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hyrsting

(n.)
Grammar
hyrsting, hiersting, e; f.

Fryingburninga frying-pan

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Hyrstung frixorium, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 65. Hyrsting frixura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 84. Mid ðisse pannan hierstinge wæs Paulus onbærned Paulus hujus sartaginis urebatur frixura, Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 3

lufestice

(n.)
Grammar
lufestice, es, also, an; m.

Lovage

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Lovage Lufestice lubestica, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 79; Wrt. Voc. 30, 27: 69, 23. Lubestica conixe, 67, 40. Lufestice libestica, 79, 2. Genim lubastican wyrttruman, Herb. 146, 3; Lchdm. i. 270, 7. Lufestices sǽd, L.

níwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
níwlíce, adv.

Newlyrecently

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Newly, recently Níwan nuper, níwlícor nuperius, níwlícost nuperime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 11. Hér cumaþ tó eów níwlíce twegen men, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 7. Hí hæfdon níwlíce gesett they had recently decreed, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 26.

pere

(n.)
Grammar
pere, peru, an ; f.
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A pear Seó peru hoc pirum, Ælfc. Gr. 6 ; Som. 5, 59. Pere, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 59. Healfreáde peran crustumie vel volemis vel insana vel melimendrum, 39, 25. (Cf. hec volemus ae permayn-tre, 191, col. 2 : hoc volemum ae permayne, 192, col. 2.)

Linked entry: peru

god-spell

(n.)
Grammar
god-spell, es; n.
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Gospel Gódspel evangelium, id est, bonum nuntium, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Wrt. Voc. 75, 9. Hér ys godspellys angyn initium euangelii, Mk. Skt. 1, 1. Gelýfaþ ðam godspelle credite euangelio, 15.

grennian

(v.)
Grammar
grennian, p. ode
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To grin, shew the teeth as an expression of pain, anger, etc; ringere Ic grennige ringo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 63. He grennade and gristbitade he grinned and gnashed his teeth, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 11; Jul. 596.

boga-net

(n.)
Grammar
boga-net, boge-net, -nett, es; n.

A BOW-NET; weal, wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fishnassa

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A BOW-NET; weal, wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish; nassa Æwul vel boganet nassa, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 85; Wrt. Voc. 56, 9. Bogenet vel leáp nassa, 84; Som. 73, 90; Wrt. Voc. 48, 28. Bogenet nassa, 105; Som. 78, 41; Wrt.

Linked entry: boge-net

tǽcnian

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcnian, p. ode

To shew, prove

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To shew, prove Forðam ús segþ ǽlc gesceádwísnes and ealle men ðæt ilce andettaþ ðæt God sié ðæt héhste gód forðam ðe hí tǽcniaþ ðæt eall gód on him sý ita vero bonum esse Deum ratio demonstrat, ut perfectum quoque in eo bonum esse convincat, Bt. 34,

under-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
under-diácon, es; m.

An under-deacona sub-deacon

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Ælfc. C. 15; Th. ii. 348, 9

Linked entries: sub-diácon subdiácon

á-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-lífedlíce, adv.
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Lawfully, allowably Álýfedlíce licenter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 264, 11. Lícað him ðæt hié ðæt unáliéfede dóð áliéfedlíce libet ut licenter illicita faciant. Past. 145, 11. Þæt hé his ǽwe healde, and álýfedlíce for folces eácan bearn gestreóne, Hml.

cranic

(n.)
Grammar
cranic, es; m.
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Man gesette on cranice ( mandatum est historiis et annalibus traditum ) ǽlc þǽra dǽda þe gedón wæs mid him on þæs cyninges belimpum, 95, 122. Hé hét forðberan þone cranic ( histories et annales ) and rǽdan ætforan him, 98, 210

eáþ-gete

(adj.)
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Easy to get Him wæs eáðgete ele tó þám baðe oil for the bath was easy for him to get, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 18. Gyf þý .viii. dæge sunne scýneð, ðonne byð cwicseolfor eáðgeáte, Lch. iii. 166, 10

ge-gilda

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Syndon ðis ðá forword þe . . . þá gegyldan gecoren habbað . . . æt ǽlcon gegyldan ǽnne peningc . . . æt twám gegyldum ǽnne brádne hláf . . . sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes, Cht. Th. 605, 17-606, 8.

rót-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
rót-hwíl, e; f.
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A time of refreshing Ǽlc rihtwís man, ðonne hé ðysne sealm singþ, wilnaþ him sumere róthwíle on ðissere worulde, and éc reste æfter ðisum, Ps. Th. 14, arg.

hearpere

(n.)
Grammar
hearpere, es; m.

A harpercitharedus

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A harper Hearpere citharedus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 8; Wrt. Voc. 60, 44: citharista, 73, 55.

COPS

(n.)
Grammar
COPS, cosp, es; m.

A ropecordfetter funisanquinacompes

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Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 10; Wrt. Voc. 56, 56. Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde sleán on ða raccentan and on cospas they said that she should throw them into chains and fetters Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 32

Linked entries: camp ge-fótcypsed cosp

ACAN

(v.)
Grammar
ACAN, ic ace, ðú æcest, æcst, he æceþ, æcþ, pl. acaþ; p. óc, pl. ócon; subj. ic, ðú, he ace; pp. acen; v. n.

To AKEpaindolere

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Acaþ míne eágan my eyes ake, Ælfc. Gr. 36, MS. D; [mistiaþ = acaþ, Som. 38, 48]; dolent mei oculi, Mann

a-dylegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dylegian, pres. ic -dylegige; p. ode; pp. od

To destroydelere

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ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called] letum death, which destroyeth life, Ælfc

cyne-gyrd

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gyrd, cynegyrd-geard, cynegyrd-gerd,e; f. [gyrd a rod, wand]

A royal wand, sceptresceptrum

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Cynegeard sceptrum, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 69, 127; Wrt. Voc. 42, 7. Cynegerd sceptrum, 6; Som. 56, 47; Wrt. Voc. 18, 2. Hí to ðæs caseres cynegyrde gebugon they submitted to the emperor's sceptre, Homl. Th. ii. 502, 16

Linked entries: cyne-geard cyne-gerd

Frys-land

(n.)
Grammar
Frys-land, Fres-lond, es; n.

FrieslandFrīsia

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Friesland; Frīsia Be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the west of the Old Saxons is the mouth of the river Elbe and Friesland, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 36.

Linked entry: Fres-lond