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eal-seolcen

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-seolcen, adj. All-silken; holosērĭcus = ὁλοσηρικός, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 92; Wrt. Voc. 40, 3.

Linked entry: seolucen

ge-þun

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Dyne, geþun, cyrm clangor, tubarum sonus vel vox tubae, 131, 52. Dyne vel geþun crepaculum, sonum, 136, 13. Add

fús-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fús-leóþ, es; n.

A parting-song ⬩ death-song ⬩ dirge ⬩ mŏrientis cantus ⬩ fūnebris nēnia

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A parting-song, death-song, dirge; mŏrientis cantus, fūnebris nēnia Ðǽr wæs ýþfynde innan burgum fúsleóþ galen there was easy to be found within the dwellings the death-song sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3097; An. 1551.

æfter-sang

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-sang, es; m.

The after-song ⬩ posterior cantus

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The after-song; posterior cantus Mid ðam æfter-sange with the after-song, L. Ælf. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 6

sceáwend-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwend-wíse, an; f.
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A jesting song, song of a jester Ic sceáwendwísan hlúde onhyrge, Exon. Th. 391, l; Rä. 9, 9. v. preceding word

ge-runnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-runnen, run together, congealed, joined; coagulatus, Ps. Lamb. 67, 16: 118, 70: Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 17; Wrt. Voc. 28, 1: 78; Som. 72, 52; Wrt. Voc. 46, 12; pp.
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of ge-rinnan

Linked entry: rynning

ǽfen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-leóþ, es; n.

An evening song ⬩ vespertinus cantus

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An evening song; vespertinus cantus Atol ǽfenleóþ a dreadful evening song, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 18; Exod. 201

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, e; f.

A song ⬩ poem ⬩ cantĭlēna ⬩ carmen

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A song, poem; cantĭlēna, carmen Ðá se Wísdóm ðas fitte asungen hæfde when Wisdom had sung this song, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 106, 29. On fitte in song, verse, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9

Linked entry: fittan

hearm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-leóþ, es; n.
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A sorrowful song, lamentation Hearmleóþ galan to sing a song of grief, Andr. Kmbl. 2256; An. 1129: 2684; An. 1344. Hearmleóþ ágól earm and unlǽd wretched and miserable sang a mournful song, Exon. 74 b; Th. 279, 18; Jul. 615

gim-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
gim-rodor, Dr. Bradley suggests that this form may have arisen a mistaken reading of a gloss to dracontia gemma ex cereb gim ro dr , or some such form.

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sǽ-leóþ

(n.)
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a sea-song, song sung by the sailors in rowing, to keep stroke Sǽleóþes celeumatis (κέλευμα), Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 24

dígle

(adj.)
Grammar
dígle, dígele secret, hidden, Mk. Bos. 4, 22: Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som 37, 24; nom. n.
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of dígol

Linked entries: dígol dýgel

eástan-súþan

(adj.)
Grammar
eástan-súþan, south-eastern, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 86; Wrt. Voc. 36, 12. v. eástan; adj.

ǽfen-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-dreám, es; m.

Even-song ⬩ vespertinus cantus

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Even-song; vespertinus cantus

regn-

(prefix)
Grammar
regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
    Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used.
    [Cf. Goth. raginón to rule; ragineis a ruler, counsellor; ragin ordinance, counsel : Icel. regin; pl. n. (in ancient poems) the gods, the rulers of the universe; forming part of compounds, mighty, great; ragn-, rögn- in proper names : so O. Sax. regin- : O. H. Ger. ragin-, regin- in proper names, v. Grff ii. 384.
]

Linked entries: regen- regn-heard regn-meld regn-þeóf regn-weard

hýpel

(n.)
Grammar
hýpel, es; m.

A heap

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Cf. scald-hýflas vel sond-hyllas alga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 73

fyrd-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-leóþ, es; n.

A war-song ⬩ mīlĭtāre carmen

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A war-song; mīlĭtāre carmen Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a wolf sang a war-song in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Cd. 171; Th. 215, 3; Exod. 577

Linked entry: fird-leóþ

geómor-gid

(n.)
Grammar
geómor-gid, -gidd, -gyd, es; n.
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A mournful song, dirge, lamentation; lūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio Wæs geómorgidd wrecen a mournful song was sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3094; An. 1550. Geómorgyd, Beo. Th. 6291; B. 3150

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, es; m.
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Frs. song: O. H. Ger. sang: Icel. söngr. v

Linked entry: song

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to lighten.
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Ðá lýhte (hlíhte, líhte, v. ll. ) hé sóna desiliens. Bd. 3, 14 ; Sch. 257, 12. Hí þá sóna líhton descendentes, Gr. D. 15, 27. v. ofer-, under-líhtan. Add

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