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dæg-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-tíma, an; m. [tíma time]

DAY-TIME, daydiurnum tempus, dies

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DAY-TIME, day; diurnum tempus, dies Þurh dægtíman oððe geond dæg sunne ne forswǽle ðé ne móna per diem sol non uret te, neque luna, Ps. Lamb. 120, 6

fixian

(v.)
Grammar
fixian, p. ode; pp. od [fisc = fix a fish]

To fishpiscāri

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Gr. 25; Som. 27, 11. For hwí ne fixast ðú on sǽ cur non piscāris in mări? Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 1

eald-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
eald-wíf, es; n.

An old woman anus, anŭla, vĕtŭla

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Gl. 88; Som. 74, 67; Wrt. Voc. 50, 48

helle-rúne

(n.)
Grammar
helle-rúne, an; f.

One who is skilled in the mysteries of hell, the region of the deada sorceressnecromancer

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 102; Wrt. Voc. 60, 10

Linked entries: hell-rúna hell-rúna

hice-máse

(n.)
Grammar
hice-máse, an; f.

The blue titmouse

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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 38: Wrt. Voc. 29, 56. [Cornish dialect, hick-mal, hekky-mal the blue titmouse.] Cf. col-máse

Linked entry: hice

mál

(n.)
Grammar
mál, es; n.

A molespotmark

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Gl. 28; Som. 61, 13; Wrt. Voc. 26, 12. Mál maculam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 9 : 92. 19

Linked entries: mǽl ge-mǽlan

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Add: to do soon Sý se nón geradod (= ? -hradod) and sý gehringed þonne seó eahteoðe tíd bið healf ágán agatur nona temperius mediante octava hora, R. Ben. 73, 14

un-geheáfdod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geheáfdod, adj.

Not come to a head

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Not come to a head Gif se slyte blind bið and mid ðam geswelle ungeheáfdud, ðonne lege ðú ða wyrte ðǽrtó, sóna hit sceal openian, Lchdm. i. 92, 26

Linked entry: ge-heáfdod

un-geþeahtendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geþeahtendlíce, adv.

Inconsideratelyunadvisedly

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Inconsiderately, unadvisedly Nalæs hé sóna and ungeþeahtendlíce ðám gerýnum onfón wolde ðæs Cristenan geleáfan non statim et inconsulte sacramenta fidei Christianae percipere voluit, Bd. 2, 9; S. 512, 6

CRÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CRÆT, crat, es; pl. nom. acc. cratu, crætu; gen. cræta; dat. cratum, crætum; n.

A chariotCART curruspilentum

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Gl. 49; Som. 65, 95; Wrt. Voc. 34, 25

Linked entry: crat

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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He hæfde heora eald-hláfordes sunu on his gewealde he had the son of their old lord in his power, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 25. Se Cásere wæs heora eald-hláford cynnes the Cæsar was of the kin of their ancient lords, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22.

gor

(n.)
Grammar
gor, es; n.
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Ðæs gores sunu, ðone we wifel nemnaþ son of the dung, which we call [dung-] beetle, Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, 11; Rä. 41, 72. Mid swínenum gore with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. l00, 11.

Linked entries: gyru gyr

gum-cynn

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Idisí. . . gumkunnies wíf, Mariun munilíka, Hél. 5785) Eom ic gumcynnes ánga ofer eorðan I am the only one of the race (cf. his sunu . . . ángan ofer eorðan yrfeláfe his only son and heir, Isaac, Exod. 403), Rä. 85, 12.

gum-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
gum-cynn, es; n.

Mankind, men, a race, nationhumanum genus, gens, natio

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Swá hwylc mægþa ðone magan cende æfter gumcynnum whatever matron brought forth this son amongst men, Beo. Th. 1892; B. 944. We synt gumcynnes Geáta leóde we are of the race of the Gauts' people, 525; B. 260

mangian

(v.)
Grammar
mangian, p. ode

To tradetrafficact as a monger

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Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12. Mid sceápum hé mangaþ he traffics with sheep, Homl. Th. i. 412, 6. Gif man mid cirican mangie, béte be lahslite, L. N. P. L. 20; Th. ii. 292, 28.

Linked entry: ge-mang

lust-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-bǽre, adj.

desirousdesirablepleasantagreeable

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 18: 44; Som. 46, 32. Lustbǽre on gesihþe aspectu delectabile, Gen. 3, 6. Ic wæs swíðe lustbǽre hine tó gehýranne me audiendi avidum, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 7.

ge-bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bícnian, -býcnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, bícnian to beckon, nod] .

to beckonnodinnuĕreto point outshewindicatebetokenindĭcāresignĭfĭcāreportendĕre

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Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 48. to point out, shew, indicate, betoken; indĭcāre, signĭfĭcāre, portendĕre Ic gebícnige [gebýcnige MS. D.], Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40. Hí gebícniaþ sum þing niwes they betoken something new.

Linked entry: ge-býcnian

ge-rinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rinnan, p. -ran; pp. -runnen

To run, run together, congeal, joincoagulare, coagularito run togethercoagulare

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 17; Wrt. Voc. 28, 1. Gerunnen blód viscum, 78; Som. 72, 52; Wrt. Voc. 46, 12

Linked entries: ge-irnan heofon-setl

BRERD

(n.)
Grammar
BRERD, breord, breard, briord, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum

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Gl. 98; Som. 76, 81; Wrt. Voc. 54, 25. Stæþ vel brerd labrum, margo, vel, crepido, 106; Som. 78, 44; Wrt. Voc. 57, 25. To brearde heofnes ad summum cæli, Mk. Lind. War. 13, 27

Linked entries: breard briord

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, e; f.

An awlsubula

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Gl. 1; Som. 55, 27; Wrt. Voc. 16, 2