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Anglo-Saxon

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æfter-boren

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Æfterbora (l. -en) postumus, An. Ox. 17, 34. Dele [ = æfter-genga, q. v.], and add

ǽrend-bóc

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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add

fylgestre

(n.)
Grammar
fylgestre, an; f.

A female follower.

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A female follower. v. fylgean; II. 1 c; Filiestrum sectatricibus (inlaesae uirginitatis ), An. Ox. 1228

gúþ-searo

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-searo, n.

Arms, armour

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Arms, armour, Beo. Th. 435; B. 215: 661; B. 328; Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127

hálsere

(n.)
Grammar
hálsere, es; m.

An exorcist ⬩ augur, aruspex

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An exorcist Hálsere exorcista, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 166, 21: Rtl. 194, 5

Linked entry: hǽlsere

heáðu-líðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
heáðu-líðende, part.

Sea-faring

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Sea-faring, Beo. Th. 3600; B. 1798: 5902; B. 2955: Andr. Kmbl. 851; An. 426

tyhtere

(n.)
Grammar
tyhtere, es; m.

An inciter ⬩ instigator

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An inciter, instigator Tyhtere incentor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 48. Tihtere leno, i. 50, 55

Linked entry: tihtere

scip-róðer

(n.)
Grammar
scip-róðer, es; n.

An oar or a rudder for a ship

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An oar or a rudder for a ship Scipróðor navalia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 37

Linked entry: róðer

siru-tún

(n.)

a place for an ambush ⬩ lurking-place

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(?) a place for an ambush, lurking-place Syretum (-tún?) latibulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 27

Linked entry: syretum

ymb-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-weorpan, p. -wearp

To throw round, surround

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To throw round, surround þurh lyftgelác léges blǽstas weallas ymbwurpon, Andr. Kmbl. 3104; An. 1555

eóred

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Eóred ðín equitatus tuus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 190, 1. Equitatus ferdwerod vel eóred, gerid, i. equitatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 72. Án eórod (legion) is on bócum geteald tó six ðúsendum, Hml. Th. ii. 378, 29. Wæs án synderlic eórod. . . Án eórod is gecweden

seofon

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Add: when used without an immediately following noun the nominative is seofon or seofone. .vii. fiscas sélaes fyllu, sifu sélas hronaes fyllu, sifu hronas hualaes fyllu, An. Ox. 54, 1. Þǽra eádigra seofon slǽpera ðrowung, Hml. S. 23, 1. Ne secge ic þé

ge-cneordnes

desire, eagerness ⬩ diligence, earnest endeavour ⬩ study, careful examination ⬩ study of a scholar ⬩ a study, a subject studied, an art practised

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Add: desire, eagerness Hí nǽron mid gecnyrdnysse ǽniges reáfláces getogen, Hml. Th. i. 586, 3. Hí gehýraþ mid micelre gecneordnesse audiant incredibili studio, R. Ben. 138, 4. Gecneordnesse ꝥ geornfulnesse, An. Ox. 295. diligence, earnest endeavour

ancer-man

(n.)
Grammar
ancer-man, -mann, es; m.

An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ proreta

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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 77, 126

áþ-swyrd

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-swyrd, es ; n.

An oath ⬩ juramentum

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An oath; juramentum Gemyndig wæs áþswyrdes [MS. áþswyrde] his memor fuit juramenti sui, Ps. Surt. 104, 9

cwémnys

(n.)
Grammar
cwémnys, cwémnyss, f.

A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ⬩ satisfactio

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A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ; satisfactio Cwémnys uncysta satisfactio vitiorum, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 32

egþa

(n.)
Grammar
egþa, an; m.

An instrument to beat out corn ⬩ trĭbŭla

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An instrument to beat out corn; trĭbŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 52; Wrt. Voc. 16, 25

emertung

(n.)
Grammar
emertung, e; f.

A tickling, an itching ⬩ prūrīgo

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A tickling, an itching; prūrīgo Emertung prūrīgo, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 61; Wrt. Voc. 20, 5

eorþ-tilia

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tilia, an; m.

An earth-tiller, husbandman ⬩ agrĭcŏla

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An earth-tiller, husbandman; agrĭcŏla Mín fæder ys eorþtilia pater meus agrĭcŏla est, n. Bos. 15, 1

Linked entry: irþ-tilia

etere

(n.)
Grammar
etere, es; m.

EATER, a consumer, devourer ⬩ vŏrax

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An EATER, a consumer, devourer ; vŏrax Etere vŏrax, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11. 19. Eteras commessātōres. Prov. 18