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Anglo-Saxon

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be-flagen flǽsc

(n.)
Grammar
be-flagen flǽsc, es ; n. [MS. flǽc]

The bowels ⬩ viscera

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Gl. 75; Som. 71, 99; Wrt. Voc. 45, 7

Linked entry: be-fleán

bæddel

(n.)
Grammar
bæddel, es; m.

A hermaphrodite ⬩ hermaphroditus

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Gl. 76; Som. 71, 125; Wrt. Voc. 45, 28

bæþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-stede, es; m.

A place of baths ⬩ thermarum locus

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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 7; Wrt. Voc. 37, 5

be-heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
be-heonan, -heonon; adv. [be by, heonan hence]

On this side ⬩ close by ⬩ cis ⬩ citra ⬩ citerius

Entry preview:

Gr. 38; Som. 41, 4 : Cot. 33

Linked entries: heonan be-hionan bi-heonan

dwǽs-nys

(n.)
Grammar
dwǽs-nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Dulness, foolishness, stupidity ⬩ hĕbĕtūdo, stultĭtia, stŭpĭdĭtas

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Gl. 88; Som. 74, 80; Wrt. Voc. 50, 60

drisn

(n.)
Grammar
drisn, e; f?

A wig, false hair ⬩ capillāmentum, galerĭcŭlum

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Gl. 35; Som. 62, 96; Wrt. Voc. 28, 73

Linked entry: drysn

earh

(adj.)
Grammar
earh, adj.

Swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, weak ⬩ fŭgax

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Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 43: Byrht. Th. 138, 50; By. 238

feld-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
feld-elfen, e; f.

A wood fairy ⬩ nymph ⬩ hămādryas ⬩ άμαδρυάs

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Gl. 113; Som. 79, 109; Wrt. Voc. 60, 16

Linked entry: feld-ælfen

feoh-lǽnung

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-lǽnung, e; f.

Money-lending ⬩ mortgage ⬩ fenĕrātio

Entry preview:

Gl. 14; Som. 58, 14; Wrt. Voc. 21, 9

Linked entry: lǽnung

fódder-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
fódder-brytta, an; m.

A fodder-distributor ⬩ fodderer ⬩ herdsman ⬩ pābŭlātor

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Gl. 9; Som. 56, 122; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6

Linked entry: brytta

fóre-breóst

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-breóst, es; n.

The fore-breast ⬩ breast ⬩ chest ⬩ præcordia ⬩ thōrax ⬩ θώραξ

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Gl. 73; Som. 71, 23; Wrt. Voc. 44, 9

fót-síþ-gerif

(n.)
Grammar
fót-síþ-gerif, es; n.

A taking away or stoppage of a foot-path ⬩ līmes

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Gl. 3; Som. 55, 72; Wrt. Voc. 16, 45

fót-stán

(n.)
Grammar
fót-stán, es; m.

A foot-stone ⬩ base ⬩ pedestal ⬩ băsis ⬩ βάσιs, ⬩ fultūra

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Gl. 116; Som. 80, 72; Wrt. Voc. 61, 49

fram-ateran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-ateran, p. -atær, pl. -atǽron; pp. -atoren

To tear from or asunder ⬩ to tear in pieces ⬩ dirĭpĕre

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Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64

hróf-tigel

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-tigel, e; f.
Entry preview:

Gl. 58; Som. 67, 92; Wrt. Voc. 38, 18

Linked entry: tigel

hyrsting-panne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrsting-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

Entry preview:

Gl. 25; Som. 60, 59; Wrt. Voc. 25, 1

Linked entry: dyrsting-panne

hyse-berþling

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-berþling, es; m.

a male child ⬩ puerperium

Entry preview:

Gl. 5; Som. 56, 8; Wrt. Voc. 17, 16

Linked entry: berþ-ling

ísen-panna

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-panna, -panne, an ; m. f.

A fryinig-pan

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Gl. 26; Som. 60, 94; Wrt. Voc. 25, 34

lǽst-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
lǽst-wyrhta, an; m.

A shoemaker

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Gl. 28; Som. 61, 23; Wrt. Voc. 26, 22. Lǽstwyrhta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 66

mann-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-leás, adj.

Without men ⬩ uninhabited ⬩ deserted

Entry preview:

Gl. 110; Som. 79, 35; Wrt. Voc. 59, 8

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