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Anglo-Saxon

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hrycg

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S. 31, 1047. a ridge. v. gráf-, lǽg-, middel-, sand-, stán-, timber-hrycg, and Midd. Flur. s. v

fliés

(n.)
Grammar
fliés, es; n.

A fleece ⬩ vellus

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A fleece; vellus Be sceápes gonge mid his fliése. Sceáp sceal gongan mid his fliése óþ midne sumor, oððe gilde ðæt fliés mid twám pæningum of a sheep's going with its fleece.

heófan

(v.)
Grammar
heófan, p. de

To lament ⬩ grieve ⬩ wail ⬩ mourn

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Álegdon ðá tó middes mǽrne þeóden hæleþ hiófende hláford leófne warriors lamenting laid down in their midst the great prince, the lord beloved, Beo. Th. 6275; B. 3142

Linked entries: heófian heowaþ heáfan

neáhlǽcung

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Seó tówearde woruld mid hire neálǽcunge byð gecýþed, Gr. D. 330, 26. Sé þe ne blissað on neálǽcunge middan-geardes geendunge, Hml. Th. i. 612, 23. Add

glengista

Grammar
glengista, The translator seems to have misunderstood the passage to mean: 'In order that thy diligence and genius may add somewhat to the knowledge of these things of mine.' In some way ingenium is represented by glengista. Could this word be the superlative of an adjective, glenge well-ordered, and the passage be completed ?þín] glengista [orþanc?]
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; cf. glengan; III

smirels

(n.)
Grammar
smirels, es; m.

An unguent, ointment, unction, salve ⬩ grease

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Kepen ðe lich wiðuten smerles Gen. and Ex. 2454. þe Magdalene smerede Cristes uet mid þe precious smerieles Ayenb. 187, 32.]

Linked entry: smyrels

ǽwisc-berend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-berend, es; m.
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A name for the middle finger (cf. in Cotgrave le doigt sale the middle finger); impudicus (digitus), Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 22. middel finger medius vel impudicus, 44, 6. Cf

ge-sculdre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sculdre, -sculdru; pl. n.

The shoulders ⬩ humeri

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Middel gesculdru interscapilium, 74; Som. 71, 46; Wrt. Voc. 44, 29. Mid his gesculdrum scapulis suis, Ps. Th. 90, 4

nigon

(n.; num.; adj.)

nine

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Ðá hét se cyng faran mid nigonum ðara níwena scipa, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 20. Grammar nigon, as adj. : Harold wes gewend mid nigon scipon, 1052; Erl. 183, 18. Nigon nihtum ǽr middum sumere, 898; Erl. 96, 19. Ic ofslóh niceras nigene, Beo.

for-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon; pp. -writen [wrítan to cut, carve, engrave, write]

To cut asunder ⬩ dissĕcāre

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To cut asunder; dissĕcāre He forwrát wyrm on middan he cut the worm asunder in the middle, Beo. Th. 5403; B. 2705

hwæla

(n.)
Grammar
hwæla, an; m.

A whale

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A whale Hé is on middon hwælan hiwes he is of a whale's shape in the middle, Salm. Kmbl. 527; Sal. 263

must

(n.)
Grammar
must, es; m. (?)

Must ⬩ new wine

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Must mid hunig gemenged inomellum, 27, 45. Heortan manna must and wíndrinc myclum blissaþ vinum laetificet cor hominis, Ps. Th. 103, 14. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter, ðeáh ðé wel lyste wearmes mustes, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 32.

reliquias

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Mid fæstenum and mid gebedum and mid reliquia sócnum . . . Mid cyricsócnum and mid reliquia sócnum, Verc. Först. 171. Add

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLE ⬩ frenum

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Bridles midl a bridle's middle, a bit; camus, 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22 : Runic pm. 21; Kmbl. 343, 26; Hick. Thes. i. 135. On hælftre and bridle ceácan heora gewríþ in camo et freno maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Lamb. 31, 9.

Linked entries: bridels brydel

scearpung

(n.)
Grammar
scearpung, e; f.

Scarifying

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Scarifying Lácna mid scearpinge, Lchdm. iii. 82, 23. Mid gelómlícre scearpunge, hwílum mid miclum, hwílum mid feáwum, 84, 2. Lǽcedómas and scearpunga wið sídan sáre, 262, 24

steórere

(n.)
Grammar
steórere, es; m.
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Hit wǽre swelce se stióra slépe on midre sǽ . . . Ðæm stiórere biþ gelícost se mon ðe ongemong ðisses middan*-*geardes costungum hine ágímeleásaþ

gold-fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fellen, adj.
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Of gilded leather Mid purpuran gescrýd and mid kynelicum gyrlum, mid gyldenum cynehelme and mid goldfellenum sceón, Hml. S. 31, 752. See preceding word

Linked entry: fellen

Eást-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Eást-Engle, pl. m.

The East-Angles ⬩ ŏrientes

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The East-Angles; ŏrientes Angli Of Engle cóman Eást-Engle and Middel-Engle from Angeln came the Angles of the east and the middle Angles, Bd. I. 15; S. 483, 24

Linked entry: Engle

mígan

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Add: with dat. of matter discharged Se man mídð wormse. Lch. ii. 208, 5. Lendenseóce men mígað blóde and sande, 232, 10. Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24

weorold-frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-frætwung, weorold-frætewung, e; f.
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Worldly ornament, earthly decoration Ne mid golde, ne mid seolfre, ne mid nǽnigre worldfrætwunga, Blickl. Homl. 125, 36

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