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ECED

(n.)
Grammar
ECED, æced, æcced, es; n. m.

ACID, vinegar acētum

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Mid ecede with vinegar, Ps. Th. 68, 22. Wyl niðewearde netelan on ecede, dó oxan geallan on ðæt eced boil the netherward [part] of nettle in vinegar, add ox gall to the vinegar, L. M. 3, 7; Lchdm. ii. 312, 8, 9.

Linked entries: æcced æced

ELLEN

(n.)
Grammar
ELLEN, es; n.

The elder-treesambūcus nigra, a small tree whose branches are filled with a light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular, purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made, called elder-berry wine. It is quite distinct from alor the alder-tree

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The elder-tree ; sambūcus nigra, a small tree whose branches are filled with a light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular, purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made, called elder-berry wine.

Linked entry: ellm

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox taurus, bosthe Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiactaurus

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He geworhte ánes fearres anlícnesse of áre he made an image of a bull with brass, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 29. Fearras fætte ofsettun oððe ymbsǽton me tauri pingues obsēdērunt me, Ps. Lamb. 21, 13: Mt. Bos. 22, 4.

Linked entry: fear

fiscere

(n.)
Grammar
fiscere, es; m.

A FISHERpiscātorthe bird king-fisheralcēdo

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Fiscerum [MS. fisceran] with fishers, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 5. the bird king-fisher; alcēdo Fiscere rapariolus? [ = rīpāriolus? ] Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 44; Wrt. Voc. 29, 62

here-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
here-reáf, es: n.

Spoilplunderbooty

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Hengest and Æsc gefuhton wið Walas and genámon unárímedlíco herereáf Hengest and Æsc fought with the Britons and took countless spoils. Chr. 473; Erl. 12, 26: 584; Erl. 18, 25. Hé tódǽlþ his herereáf spolia ejus distribuit, Lk. Skt. 11, 22.

Linked entry: wæl-reáf

HREDDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HREDDAN, p. de

To RIDtake awaysaveliberate

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Hwílum ic wráððum sceal stefne mínre forstolen hreddan sometimes with my voice I shall save the stolen from enemies, 104 a; Th. 396, 4; Rä. 15, 18.

hyrne

(n.)
Grammar
hyrne, an; f.

A horncornerangle

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Ðæt wæter ðe man ða bán mid áþwoh binnan ðære cyrcan wearþ ágoten on ánre hyrnan the water that the bones were washed with in the church was poured away in a corner, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 100, 162. Tó ðæs hegges hyrnan to the corner of the hedge, Cod.

Linked entry: hyrnan

hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrstan, hierstan; p. te; pp. ed

To fryroast

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Nim áne clǽne panne and hyrste hý mid ele take a clean pan and fry them with oil, Lchdm. iii. 136, 4.

mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
mæcg, mecg, es; m.

A man

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Adam iécte siððan mægþum and mæcgum mǽgburg síne Adam afterwards increased his family with daughters and sons, 55; Th. 68, 26; Gen. 1123

Linked entry: mecg

ge-wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilnung, -willnung. e; f.

A wishdesirelongingseekingappetitewillvowoncŭpiscentiadesīdĕriumambĭtusappĕtītusaffectusvōtum

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Mid eallum gewilnungum with all desires, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 25. Ðæt ic agylde gewilnunga of dæge to dæge ut reddam vōta mea de die in diem, Ps. Spl. 60, 8

Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung

BÉTE

(n.)
Grammar
BÉTE, an; f : béte, an; n ?

BEETbēta = σεύτλoν

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Beðe mid bétan leáfum foment with leaves of beet, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 100, 12: iii. 2, 8: 44, 8: 114, 13. Nim ða bétan, ðe gehwǽr weaxaþ take the beet, which groweth anywhere, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 238, 3: iii. 22, 12.

ge-neálǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcan, -lǽcean; p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To approach, draw near, adhere

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To approach, draw near, adhere [with dat. and acc.] Ne dorstan hie ðære stówe geneálǽcan they durst not approach the place, Blickl. Homl. 199, 26.

scógan

(v.)
Grammar
scógan, scógean, sceógan, scóan (? v. scóung), sceón; p. scóde; pp. scód. sceód
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To shoe, put on (one's) shoes, furnish with shoes Ic scóge (sceóge) mé calceo vel calcio, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Zup. 158, 8. Se engel cwæð : Begyrd ðé, and sceó (gisceó ðec, Rtl. 58, 11) ðé, and fylig mé, Homl. Th. ii. 382, 9. Sceógiaþ calciate, Engl.

Linked entries: -sceód sceógan sceón

sirwung

(n.)
Grammar
sirwung, e ; f.
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Gif hwá ofsleá his ðone néhstan þurh syrwunge ( with guile, Exod. 21, 14), L. Alf. 13 ; Th. i. 48, 1, note. Hé cýdde his fácenfulle syrewunge, Homl. Th. i. 82, 18. Mid syrewungum hé becom tó ðære cynelícan geþincþe, 80, 34.

Linked entry: searwung

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot

á-bídan

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S. 26, 251. with gen. Hwæs ábítst ðú?, Hml. S. 24, 23. Hé wederes ábád. Chr. 1094; P. 229, 2. Hí ábiden heora máles they waited for their pay 1055; P. 186, 19. case uncertain Ábíd dryht expecta Dominum, sustine Dominum Ps. Srt. 26, 14

bune

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Add: a reed Canna, harundo, calamus vel bune (cf. calamus vel canna vel arundo hreód, i. 79, 27: cf. too Bun-hám with Hreód-hám in local names, and see N.E.D. bun.

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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Forglendrad conglutinatus (confounded by glosser with glutitus?), Ps. L. 43, 25. ¶ forglendred (-end? a voracious person; lurco?) serviunculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 49. Substitute:

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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Ger. pfluogide a pair of plough-oxen : but gesylhðe above with plural in e seems to be feminine: oxan seems to be an instance of a gen. pl. in an instead of (e)na.]

ge-dreccednes

Grammar
ge-dreccednes, <b>ge-drecednes</b>.
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Ox. 3948. trouble in a medical sense Wiþ geswel and wið fótádle and wið gehwylce gedrecednessa, Lch. i. 322, l