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glisian

(v.)

to shineglisten

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Gl. 23; Som. 59, 123; Wrt. Voc. 23, 77

Linked entry: Clistún

betigean

(v.)

to be or make bettermeliorare

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to be or make better; meliorare Sóna hý betigeaþ [MS. batigeaþ] they will be better soon, Lchdm. iii. 54, 33

lifrig

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D. livered, clotted, coagulated; livery (of soil) heavy, tenacious)

tredel

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Add: the sole of the foot Fram þæs fótes tredele oð ufe-wearde þæs heáfdes hnolle, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 33

sangestre

(n.)
Grammar
sangestre, an; f.

A female singer, songstress

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Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 63. Sangystre, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 5

haran-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
haran-wyrt, hare-

harewortlepidium latifolium

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Gl. 42; Som. 64, 9; Wrt. Voc. 31, 20

byre

(n.)
Grammar
byre, gen. byres; dat. byre; acc. byre: pl. nom. acc. byras, byre; gen. byra; dat. byrum; m.
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Mǽru cwén bǽdde byras geonge the illustrious queen solicited her young sons, Beo. Th. 4040; B. 2018.

Linked entry: ge-byre

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearingfruitfulferensgerensabundansferax

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Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade fossōrium

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Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19

dyrste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dyrste-líce, adv.

Boldlyaudacter

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 66. Iosep dyrstelíce in to Pilate eóde Ioseph audacter introīvit ad Pilātum, Mk. Jun. 15, 43

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling offloss of the hairthe mangecrīnium amissioalōpĕciaάλωπεκία

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Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

flǽsc-cýping

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-cýping, e; f. [cýping

A flesh-marketmeat-marketmăcellum

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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 14; Wrt. Voc. 37, 8

Linked entry: flǽsc-cíping

fugeles wíse

(n.)
Grammar
fugeles wíse, fugeles wýse, an; f.

The plant larkspurdelphīniumδελφίνιον

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The plant larkspur; delphīnium = δελφίνιον Fugeles wíse delphin, Cot. 211, Som. Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4

Linked entry: wíse

eald-hryter-flǽsc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hryter-flǽsc, es; n.

A side of meat cut offsuccīdia

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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 101; Wrt. Voc. 27, 29. Mann. suggests eald-hryðer-flǽsc adulti bŏvis căro

Linked entries: hríþer-flǽsc flǽsc

hyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
hyrdung, e; f.

Strengtheningrestoring

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Gl. 62; Som. 68, 74-6; Wrt. Voc. 39, 57-9

menniso-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
menniso-líc, adj.

Human

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 42. Mennisclíc ( humanum ) is ðæt mon on his móde costunga þrowige, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 13

ge-frédendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frédendlíc, adj.

Sensibleperceptiblesensĭbĭlis

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Gr. 1; Som. 2, 29

cwén-fugol

Grammar
cwén-fugol, (cwén- ? cf.
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For 'Som . . . Lye,' substitute Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix ) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 91

fore-cýþan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-cýþan, p. de

foretellpredict

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To make known beforehand, foretell, predict Hé gewunað ꝥ hé forecýþeþ on þám swefnum manige sóðe wísan solet multa vera praedicere, Gr. D. 339, 21