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fer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed for a journeyĭtĭnĕris lectus

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Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 78; Wrt. Voc. 41, 32

ealc

(pronoun.)

each

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each He ofslóh ða hǽðenan on ealcum gefeohte he slew the heathen in every fight, Ælfc. T. 13, 18

huntig-spere

(n.)
Grammar
huntig-spere, es; n.

A hunting-spear

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A hunting-spear, boar-spear Bárspere vel huntigspere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 23; Wrt. Voc. 35. 12

in-byrding

(n.)
Grammar
in-byrding, es ; m.
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A slave born in a master's house Inbirding vernaculus, Ælfc. Gl. 8 ; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 52

Linked entry: in-birding

lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
lǽst, e; f.

a boot

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A covering for the foot, a boot Lǽste ocreæ, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 25; Wrt. Voc. 26, 24

land-brǽce

(n.)
Grammar
land-brǽce, es; m.
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Breaking up or ploughing of [fallow] land Landbrǽce proscissio, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 20; Wrt. Voc. 15, 20

Linked entry: -brǽce

mæstling-smiþ

Grammar
mæstling-smiþ, <b>mæsling-smiþ,</b> es; m.

A worker in brass

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A worker in brass Mæstlincsmiþ aerarius Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 7; Wrt. Voc. 47, 14. Mæslingcsmiþ, 73, 32

græf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
græf-seax, -sex, es; n.
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A graving knife Græfsex scalprum vel scalpellum vel cælum, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7

BÓC

(n.)
Grammar
BÓC, e; f: bóc-treów, es; n: bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-treefagus silvatica, fagusæsculus

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A beech-tree; fagus silvatica, fagus = φηγός, æsculus Bóc fagus; bóc æsculus, Ælfc. Gl. 45; Som. 64, 99, 100

Linked entries: béc bócce bóc-treów

ge-rǽwen

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwen, -rǽwud

set in rows, plaited, embroideredsegmentatus

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set in rows, plaited, embroidered; segmentatus Gerǽwen hrægel segmentata vestis, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68; Wrt. Voc. 40, 10

Linked entry: -rǽwen

under-hlystan

(v.)

subaudire

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renders subaudire in: Subaudio ic underhlyste, subaudis ðú underhlyst, subaudit hé underhlyst, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Zup. 151, 2-4

nos-þyrel

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God gesceóp ús twá eágan and twá eáran, twá nosþirlu and twégen weleras, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 16. Add

tíman

Grammar
tíman, <b>. I 2.</b> add: tíman be
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to have a child by Hwílon eác se fæder týmde be his ágenre dehter, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 4

wæter-méle

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-méle, wæter-mǽle,es; m.

A water-cup

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A water-cup Wæterméle pelvis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78;Zup. 75, 15. Wætermǽle pulvis, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 68

Linked entry: méle

hád-swápe

(n.)
Grammar
hád-swápe, -swǽpe, an; f.

A bridesmaidpronuba, paranymphusa chamber

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A bridesmaid; pronuba, paranymphus = παράνυμφos,Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 56, 58; Wrt. Voc. 50, 38, 40 : 288, 80

Linked entry: heorp-swǽpe

hæpsian

(v.)
Grammar
hæpsian, p. ode; pp. od

To hasp, fasten with a bolt

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To hasp, fasten with a bolt Ic scitte sum loc oððe hæpsige sero, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 21

hearp-sang

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-sang, es; m.

A song to the harp, a psalm

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A song to the harp, a psalm Hearpsang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34: Som. 62, 56; Wrt. Voc. 28, 36

ge-swǽsnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swǽsnys, se; f.

A sweet worda complimentan enticementallurementa daintyblanditia

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A sweet word, a compliment, an enticement, allurement, a dainty; blanditia Geswǽsnyssa blanditiæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 17

á-secgendlic

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On cwyde ásecgendlic dictu affabilis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 135, 12. Nán ásecgendlic fracodlicnysse híwung. Hml. Skt. 23b, 382. Add

Linked entry: -secgendlic

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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Þonne bið ús gesewen þæt ús ǽr gesǽd wæs, þeáh þe wé hit nú geortrýwan (-trúwian, v. l.), for ðý wé hit geseón ne magon, Wlfst. 3, 18.