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gold

(n.)
Grammar
gold, es; n.
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Reád gold aurum obrizum, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 110; Wrt. Voc. 38, 33. Ealle ðás goldsmiþas secgaþ ðæt hí nǽfre ǽr swá clǽne gold ne swá reád ne gesáwon all these goldsmiths say that they never before saw such pure and such red gold, Homl.

hux-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hux-, husc-líc; adj.

Ignominious ⬩ scorn ⬩ insult

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Ignominious, involving shame, scorn, insult Huxlíc dedecor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 34. Ðá þuhte him tó huxlíc ðæt hé híran sceolde ǽnigum hláforde it seemed to him too ignominious to obey any lord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 36.

sac-leás

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Add Æilsig, ðe ðá men bohte, nam hig and freóde uppan Petrocys weófede ǽfre saclés, C. D. iv. 313, 11. Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, 314, 8.

ǽwan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽwan, ðú ǽwest

To despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ spernere ⬩ aversari

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To despise, contemn, scorn; spernere, aversari Ða ðú ǽfre ne ǽwest ea tu nunquam spernis, Ps. C. 129

ancor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setl, es; n.

An anchor-seat ⬩ the fore-castle of a ship ⬩ the prow ⬩ prora

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An anchor-seat, the fore-castle of a ship, the prow; prora, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11

a-terian

(v.)
Grammar
a-terian, p. ede; pp. ed

To fail ⬩ become weary ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigare

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To fail, become weary; deficere, fatigare Atered fatigatus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Wrt.Voc. 50, 20: R. Ben. interl. 53

bærs

(n.)
Grammar
bærs, bears, es; m.

A perch ⬩ perca ⬩ lupus

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A perch; perca, lupus Bærs lupus vel scardo, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 58; Wrt. Voc. 55, 63

Linked entry: bears

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or pieces ⬩ partim

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By parts or pieces; partim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

ed-winde

(n.)

A winding again, a vortex ⬩ vortex

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A winding again, a vortex; vortex Edwinde vortex, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 92; Wrt. Voc. 54, 36

ele-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-beámen, adj.

belonging to the olive-tree ⬩ ŏleāgĭnus

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Of or belonging to the olive-tree; ŏleāgĭnus, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39

Linked entry: -beámen

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth mound ⬩ agger

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-byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

feóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
feóndlíc, adj.

Fiendlike ⬩ hostile ⬩ hostīlis ⬩ hostĭcus

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Fiendlike, hostile; hostīlis, hostĭcus Feóndlíc hostĭcus vel hostīlis, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 95; Wrt. Voc. 49, 3

fisc-bryne

(n.)

fish-brine ⬩ piscium salsūgo

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vel gărum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 62, 13; Wrt. Voc. 27, 66

fiter-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
fiter-sticca, an; m.

A tent-nail ⬩ clāvus tentōrii

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A tent-nail; clāvus tentōrii Fitersticca clāvus tentōrii, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 42; Wrt. Voc. 59, 14

for-togen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-togen, part.

Tugged or drawn together ⬩ contractus

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Tugged or drawn together; contractus Fortogen turmĭnōsus [ = tormĭnŏsus ], Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 35; Wrt. Voc. 16, 10

full-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
full-fleón, ic -fleó; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flee fully or completely ⬩ flee away ⬩ perfŭgĕre

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To flee fully or completely, flee away; perfŭgĕre Ic fullfleó perfŭgio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 49

Linked entries: fleón ful-fleón

eald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-líc, adj.

Old, senile, venerable ⬩ sĕnīlis, grăvis

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Old, senile, venerable; sĕnīlis, grăvis Ealdlíc sĕnīlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 38: gravis, Off. Episc. 1

here-weg

(n.)
Grammar
here-weg, es; m.

A highway ⬩ high road

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A highway, high road Ealles hereweg publica via, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67. 52; Wrt. Voc. 37, 39

irfe-first

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-first, es; m.

cretio

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A delay before entering upon an inheritance; cretio, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 106; Wrt. Voc. 20, 44

Linked entry: first

læfer-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
læfer-bedd, es; n.
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A bed of rushes Læferbed pirorium [v. læfer], Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 14; Wrt. Voc. 33, 14