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Aldhelm

(n.)
Grammar
Aldhelm, Ealdhelm, es; m. [aid=eald old; helm an helmet i]

ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne ⬩ Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus

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ALDHELM bishop of Sherborne; Aldhelmus apud Scireburnam episcopus Hér Aldhelm be westan Selewuda bisceop forþférde here [A. D. 709] Aldhelm bishop west of Selwood [Sherborne] died, Chr. 709; Th. 68, 17, col. 2. Ealdhelm, Chr. 731; Th. 74, 31, col. 2

Linked entry: Ealdhelm

Clod-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clod-hangra, an; m. [clod, hangra a meadow]

Clodhanger

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Clodhanger Þurhút Clodhangran; of ðan hangran andlang róde út on Mules dene out through Clodhanger; from the meadow along the road out to Mule's dean, Cod. Dipl. 1198; A. D. 956; Kmbl. v. 374, 28

Circe

(n.)
Grammar
Circe, Kirke, an; f.
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Circe the sorceress;Circe, Grammar Circe, es; f. = Κίρκη, ης ; f Cyninges dóhtor sió Circe wæs Circe was the king's daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 112; Met. 26, 56

ciric-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-mitta, an; m. [mitta a measure, bushel]

A church measure ⬩ ecclesiastica mensura

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A church measure; ecclesiastica mensura VI ciricmittan ealaþ six church measures of ale, Th. Diplm. A. D. 900; 144, 33

Linked entry: cyric-mitta

floga

(n.; part.)
Grammar
floga, an; m. [flogen, pp. of fleógan to fly; fleón to flee]

One who flies or flees ⬩ a fugitive ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus

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One who flies or flees, a fugitive; fŭgĭtīvus

fót-welm

(n.)
Grammar
fót-welm, -wylm, es; m: fót-wolma, an; m.

The sole of the foot ⬩ pĕdis planta

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The sole of the foot; pĕdis planta Fótwelm planta, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 94; Wrt. Voc. 45, 2. Fótwylm planta, Wrt. Voc. 71, 62. Mid ðære cóðe he wæs ofset fram ðam hnolle ufan óþ his fótwylmas neoðan with which disease he was afflicted from the crown

brǽmel-berie

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmel-berie, an; f. [brǽmel = brémel a
bramble,
berie
a berry
]

bramble, ⬩ a berry ⬩ A bramble-berry; ⬩ rubi bacca

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A bramble-berry; rubi bacca Drince seóca of brǽmelberian gewrungene let the sick man drink of wrung bramble-berries, Lchdm. iii. 8, 17

Linked entry: brémel-berie

wín-tredd

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tredd, (-tredde, an; f.? cf. wín-wringe)

a wine-press ⬩ a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes

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a wine-press, a place where the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíntreddum torcularibus, Hpt. Gl. 468, 31

Linked entry: tredd

ge-singe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-singe, [ = ge-sinhíge(?) v. ge-siníg], an; f.

A wife

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A wife Ne meaht ðú habban mec ðé to gesingan thou mayest not have me for thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 34; Jul. 54

Linked entry: -singe

ár-sápe

(n.)
Grammar
ár-sápe, an; f. [ár ore, brass; sápe = sáp, p. of sípan stillare]

Verdigris ⬩ ærugo

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Verdigris; ærugo Nim ársápan take verdigris, Lchdm. iii. 14, 31

ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ebba an ebb]

To ebb ⬩ recēdĕre, refluĕre

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To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413

Linked entries: a-ebbian be-ebbian ge-ebbian

efe-láste

(n.)
Grammar
efe-láste, efen-láste, an; f. [lǽstan to last, continue, endure]

The everlasting ⬩ gnaphălium

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The everlasting; gnaphălium, Lin Genim efelástan take everlasting, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 20, 3: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19: 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 120, 2: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 292, 4. Nim efelástan ufewearde take the upper [part] of everlasting, L. M. 2, 56;

Linked entry: efen-láste

fiðelestre

(n.)
Grammar
fiðelestre, an; f. [fiðele a fiddle, -estre a female termination, q. v.]

A female fiddler ⬩ fĭdĭcĭna

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A female fiddler; fĭdĭcĭna, Wrt. Voc. 73, 62

gagel

(n.)
Grammar
gagel, es; m? gagelle, gagille, gagolle, an; f.

Gale ⬩ sweet gale ⬩ myrica gale

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Gale, sweet gale; myrica gale, Lin Genim gagel take gale, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 10 : iii. 22, 21. Nim þré leáf gageles take three leaves of gale, Lchdm. iii. 6, 17. Genim gagellan ... dó of ða gagellan take gale ... remove the gale, L.M. 2, 51;

gebed-clýfa

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-clýfa, [ge, bed a bed, clýfa, II. a cave, den] an; m.

A den ⬩ spēlunca

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A den; spēlunca Swá swá leo on gebedclýfan quăsi leo in spēlunca, Ps. Spl. C. second 9, 10 : 103, 23

stǽna

(n.)
Grammar
stǽna, (or -e; f.), an; m. A stean, a pot of stone or
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earth Stǽnan gillone (gillo lagena, vas vinarium ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 3

ge-þot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þot, (?), es; n.: <b>ge-þota (?),</b> an; m.
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A shout, howl Geonung, geþota (pl. n.? or sing. m.?), rárung barritus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 19

þorp

(n.)
Grammar
þorp, þrop, es; m. Perhaps the idea at first connected with the words is that of an assemblage, cf. the use in Icelandic: Maðr heitir einnhverr ... þorp ef þrír ero, Skáldskaparmál; þyrpast to crowd, throng: þyrping
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.: Ic Ædgar gife freodom Sce Petres mynstre Medeshamstede of kyng and of biscop, and ealle þa þorpes þe ðærto lin: ðæt is, Æstfeld and Dodesthorp and Ege and Pastun, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 40. He com to Bethfage, swo hatte þe prop, O. E.

Linked entry: þrop

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, <b>. I.</b> driving. Take here Hml. Th. i. 502, 10 in Dict., and Bl. H. 199, 7. &para; the phrase dráfe drífan, C.D. iii. 450, 33, seems to refer to the transport of the lord&#39;s goods by vehicle which the geneát had to &#39;drive&#39;. Cf. drífan;
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III. and see lád. a drove [v. N.E.D. drove; I 3.] a road Of ðám hlince andlang dráfæ, C.D. v. 217, 6

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluids ⬩ a sinew ⬩ a rein, kidney

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On óðrum mónþe ðá ǽdron beóð geworden, on lxv and þreó hundræd hí beóð tódǽlede, and ðæt blód ðonne flóweð on ðá fét, Nar. 49, 27. Ic eów, ǽddran venae bidde ðæt gé wylspringas ontýnan tó teárum, Dóm. L. 26.

Linked entry: héþir

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