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brim-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
brim-hengest, es; m. [brim, hengest
a horse
]

a horseA sea-horseshipmarinus equusnavis

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A sea-horse, ship; marinus equus, navis brimhengest bringeþ to lande the ship brings them to land, Runic pm. 16; Kmbl. 342, 19; Hick. Thes. i. 135. We brecaþ ofer bæþweg brimhengestum we sail over the sea in ships, Andr. Kmbl. 1026; An. 513

ǽren-byt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-byt, -bytt, e; f. [byt a butt, vessel]

A brass pan or vessellenticula

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A brass pan or vessel; lenticula, Wrt. Voc. 25, 17

fæng-tóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fæng-tóþ, es; m. [fang, q. v; tóþ a tooth]

A fang tooth dens cănīnus

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A fang tooth; dens cănīnus, Text. Roff. p. 39, 26

cum-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cum-feorm, e; f. [cuma a stranger, feorm food, support, hospitality]

Entertainment of strangers hospitium

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Entertainment of strangers ; hospitium Th. Diplm. A. D. 848 ; 102, 30

dugoþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
dugoþ-gifu, e; f. [dugoþ = duguþ, gifu a gift]

Liberality, munificencelargĭtas, munificentia

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Dipl. 715; A, D. 1006; Kmbl. iii. 350, 36

Linked entry: duguþ-gifu

myntan

Grammar
myntan, <b>. I a.</b>
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add: of the action of an inanimate object áborstene clif hreás ofdúmeweard, and wæs farende oþ hit cóm þǽr hit mynte feallan ofer mynster, Gr. D. 12, II. &lt;b&gt;I d.

fér-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fér-blǽd, es; m. [fér- = fǽr-sudden, blǽd a blast]

A sudden or fearful blastrepentīnus flātus

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A sudden or fearful blast; repentīnus flātus Ic lǽran wille ðæt eówer hús gefæstnige, ðý-læs hit férblǽdum windas toweorpan I will exhort that ye make your house firm, lest winds overthrow it with sudden blasts, Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 21; Jul. 649

Linked entry: fǽr-blǽd

wilige

(n.)
Grammar
wilige, (and -a; m. ?), an; f.

A basket

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On wylegan in cophino, Ps. Spl. 80, 6 : Blickl. Gl. hine on ánre wilian ( in sporta Acts 9, 25) áléton ofer ðone weall, Homl. Th. i. 388, 9. fela wyligena (-egena, v. l. ) quot cophinos Mk. Skt. 8, 19, 20. Wylegena, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 9, 10.

Linked entries: wilege wilie

sang

Grammar
sang, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Þæt sceolde þone sang lǽran twelf mónþum; quatenus cursum canendi annuum edoceret, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 437, 4.

ramm

(n.)
Grammar
ramm, es (a wk. gen. pl. occurs); m.
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a ram Ramm aries, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 52. Ram, 78, 46. Rom berbex, ii. 12, 71 : 126, 3. Rommes blód, Cd. Th. 177, 20; Gen. 2932, Geoffra ǽnne þríwintre ramm Gen. 15, 9 : 22, 13. Beorgas wǽron blíðe swá rammas, Ps. Th. 113, 6.

Linked entry: ram

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or timeprīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

æt-steal

(n.)
Grammar
æt-steal, -steall, -stæl, -es; m. pl. nom. acc. -stalas [at a place, a fixed place]

Stationcamp station-sedesstatio

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Station, camp station; -sedes, statio Æt ðam ætstealle at the camp station, Wald. 37; Vald. 1, 21. Æt-stælle at the place. Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 26; GG. 150

Linked entry: stæl

-elfen

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

A fairy, nymphnympha: 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; -elfen naĭădes, Ælfc. Gl. 112, 113; Som. 79, 108-112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 15-19

eodor-brice

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-brice, edor-brice, -bryce, es; m. [eodor, edor a hedge, fence brice, bryce a breach, breaking]

A fence-breaking sēpis fractio

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A fence-breaking; sēpis fractio vel violātio Ceorles eodorbryce [Th. i. 88, 10, note 25, edorbryce, edorbrice] biþ fíf scillinga for breaking a churl's fence shall be five shillings, L. Alf. pol. 36; Lambd. 31, 31

Linked entries: edor-brecþ edor-brice

FÉLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉLAN, p. de; pp. ed; v. a. gen.

FEELperceivetouchsentīretangĕre

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To FEEL, perceive, touch; sentīre, tangĕre Heó féleþ mínes gemótes she perceives my meeting, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 23; . 26, 9. ðæs félaþ they feel it, Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 16; . 7, 8

ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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he entertained, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 9.

beód-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
beód-hrægl, beód-rægl [beód a table, hrægl clothing]

A table-clothgausape

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A table-cloth; gausape = γαυσάπηs, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 61; Wrt. Voc. 26, 60

ellen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-dǽd, e; f. [ellen valour, dǽd a deed]

A deed of valour, bold or valiant deedvirtūtis factum

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A deed of valour, bold or valiant deed; virtūtis factum Sceolde hine yldo beniman ellendǽda age should deprive him of bold deeds, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 13; Gen. 484: Judth. 12; Thw. 35, 22; Jud. 273.

for-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrhta, an; m. [for for, wyrhta a workman]

One who does anything for anotheran agentvicegerentinstĭtorprocūrātor

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One who does anything for another, an agent, vicegerent; instĭtor, procūrātor Ðe nǽnne forwyrhtan næfde who had no agent, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 20.

æ-léten

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æ-léten, æ-lǽten, a-lǽten; part, [from a-lǽtan to let go]

One let godivorcedrepudiata uxor

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One let go, divorced; repudiata uxor Ne on ælǽten ǽnig cristen mann ǽfre ne gewífige nor with one divorced let any Christian man ever marry, L. C. E. 7 ; Th. i. 364, 23