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gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grieflamentationmourningmœstitia

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Grief, lamentation, mourning; mœstitia Gnornung meror, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 51. Hér is Brytta gnornung gemitus Brittanorum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 42, note.

þerscold

(n.)
Grammar
þerscold, þerxold, þrexold, þersc-wold, -wald, es; m.
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A threshold Oferslege oððe þerexwold (þræx-, þreox-, þerx-wold, ðrexold) limen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12; Zup. 40, 15. Þrexwold, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 65. Þerxwald, 290, 16. Þerscwold oððe duru, ii. 52, 5. Wríte on ðínum þerscolde ( limine ), Deut. 6, 9.

þurh-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-þeówan, -þían, -þýgan, -þýn

to thrust throughpierce throughtransfix

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J.) perfodio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 179, l0. Seó clǽnnys ðurhðýð ( transfigit ) ða gálnysse mid swurde, Gl. Prud. 13 b. Hé siwode scós and ðurhþíde his hand, Homl. Skt. i. 15. 24. Ðurhðýde, Homl. Th. i. 452, 14. Hí þurhðýdon (ðurhðýgdon, Ps.

Linked entry: þurh-þýn

be-geondan

(prep.; adv.)
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Begeondan sǽ hé is ultra mare est, begeondan ðé ultra te, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 270, 8. Begiondan Humbre, Past. 3, 16. Begeondan (begienda ðǽm streáme, L.) Iordáne, Jn. 3, 26. Begeondan þisse sǽ, Chr. 885; P. 78, 31. Be-gonden sǽ, 1013: P. 144, 20.

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Add Hí lá hí and wel lá well and ðyllice óðre sindon englisce interjectiones, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 280, 13

sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
sceamol, es; m.

A bench, stool.

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Scamel, sceamul, sceamol scabellum Ælfc. Gr. 8 ; Zup. 31, 7. Scamul, scæmol. Ps. Spl. 98, 5. Ðara mynetera sceamelas mensas nummulariorum Mt. Kmbl. 21,12. Sceomolas,Blickl. Homl. 71, 18.

Linked entry: sceamel

HEALM

(n.)
Grammar
HEALM, es; n.

HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a planta roof of strawstipulaculmus, calamus, stipula, festucaa reed

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HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a plant Healm culmus, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 127; Wrt. Voc. 38, 49. Healmes láf stipulæ, Som. 67, 129; Wrt. Voc. 38, 51.

Linked entry: halm

BÚR

(n.)
Grammar
BÚR, es; n.

A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehousetabernaculum, conclave, casa

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Bed-cófa vel búr cubiculum, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 99; Wrt. Voc. 25, 39. Wæs to búre Beówulf fetod Beowulf was fetched to his dwelling, Beo. Th. 2624; B. 1310. On his suna búre in his son's dwelling, Beo. Th. 4902; B. 2455.

offrung

(n.)
Grammar
offrung, ofrung, e; f.

the offering of a sacrifice or giftan offering, sacrifice

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Melu oððe offrung ador, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 32. Offrung sacrificium, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 49. Ofrung oblatio, 28, 43. Wylt ðú ús syllan offrunge hostias quoque et holocausta da nobis, Ex. 10, 25. Ofrunga libamina, sacrificia, Hpt. Gl. 487, 72.

of-hreówan

(v.)

to cause grief or pityto feel pity

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to cause grief or pity impers. with dat. of pers. and gen. of the cause Mé ofhríwþ me miseret, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 24. Ðæs sceápes untrumnesse him ofhreáw (-hreów, MS. F. ) R. Ben. 51, 20. Him of hreow ðæs mannes he was sorry for man, Homl.

clypiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clypiendlíc, clypigendlíc, clipigendlíc; adj

Making a vocal soundvocalis

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These five letters indicate their names by themselves, and without these letters no word can be written, and therefore they are called the five vocal sounds, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 2, 44-46.

Linked entry: clipigendlíc

CÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CÓL, gen. cóles; pl. nom. acc. cólacólu ; gen. cóla; dat. cólum; n.

COAL carbo

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Cól MS. coll carbo Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 75; Wrt. Voc. 27, 4. On hát cól upon a hot coal L. M. 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 6. Cóla onælde synd fram him carbones succensi sunt ab eo Ps. Spl. 17, 10, 15. Feallaþ ofer hí cólu cadent super eos carbones Ps.

smiðian

(v.)
Grammar
smiðian, p. ode

To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge fabricare, cudere

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To make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge Ic smiðige cudo, ðú smiðast cudist Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 216, 8: 28, 6; Zup. 178, 10. Smiðode oððe gescóp euderet Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 36. Hé hét smiðian of smǽtum golde áne lytle róde Homl.

ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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Getimbra hálgung scenophegia [ = scēnŏpēgia ], Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 77; Wrt. Voc. 16, 50

híw-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
híw-rǽden, e; f.

A family, household, house, a religious house

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A family, household, house, a religious house Hýwrǽden domus, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 66; Wrt. Voc. 57, 45. Godes wingeard is Israhéla híwrǽden God's vineyard is the house of Israel, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 31: Mt. Kmbl. 10, 6.

tímlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tímlíce, adv.

In good time,soon

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Engliscra gewritena and ic ðé ne getíðode ealles swá tímlíce ǽr ðam ðe ðú mid geweorcum ðæs gewilnodest æt mé you very often asked me for English writings, but I did not grant your request so very soon, not before you desired it from me with works, Ælfc

be-gang

exerciselabourbusinesscultivationreligious practice

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H. 113, 30, cultivation Fram ǽlce bi-gonge (cultura) þis land ligeð tólýsed, Gr. D. 258, 18. religious practice Ðǽre godcundnesse begang (bigong, v.l.) diuinitatis cultus, Bd. 2, 13; Sch. 164, 10. Bigeon[g] ðes cultus isle, Rtl. 24, 21.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a womana female persona being in the form of a womana married womana wife

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Ælf. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 16. Ǽlc man ðe his wíf forlǽt. . . se ðe ðæt forlǽtene wíf nimð, se unrihthǽmð, Lk. Skt. 16, 18. Gif man mǽdan oþþe wíf (cf. the old Latin version: virginem vel viduam) weddian wille, L. Edm. B. 1; Th. i. 254, 2.

Linked entry: BRÝD

FLÝS

(n.)
Grammar
FLÝS, fiís, fliés, flés, fleŏs. es; n.

A fleecewoolvelluslānūgo

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A fleece, wool; vellus, lānūgo Dis flýs hoc vellus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 32; Som. 12, 12. Gilde ðæt flýs mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, MS. H. Mid his flýse with its fleece, L.

fóre-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

a thing proposedpropositionpurposeintentionpropŏsĭtiopropŏsĭtumthat which is placed beforea prepositionpræpŏsĭtio

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Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, 77, 2. that which is placed before, a preposition; præpŏsĭtio Præpŏsitio mæg beón gecweden on Englisc fóresetnyss præpŏsĭtio may be called in English a fore-setting, Ælfc.