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in-boren

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
in-boren, adj.; in-borena, an; m. [A]
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native Inborena indigena, Germ. 390, 32

róðer

(n.)
Grammar
róðer, es; a; an; m.

A rower ⬩ sailor

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A rower, sailor Róðer nauta, Wrt. Voc. i. 48, 8. Róðra, 63, 28

Linked entry: róðra

hearste-panne

Grammar
hearste-panne, hierste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan Hé him tǽhte ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22

galdrygea

(n.)
Grammar
galdrygea, Substitute: galdricge, an; f.

One who uses magical formulae, a magician, enchantress

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One who uses magical formulae, a magician, enchantress Galdriggan incantatores Wrt. Voc. ii. in, 60. Galdrigean incantaliones (- tores ? ), 45, 61

hors-elene

(n.)
Grammar
hors-elene, -helene, an;

Elecampane; ⬩ inula helenium,

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Elecampane; inula helenium, Lchdm. iii. 333, col. 1. Horshelene helena, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 68; Wrt. Voc. 32, 4. Horselene, Wrt. Voc. 79, 42

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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A.: -byrigaþ, MS. B.) Mt. Kmbl. 16, 28. Onbyrigeaþ (-byrgaþ MS. A.), Mk. Skt. 9, 1. Nán ðara manna ne onbyrigeaþ (-byriaþ, MS. A.) mínre feorme, Lk. Skt. 14, 24. Hé his (the water) onbergde, Shrn. 64, 9. Onbyrigde (-byrgde, MS. A.), Mt.

Linked entries: á-birgan býrigean

cugele

(n.)
Grammar
cugele, cugle, cuhle, an; f.

A COWL ⬩ monk's hood ⬩ cuculla

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A COWL, monk's hood; cuculla Twá cugelan two cowls R. Ben. 55. Cugle cuculla Wrt. Voc. 81, 71. Seó cuhle the cowl R. Ben. 55

Linked entry: cúle

wápe

(n.)
Grammar
wápe, (wápa? m.); an; f.

A cloth ⬩ rubber

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A cloth, rubber (?cf. wípian) Gif ðú sceát habban wille oððe wápan, ðonne sete ðú díne twá handa ofer ðínum bearme and tóbrǽd hí swilce sceát ástrecce, Techm. ii. 122, 23

gód-fremmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gód-fremmende, part. pres. used as a noun.
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One doing good, acting bravely, Beo. Th. 603; B. 299

wil-gehléþa

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gehléþa, þa, an; m.

A pleasant comrade

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A pleasant comrade Hwílum ic (a horn) tó hilde bonne wilgehléþan, Exon. Th. 395, 9; Rä. 15, 5

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.

Carthage ⬩ Carthago

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Ðæt mon ealle Cartaina towurpe that one would overthrow all Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 99, 25. He þohte Cartainan toweorpan he wished to overthrow Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 100, 3

stodle

(n.)
Grammar
stodle, (-a; m. ?), an; f.

A slay, part of a loom

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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11

stór-cyll

(n.)
Grammar
stór-cyll, e: -cylle, an; f.

A censer

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A censer Stórcyl turibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 27. .i. silfren stórcylle. Chart. Th. 429, 35. Se ðe bær ða stórcyllan tó ðære offrunge, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 20: Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nime eówer ǽlc his stórcillan, Num. 16, 6.

ge-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To horse ⬩ to set or mount on a horse ⬩ to supply with a horse ⬩ equitem facere ⬩ equo instruere vel imponere

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To horse, to set or mount on a horse, to supply with a horse; equitem facere, equo instruere vel imponere : as yet found only as pp Here gehorsode wurdon the army was horsed [mounted], Chr. 867; Th. 130, 28, col. 3 : Gehorsade, 130, 28, col. 2 : 131,

Linked entry: ge-horsod

ge-mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽtan, p. -mǽtte; pp. -mǽted; v. impers. acc.

To dream ⬩ somniare, somnium videre

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Swá his man-drihten gemǽted wearþ as his lord had dreamed, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 21; Dan. 157

Linked entry: mǽtan

EÁ

(n.)
Grammar
EÁ, often indeclinable in the sing, but eás is sometimes found in gen; and é, ǽ, eǽin dat; pl. nom. acc. eá, eán; gen. eá; dat. eáum, eám, eán; f; ǽ

indecl. f. Running water, a stream, river, water ⬩ flŭvius, flūmen, torrens, aqua

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On ðæm lande syndon twá mycele eá Iðaspes and Arbis in the country are two great rivers, Hydaspes and Arabis, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 34. Lǽt streámas weallan, eá in fléde let streams well out, a river in flood, Andr. Kmbl. 3006; An. 1506.

Linked entries: ǽ é eǽ

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action ⬩ actio, actus, factum

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In his dǽdum in his deeds, Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 17; Seef. 41: 76 a; Th. 284, 34; Jul. 707: Cd. 29; Th. 38, 6; Gen. 602: Chr. 755; Erl. 49, 21.

Linked entry: dyd

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman

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Hé ðære mægeþ (Guthlac&amp;#39;s sister ) sceolde láce gelǽdan láð spel, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 27; Gú. 1316. Mægþ and mæcgas, 45 a; Th. 153, 29; Gú. 833. Mægeþ and mæcgas, 113 a; Th. 434, 7; Rä. 51, 7.

Linked entry: mægeþ

FLEÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÓT, fliét, es; m: fleóte, an; f.

a place where vessels float ⬩ a bay ⬩ gulf ⬩ an arm of the sea ⬩ estuary ⬩ the mouth of a river ⬩ a river ⬩ stream ⬩ sĭnus ⬩ æstuārium ⬩ rīvus ⬩ a raft ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ rătis ⬩ nāvis

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a place where vessels float, a bay, gulf, an arm of the sea, estuary, the mouth of a river, a river, stream; hence the names of places, as Northfleet, Soulhfleet, Kent; and in London, Fleetditch; sĭnus, æstuārium, rīvus Se Abbod Petrus wæs besenced on

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a people ⬩ a general ⬩ dux ⬩ consul

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C; Th. i. 456, note a