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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-bícnan

Grammar
ge-bícnan, ge-bícnian.
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Mid þám þe hé cwæþ: 'Uton wircean,' ys seó Ðrinnys gebícnod, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 15

ge-bringan

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Sió hrædwilnes ðæt mod gebrin[g]ð on ðǽm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón, Past. 215, 9. Seó haigung deófla on fleáme gebringed, Ll. Th. i. 360, 32. Míne sáwle gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

ge-swícan

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Gá seó mǽgð him on borh ꝥ hé ǽfre geswíce, Ll. Th. i. 198, 24. with gen.

freónd

Grammar
freónd, dat. friénd, frínd, frýnd, freónde.

a relative ⬩ kinsman ⬩ a lover ⬩ one who wishes well to another ⬩ favours ⬩ supports ⬩ helps ⬩ an upholder of religion ⬩ a pious person ⬩ a true Christian ⬩ one who undertakes responsibility on behalf of another ⬩ anything helpful ⬩ one who is on good terms with another ⬩ not at variance ⬩ one who is on the same side or of the same party as another ⬩ an associate

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Sculan Godes freónd ǽlc unriht álecgan, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 30.

æmtigean

(v.)

to be at leisure

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to be at leisure, Ælfc. Gf. 33; Som. 37, 14

æppel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-tún, es; m.

An apple-garden ⬩ orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-garden, orchard; pomarium, Ælfc. Gl. 24? Somn. 299

Linked entries: apple-tún tún

æppyl

(n.)

an apple

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an apple, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 57; MS. C

amet-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
amet-hwíl, e; f.

Leisure ⬩ otium

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Leisure; otium, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8, 1, MS. D

an-cnáwan

(v.)

To recognise ⬩ agnoscere

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To recognise; agnoscere, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 31

bedd-redda

(n.)
Grammar
bedd-redda, bedd-rida, an ; m.

One bed-ridden ⬩ clinicus

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One bed-ridden; clinicus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 28

ed-lesung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-lesung, e; f.

A relation, relating ⬩ relātio

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A relation, relating; relātio, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 58

for-spennestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-spennestre, -spennystre, an; f.

A bawd ⬩ lēna

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A bawd; lēna, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 49

fór-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
fór-tácen, [ = fóre-tácen]

a fore-token ⬩ portentum

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a fore-token; portentum, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 12

heofon-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
heofon-líce, adv.

From heaven ⬩ heavenly ⬩ celitus

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From heaven, heavenly; celitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3

nigon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
nigon-feald, adj.

Nine-fold

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Nine-fold Nigonfeald novenarius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 17

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

bógian

(v.)
Grammar
bógian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabit ⬩ incolere

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

ge-lend

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

Fat ⬩ lard ⬩ adeps ⬩ axungia

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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

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