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flód-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
flód-wudu, m.

Flood-wooda shipmărīnum lignumnāvis

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Flood-wood, a ship; mărīnum lignum, nāvis Swá we ofer cald wæter ceólum líðan, geond sídne sǽ flódwudu fergen as if we journey in vessels over the cold water, convey our ships through the wide sea, Exon. 20a; Th. 53, 21; Cri. 854

bróc-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bróc-minte, an; f: bróc-mint, e; f.

BROOKMINT, horsemintmentha sylvestris Σισύμβριον sisymbrium officinale

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Take the juice of this plant, which men call σισύμβριον, and by another name, brookmint, Herb. 107; Lchdm. i. 220, 17

relic-gang

(n.)
Grammar
relic-gang, es; m.

A going to visit relics

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A going to visit relics Seó tíd is nemned laetania majora . . . on ðæm dæge call Godes folc mid eáðmódlíce relicgonge sceal God biddan ðæt hé him forgefe siblíce tíd, Shrn. 74, 10. Letanias, ðæt is ðonne béne and relicgongas, 79, 29

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, es; n.
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Dó on sumes cynnes cald (MS. B. adds seáw), Lch. i. 80, 19

ge-cígednes

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Dele second passage, and add: a call, summons Seó stefn sume hwíle geswigode tó his gecígednysse and hine eft genemde, Gr. D. 53, 8. v. ge-cigan; II. 2. a name or appellation Gecíednysse uocabulo, i. nomine, An. Ox. 1503

brycgian

(v.)
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cala a billet; caladia via via strata , Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 72. Betweox húsan bricgian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

spear-lira

(n.)
Grammar
spear-lira, an; m.

The calf of the leg

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The calf of the leg Spærlira sura, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55. Sperlira, 65, 43. Spærlirena surarum, Hpt. Gl. 478, 56. Spærlirum suris, 483, 37. Spærliran suras, 482, 65. On spearlirum in suris, Deut. 28, 35. Speoruliran suras, Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10

hláf-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-mæsse, -messe, an; f.

Lammas, a name for the first of August

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On ðære nihte ðe gé hátaþ Hláfmesse on the day that you call Lammas, Homl. Th. ii. 384, 11. Bringeþ Agustus Hláfmæssan dæg August brings Lammas-day, Menol. Fox 277; Men. 140.

leoþuwǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
leoþuwǽcan, liþewǽcan; p. -wǽhte

to assuagesoften

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To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs the surges of the sea become still, Hymn. Lye Liþewǽhte lentesceret, Hpt. Gl. 479, 30. Liþewǽhtan mollescerent, delenirent, 481, 13.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst. Hig lǽddon hí of ðære byrig mid eallumhire mágum ( Rahab et cunctum cognationem illius

Linked entry: mið

cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
cinnan, ic cinne, ðú cinnest, he cinneþ, cinniþ, cinnaþ; ic, he can, ðú cunne, cunnon; cunnen

To generate, procreategenerare, procreare

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To generate, procreate; generare, procreare Sorgum cinniþ brings forth with sorrows, From this verb, the p. ic, he can are taken as a present tense. Hence it is called one of the twelve præterito-præsentia, enumerated under ágan. For cúðe the weak p.

breóst

Grammar
breóst, [The word occurs of all three genders, and can be used in the plural (dual) when a single person is referred to.]

the chestthoraxthe stomachwomba breastmammamamilla

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Add: the front of the chest Mid gildenum girdle his breóst wæs befangen . . . hé silf wæs begird æt his hálgum breóste (praecinctus ad mamillas zona aurea, Rev. l, 13), Ll. Th. ii. 370, 4-7. Oþ mannes breóst (cf. swyran, Shrn. 81, 13) heah, Bl. H. 127

a-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cígan, p. de; pp. ed

To callvocareevocare

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To call; vocare, evocare Acígde of corþre cyninges þegnas he called the thanes of the king from the band, Beo. Th. 6233; B. 3121. Sundor acígde called him alone, in private, Elen. Kmbl. 1203; El. 603.

Linked entry: a-cægan

frécnen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
frécnen-spræc, e; f.

An audacious or hostile speechaudax vel hostīlis sermo

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An audacious or hostile speech; audax vel hostīlis sermo Gyf Frysna hwylc frécnenspræce ðæs morðorhetes myndgiend wǽre if any of the Frisians, by audacious speech, should call to mind [lit. should be a rememberer of] this deadly feud, Beo.

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilmentabundantia, ubertas

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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon nú anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20.

Linked entry: ge-niht

foran-heáfod

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Monig man hæfð micel feax on foranheáfde and weorð fǽrlíce caluw, Prov. K. 42. Bútan hé on his foranheáfde habbe his mearce, Wlfst. 200, 4. On foranheáfdum frontibus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 203, 23. Wé mearciað eówere foranheáfdum, Hml. Th. ii. 488, I. Add:

Linked entries: heáfod fore-heáfod

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite semper, prorsus

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Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

mealmiht

(adj.)
Grammar
mealmiht, adj.

Sandychalky

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Ellis' Farming Words, 'The chalk and mould were so mixed together, that in Hertfordshire we call it a maumy (malmey) earth.' 'A chalk or a maume.' 'Chalk, maume, or loam.']

cilct

(v.)
Grammar
cilct, part. [cealc chalk]

Chalkedcalce illitus

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Chalked; calce illitus

cælþ

(v.)
Grammar
cælþ, is cold. Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22;
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3rd pres. of calan