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Anglo-Saxon

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a-gymmed

(adj.; part.)

set with gems

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set with gems Agymmed hringc ungulus, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 30; Wrt. Voc. 40, 59

áncor

(n.)
Grammar
áncor, áncer; g. áncres; m.

An anchoret ⬩ hermit ⬩ anachoreta

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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Sléfleás áncra scrúd hermits' sleeveless garment, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 111

Linked entries: áncer áncor-líc

be-ládung

(n.)
Grammar
be-ládung, e; f.

An excuse ⬩ apologeticus ⬩ excusatio

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An excuse; apologeticus, excusatio Beládung apologeticus Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 65; Wrt. Voc. 57, 44

beód-ern

(n.)
Grammar
beód-ern, es; n. [beód a table, ern a place]

A refectory ⬩ a dining-room ⬩ refectorium

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A refectory, a dining-room; refectorium, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 94; Wrt. Voc. 58, 9

clifig

(adj.)
Grammar
clifig, clifiht; adj.

CLIFFY, steep ⬩ clivosus

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CLIFFY, steep; clivosus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 120; Wrt. Voc. 19, 4: Cot. 34: 209

cipp

(n.)
Grammar
cipp, es; n?

A coulter, ploughshare ⬩ dentale

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A coulter, ploughshare; dentale Cipp dentale, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 7; Wrt. Voc. 15, 7

Linked entry: cyp

efn-eald

(adj.)

co-eval

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co-eval Efneald æquævus vel coætāneus, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 119; Wrt. Voc. 19, 3

emb-wlátian

(v.)
Grammar
emb-wlátian, ic -wlátige; p. ode; pp. od

To look about, contemplate ⬩ contemplāri

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To look about, contemplate; contemplāri Ic embwlátige contemplor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 5, MS. D

fiðelere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðelere, es; m.

A fiddler ⬩ fĭdĭcen

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A fiddler; fĭdĭcen Fiðelere fĭdĭcen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Som. 9, 25: Wrt. Voc. 73, 61

fóre-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen [fóre fore, ceorfan to cut]

To cut off the front ⬩ præcīdĕre

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To cut off the front; præcīdĕre Ic fóreceorfe præcīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 35

forst-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
forst-líc, adj.

Frost-like ⬩ frozen ⬩ glăciālis

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Frost-like, frozen; glăciālis Forstlíc glăciālis, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 104; Wrt. Voc. 52, 54

fugel-doppe

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-doppe, es; m?

A dipping-fowl ⬩ water-fowl ⬩ mergŭlus

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A dipping-fowl, water-fowl; mergŭlus, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 118; Wrt. Voc. 29, 14

Linked entry: doppe

fugelian

(v.)
Grammar
fugelian, fuglian; p. ode; pp. od

To fowl ⬩ catch birds ⬩ aucŭpāri

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To fowl, catch birds; aucŭpāri Ic fugelige aucŭpor, Ælfe. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12, MS. D

Linked entry: fuglian

full-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
full-bétan, p. te; pp. ed

To make full satisfaction ⬩ sătisfăcĕre

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To make full satisfaction; sătisfăcĕre Ic fullbéte oððe behreówsige sătisfăcio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40

fyne

(n.)
Grammar
fyne, es; n?

Moisture ⬩ mould ⬩ ūlīgo

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Moisture, mould; ūlīgo Fyne allugo[ = ūlīgo], Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 47; Wrt. Voc. 57, 28

gál-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
gál-líc, adj.

Lustful

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Lustful Ǽlc gállíc ontendnys wearþ adwæsced every lustful fervour was extinguished, Th. Homl. ii. 156, 35

eald-móder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-móder, ealde-móder; f.

A grandmother ⬩ avia

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A grandmother; avia Ealde-móder avia, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 9; Wrt. Voc. 51, 54

hrif-wirc

(n.)
Grammar
hrif-wirc, -wærc, es; m.

yleos

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Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 16; Wrt. Voc. 19, 24

leówe

(n.)
Grammar
leówe, an; f.

A league ⬩ a mile

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A league, a mile Leóuue miliarium, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 81; Wrt. Voc. 38, 7

lytel-ness

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

Littleness

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Littleness Sume [adverbs] syndon quantitatis; ða getácniaþ mycelnysse oððe lytelnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34