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cép

(n.)
Grammar
cép, es; m.

A sale, bargain, business ⬩ negotium

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A sale, bargain, business; negotium Awyrigende cép malignum negotium, Somn. 159; Lchdm. iii. 206, 32. Sellan to cépe to give for sale, sell, Deut. 28, 68

feax-nǽdel

(n.)
Grammar
feax-nǽdel, e; f.

A hair-needle ⬩ curling-iron ⬩ crisping-pin ⬩ călămistrum ⬩ ăcus crīnĭbus intorquendis sive crispandis adhĭbĭta

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Gl. 4; Som. 55, 101; Wrt. Voc. 17, 4

folc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geréfa, an; m.

A folk-reeve ⬩ a people's governor ⬩ pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus

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Gl. 5; Som. 56, 25; Wrt. Voc. 17, 30. v. Du Cange, sub voce Actionator

frum-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gifu, e; f.

An original gift ⬩ privilege ⬩ prerogative ⬩ primāria grātia ⬩ prærogātīva

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Gl. 99; Som. 76, 119; Wrt. Voc. 54, 61. Hpt. Gl. 457.

fýr-hús

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-hús, es; n.

A FIRE-HOUSE ⬩ furnace ⬩ cămīnus ⬩ κάμινος ⬩ fornax

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Gl. 107; Som. 78, 92; Wrt. Voc. 58, 7. Fýrhúses hlýwing caumenæ (?) refŭgium, R. Concord. 11

mónaþseóc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþseóc-ness, e; f.

Lunacy

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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hé hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4

numol

(adj.)
Grammar
numol, adj.

Able to take or contain much

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Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 41. Numul, gripul capax, qui multum capit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 29

Linked entry: scearp-numol

ge-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fédan, ðú -fédst; p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -fédd, -féd

To feed ⬩ nourish ⬩ pascĕre ⬩ enutrīre

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Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44. MS. D

ge-þun

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Dyne, geþun, cyrm clangor, tubarum sonus vel vox tubae, 131, 52. Dyne vel geþun crepaculum, sonum, 136, 13. Add

un-gefullod

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Ðá cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . ac æfter feáwum dagum hé wearð fǽrlíce seóc, swá ꝥ hé forðférde ungefullod sóna, Hml. S. 31, 210. Add

gyte-streám

(n.)
Grammar
gyte-streám, es; m.

A current, flowing stream

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Gl. 105; Som. 78, 38; Wrt. Voc. 57, 20 : Recd. 37, 65; Wrt. Voc. 63, 78

býsting

(n.)
Grammar
býsting, es; m.

BIESTINGS, the first milk of a cow after calving ⬩ colostrum

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20; Wrt. Voc. 28, 3

Linked entry: bísting

ge-hradian

(v.)
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To come quicily, happen quickly Sóna wól ealra mána somod gehradode luxuriam continuo omnium lues scelerum comitari adcelerauit Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 18

hleóþor

(adj.)

a sound ⬩ noise ⬩ voice

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Gehýrde heó cúðne swég and hleóðor heora bellan audiuit notum campanae sonum Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 477, 16.

LÍM

(n.)
Grammar
LÍM, es; m.

LIME ⬩ cement ⬩ mortar ⬩ glue ⬩ gluten ⬩ paste

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 43; Wrt, Voc, 37, 31. Lím tó fugele gluten; eglím glara, Ælfc. Gl. 80, 81; Som. 72, 118, 119; Wrt, Voc. 47, 1, 2, Gebærnd lím calcis viva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127. 49.

a-þreótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þreótan, indef. hit aþrýt ; p. -þreát, pl. -þruton ; pp. -þroten.

To weary ⬩ irk ⬩ displease ⬩ be loathsome ⬩ irksome to any one ⬩ tædere ⬩ pigere ⬩ To loathe ⬩ dislike ⬩ be weary of anything ⬩ pertæsum esse

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 19. Hwí ne lǽte ge eów ðonne aþreótan why then let ye [it] not to be loathsome to you? Bt. 32, 2 ; Fox 116, 8.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burn ⬩ burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ scorch ⬩ ūrĕre ⬩ exūrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre ⬩ concrĕmāre ⬩ exæstuāre

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 11. Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 26, col. 1.

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separate ⬩ divert ⬩ detain ⬩ hinder ⬩ deprive

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Sóna biþ ðæt ðec ádl oððe ecg eafoþes getwǽfeþ soon will it be that disease or sword will deprive thee of vigour, 3531; B. 1763. Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde one the Goths' prince separated from life, 2871; B. 1433.

Linked entries: ge-twǽman -twǽfan

be-sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sárgian, p. ode; pp. od

To lament ⬩ bewail ⬩ to mourn or be sorry for ⬩ to condole ⬩ lamentari ⬩ condolere ⬩ compati ⬩ deflere

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Gr. 29; Som. 33, 52 : Ælfc. T. 42, 1 : Scint. 45. 50

Linked entry: be-sárigende

bóc-hord

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-hord, es; n.

A BOOK-HOARD, a library or receptacle for books, papers, etc ⬩ bibliotheca, archivum

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Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

Linked entries: bóc-fóder booc-hord