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Anglo-Saxon

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æwul

(n.)

A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fisha WEELnassa

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A wicker-basket with a narrow neck for catching fish, a WEEL; nassa, Ælfc. Gl. 102 ; Som. 77, 85; Wrt. Voc. 56, 9

candel-weoc

(n.)
Grammar
candel-weoc, e; f.
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A wick of a candle, a torch; funale, funis Candelweoca funalia vel funes, Ælfc. Gl. 67; Som. 69, 87; Wrt. Voc. 41, 40

Linked entry: weóce

gát-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
gát-bucca, an; m.

A he-goatcăper

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A he-goat; căper Gát-buccan hyrde a keeper of a he-goat, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 37; Wrt. Voc. 22, 78

Linked entry: bucca

mæst-twist

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-twist, es; m,

A rope to support a mast,a stay

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A rope to support a mast, a stay Mæsttwist parastates, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 77, 127; Wrt. Voc. 56, 44. Mæstwist, 63, 48

bell-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tácn, bell-tácen, es; n.
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A signal given by a bell Sóna swá belltácen gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65

beorn-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-þreát, es; m.

A band of men or warriorsvirorum turma

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A band of men or warriors; virorum turma Monig beornþreát many a band of warriors Exon. 96 a; Th. 358, 24

biscop-roc

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-roc, -rocc, es; m.

A bishop's rocketdalmatica

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[roc, rocc a tunic] A bishop's rocket; dalmatica Mid biscoprocce scrýdan to clothe with a bishop's rocket, Lchdm. iii. 202, 26

Linked entry: bisceop-roc

ge-heáw

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heáw, es; n.

A striking togethera gnashinggrindingconcussiostridor

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A striking together, a gnashing, grinding; concussio, stridor Tóþa geheáw a gnashing of teeth, Cd. 221; Th. 285, 18; Sat. 339

Linked entry: -heáw

wægnere

(n.)
Grammar
wægnere, es; m.

A driver of a carriagea waggonercharioteer

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A driver of a carriage, a waggoner, charioteer Scridwísa vel wǽnere auriga, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 38. Wénere, ii. 4, 57

sped-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
sped-dropa, (spéd- ?), an; m.

rheumydrop

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A rheumy (?) drop Mec (a book) fugles wyn (a pen) geond speddropum (ink) spyrede, Exon. Th. 408, 6; . 27, 8

CUMB

(n.)
Grammar
CUMB, es; m.

a hollow among hills, narrow valley COMB caverna inter colles, vallis angusta

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A. D. 791-796 ; 40, 5: Lchdm. iii. 28, 9

Linked entry: comb

tind

(n.)
Grammar
tind, es; m.

A tine,prong,tooth of an implement

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Tindes the rungs of a ladder, A. R. 354, 20. Tynde branch of a tree, Allit. Pms. 3, 78. Tindes of harowis, Alex. 3908. A tynde cremale (a hook); a tynde of a beste, Cath. Angl. 389 (where see several instances).

ceápung-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-gemót, es; n.

a marketmercatus

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a market; mercatus; A meeting for trade, Cot. 133

Linked entry: ge-mót

ceápung-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-þing, es; n.

A buying, setting a pricemercatus

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A buying, setting a price; mercatus. Som. Ben. Lye

ceola

(n.)

a little cottage, a cabinstega.

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a little cottage, a cabin; stega. Som. Ben. Lye

dóhtar

(n.)
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a daughter, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 4

bóc-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-rǽdere, es; m.

A reader of books, a readerlector

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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126

Linked entry: rǽdere

loh-sceaft

Grammar
loh-sceaft, l. lóh-sceaft,
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and add: a stick with a strap to it (?)

brýdelíc gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
brýdelíc gewrit, es; n.

A bride-like writing, a playdrama

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A bride-like writing, a play; drama, Cot. 66

bucc

(n.)

a cheek, part of a helmetbuccula

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a cheek, part of a helmet; buccula, Cot. 25