ic felge, ðú filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ, pl. felgaþ; p. fealg, fealh, pl. fulgon; pp. folgen

To stick tobetake oneself togo or come under, below or beneath anythingto go intoenter a placeto undergoinhærēresŭbīreināreintrāre

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To stick to, betake oneself to, go or come under, below or beneath anything, to go into, enter a place, to undergo; inhærēre, sŭbīre, ināre, intrāre Óþ he on fleáme fealh until he betook himself to flight, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 42.

Linked entry: ge-felgan

sendan

Grammar
sendan, <b>I b.</b>
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</b> add :-- Ne wéne ge ꝥ ic cóme sybbe on eorðan tó sendanne; ne cóm ic sybbe tó sendanne, ac swurd, Mt. 10, 34

be-prenan

(v.)
Grammar
be-prenan, be-preðan

To winknictare

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To wink; nictare Tele nú ða lenge ðære hwíle, ðe ðú ðín éage on beprenan [bepreðan, Cott.] mǽge compare now the length of the time, wherein thou mayest wink thine eye, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 7

cwylla

(n.)
Grammar
cwylla, an; m.

A well, spring fons

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A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32

DUCE

(n.)
Grammar
DUCE, an; f.

DUCKanas

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A DUCK; anas On ducan seáþe, of ducan seáþe to the duck's pond, from the duck's pond, Cod. Dipl. 538; A. D. 967; Kmbl. iii. 18, 16, 17: Apndx. 308; A. D. 875; Kmbl. iii. 399, 18

dugoþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
dugoþ-gifu, e; f. [dugoþ = duguþ, gifu a gift]

Liberality, munificencelargĭtas, munificentia

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Liberality, munificence; largĭtas, munificentia Ic Wulfstán Lundeniscra manna bisceop mínes hláfordes dugoþgife ǽfre geþwǽrige I Wulfstan, bishop of the London men, ever consent to my lord's munificence, Cod.

Linked entry: duguþ-gifu

hring-íren

(n.)
Grammar
hring-íren, es; n.
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The iron rings of a coat of mail Gúþbyrne scán heard hand-locen hringíren scír song in searwum the corslet shone, hard, hand-wrought, the bright iron rings rang in their armour, Beo. Th. 650; B. 222

Linked entry: íren

Bieda

(n.)
Grammar
Bieda, an; m.
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Bieda the son of Port Hér com Port on Brytene, and his twegan sunan, Bieda and Mægla here, A. D. 501, Port came to Britain, and his two sons, Bieda and Mægla, Chr. 501; Erl. 15, 14

seámere

(n.)
Grammar
seámere, , es; m.
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A beast of burden, a mule219, col. l). Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 42-44. — Hors equus, hengest caballus, seámere burdus ( = burdo; hic burdo, i. genitum inter equum et asinam, Seámere burdus, oxa bova, ii. 11, 61-62

ge-scádwyrt

(n.)
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Lch. iii. 300, col. 2. Gescádwyrt nioþowearde, ii. 274, 18

ge-brégan

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Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add

sníð-streó

(n.)
Grammar
sníð-streó, sníð-streów

carline thistle sisca

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Eoforþrote scisca, 35, 27: scasa ł scapa ł sisca, Lchdm. iii. 305, col. 1. In Spanish sisca is the cylindrical sugar-cane

treddan

(v.)
Grammar
treddan, p. de.

to tread under foottrample upon to investigateexamine

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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161

Linked entry: a-treddan

beado-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
beado-weorc, es; n.

A war-workwarlike operationbellicum opus

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A war-work, warlike operation; bellicum opus Ic eom beadoweorca sæd I am tired of war-works, Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 4; Rä. 6, 2: Chr. 937; Th. 205, 40, col. 1, 2; Æðelst. 47

Linked entry: beadu-weorc

Fullan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Fullan-ham, -hom; gen. -hammes, -hommes; m. [Asser Fullonham: Hunt. Fulenham: Sim. Dun. Fulanham: Brom. Fullenham]

FULHAMMiddlesexlŏci nōmen in agro Middlesexiensi, ad rīpam Tămĕsis flūmĭnis

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On Fullanhomme at Fulham, 880; Th. 150, 12, col. i

sealt-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ærn, -ern, es; n.
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A salt-house, a place where salt is prepared .i. sealtern, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 64, 28. Bútan ðem sealtern and bútan ðem wioda ðe tó ðem sealtern limpþ, 66, 22. Sealtearn, iii. 426, 19