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pearl

Grammar
pearl, (?) The word, which occurs in a list of terms connected with writing, is glossed by enula, which elsewhere glosses
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horselene Pærl enula, bócfel pergamentum, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 304. 7

reáfigende

(adj.)
Grammar
reáfigende, adj.
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Ravening, rapacious; rapax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 42

ge-wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearmian, p. ode; pp. od

To become warmcalerecalescere

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To become warm; calere, calescere, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2, 36

Linked entry: wearmian

bógian

(v.)
Grammar
bógian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabitincolere

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To inhabit; incolere Bógodon incoluerunt, Ælfc. T. Lisle 21, 13

ge-lend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lend, e; f.

Fatlardadepsaxungia

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Fat, lard; adeps, axungia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 35

efne

(n.)
Grammar
efne, es; n.
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Material Aefne ðiss alðes materiam istam cervise, Rtl. 116, 40

feówer-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-wintre, adj.
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Four years old Feówerwintre quadrimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 19

méce-fisc

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Þes mécefisc hic mugil, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 39, 1. Add

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld hí tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add

healf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
healf-mann, es; m.

Half man

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Half man Halfmann semivir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 23

wíg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bora, an; m.

A belligerent

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A belligerent Wígbora belliger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 16

Linked entries: wíc-bora wió-bora

cnittan

(v.)

to knit

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to knit Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22, MS. C

ongeán-cirrendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ongeán-cirrendlíc, adj. Relative
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Relativum ðæt is ongeáncyrrendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 62

cine

(n.)
Grammar
cine, es; m.

a commanderquaternioa quarto sheetquaternio diploma = δίπλωμα

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a commander of four men, or a fourth part of an army; quaternio Cine oððe feówer manna ealdor quaternio, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 34. a sheet of parchment folded into four parts, a quarto sheet; quaternio Cine quaternio, Ælfc.

Linked entry: cýne

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, an; m.

A leper

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Moyses ǽ forbeád tó hrepenne ǽnigne hreóflan the law of Moses forbade to touch any leper, Homl. Th. i. 122, 5. Hreóflan synt gehǽlede leprosi mundantur, Lk. Skt. 7, 22

Linked entries: hreófl hreófl

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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God sette ǽ ðam folce tó steóre, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 36: L. Eth. ix. 36; Th. i. 348, 14: L. Ælfc. P. 8; Th. ii. 366, 18: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 4. Gegrípaþ stýre adprehendite disciplinam, Ps.

DROSNA

(n.)
Grammar
DROSNA, drosne, nom. acc; gen.drosna ; dat. drosnum; pl. f.

Grounds, sediment, lees, dregs fæx, fæces

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Hí druncon óþ ða drosna usque ad fæces bibērunt, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 45. Eles drosna dregs of oil; amurca = άμόργη, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 18; Wrt. Voc. 33, 18

Linked entry: dros

leóht-berend

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-berend, es; m.

Lucifer

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Lucifer Leóhtberend Lucifer, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 19. Ðá wæs ðæs teóþan werodes ealdor swíðe fæger and wlitig gesceapen swá ðæt hé wæs geháten Leóhtberend, Homl. Th. i. 10, 22. Se hátte Lucifer, ðæt ys Leóhtberend, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 35

ge-féran

(v.)
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Hí þǽr ǽfre yfel geférdon, Chr. 1009 ; P. 139, 27. with causative force, to cause to move, to bring, bear. (v. O. Sax. gi-fórian to bring: O.H.Ger. gi-fuoren ferre, vehere.) Gefoerdun ł bróhtun afferebant, Mk. R. l, 32

hopian

(v.)
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Add: to look (mentally) with expectation to (tô), hope for Án is þæt ðú hefst and brícst and lufast þæt ðæt þú ǽr tó hopedest. Eálá hweðer ic ǽfre cume tó ðám ðe ic tó hopie, Solil. H. 27, 15.