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clufe

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
clufe, Clufe ? f. pl. in e; clufeht, clufiht; adj.

An ear of corna clove of garlicA clove the bulbtuber of a plantspicaBulbedbulbosus

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An ear of corn, a clove of garlic; A clove, the bulb or tuber of a plant;spica, Som. Ben. Lye.Glos. of Lchdm. ii. Twá clufe two cloves, L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 336, 3. Garleaces iii clufe three cloves of garlic, 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 8.

eác

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
eác, prep. dat.

With, in addition to, besides cum, præter

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With, in addition to, besides; cum, præter Gif ðú sunu áge, oððe swǽsne mǽg, oððe freónd ǽnigne eác ðissum idesum, aláide of ðysse leód-byrig if thou have a son, or beloved kinsman, or any friend with [in addition to] these damsels, lead [them] from

Linked entries: ǽc éc ícan

for-ealdian

(v.)
Grammar
for-ealdian, -ealdigean, -ealldian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, eald old]

To grow or wax oldbecome oldsenescĕreveterascĕreinveterascĕre

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Ǽlc ánweald biþ sóna forealdod every power soon becomes old, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, ii. Ðe forealdode wǽron who were grown old, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 4

Linked entry: for-eald

nese

(adv.)
Grammar
nese, ( = ne sí) ; adv.

No

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Gr. 38; Som. 40, 13. Wylt ðú wé gadriaþ hig? Ðá cwæþ hé, Nese ( non ), Mt. Kmbl. 13, 29. Syllaþ ús of eówrum ele ... Ðá andswarudun ða gleáwan, Nese, 25, 9. Ðá cwæþ hé : Nese (Lind. næsæ) fæder Abraham, Lk. Skt. 16, 30.

Linked entry: næse

gladian

(v.)
Grammar
gladian, p. ode.

to be gladexultareto make glad

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Gr. 37; Som. 39, 3. Drihten mid to gladienne to make glad the Lord therewith, Lev. 1, 3. Gladigan demulcere, Hpt. Gl. 476

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, es; m. (?)
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Slape soft, slippery is given in Halliwell as a North-country word. See also E. D. S. Pub. Gloss. B. (E. Yorks. ), ' slape slippery as a dirty path, ' and Gloss. B. 7 (W. Yorks. ), B. 15 (, Ray's North-country Words).] Cf. slipor

sige-beác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-beác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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Æþelinges ( Christ ) ród, sigebeácen (cf. sige-beám, -bearn) sóð, Elen. Kmbl. 1772 ; El. 888. Be ðam sigebeácne ( the cross ), 336 ; El. 168. Sélest sigebeácna ( the cross ), 1946 ; El. 975. Sigebécn, sig*-*beácn tropea, signa, Txts. 103, 2043.

gyrdel

(n.)
Grammar
gyrdel, es; m.

A GIRDLE, beltzonepursecingulum

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Gl. 64; Som. 69, 28; Wrt. Voc. 40, 57. Gyrdel cingulum vel zona vel cinctorium, Wrt. Voc. 81, 47. Gyrdel stropheum, Hymn. Surt. 103, 33. Fellenne gyrdel zonam pelliciam, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 4; Mk. Skt. 1, 6.

Linked entries: BELT gerdel gyrdels

hind

(n.)
Grammar
hind, e; f.

A hind, the female of the hart

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Gl. 19; Som. 59, 23; Wrt. Voc. 22, 64. Hynd cerva. Wrt. Voc. 78, 27. Ðá geseah se godes þeów wilde hinde melce then the servant of God saw a wild hind in milk, Shrn. 130, 3.

BLEÁÞ

(adj.)
Grammar
BLEÁÞ, adj.

Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactivetimidus, imbellis, ignavusdestitute

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Gentle, timid, peaceful, inactive; timidus, imbellis, ignavus Ic eom to ðon bleáþ ðæt mec mæg gríma abrégan I am so timid that a phantom may frighten me, Exon. 110 b; Th. 423, 4; Rä. 41, 16. Ne wæs him bleáþ hyge his mind was not inactive, Andr.

geómor-gid

(n.)
Grammar
geómor-gid, -gidd, -gyd, es; n.

A mournful song, dirge, lamentationlūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio

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A mournful song, dirge, lamentation; lūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio Wæs geómorgidd wrecen a mournful song was sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3094; An. 1550. Geómorgyd, Beo. Th. 6291; B. 3150

swilc-hwega

(adj.; pronoun.)
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some Þá geseah hé þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel he saw lying there some bit of wood or other and that little, Hml. S. 236, 766

deáþ-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-gedál, es; n. [gedál a separation]

A deathly separation, separation of body and soul in deathletālis separātio

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A deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death; letālis separātio Næs egle [MS. engle] on móde deáþgedál the deathly separation was not oppressive to his soul, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 33; Gú. 936

sócn

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Add Þá word mé secgendum eft óðru sócn and frignung mé is on mód becumen mihi haec dicenti alia suboritur quaestio, Gr. D. 137, 29. Þurh sócne per inquisitionem, 265, 8. v. fird-, hundred-, tó-sócn

dægréd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
dægréd-sang, es; m.

Morning songmatutīna cantio

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Morning song; matutīna cantio, C. R. Ben. 20

furðrung

(n.)

a furtheringpromotingforwarding

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a furthering, promoting, forwarding, Somn. 2: 17, Lye

leóþ-gidding

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-gidding, e; f.

A poemsong

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A poem, song, Andr. Kmbl. 2956; An. 1481

Linked entry: gidding

mealt

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Add: Sour (? cf. Icel. maltr bitter to taste)

hó-banca

(n.)
Grammar
hó-banca, an; m.

A couch, sofa;sponda,

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A couch, sofa; sponda, Wrt. Voc. 290, 13

Linked entry: banca

anxsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
anxsumnes, -ness, e; f.

Anxiety

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Anxiety, Somn. 87: 133