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ge-feaxe

Grammar
ge-feaxe, l. (?) ge-feax, and add:

fíf-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíf-leáf, es; n.: -leáfe, an; f.
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þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.

A female servant or slave ⬩ a handmaid

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A female servant or slave, a handmaid Ic eom Drihtnes þeówen (ancilla,) (Lk. 1, 38), Blickl. Homl. 9, 20. Ðá com tó hym án þeówyn (-en, MS. A.) accessit ad eum una ancilla, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 69. Seó Godes ðeówen, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 14: Homl.

écen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
écen, great, powerful; magnus, pŏtens, Andr. Kmbl. 1271; An. 636: 1763; An. 884, = eácen; pp. of eácan augēri.

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-elfen

(suffix)
Grammar
-elfen, e; f. [ælf an elf, en a feminine termination]

A fairy, nymph ⬩ nympha: used only as a termination

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A fairy, nymph; nympha: used only as a termination Dún-elfen castălĭdes; feld-elfen moĭdes (?); wudu-elfen dryădes; wylde-elfen hamadryădes; sǽ-elfen naĭădes, Ælfc. Gl. 112, 113; Som. 79, 108-112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 15-19

grǽfe

(n.)
Grammar
grǽfe, an; f.: grǽfa, an; m. (? v. mearc-grǽfa.)
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Þurh grǽfan per dumos, 89, 44. ¶ in place-names :-- Æt Brémes gréfan, C. D. i. 222, 22. Brémes graefan, 227, 32. brushwood Sixtiga fóðra wuda, and twælf fóður grǽfan, and sex fóður gearda, Chr. 852; P. 65, 25

Linked entry: grǽf

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

Andrew ⬩ Andreas

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Ðá ðæt Andrea earmlíce þúhte then that seemed pitiful to Andrew, Andr. Kmbl. 2271; An. 1137. Ðǽr Andrea ongete wearþ wígendra þrym there the glory of the warriors became known to Andrew, 3136; An. 1571.

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink ⬩ potus

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He bæd hint drincan and heó him blíðelíce sealde he asked for drink and she gave it him gladly, Jud: 4, 19: Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 24. He bæd God ðæt he him asende drincan he prayed God to send him drink, Jud. 15, 18.

Boéties

(n.)
Grammar
Boéties, Boótes; m. Boätes; Bŏōtēs, æ; m. [ = βoώτηs, oυ; m. a ploughman, from βoυs an ox].

The ancient constellation, the chief star of which is the bright Arcturus, ⬩ the bear; Ursa Major. The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs

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The modern representation of Boötes is a man with a club in his right hand, and in his left a leash, which holds two dogs Hwá ne wundraþ ðætte sume tunglu habbaþ scyrtran hwyrft ðonne sume habban?

cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
cræftiga, cræftega, cræftica, cræftca, cræftga, an; m.

A craftsman ⬩ workman ⬩ artificer ⬩ architect ⬩ artifex ⬩ opifex ⬩ architectus

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A craftsman, workman, artificer, architect; artifex, opifex, architectus Se micla cræftiga the great craftsman Past. 8, 1; Hat. MS. 12b. 15; Andr. Reed. 3264; An. 1635. Cræftica [MS. D. cræftca] artifex Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 43, MS. C; Ælfc.

FǼHÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FǼHÞ, fǽgþ, e; f: fǽhþe, an; f: fǽhþo, fǽhþu; indecl. f.

Feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer ⬩ capĭtālis inĭmīcĭtia, vindĭcātio, hostīlĭtas, factio ob hŏmĭnem interemptum

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Ne gefeáh he ðære fǽhþe he rejoiced not in the enmity, 218; B. 109: Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 17; Cri. 1441. He nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not for his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 274; B. 137: 3079; B. 1537.

Linked entries: fǽhþe fǽhþo

hosa

(n.)
Grammar
hosa, an; m. [or hose; f. (?) v. next word, and cf. other dialects] .

a covering for the leg, HOSE ⬩ caliga ⬩ breeches, hose.] ⬩ a husk, a covering for a grain or seed

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R. hosen; pl: Chauc. hosen: Icel. hosa; f. a covering for the leg between the knee and the ankle, serving as a kind of legging or gaiter: O. H.

Linked entry: leðer-hose

ǽr-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-wéla, an; m. [ǽr ere, before, wéla wealth]

Ancient wealth ⬩ divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ

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Ancient wealth; divitiæ antiquitus accumulatæ, Beo. Th. 5488; B. 2747

ambiht-hús

(n.)
Grammar
ambiht-hús, es; n. [ambeht an office, hús house]

A workshop ⬩ officina

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A workshop; officina, R. Concord, 11

Linked entry: ambeht-hús

All-walda

(n.)
Grammar
All-walda, an; m. [eal, eall all, -wealda ruler]

All-ruler ⬩ the Almighty

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All-ruler, the Almighty, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 15; Gen. 292

BELL

(n.)
Grammar
BELL, e; f: belle, an : f.

A BELL ⬩ campana ⬩ tintinnabulum ⬩ cymbalum

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A BELL; campana, tintinnabulum, cymbalum Cyrice bell the church-bell. Hleóðor heora bellan a sound of their bell Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, note 40. Belle tintinnabulum Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 39. Hériaþ hine on bellum laudate eum in cymbalis Ps.

Linked entry: belle

cunelle

(n.)
Grammar
cunelle, an; f. Thyme; thymus [ = θυμός ] vulgaris
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Wylcunellan [MS. cunille] boil thyme, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 22

druron

(v.)
Grammar
druron, fell, Andr. Kmbl. 1989; An. 997; p. pl.
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of dreósan

emb-rin

(n.)
Grammar
emb-rin, es; n. [ = emb-íren an encircling iron]

A fetter ⬩ compes

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A fetter; compes Embrin balust? Cot. 203: Wrt. Voc. 288, 1

ende-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
ende-deáþ, es; m. [ende an end; deáþ death]

Final death ⬩ mots vītam fīniens

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Final death; mots vītam fīniens Líf bútan endedeáþe life without final death, Exon. 32a; Th. 101, 4; Cri. 1653