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gold-finger

(n.)
Grammar
gold-finger, es; m.
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Gl. 73; Som. 71, 21; Wrt. Voc. 44, 7: L. Alf. pol. 59; Th. i. 96, 5: L. Eth. 54; Th. i. 16, 12

boge-fódder

(n.)
Grammar
boge-fódder, es; m.

A BOW-FEEDER, case for arrows, a quivercorytos

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Gl. 53; Som. 66, 67; Wrt. Voc. 35, 53

heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
heáfdian, p. ode
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To behead Sóna swá hig man heáfdode, þá cóm þǽr fæger culfre of þám líchaman, Shrn. 154, 11. Heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian ( vel heáfdian) wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, e; f.

Heath, heatherbruariumthymus, mirice

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Gl. 46; Som. 65, 3; Wrt. Gl. 33, 3. Smeóce mid hǽþe smoke with heath, Lchdm. i. 354, 24. v. Gloss. iii. 329, col. 2

hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
hnǽgan, p. de

To cause to bow, bring low, humble, humiliate

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To cause to bow, bring low, humble, humiliate Ic bebeóde bearnum mínum ðæt hie ðé hnǽgon æt gúþe I command my sons to humble thee in battle, Andr. Kmbl. 2660; An. 1331

ár-wurþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wurþian, -wurþigean; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

To give honour toto honourreverenceworshiphonorarehonorificarevenerari

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To árwurþianne [MS. tarwurþienne, v. weorþianne = wurþianne, in weorþian I] ðínne, ðone sóðan and ðone áncænnedan, Sunu to honour thy, the true and only begotten, Son, Te Dm. Thomson 35, 12.

Linked entry: ár-wurþigean

a-þreótan

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

To wearyirkdispleasebe loathsomeirksome to any onetæderepigereTo loathedislikebe weary of anythingpertæsum 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 burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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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 separatedivertdetainhinderdeprive

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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: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

ge-tæl

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tæl, -tel, -teal, es; pl. nom. acc. -talu; n.

a numberseriesreckoningcomputationnumerusseriescomputuscomputatioa companyracetribecenturiatribusa book of reckoninga registercataloguelaterculumcatalogus= κατάλoγos

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Gr. 13; Som. 15, 56: Num. Pref.

Linked entries: ge-tel ge-teal ge-tel

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

axiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
axiendlíc, axigendlíc; adj.

Interrogativeinquiringinquisitiveinterrogativus

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Gr. 18; Som. 21, 27

bæd-þearm

(n.)
Grammar
bæd-þearm, es; m.

Menteraenteraέντερa

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Gl. 76; Som. 71, 122; Wrt. Voc. 45, 27

cwild

(n.)

a plague, pestilence, murrain, destruction

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Gr. 9, 27; Som. 11, 25: Chr. 897; Erl. 94, 31: Ps. Spl. C. 28, 9: 31, 8

cwyde

(n.)

a sentence sententiaa discourse, sermon

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Gr. 2; Som. 2, 38. a discourse, sermon Smeágaþ ðysne cwyde consider this sermon, Homl. Th. i. 28, 20: ii. 2, 14: 2, 17

eár-hring

(n.)
Grammar
eár-hring, eár-ring, es; m.

An ear-ring inauris

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Gl. 4; Som. 55, 91

Linked entry: eár-ring

earn-geáp

(n.)
Grammar
earn-geáp, [earn an eagle, geáp shrewd, cunning] A vulture, species of falcon; vultur, harpe = ἅρπη
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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 32; Wrt. Voc. 29, 51. Earn-geáp? arpa [ = harpe ], Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 2; Wrt. Voc. 62, 2, Ben. Lye

éce-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
éce-líce, adv.

Eternally, ever perpĕtuo

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Gr. 38; Som. 42, 1. Ic ðas tíde Eástrena écelíce healdan wille vŏlo hoc tempus Paschae perpetuo observare Bd. 5. 21; S 643. 20

enneleác

(n.)
Grammar
enneleác, enneléc, eneleác, ynneleác, yneleác, es; n. [leác a leek, onion]

An onioncæpe, ūnio

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Gl. 40; Som. 63, 106; Wrt. Voc. 30, 54

Linked entry: eneleác

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fenwater-fernflowering fernthe herb christopherosmund-royalosmunda rēgālissalvia?salvia

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Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19