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sester

(n.)
Grammar
sester, seoxter, es; m.
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Wæs swýðe mycel hungor, and corn swá dýre, swá nán mann ǽr ne gemunde, swá ðæt se sester ( Henry of Huntingdon renders this : 'sextarius frumenti, qui equo uni solet esse oneri ') hwǽtes code tó, lx. penega and eác furðor.

Linked entry: seolfor-gewiht

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Swá monig beóþ men ofer eorþan, swá beóþ módgeþoncas; ǽlc him hafaþ sundor sefan (sundor-sefan?), 344, 5; Gn. Ex. 169. Heó wile gesécan sundor ǽghwylcne feorhberendra, 420, 18; Rä. 40, 5: Salm.

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne búton swæðres swæðer frécenlícre is quae pestis ardentius insequenda est, nisi quae periculosius premit? Past. 62; Swt. 457, 22.

Linked entry: swaðor

ge-limp

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Ox. 2165. in a technical sense, accident Pronomen hæfð syx accidentia, þæt synd syx gelimp, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 92, 8 : 242, 15

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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Þá ylcan láre þe hé him ǽr tǽhte hé eft geedlǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 28, 7. Hé eft geedlǽhte his word, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 3. Ná geedlǽc þú ( iteres ) word mánfull, Scint. 79, 10. Ne geedlǽce hé hig eft ná ne repetat illa postea, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 15 : Hml.

hálgung

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Þǽr wǽron æt his hálgunge twégen ercebisceopas, 979; P. 122, 23.

hǽþen-gild

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Nis nánum crístenum menn álýfed þæt hé his hǽle gefecce æt nánum stáne . . . sé ðe elles déð, hé begǽð untwýlíce hǽðengild, Hml. Th. i. 474, 33. On þǽre óþerre ylde man árǽrde hǽðengild wíde geond þás woruld, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 15: Jul. 15.

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Híwrǽdene, Hpt. 31, 18, 504. a house, body of people living together with common interests and occupations, a religious house Þæt heó sién þǽm biscope holde and þǽre heórǽdene æt Weogornaceastre, Cht. Th. 168, 24.

þing

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Add Man æt mé ofgán wile ꝥ ic mid rihtan þingon begyten hæfde, Hml. S. 23, 600. Add Hi wundrodon hwæt ꝥ þing (hwæt ꝥ þinga, v.l. ) wǽre ꝥ hé swá tóswollen htáfod hæfde, Gr. D. 22, 18.

standan

(v.)
Grammar
standan, p. stód, pl. stódon; pp. standen
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Ðá com genip and stód æt ðære dura, Ex. 33, 9. Him æt heortan stód ord, Byrht. Th. 136, 3; By. 145: Beo. Th. 5352; B. 2679. Gemearca hú ða tyrf ǽr stódon, Lchdm. i. 398, 5.

Linked entries: stondan for-stent

a-blícgan

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

To shineto be whiteto astonishcon-sternare

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To shine, to be white, to astonish; con-sternare Ic eom ablícged consternor, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 42

a-deáfian

(v.)
Grammar
a-deáfian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To become or wax deafsurdescereobsurdescere

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To become or wax deaf; surdescere, obsurdescere Adeáfede obsurduit, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 13; Wrt. Voc. 55, 17

Linked entry: deáfian

bed-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bed-cófa, an; m.

A bed placecubiculum

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A bed place; cubiculum Bed-cófa vel búr cubiculum, Ælfc. Gl, 27 ; Som. 60, 99 : Lk. Bos. 12, 3

cawel-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
cawel-wyrm, -wurm, es; m.
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A cabbage-worm, caterpillar; curculio, eruca Cawelwurrn gurgulu [ = curculio ], Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 59, 127; Wrt. Voc. 24, 2

Linked entry: wyrm

dæg-mél-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mél-sceáwere, es; m.

Who or what shews the time of day horoscopes

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Who or what shews the time of day; horoscopes, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 103: 4; Som. 56, 2

cylew

(adj.)
Grammar
cylew, cylu; adj.

Spotted, speckledguttātus

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Cylu guttātus, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 92; Wrt. Voc. 46, 49

Linked entry: cylu

cyrten-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cyrten-lǽcan, p.-lǽhte ; pp. -lǽht

To make lovely, to beautify venustare

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To make lovely, to beautify; venustare Ic cyrtenlǽce venusto, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 115; Wrt. Voc. 54, 57

drys-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
drys-líc, dris-líc; adj.

Fearful, terrible terrĭbĭlis

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Fearful, terrible; terrĭbĭlis Ahwilc vel egeslíc vel dryslíc terrĭbĭlis, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 65; Wrt. Voc. 61, 43

eágan weán

(n.)
Grammar
eágan weán, wenn

A ringworm, tetterimpetīgo

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A ringworm, tetter; impetīgo Eágan weán vel wearhbrǽde impetīgo, Ælfc. Gl. 73 ; Som. 71, 9; Wrt. Voc. 43, 62

fealu

(n.)

fallow, pale yellow, dusky,

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fallow, pale yellow, dusky, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 81; Wrt. Voc. 46, 38: Andr. Kmbl. 841; An. 421