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reówe

(n.)
Grammar
reówe, an ;f.;

A rug, mantle, covering;

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Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 27. Reówan and hwítlas wacsan ;lenas sive saga lavare,; Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, ii

Linked entries: reó rúwa rýhe

bæftan

(prep.)
Grammar
bæftan, beftan; prep. dat. [be-æftan, q. v. ]

afterbehindpostponebehindwithoutsine

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after, behind; post, pone Gang bæftan me vade post me, Mt. Bos. 16, 23. behind, without; sine Bæftan ðam hláforde without the master, Ex. 22, 14

Linked entries: bæfta beftan be-æftan

mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-dæg, es; m.

A festival

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Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 1. November onginþ on ealra hálgena mæssedæg, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 56. Uppon sc̃e Laurent mæssedæg. Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 5

ge-wintred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wintred, -wintrad; part.

Grown to full agefull-agedagedadultus

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Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 18

Linked entry: -wintred

of-fillan

(v.)

to kill by felling, to kill by causing to fall, to destroy

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Alf. pol. 13; Th. i. 70, 9. Hí woldon heó sylfe offyllan oððe ádrencan ruina perituri aut fluctibus absorbendi, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 33. Ðá hét se déma ðæt wíf weorpan on seáþ and ðǽr mid stánum offellan, Shrn. 89, 29

tigelen

(adj.)
Grammar
tigelen, adj.
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Of pot Fæt tigelen (-an?; lámys, MS. C.) vas figuli, Ps. Spl. 2, 9

hring-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mere, es; n.

a bath

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A round pool, a bath, Exon. 124 b; Th. 478, 21; Ruin. 45

cecil

(n.)
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a cooking-pot (?) Cecil suffocacium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 68. [Cf. O. H. Ger. chahhala cacabus.]

mære

(adj.)

pure

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Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 10 Mid V. pundum mǽrra pæninga. With this may be compared the following passage For his lícweorðan feó, ðæt is ii pund mérehwítes seolfres. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 255, 12

un-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

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Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1. Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe and ðeáh swíðe welstincenda cum decimari minima diceret, extrema quidem de oleribus maluit sed tamen bene olentia memorare, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 32

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21. Eác syndan wide þurh áðbrycas and ðurh wedbrycas and ðurh mistlíce leásunga forloren and forlogen má ðonne scolde, Wulfst. 164, 7. Wed*-*bricas, 130, 6. [Cf. With wedbrek cum adulteris, Ps. 49, 18.]

swat-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
swat-þyrel, es; n.
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A pore Swátþyrlu pori i. spiramenta unde sudor emanat. Wrt. Voc. i 44, 25

GEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
GEÓL, giúl, iúl, geóhol, es; n.

festum jolense, festum natalitiorum Christi, festum quodvis, convivium

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Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23, note: Menol. Fox 59, note a. Ðý twelftan dæge ofer geóhol Epiphaniæ, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8.

snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽsan, p. de

To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon to spit

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Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 13. [ Þe deoflen schulen mid helle sweordes al snesien (snesen, MS. C.: sneasin, MS. T.) ham þuruhut A. R. 212, 22.]

Linked entries: snás á-snǽsan

ge-strínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed

To obtaingetacquirebegetprocreateacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Alf. pol. 8; Th. i. 66, 19. Ðe hit on fruman gestríndon who first acquired it, 41; Th. i. 88, 19

wín-beám

(n.)
Grammar
wín-beám, es; m.

A vine-pole

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A vine-pole Wínbeám partica, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 4 trabs uinee, Wülck. Gl. 245, 20

fæderen-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-mǽg, fædern-mǽg, fædren-mǽg, -mág, es; m. [mǽg a relation]

A relation on the father's side, paternal relative a patre cognātus, agnātus

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Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 78, 20. Fædrenmǽgum hiora dǽl mon agife let their share be given to the paternal kindred, 8 ; Th. i. 66, 22. Fædernmágas agnāti, Ælfc. Gl. 92; Som. 75. 37; Wrt. Voc. 51, 79

líc-þeóte

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þeóte, an; f.

A pore

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A pore Lícþeótan pori i. spiramenta unde sudor emanat, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 41; Wrt. Voc. 44, 25

æfte-wearde

(adv.)
Grammar
æfte-wearde, adv. [æfter, wearde, weardes]

Afterwardafterbehindpostpone

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Afterward, after, behind; post, pone Ðú gesihst me æftewearde thou shalt see me behind, Ex. 33, 23

first-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
first-hróf, es; m.

a ceiling

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The ridge-pole of a roof; a ceiling (? v. first; I) On fyrsthrófe tigillo, An. Ox. 2812

Linked entries: hróf first