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Anglo-Saxon

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fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

flýte

(n.)
Grammar
flýte, es; m? [fleótan to float]

A boatpuntpontōnium

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What floats, hence, —A boat, punt; pontōnium Flýte pontōnium, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 103; Wrt. Voc. 56. 25: 63, 35

folc-slite

(n.)
Grammar
folc-slite, es; m.

A folk-stiseditionsēdĭtio

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A folk-sti, sedition; sēdĭtio Folcslite vel ǽswícung, sacu, ceást sēdĭtio, Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 38; Wrt. Voc. 21, 30

Linked entry: slite

foor

(n.)
Grammar
foor, es; m.

A pighogporcaster

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A pig, hog; porcaster Foor porcaster, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 28; Wrt. Voc. 22, 69: Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 39

freót-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
freót-gifu, e; f.

The gift of freedomemancipationmanumissionmanumissio

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The gift of freedom, emancipation, manumission; manumissio Freótgifu [MS. freótgife] manumissio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 92; Wrt. Voc. 60, 1

frum-byrdling

(n.)
Grammar
frum-byrdling, es; m.

Pūbe tĕnus

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Pūbe tĕnus, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 70; Wrt. Voc. 50, 50. [Frumberdlinges youths, O. E. Homl. 2nd series, p. 41.]

gang-geteld

(n.)
Grammar
gang-geteld, es; n.

A travelling-tenttentpaviliontentōrium ambŭlātōriumpāpĭlio

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A travelling-tent, tent, pavilion; tentōrium ambŭlātōrium, pāpĭlio Gang-geteld pāpĭlio, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 40; Wrt. Voc. 59, 12

Linked entry: ge-teld

hrágra

(n.)
Grammar
hrágra, an; m.

A heron

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A heron Hrágra ardea, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 62, 111; Wrt. Voc. 29, 9: 63, 13. Hrágra larum, Shrn. 29, 18

irfeweard-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
irfeweard-wrítere, es; m.

a testator

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One who specifies his heir in writing, a testator Yrfeweardwrítere legatarius, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 99; Wrt. Voc. 20, 39

Lǽden-word

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-word, es; n.
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A Latin word Ðás word ne beóþ ná lédenword gif se r byþ áweg gedón, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 54

blót-spíung

(n.)
Grammar
blót-spíung, e; f.

A throwing up of bloodhæmoptois

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[blót = blód blood, spíwing spewing] A throwing up of blood; hæmoptois, Ælfc. Gl. 10; Som. 57, 33; Wrt. Voc. 19, 38

Linked entries: blód-spíwing blót

sǽ-fugol

(n.)

a sea-fowl.

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Sǽfugl, as a proper name, occurs in the genealogy of Ælle of Northumbria,Chr. 560; Erl. 16, 29

bróðor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-líc, bróðer-líc; adj.

BROTHERLYfraternus

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BROTHERLY; fraternus Þurh ða bróðorlícan þingunge per fraternam intercessionem, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57

on-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cennan, p. de

To bear (a child), bring forth

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To bear (a child), bring forth Mǽden sceal oncennan sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 11. Sí oncenned nascatur, Kent. Gl. 984

on-ginnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-ginnendlíc, adj.

Inchoative

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Inchoative Óðer hiw is geháten inchoativa, ðæt is onginnendlíc, forðan ðe hit getácnaþ weorces anginn, Ælfc. Gr. 35 ; Som. 38, 2

organian

(v.)
Grammar
organian, orgnian

to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument

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H. ), Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 62

Linked entry: organ

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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and þǽre níwan, Ælfc.

burh-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
burh-ealdor, -ealder; gen. -ealdres; m.
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A ruler of a city, mayor, citizen; urbis præfectus, municeps, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 16, 55: 9, 55; Som. 13, 24

burh-man

(n.)
Grammar
burh-man, -mann, es; m.
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A townsman, citizen; urbanus, civis Burhman vel burhsita urbanus, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 103; Wrt. Voc. 34, 32: Nathan. 1

Linked entries: burga man byrig-man

cál

(n.)
Grammar
cál, es; m.
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Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 73; Wrt. Voc. 32, 9

Linked entry: cawel