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áncer-setl

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-setl, -settl, es; n.

An anchoret's cell ⬩ hermitage ⬩ anachoretæ sedes

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An anchoret's cell, hermitage; anachoretæ sedes Twegen hálige menn, on áncersettle wuniende, wǽron forbearnde two holy men, dwelling in a hermitage, were burned, Chr. 1087; Th. 354, 23: Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 10

beadu-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-scrúd, es; n. [scrúd clothes]

Warlike apparel ⬩ warlike garmen a coat of mail ⬩ bellicum vestimentum ⬩ lorica

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Warlike apparel, warlike garmen a coat of mail; bellicum vestimentum, lorica Beaduscrúda betst mine breóst wereþ the best of warlike garments defends my breast, Beo. Th. 910; B. 453

Linked entry: scrúd

bealdor

(n.)
Grammar
bealdor, baldor, es; m.

A hero ⬩ prince ⬩ princeps

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A hero, prince; princeps Wedera bealdor prince of the Weders, Beo. Th. 5127; B. 2567. Is hláford mín beorna bealdor my lord is the prince of men, Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 24; Gú. 1332

Linked entry: baldor

bealo-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-þanc, -þonc, es; m.

A baleful or wicked thought ⬩ prava vel malitiosa cogitatio

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A baleful or wicked thought; prava vel malitiosa cogitatio, Exon. 72 b; Th. 270, 22; Jul. 469

a-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
a-þreát, -þrǽt, es; m.

Irksomeness ⬩ disgust ⬩ tædium

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Irksomeness, disgust; tædium Eów wæs lungre aþreát you had soon disgust [at this], Elen. Kmbl. 736; El. 368

Linked entry: a-þrǽt

bec

(n.)
Grammar
bec, becc, es; m.

A brook ⬩ BECK or small rapid stream ⬩ rivulus

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A brook, BECK or small rapid stream; rivulus Of ðan bece [MS. bæce] from the beck, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 16

Linked entry: becc

bærs

(n.)
Grammar
bærs, bears, es; m.

A perch ⬩ perca ⬩ lupus

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A perch; perca, lupus Bærs lupus vel scardo, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 58; Wrt. Voc. 55, 63

Linked entry: bears

beorh-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
beorh-hliþ, -hleoþ, es; n.

A mountain-height ⬩ mountain-brow ⬩ montis clivus vel fastigium

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A mountain-height, mountain-brow; montis clivus vel fastigium Under beorhhliðe under the mountain-height Elen. Kmbl. 1572; El. 788 : 2015; El. 1009. Wǽron beorhhliðu blóde bestémed the mountain-brows were besteamed with blood Cd. 166; Th. 206, 7; Exod

bernet

(n.)
Grammar
bernet, bernett, es; n.

A burning ⬩ incendium

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A burning; incendium, R. Ben. interl. 28

CEÁS

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁS, e; f: es; n.

A quarrel, strife ⬩ lis

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A quarrel, strife; lis Gif man mannan wǽpnum bebyreþ ðǽr ceás weorþ if a man supply another with weapons where there is strife, L. Ethb. 18; Th. i. 6, 19. On ceáse in strife, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 17. Mearh mægen samnode to ceáse the horse collected

Linked entries: or-ceás cǽs

ceosol

(n.)
Grammar
ceosol, cesol,es; m? n?

A hut, cottage ⬩ gurgustium

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A hut, cottage; gurgustium Cesol gurgustium, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 8

Linked entry: cesol

cwealm-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm-dreór, es; m. [dreór blood]

Slaughter-gore ⬩ sanguis cæde profusus

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Slaughter-gore ; sanguis cæde profusus, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 22; Gen. 985

dógor-rím

(n.)
Grammar
dógor-rím, es; n. [rím a number]
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Number of days, time of life; diērum numĕrus, vitæ spătium Óþ-ðæt ende cymeþ dógorrímes till the end of the number of days cometh, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 6; Ph. 485. Náne forlét deáþ dógorríme death lets none escape after a number of days, Bt. Met. Fox

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land ⬩ nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

fédesl

(n.)
Grammar
fédesl, es; m? e; f?

A feeder ⬩ provider ⬩ obsōnātor

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A feeder, provider; obsōnātor Cyninges fédesl xx scillinga forgelde let the king's feeder be paid for with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 12; Th. i. 6, 8

FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVER ⬩ febris

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A FEVER; febris Se fefer hine forlét relīquit eum febris, Jn. Bos. 4, 52. Gif him fefer derige if fever vex him, Herb. 46, 2; Lchdm. i. 148, 19. Se fefor the fever, Mt. Bos. 8, 15. Ǽr hym ðæs feferes wéne before he expects the fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

felofor

(n.)
Grammar
felofor, fealvor, es; m.

A species of water-fowl ⬩ the sultana-hen ⬩ porphyrio ⬩ πoρφυρίων

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A species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen; porphyrio = πoρφυρίων Felofor porphyrio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 36

ferþ-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ-gewit, -gewitt, es; n.

Mental wit ⬩ understanding ⬩ mentis intellectus

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Mental wit, understanding; mentis intellectus Ðeáh hí ferþgewit ǽnig ne cúðen though they knew not any mental wit, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 4; Cri. 1184

Linked entry: ferhþ-gewit

festen-mon

(n.)
Grammar
festen-mon, -monn. es; m.

A surety ⬩ fĭdĕjussor

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A surety; fĭdĕjussor, Som. Ben. Lye

féðe-man

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-man, -mann, es; m.

A footman ⬩ soldier ⬩ pĕdestris mīles ⬩ pĕdes

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A footman or soldier; pĕdestris mīles, pĕdes, Som. Ben. Lye