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hand-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hrægl, es; n.

A cloth for the hands, towel, napkinmantile

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A cloth for the hands, towel, napkin; mantile, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 70; Wrt. Voc. 26, 67

cóf-godas

(n.)
Grammar
cóf-godas, pl. m.

Household-gods penates

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Household-gods; penates Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 113; Wrt. Voc. 60, 20; Glos. Prudent. Recd. 152, 28

corn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
corn-treów, es; n.

A cornel-tree cornus

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A cornel-tree; cornus Corntreów cornus Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 124; Wrt. Voc. 32, 58; Cot. 49

ge-þeódendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeódendlíc, adj.

Conjunctivejoiningcopulativus

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Conjunctive, joining; copulativus Copulativæ ðæt synd geþeódendlíce copulativæ, that is, joining together, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 36

ge-þracen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þracen, part. p.

Prepareddeckedornatus

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Prepared, decked; ornatus Geþracen hors mannus vel brunnicus, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 18; Wrt. Voc. 17, 22

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Her is geswutelod úre forwyrd, tóweard getácnod þæt þǽre tíde ys neáh ge*-*brungen þe wé sculon æt sæcce forweorþan, 286. to signify. of words, to mean Significatio ys getácnung, hwæt þæt word getácnige, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 120, 1.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Wé hátaþ ǽnne dæg fram sunnan upgang óð ǽfen; ac swá þeáh is on bócum geteald tó ánum dæge fram ðære sunnan upgange óð ðæt heó eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr upstáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 1-5. Æfter sunnan setlgange, Gen. 28, 11: Ex. 22, 26.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

GEARD

(n.)
Grammar
GEARD, es; m.

An inclosureinclosed placeYARDGARDENcourtdwellinghomeregionlandseptumlŏcus septushortusāreahabĭtācŭlumdomĭcĭliumrĕgio

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Ðæt ǽlc cóme to his ágenum gearde that each should come to his own land, Ors. 5, 14; Bos. 114, 18. On geard at home, Menol. Fox 215; Men. 109. In écne geard into the eternal home, Exon. 44 a; Th. 149, 17; Gú. 763 : 51 a; Th. 178, 8; Gú. 1241.

Linked entry: mǽr-geard

EALD

(adj.)
Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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Ælf. C. 17; Th. ii. 348, 21

Linked entries: ald eald-spræc

GRIM

(adj.)
Grammar
GRIM, adj.
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Ðæt wæter wæs biterre and grimre to drincanne ðonne ic ǽfre ǽnig óðer bergde amariorem elleboro fuminis aquam gustavi, Nar. 8, 29. Cýle ðone grimmestan the most severe cold, Blickl. Homl. 61, 35.

Linked entry: grym

ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ríp, es; n.
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Ǽr wintres cyme on rýpes tíman, Exon. Th. 214, 28; Ph. 246. Twuga on geáre ǽne tó mǽþe and óðre tó rípe twice a-year, once at hay-time and the other at harvest, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 400, 30. His men beón gearuwe ge tó rípe ge tó huntoþe, v. 162, 28.

Linked entry: ripa

þweál

(n.)
Grammar
þweál, es; n. m.

washingwhat is used in washingointment

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Ðeáh swín áðwægen sié, gif hit eft filþ on ðæt sol, ðonne biþ hit fúlre ðonne hit ǽr wæs, and ne forstent ðæt ðweál náuht, Past. 54; Swt. 421, 3. Hwæt forstent him ðæt ǽrre ðweál ( lavatio ), 21.

Linked entry: þweán

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Aduerbia beóð gelimplícor geendebyrde, gif hí standað on foreweardan on ðǽre sprǽce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 241, 9. in a becoming manner Hí gelimplíce heora yldran wǽron gehýrsume. Hml.

ge-rídan

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Hi sǽdon þám kinge ꝥ hé hæfde swýde ágylt wið Críst ꝥ hé ǽfre sceolde niman ǽnig þing of xpes cyre . . . sǽdon þám kinge embe Sandwíc hit wæs him to handa geriden . . .

hund-seofontig

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Hundseofontigon síþon septuagies, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 286, 4. Hundseofontigum síþon seofon síþon, An. Ox. 61, 22, On þám hundseofontigum geárum (geára, Ps. Vos. Srt.) in ipsis septuaginta annis, Ps. Rdr. L. 89, 10.

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Sweord ǽr gemealt, forbarn broden mǽl, wæs ðæt blód to ðæs hát the sword had already melted, the drawn brand was burnt, so hot was the blood, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616.

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit

spówan

(v.)
Grammar
spówan, speów

To succeed.to be successfulit succeeds with a person (dat.)

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Hú him æt ǽte speów, Beo. Th. 6045; B. 3026

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Ásyndrod gemaca separ, Ælf. Gr. Z. 43, 2. Ásyndred spoliata ł segregata, An. Ox. 3648. to distinguish Ásyndrede sequestrantur (trifaria qualitate), An. Ox. 1366. to except Út ásyndredom excepto, R.

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13. Mæssepreóst sceal habban ... sang-bóc ..., L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 1. Nú sindon ðǽr ( in the church at Exeter) ii. fulle sangbéc. Chart. Th. 430, 8

earming

(n.)
Grammar
earming, erming, yrming, es; m.

A wretched or miserable being mĭser

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A wretched or miserable being; mĭser Earming mĭser, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 18: Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 17; Wrt. Voc. 45, 50: 75, 33. Syle ðín eáre ðínum earminge give thy ear to thy wretched one, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 17.

Linked entry: erming