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Clǽig-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clǽig-hangra, an; m. [clǽig = clǽg clay]

Clay-hangerClaybury

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Clay-hanger or Claybury, Essex Eádmund cyning gegaderede fyrde and férde to Lundene, eal be norþan Temese, and swá út þuruh Clǽighangran king Edmund gathered a force and went to London, all north of the Thames, and so out through Clayhanger, Chr. 1016

dweorge-dwosle

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

The herb pennyroyalmentha 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.

fere-soca

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

A bag made of swine's skinsibæa

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

fíc-æppel

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-æppel, -appel, es; m; pl. nom. acc. -æppla; n.

A fig-apple or fruita figfīcuscārĭca

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A fig-apple or fruit, a fig; fīcus, cārĭca Fícappel cārĭca, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 125; Wrt. Voc. 32, 59. Ne Híg of þornum fícæppla ne gaderiaþ neque de spīnis collĭgunt fīcus, Lk. Bos. 6, 44: Mt. Bos. 7, 16

Linked entry: caric

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, servantjūnior; 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.

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 roasta panA frying-pan; sartago,

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

Linked entry: brǽding-panne

cot-líf

(n.)
Grammar
cot-líf, es; pl. nom. acc. -líf; gen. -lífa; n.

A village villa

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[cot a cot, cottage; líf, II. a place to live in] A village; villa Ðæt cotlíf the village Cod. Dipl. 828; A. D. 1066; Kmbl. iv. 191, 13: 845; Kmbl. iv. 204, 31: 855; Kmbl. iv. 211, 25: 859; Kmbl. iv. 214, 6: 864; Kmbl. iv. 217, 7.

ge-spelia

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

A substitutedeputyvicegerentvĭcārius

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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

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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Us two, me and thee, me and him. alone &amp;#39;Hwæt wylle gyt ðæt ic inc dó?&amp;#39; Ðá cwǽdon hí: &amp;#39; Syle unc ðæt wit sitton, án on ðíne swýðran healfe and óþer on ðíne wynstran,&amp;#39; Mk. Skt. 10, 37. Hé sǽde unc eall, Gen. 41, 13.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

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 adorndecktrimornāreredĭmīre

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

míðan

(v.)
Grammar
míðan, p. máð, pl. miðon; pp. miðen.

to concealdissembleTo be concealedlie hidto avoidrefrain fromforbear

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Krpbl. 2419; An. 1211. Ne mæg ic ðý míðan, Exon. 125 a; Th. 481, 1; Rä. 64, 10

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 .