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Anglo-Saxon

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mæst-twist

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-twist, es; m,

A rope to support a mast, ⬩ a stay

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Gl. 104; Som. 77, 127; Wrt. Voc. 56, 44. Mæstwist, 63, 48

biscop-heáfod-lín

(n.)

a bishop's head linen, an ornament which bishops wore on their heads ⬩ infula

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Gl. 64; Som. 69, 10

Linked entry: bisceop-heáfodlín

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, e; f.

A book-chest, book-shop, tavern ⬩ taberna

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Gl. 17; Som. 58, 89; Wrt. Voc. 22, 7

ge-fégincg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fégincg, -fégung, e; f.

A joining ⬩ composing ⬩ conjunction ⬩ compositio ⬩ conjunctio

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Gr. 5; Som. 3, 47

bell-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tácn, bell-tácen, es; n.
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A signal given by a bell Sóna swá hý ꝥ belltácen gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65

brand-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
brand-ísen, es; n. [brand II.
a burning
, ísen
iron
]

a burning ⬩ iron ⬩ A BRANDING-IRON, a tripod; ⬩ andena, tripes

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Gl. 30; Som. 61, 77; Wrt. Voc. 27, 7: 82, 54

heáfod-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
heáfod-leás, adj.

Headless

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Gl. 73; Som. 71, 30; Wrt. Voc. 44, 16: Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 19; Rä. 15, 10

hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quick ⬩ swift ⬩ speedy ⬩ sudden ⬩ alert ⬩ rapid ⬩ prompt ⬩ active

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Gr. 5; Som. 5, 6. Hræd oððe glæd alacer, 9, 18; Som. 9, 66. Tó hræd ierre præceþs ira, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 14, 11. Worda tó hræd, Exon. 88 a;Th. 330, 13; Vy. 50. Sum biþ hræd tæfle one is quick at games of chance, 79 a; Th. 297, 25; Crä. 73.

Linked entries: hræð hreþ

a-blícgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blícgan, p. ede; pp. ed

To shine ⬩ to be white ⬩ to astonish ⬩ con-sternare

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Gr. 37; Som. 39, 42

a-deáfian

(v.)
Grammar
a-deáfian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To become or wax deaf ⬩ surdescere ⬩ obsurdescere

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Gl. 100; Som. 77, 13; Wrt. Voc. 55, 17

Linked entry: deáfian

æd-fæst

(n.)
Grammar
æd-fæst, [eád substance, fæst fast, fixed]

Goods ⬩ property ⬩ bona

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Gl. 14; Som. 58, 8

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed place ⬩ cubiculum

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Gl, 27 ; Som. 60, 99 : Lk. Bos. 12, 3

cawel-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
cawel-wyrm, -wurm, es; m.
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Gl. 23; Som. 59, 127; Wrt. Voc. 24, 2

Linked entry: wyrm

cylew

(adj.)
Grammar
cylew, cylu; adj.

Spotted, speckled ⬩ guttātus

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Gl. 80; Som. 72, 92; Wrt. Voc. 46, 49

Linked entry: cylu

cyrten-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cyrten-lǽcan, p.-lǽhte ; pp. -lǽht

To make lovely, to beautify ⬩ venustare

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Gl. 99; Som. 76, 115; Wrt. Voc. 54, 57

drys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
drys-líc, dris-líc; adj.

Fearful, terrible ⬩ terrĭbĭlis

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Gl. 116; Som. 80, 65; Wrt. Voc. 61, 43

Linked entries: an-drysen-líc dris-líc

eágan weán

(n.)
Grammar
eágan weán, wenn

A ringworm, tetter ⬩ impetīgo

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Gl. 73 ; Som. 71, 9; Wrt. Voc. 43, 62

fealu

(n.)

fallow, pale yellow, dusky,

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Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38: Andr. Kmbl. 841; An. 421

fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journey ⬩ ĭtĭnĕris lectus

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Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

fíf-fealde

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-fealde, -falde, an; f.

A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio

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A butterfly; pāpĭlio, Som. Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78

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