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óga

(n.)
Grammar
óga, an ; m.

the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fearthe exciting cause of such a feelingan object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thingto fearto terrifyto frightenterrible

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Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 26: metus 11; Som. 15, 12 pavor, Hymn. Surt. 3, 23. Micel óga horror him becom, Gen. 15, 12. Bútan ógan (absque terrore) hé hine gerest, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 4. Ða clypode hé mid micclum ógan, Homl.

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

ofer-stǽlan

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the angels with the evil deeds the soul was doing ), Wlfst. 235, 12.

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

ge-feccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feccan, -feccean ; p. -feahte, -fehte; pp. -feaht, -feht

To fetchbring toaddūcĕre

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To fetch, bring to; addūcĕre He mæg ða sáwle gefeccan under foldan it can fetch back the soul under the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 139; Sal. 69.

Linked entry: ge-fetian

clǽg

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Add: ¶ as a component of words denoting places with a clayey soil, Clay- in local names Of clǽgbróce . . . on clǽgbróc, C. D. vi. 52, 25, 29. Cléigate, iv. 178, 2. On clǽghyrste, C. D. B. iii. 45, 7. On clǽgweg, andlang clǽgweges, 44, 25: C.

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

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