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Anglo-Saxon

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glisian

(v.)

to shineglisten

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Gl. 23; Som. 59, 123; Wrt. Voc. 23, 77

Linked entry: Clistún

þurh-þyddan

(v.)

to thrust throughpierce through

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to thrust through, pierce through Ðá com sum cempa swíþe gewǽpnod, and hyne sóna þurhþydde, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 273

word-leán

(n.)
Grammar
word-leán, es; n.

A reward for words (a song)

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A reward for words (a song) Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágyfe æfter giedde. Exon.Th. 489, 18 ; Rä. 78, 9

un-gesceádlíce

(adv.)
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Add: indiscreetly, irrationally Gif þá beclýsedan þing him beóð ungesceádlíce (minime discrete) geswutelode, sóna hig hig tǽlað, Chrd. 95, 31

sangestre

(n.)
Grammar
sangestre, an; f.

A female singer, songstress

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Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 63. Sangystre, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 5

haran-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
haran-wyrt, hare-

harewortlepidium latifolium

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Gl. 42; Som. 64, 9; Wrt. Voc. 31, 20

á-seárian

(v.)
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Sóna áseáriað ðá twigu, Past. 308, 1. Treówa hé déð fǽrlíce blówan and eft raðe áseárian, Wlfst. 196, 2. Add

ge-medemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-medemian, p. ode; pp. od [medeme]

To deign, deem worthy, honour, vouchsafe, moderate, humiliate, humble

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Gr. 41; Som. 44, 5. Ðætte hia mildelíce mið woere hire gisomnia ðú gimeodomiga ut eam propitius cum viro suo copulare digneris, Rtl. 108, 42 : 36.

Linked entry: medumian

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearingfruitfulferensgerensabundansferax

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Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

dreám-healdende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dreám-healdende, part. [healdende holding ]

Holding joy, joyful lætābundus

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Holding joy, joyful; lætābundus Beó ðú sunum mínum gedéfe, dreámhealdende be thou gentle to my sons, holding them in joy, Beo. Th. 2459; B. 1227

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade fossōrium

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Gl. 2; Som. 55, 40; Wrt. Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

dún-elfen

(n.)
Grammar
dún-elfen, e; f. [-ælfen a fairy]

A down or mountain fairy castălis, ĭdis

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Gl. 113; Som. 79, 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 19

dyrste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dyrste-líce, adv.

Boldlyaudacter

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 66. Iosep dyrstelíce in to Pilate eóde Ioseph audacter introīvit ad Pilātum, Mk. Jun. 15, 43

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling offloss of the hairthe mangecrīnium amissioalōpĕciaάλωπεκία

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Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

flǽsc-cýping

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-cýping, e; f. [cýping

A flesh-marketmeat-marketmăcellum

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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 14; Wrt. Voc. 37, 8

Linked entry: flǽsc-cíping

fugeles wíse

(n.)
Grammar
fugeles wíse, fugeles wýse, an; f.

The plant larkspurdelphīniumδελφίνιον

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The plant larkspur; delphīnium = δελφίνιον Fugeles wíse delphin, Cot. 211, Som. Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4

Linked entry: wíse

eald-hryter-flǽsc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hryter-flǽsc, es; n.

A side of meat cut offsuccīdia

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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 101; Wrt. Voc. 27, 29. Mann. suggests eald-hryðer-flǽsc adulti bŏvis căro

Linked entries: hríþer-flǽsc flǽsc

hyrdung

(n.)
Grammar
hyrdung, e; f.

Strengtheningrestoring

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Gl. 62; Som. 68, 74-6; Wrt. Voc. 39, 57-9

menniso-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
menniso-líc, adj.

Human

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 42. Mennisclíc ( humanum ) is ðæt mon on his móde costunga þrowige, Past. 11, 5; Swt. 71, 13

gied

(n.)
Grammar
gied, giedd, es; n.

A songlayriddle

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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713