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gífre

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Voc. ii. i. 4. greedy of food. of persons Gífre ambro Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 49. Gífre, grǽdig consumptor, i. devorator, gluto, 134, I. Etol, gífre edax, i. vorax, vorator 142, 29. Ðá gífran gulae dediti, Past. 308, 15.

irfe

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LX ambra maltes . . . C. D. i. 299, 15. Ðá ðe æfter óderra monna ierfe flítað and hié reáfigeað qui aliena rapere contendunt, Past. 177, 6.

rúh

(adj.)
Grammar
rúh, adj.

rough, hairy, shaggy rough, untrimmed, uncultivatedrough, knottyrough, undressed

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G1. 482, 60. rough, undressed .xxx. ombra rúes cornes, iv. ambru meolwes, Chart. Th. 40,9. Þet ruwe vel, A. R. 120, 23. Nis þet iren acursed þet iwurðeð þe ¨swarture and þe ruhure so hit is ofture iviled? 284, 17.

Linked entries: rýht rúg rupe

hlutor

(adj.)
Grammar
hlutor, hluttor; adj.

Clear, pure, bright, sincere

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Skt. 11, 34. xxx ambra hluttres ealoþ, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17. Hlutres aloþ, Chr. 852; Erl. 67, 38. Ðæt hig drincon hluttor win 'thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape,' Deut. 32, 14.

Linked entry: hlýttor

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Fram twám mínra (Athelstan's) feorma (de duabus meis nihtfirmis, Lat. vers.) ágyfe mon áne ambra meles . . ., 198, 6. Cf. trium annorum ad se (Offa) pertinentes pastiones, id est, vi. convivia, C. D. i. 174, 3.

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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. ¶ the word is used of some kind of ale :-- .xii. ámbra Wilisces ealaþ, .xxx. hlúlttres, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 17. Twá tunnan fulle hlútres aloð and cumb fulne líðes aloð and cumb fulne Welisces aloð, Cod. Dip.

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Godwine geann Leófwine ðæs dænnes . . . æt ðon sceatte ( at the price ) ðe Leófsunu him geldan scolde, ðæt is, feówertig penega and twá pund and eahta ámbra cornes, vi. 178, 11: Cod. Dip. B. i. 544, 4.

Linked entry: sceat

wǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wǽta, an; m.:wǽte, an; f.

wet, moisturea liquid a liquid that may be drunkor used in cookery, medicine,etc., liquor, drinkmoisture in an animal body, humourwater, urinemoisture of plants, juice, sap

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Gesamna tú ámbru hrýþra micgean . . . wylle óþ ðæt se wǽta sié twǽde on bewylled, 332, 17. Ǽgru sint tó forgánne, for ðon ðe hira wǽte bið fǽt and máran hǽto wyrcð, 210, 23. Geðicge ðæs wǽtan ( hot water and wine ) þreó full fulle, i. 76, 25.

Linked entries: wǽt wǽte