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íren-helm

(n.)
Grammar
íren-helm, es; m.

An iron helmet

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An iron helmet Írenhelm[or íren helm; but cf. preceding compounds] cassis, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 14; Wrt. Voc. 35, 4

predicere

(n.)
Grammar
predicere, es; m.
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.), Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 276, 1

Linked entry: prydecere

bígels

(n.)
Grammar
bígels, es; m.

An arch, a vault, an arched roofarcus, fornix, camera

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An arch, a vault, an arched roof; arcus, fornix, camera,Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 91; Wrt. Voc. 52, 41: Cot. 201

Linked entry: for-bígels

ge-myndleás

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndleás, adj.

Senseless, witlessamen

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Gemyndleás demens, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38

ge-logod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logod, part. p.

Arrangedappositus

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Arranged; appositus For ðære gelícnisse his gelogodan sprǽce for the likeness of his disposed speech or style, Ælfc. T. Lisle 17, 12

súr-eágede

(adj.)
Grammar
súr-eágede, -égede; adj.
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.), Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 192, 10

Linked entry: súr-íge

tweónigend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweónigend-líc, adj.
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.), Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 228, 16. Twýniendlíce, 44; Zup. 261, 2

Linked entry: twýnigend-líc

þri-snæcce

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-snæcce, -snæce, -snece; adj.

Three-pointedcloven in three

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Three-pointed, cloven in three Þrysnece (-suæcce, -snæce) tungan hæfþ seó næddre trisulcam linguam habet serpens, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12

þrítigoða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítigoða, num. adj.

Thirtieth

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Thirtieth Se þrittigoða (ðrítogoða, þritteogoða, þreotteogaþa) tricesimus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 283, 10. Ðý ðrittigoþan geáre, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 29

under-beginnan

(v.)

to attempt

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to attempt Nú þincþ mé ðæt ðæt weorc is swíþe pleólíc mé oþþe ǽnigum men tó underbeginnenne, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 14

Linked entry: be-ginnan

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc.
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Hé clipode tó Gode þisne cwyde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11. 37. of sounds Þone swég þára fíf clipiendra stafa, Chrd. 57, 8

hlæd-disc

(n.)
Grammar
hlæd-disc, es; m.

A dish on which many things are heaped up [?]; satura [MS. satira]

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; satura [MS. satira], Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 69; Wrt. Voc. 26, 66

dǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽd-líc, adj.

Deedlike, active activus

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Deedlike, active; activus Twegen dǽlnimende cumaþ of ðam dǽdlícum worde duo participia veniunt a verbo activo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 30. Dǽdlíce word activa verba, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 28.

twi-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-wintre, -winter; adj.
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Twywintre biennis, bimus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 287, 13, 18. Twiwinter bimus vel biennis vel bimulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 58. Fram twywintrum cilde a bimatu, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 16: Homl. Th. i. 80, 16: 82, 11. Fram twiwintre fæce a bimatu, Ælfc.

ge-bétan

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Ælc burh sý gebét . xiiii. niht ofer Gangdagas, Ll. Th. i. 206, 14. (1 a) to trim a lamp, kindle or mend a fire :-- Hé gebétte ꝥ leóht refovebat lumen, Gr. D. 227, 6.

ancor-man

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

An anchor-manthe man in charge of the anchorancorariusproreta

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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; ancorarius, proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126

Linked entry: ancer-man

a-steorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-steorfan, p. -stearf, pl. -sturfon; pp. -storfen

To diemori

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To die; mori Fǽrunge astorfen sideratus vel ictuatus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 29; Wrt. Voc. 61, 9 : Wanl. Catal. 43, 17

Linked entry: a-storfen

be-hýring

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýring, -híring, e; f.

A hiringletting out to hirelocatio

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A hiring, letting out to hire; locatio Behíring vel gehýred feoh locatio Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 123; Wrt. Voc. 20, 60

Linked entries: hýring be-híring

cyrfel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrfel, es; m. [cyrf a cutting off]

A little stake, a pegpaxillus

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paxillus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 46; Wrt. Voc. 26, 45

deáf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deáf-líc, adj. [deáf = défe fitting, proper]

Suitable, fitting, properconveniens

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Suitable, fitting, proper; conveniens Deáflíc to gehírenne on heálícum gemóte fitting to be heard at a public assembly, Ælfc. T. 15, 4