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GERD

(n.)
Grammar
GERD, e; f.

A yard, rod, reed, twig, young shoot ⬩ virga, arundo

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Lind. 11, 7: 12, 20. Sex foður gerda six fothers of faggots Th. Chart. 104, 27

BREÁD

(n.)
Grammar
BREÁD, breód, es; n.

A bit, fragment, morsel, BREAD ⬩ buccella, panis

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Lind. War. 13, 27, 30. Hí ge-éton ðæt breád manducaverunt panem, 6, 23

Linked entry: breód

cuopel

(n.)
Grammar
cuopel, gen. cuople; f?

A coble, small ship ⬩ navicula

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Lind. 8, 23

fría

(v.)
Grammar
fría, p. ade; pp. ad

to love ⬩ to free

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Lind. 9, 36. to free Ic fría liberabo, Rtl. 9, 40. We sie fríado liberemur, 7, 3

ge-býa

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býa, p. -býde

To dwell

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Lind. 1, 23; 4, 13. Gibýe posside, Rtl. 165, 20

ge-fýlan

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

To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ inquinare ⬩ foedare ⬩ contaminare

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C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 22. Ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne gefýle that any one should defile himself with flesh-meat, L. C. S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24, note 57

Linked entry: a-fýlan

wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female side ⬩ female line

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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð

atrum

(n.)

a black liquid ⬩ pigment

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Voc. ii. 93, 2 is loða, the line in each case being: et nova de liquido sumatur gurgite lodix, Ald. 168, 13

pohha

(n.)
Grammar
pohha, poha, pohcha, pocca, an; m.
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A poke, pouch, bag; as a medical term sinus Pohha (poha, Lind.) pera, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 8. Pohha (pocca, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 9, 3. Ðý læs ðider in yfel pohha ( sinus ) gesíge, Lchdm. ii. 208, 18.

þyrnen

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrnen, adj.

Of thorns

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Þyrnenne helm (ðyrnenne bég, Lind., Rush.) spineam coronam, Mk. Skt. 5, 17: Jn. Skt. 19, 5. Þyrnenne cynehelm (sigbég of ðornum, Lind., Rush.) coronant de spinis, 2. Ðyrnenne beág, Past. 36; Swt. 261, 14. Þyrnenne, Exon. Th. 69, 27; Cri. 1127.

ge-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ge-feng, es; n.

A taking ⬩ capture ⬩ captivity ⬩ captura ⬩ captivitas

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Lind. 5, 4. On gefeng fiscana in captura piscium, 5, 9. Gefeng captivitas, Rtl. 83, 3

sǽtnere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnere, es; m.

One who lies in wait

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Lind. 15, 7. Similar entries v. sǽtnian, sǽtere ;

Linked entries: sǽtnung sétnere

hálig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-dæg, es; m.

A holy day, Sunday

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Lind. 3, 2

sib-æðeling

(n.)
Grammar
sib-æðeling, es; m.

A prince and kinsman

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A prince and kinsman Sibæðelingas (Beowulf and Wiglaf; a few lines before the former is spoken of as the mǽg of the latter). Beo. Th. 5409; B. 2708

búta

(adv.)
Grammar
búta, adv.

Without ⬩ foras, foris

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Lind. War. 14, 68. Petrus stód to dura búta Petrus stabat ad ostium foris, Jn. Rush. War. 18, 16

bióm

(v.)

I am, shall be ⬩ sum, ero

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Lind. Rush. War. 5, 28: Jn. Rush. War, 7, 34;

ge-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreógan, p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen

To perform ⬩ finish ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ perficere ⬩ tolerare ⬩ pati

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Lind. 9, 20

grornian

(v.)
Grammar
grornian, p. ode
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Lind 20, 11

hæg-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-steald, hæge-, heh-, es; m : e; f [?]

One living in the lord's house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, bachelor, virgin ⬩ mansionarius, cælebs, juvenis, virgo

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Lind. 1, 23 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 27. Hehstaldo virgines, Rtl. 47, 36. Hehstaldun virginibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 1. Of heghstalde de virgine, Rtl. 126, 3

Linked entry: Hagustaldes-eá

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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And se ðe rípþ (hrioppaþ, Lind.) nimþ méde, Jn. Skt. 4, 35-36. Heofonan fuglas ne sáwaþ ne hig ne rípaþ (rioppas, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 6, 26. Eal manna bearn sorgum sáwaþ, swá eft rípaþ, Exon. Th. 6, 19; Cri. 86.

Linked entry: rýpan