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Anglo-Saxon

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eald-móder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-móder, ealde-móder; f.

A grandmother ⬩ avia

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Gl. 91; Som. 75, 9; Wrt. Voc. 51, 54

hrif-wirc

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-wirc, -wærc, es; m.

yleos

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Gl. 10; Som. 57, 16; Wrt. Voc. 19, 24

leówe

(n.)
Grammar
leówe, an; f.

A league ⬩ a mile

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Gl. 57; Som. 67, 81; Wrt. Voc. 38, 7

lytel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lytel-ness, e; f.

Littleness

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Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34

mǽþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líce, adv.

With due regard to others ⬩ courteously

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Gr. 45; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

Linked entry: un-mǽþlíce

ge-trimmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trimmed, part. [ge-trymman to draw up]

Drawn up ⬩ instructus

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Gl. 7; Som. 56, 79; Wrt. Voc. 18, 31

ge-wend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wend, es; n.

A spiral shell ⬩ snail-shell ⬩ coclea

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Gl. 49; Som. 65, 81; Wrt. Voc. 34, 13

GICEL

(n.)
Grammar
GICEL, es; m.

An icicle

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Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55

Linked entries: gecile gycel cýle-gicel ís-gicel gecele

grist

(n.)
Grammar
grist, es; m.
Entry preview:

Gl. 50; Som. 65, 107; Wrt. Voc. 34, 36

Linked entry: gyrst

ge-hlów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlów, -hleów

a lowing of beasts ⬩ mugitus

Entry preview:

Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35

Linked entries: -hlów ge-hleów

sceþþig

(adj.)
Grammar
sceþþig, scæþþig; adj.
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U.) sons, Ælfe. Gr. 9, 29; Zup. 63, 15

hracca

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For Som. substitute Hracca occiput, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 33. Hreacca, hręca, hrecca, Txts. 82, 715

hlís-bǽre

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For 'Som.' substitute

mé

Entry preview:

Hwæþer hié mec sóð sægdon, 30

beácen

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Add: an audible signal Sóna swá hí ꝥ beácn (signum) gehýron, Chrd. 32, 26: 34, 4

handle

(n.)
Grammar
handle, es; n.

A handle ⬩ manutentum

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Gl. 1; Som. 55, 8; Wrt. Voc. 15, 8

heáfod-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the head ⬩ capitilavium

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 26; Wrt. Voc. 37, 16

bran-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
bran-wyrt, e; f.

vaccinium; ⬩ A bilberry shrub

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Gl. 39; Som. 63, 73; Wrt. Voc. 30, 25

breóst-bán

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-bán, es; n. [breóst
the breast,
bán
a bone
]

the breast, ⬩ a bone ⬩ The BREAST-BONE; ⬩ pectoris os, pectusculum,

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Gl. 73; Som. 71, 25; Wrt. Voc. 44, 11

bríd-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
bríd-gifu, e; f. [bríd = brýd
a bride
, gifu
a gift
]

a bride ⬩ a gift ⬩ A marriage-portion ⬩ dowry ⬩ dos

Entry preview:

Gr. 9, 31; Som. 12, l

Linked entry: brýd-gifa

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