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Anglo-Saxon

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Carendre

(n.)
Grammar
Carendre, an; f, A province of Germany, now the duchy of
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called the Alps, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 43.

dweorge-dwosle

(n.)
Grammar
dweorge-dwosle, -dwostle, an; f. [dweorg a dwarf]

The herb pennyroyal ⬩ mentha pulēgium

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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man pollēgium [ = pulēgium], and óðrunt naman dweorge-dwosle nemneþ this herb, which is called pulēgium, and by another name pennyroyal [dwarf dwosle], Herb. 94, 1; Lchdnt. i. 204, 6, 7: 156, 2; Lchdm. i. 282, 23: iii. 6, 19.

Linked entries: dworge-dwostle dwyrge-dwysle

Englan

(n.)
Grammar
Englan, gen. ena; dat. um; acc. an; pl. m.

The Angles ⬩ Angli

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Betweox Wealan and Englan between the Welsh and Angles, L. O. D. 2 ; Th. i. 354, 2: 3; Th. i. 354, 10

fere-soca

(n.)
Grammar
fere-soca, an; m. [ferh a pig, soca? = socc a sock]

A bag made of swine's skin ⬩ sibæa

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A bag made of swine's skin; sibæa Feresoca sibba, Wrt. Voc. 289, 1

EARFE

(n.)
Grammar
EARFE, earbe, an; f? A tare; ervurn, orŏbus=ὄροβος
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Earfan wyl on wætere boil tares in water, L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 52, 16

Linked entry: earbe

pricele

(n.)
Grammar
pricele, <b> (a?),</b> an; f. m. (?)
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A point, very small thing Foruord ł pricle iota, pricle ł stæfes heáfod apex, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 18. Ðone hlætmesto pricclu (pricla, Rush.) nouissimum minutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 59

geongra

(n.)
Grammar
geongra, giongra, gingra, gyngra, giungra, an; m.

A junior, disciple, vassal, subject, follower, attendant, servant ⬩ jūnior; adŏlescentŭlus, discĭpŭlus, assecla, sectātor, mĭnister

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A junior, disciple, vassal, subject, follower, attendant, servant; jūnior; adŏlescentŭlus, discĭpŭlus, assecla, sectātor, mĭnister Geongra ic eom adŏlescentŭlus sum ego, Ps. Spl. 118, 141.

Linked entries: gingra giongra giungra gyngra

biren

(n.)
Grammar
biren, e; birene, an (v. byrene in Dict.); f.

A she-bear

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A she-bear Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606

Linked entries: byren beren

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig tó Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness

lacing

(n.)
Grammar
lacing, The word seems to occur only as a local name
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Quandam telluris particulam qui appellatur æt Lacingahið, v. 301, 11

sceafoþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceafoþa, sceafþa, scæfþa,an ; m. (or -e; f. ?)

A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of

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A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of Ðá gehálgode ic wæter and scæfþan dyde on ðæs foresprecenan treówes tunc benedixi aquam, et astulam roboris praefati inmittens, Bd. 2, 13; S. 539, 5.

Linked entry: sceafþa

bréding-panne

(n.)
Grammar
bréding-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast
, panne
a pan
]

to roast ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan; ⬩ sartago,

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A frying-pan; sartago, Wrt. Voc. 288, 38

Linked entry: brǽding-panne

ge-spelia

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spelia, an; m. [spelian to represent]

A substitute ⬩ deputy ⬩ vicegerent ⬩ vĭcārius

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A substitute, deputy, vicegerent; vĭcārius Cristen cyning is Cristes gespelia geteald on cristenre þeóde a christian king is accounted Christ's vicegerent among christian people, L. Eth. ix. 2; Th. i. 340, 12.

Linked entry: spala

hnygela

(n.)
Grammar
hnygela, [or hnigela ?], hnygele, an; m. f.

A shred, ⬩ clipping

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A shred, clipping Hnygela tomentum; seolce hnygele platum[ = placium, Som.] Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 3, 4; Wrt. Voc. 40, 37, 38. Hnyglan putamina, Cot. 152, Lye

eard-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
eard-begenga, -begænga, -begenda, an; m. [beganga, begenga a dweller]

An inhabitant, dweller ⬩ incŏla

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An inhabitant, dweller; incŏla Eardbegenga wæs sáwle mín incŏlafuit anĭma mea, Ps. Lamb. 119, 6. Ðá ðá híg wǽron eardbegendan cum essent incŏlæ, Ps. Lamb. 104, 12. Eardbegængan incŏlæ, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 11

ge-frætewian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frætewian, -frætwian, -fretwian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre ⬩ redĭmīre

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Fægre gefrætwed neatly adorned, 59 b; Th. 217, 2; Ph. 274 : 64 a; Th. 237, 4; Ph. 585

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, -acsian, -ahsian, -axian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [acsian to ask]

To find out by asking ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ fando accĭpĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ audīre

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Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 14 : Exon. l00 a; Th. 378, 24; Deór. 20. Habbaþ we geascad ðæt se Ælmihtiga worhte wer and wíf we have heard that the Almighty created man and woman, 61 b; Th. 225, 22; Ph. 393

Linked entries: ge-acsian ge-ahsian ge-axian

cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cuma, an ; m. [cum, imp. of cuman to come ; -a, termination, q. v.]

A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes

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Cumena árþegn an attendant of guests, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 4 . Cumena búr a guest-chamber, 4, 31; S. 610, 11 . Cumena inn a guesthouse, an inn, Lk. Bos. 2, 7: 22, 11 . Cumena inn a guest-house, an inn, Greg. Dial. 2, 22 .

ban-cóða

(n.)
Grammar
ban-cóða, an; m: -cóþ, -cóðu, e; f: -cóðe, an; f. [ban, bana a killer, cóða a disease]

A baneful disease ⬩ a fatal or deadly malady ⬩ erysipelas ⬩ lethalis morbus ⬩ ignis sacer

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A baneful disease, a fatal or deadly malady, erysipelas; lethalis morbus, ignis sacer Wæs him inbogen bittor bancóða a bitter malady was fixed in him, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 23; Gú. 998.

land-bygen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
land-bygen, This form in the following passage seems an error, as the law, in the title of which it occurs, deals with the sale of a fellow-countryman
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Be landbygene (= landleóda[n] bebygene?), Ll. Th. i. 110, note I

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