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gebærd-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gebærd-stán, es; m.

Calcisvia ⬩ calx viva

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Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 102; Wrt. Voc. 38, 27 : forte gebærn-stán vel gebærned stán calx viva Som. 67, 102

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briar ⬩ bramble

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A briar, bramble Ætt ðæm heápe [heópe, Rush.] secum rubum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

hulu

(n.)
Grammar
hulu, e; f.

A hull ⬩ husk

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A hull, husk Hnute hula culliole, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 105; Wrt. Voc. 37, 34: Gl. Prud. 156: Hpt. Gl. 439

betrian

(v.)
Grammar
betrian, betrigan; p. ode; pp. od; [bet well, betra better]

To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better ⬩ meliorari, emendare

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To be better, to excel, to make better, to grow better; meliorari, emendare Ic betrige melioror, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 13

Linked entry: beterian

bill

(n.)

a bill, falchion ⬩ falcatus ensis

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a bill, falchion; falcatus ensis Bill falcastrum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 1; Wrt. Voc, 34, 61: Beo. Th. 5548; B. 2777

blácung

(n.)
Grammar
blácung, e; f.

Paleness, wanness ⬩ pallor

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Paleness, wanness; pallor Blácung pallor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som, 10, 27. On blácunge goldes in pallore auri, Ps. Lamb. 67, 14

ge-bígendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bígendlíc, adj.

Bending ⬩ flexible ⬩ declined with cases ⬩ flexĭbĭlis ⬩ cāsuālis

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Bending, flexible, declined with cases; flexĭbĭlis, cāsuālis Be ðám six gebígendlicum hiwum de sex casuālĭbus formis, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 19

Linked entry: ge-býgendlíc

ge-byrd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, part. p. [beard a beard]

Bearded ⬩ barbātus

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Bearded; barbātus Gebyrd barbātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11. Gebyrdne hine he gesihþ he sees himself bearded, Lchdm. iii. 200, 4

tíging

(n.)
Grammar
tíging, e; f.
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Tying, connection Sume naman syndon absolutivae, ðæt synd ungebundene, ða ne behófiaþ nánre tíginge óðres naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 14

un-gebyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebyrde, adj.

Not natural ⬩ uncongenial

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Not natural, uncongenial Ǽlc gesceaft flíhþ ðætte him wiþerweard biþ and ungebyrde (? -byde, Fox) and ungelíc, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 23

Linked entries: ge-byrde un-gebyde

weorold-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-fægerness, e; f.
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Earthly fairness Seó hine lǽrde ðæt hé nǽfre Godes geleáfan forléte, and ðæt nǽnig woruldfægernes ǽfre his geðóht oncerde, Shrn. 59, 31

leóþu-rún

(n.)
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Ic þé lǽre þurh leóðo-rúne ꝥ ðú hospcwide ǽfre ne fremme wið Godes bearne. El. 522

un-miltsigendlic

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Gif hwá forsihð þá forgifenisse þe se hálga gást sylð, þonne bið his synn unmyltsiendlic on écnysse, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. II. Add

Linked entry: miltsigend-lic

CLYWE

(n.)
Grammar
CLYWE, an; f. n?

A clew ⬩ ball of thread or yarn ⬩ ball ⬩ globus ⬩ glomus

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A clew, ball of thread or yarn, ball; globus, glomus Clywe globus Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 66; Wrt. Voc. 59, 35

Linked entry: cliewe

corn-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
corn-bǽre, adj.

Corn-bearing ⬩ graniger

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Corn-bearing; graniger Corn-bǽre graniger Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 20; Homl. Th. i. 450, 11. Cornbǽrum granigera Mone B. 1435

ge-tel

(n.)

a number; ⬩ numerus

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Lamb. 39, 6: Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 15, 56

ge-tríwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tríwe, def. se -tríwa; adj.

True ⬩ faithful ⬩ fīdus ⬩ fĭdēlis

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True, faithful; fīdus, fĭdēlis Ǽlc getríwa man every true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. A

Linked entry: ge-trýwe

gewin-stów

(n.)
Grammar
gewin-stów, e; f.

A place to contend in ⬩ battle-place ⬩ wrestling-place ⬩ certāmĭnis lŏcus ⬩ pălæstra

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A place to contend in, battle-place, wrestling-place; certāmĭnis lŏcus, pălæstra, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 49; Wrt. Voc. 26, 48

Linked entry: winn-stów

buttor-fleóge

(n.)
Grammar
buttor-fleóge, an; f.

butter ⬩ a fly ⬩ A BUTTERFLY ⬩ papilio

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[ Similar entries butere butter, Similar entries fleóge a fly] A BUTTERFLY; papilio, Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 115; Wrt. Voc. 23, 70

Linked entry: buter-flége

leód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
leód-scipe, es; m.

A people ⬩ nation

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Th. i. 454, 11, Hí cyning habban woldon swá swá óðre leódscipas hæfdon they wanted to have a king, as other nations had, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 45. Tó ðám leódscipum ðe tó geleáfan bugon, 14, 3.