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Cerdic

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdic, es; m.

CerdicCerdĭcus

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was the son of Cynegils, Chr.

asterion

(n.)
Grammar
asterion, es; n. [ = άστέριον]

The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like formastericum

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The herb pellitory, so called from its star-like form; astericum, Herb. 61; Lchdm. i. 164, 1, 10

wíg-heafola

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Wíg-heafola is taken to mean a helmet by some editors: Grein suggests wígneafolan = umbonem bellicum i. e. clypeum. Could the reading be wígneafolan ? Cf.

Linked entries: hafela wíg

cin-bán

(n.)
Grammar
cin-bán, es; n.

The CHIN-BONEmandibula, mentum

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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 81; Wrt. Voc. 43, 14. Cin-bán mentum, Text. Rof. 40, 1. Se ðe cin-bán forslæhþ, mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1

dim-hofe

(n.)
Grammar
dim-hofe, dym-hofe, an; f.
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Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21. Dimhofum latĭbŭlis, Mone B. 85. Gregorius on dymhofum [MS. -hofon] ætlŭtode Gregory concealed himself in hiding-places, Homl. Th. ii. 122, 33

Linked entries: dym-hefe hofe

fen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fen-líc, adj.

Fenlikemarshyfennypăluster

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Gr. 9, 18; Som. 10, 4. Of ðam fenlícum adelan from the fenlike mud, Homl. Th. ii. 472, 7.

fóre-burh

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-burh, gen. -burge; dat. -byrig, -birig; f.

a fore-courtentrance-courtvestibulevestĭbŭluma wall before a fortificationpro-mūrālemūrus ante mūrumdictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit

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Gl. 55; Som. 66, 118; Wrt. Voc. 36, 38

fyrding

(n.)
Grammar
fyrding, firding, e; f.

an armyarmy prepared for warexercĭtusprocinctusan expeditionexpĕdītio

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Gl. 87; Som. 74, 42; Wrt. Voc. 50, 24: 72, 71. Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. an expedition; expĕdītio Geswicon ðære fyrdinge they withdrew from the expedition, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 29

Linked entries: feording firding

HRÓC

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓC, es; m.

A ROOKa ravena jackdaw

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Gl. 38; Som. 63, 27; Wrt. Voc. 29, 47: 77, 44. Hróc gralus, grallus, 62, 31: 281, 1: garrula, Shrn. 29, 1. Se selþ nýtenum mete and briddum hróca cígendum hine qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum, et pullis corvorum invocantibus eum, Ps. Spl. 146, 10

mædere

(n.)
Grammar
mædere, an; f.

Madder

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Gl. 42; Som. 64, 13, 19; Wrt. Voc. 31, 24, 29. Mædere anchorum, 67, 38 : veneria, 68, 38 : sandix (herba), Hpt. Gl. 524, 41. Ðeós wyrt ðe man gryas and óðrum naman mædere nemneþ, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 12 : L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 15

Linked entry: medere

BIN

(n.)
Grammar
BIN, binn, e; f.

A manger, crib, BIN, hutchpræsepe, præsepium

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Gr. 9, 2; Som. 8, 27. Heó hine on binne aléde reclinavit eum in præsepio, Lk. Bos. 2, 7, 12, 16: Exon. 18 b; Th. 45, 25; Cri. 724. On heora assena binne in the manger of their asses, Homl. Th. i. 30, 13, 31

Linked entry: binn

ge-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To drinkbibere

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Gr. 19; Som. 22, 47 : Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13 : Gen. 27, 25

Linked entry: ge-druncen

incund-ness

(n.)
Grammar
incund-ness, e; f.
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feeling that comes from the heart, heartiness, earnestness, v. in-cund; II Wé hine lufiað and wurðiaþ mid gewissum galeáfan cweþende mid múðe and mid módes incundnesse þæt sé án is sóð God, Wlfst. 105, 30. an inner part. Cf. in-cund; I.

COC

(n.)
Grammar
COC, cocc, es; m.

A COCKa male fowl or bird; galluspullus

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Gl. 39; Som. 63, 47; Wrt. Voc. 30, 2; 63, 8; 77, 34. Creów se cocc gallus cantavit Mt. Bos. 26, 74, 34; Jn. Bos. 13, 38. Cocca pullorum Mone B. 4913. Ðonne coccas cráwan when cocks crow Lchdm. iii. 6, 5

croc-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
croc-sceard, es; n. [sceard a shred, fragment]

A shred or fragment of a crock or pota potSHERD testa, testu

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Gr. 11; Som. 15, 29

Linked entry: sceard

BRÝD

(n.)
Grammar
BRÝD, bríd, e; f.

A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, womansponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier

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Ðá wæs Adames brýd gáste gegearwod then Adam's bride was endued with soul, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 16; Gen. 186. Him brýd sunu brohte his wife brought to him a son, Cd. 58; Th. 71, 16; Gen. 1171.

eard-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
eard-stapa, an; m.

A land-stepper, wanderer terras peragrans, peregrīnātor

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A land-stepper, wanderer; terras peragrans, peregrīnātor Swá cwæþ eard-stapa so said a wanderer, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 25; Wand. 6

ge-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lathersaponem illineresapone bullas excitare

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To lather; saponem illinere, sapone bullas excitare Ðæt heó sý eall geleðred so that it may be all lathered, Lchdm. iii. 2, 3

geá

etiam, jam

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Glosses, and in Rtl. the word is used as an emphatic particle glossing etiam, jam, and as an alternative for sóþ, sóþlíce, witodlíce Gée ł éc sóð etiam Mt. p. 12, 15. Gǽ ł sóðlíce, Mt. L. 11. 9. Geé ł sóðlíce, 12, 8.

flicerian

(v.)
Grammar
flicerian, flicorian; p. ode; pp. od [fleógan to fly]

To move the wingsflutterFLICKERmōtāre ālasvŏlĭtāre

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 16. Swá earn his briddas spænþ to flihte and ofer híg fliceraþ sīcut ăquĭla prōvŏcans ad vŏlandum pullos suos et sŭper eos vŏlĭtans, Deut. 32, 11. Án blac þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb a black thrush flickered about his face, Homl.

Linked entries: fyrclian flacor