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eahta-teóða

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Se eahtateóða octavus decimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 283, 5. On þone eahtategþan dæg, Shrn. 71, 5: 92, 7. Eahtateogðan, 85, 23. Eahtategeþan, 105, 22. Add

hagol-stán

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Ic sende ofer eów hagelstánas, and ǽlc án hagel*-*stán wegeð fíf pund, Wlfst. 228, 6. Cymð rén and hagolstánas ofer eów, 212, 24. Add

middæg-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
middæg-þegnung, e ; f.
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Midday-meal, dinner, v. þegnung; Sylle man tó middægþénunge ( ad sextam ) twám and twám án tyl cýssticce . . . and on ǽfen án cýssticce, Chrd. 15, 2

nesan

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Hwílum ús earfoðlíce gesǽleð on s-ǽwe, þéh wé síð nesan, An. 515. Gif hié brim nésen and gesundne síð settan mósten, El. 1004. Add

on-bringelle

(n.)
Grammar
on-bringelle, an; f.
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Instigation God ús álýse fram úrum wiðerwinnan and fram his anbrincgellan, for ðám þe his æfst is mycel ofer ús, Hml. S. 23 b, 291

Linked entries: an-bringelle -bringelle

swǽm

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Add: — Þǽra sceanda and þǽra swǽma mænigeo wæs ǽfre úre westdǽl áfylled quorum sordida atque infami numerositate semper nostra pars occidua pallet, Chrd. 78, 6

hors-elene

(n.)
Grammar
hors-elene, -helene, an;

Elecampane; ⬩ inula helenium,

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Horshelene helena, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 68; Wrt. Voc. 32, 4. Horselene, Wrt. Voc. 79, 42

spitu

(n.)
Grammar
spitu, e; f.

A spit

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Voc. i. 27, 9: 82, 66: Ælfc. Gr. 11; Zup. 80, 10. Ueru spitu, ueribus spitum, 14; Zup. 89, 13

á-wendedlicness

(n.)
Grammar
á-wendedlicness, e; f.

Changeableness ⬩ mutability

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Changeableness, mutability Ǽlc gesceaft is ýdelnesse underðeód, þæt is, áwendedlicnysse, for ðan ðe hí beóð áwende fram brosnunge tó unbrosnunge, Hm. Th. ii. 206, 1

Linked entry: -wendedlícness

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis

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Clúd rupes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. II. 24. Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22. Sumra wyrta eard biþ on clúdum the soil of some herbs is on rocks, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som.

Linked entry: CLÚT

fald

(n.)
Grammar
fald, e; f?

FOLD, a sheepfold, an ox-stall, stable ⬩ septum, ŏvīle, būcētum, bŏvīle, stăbŭlum

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Hryðra fald būcētum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 22; Wrt. Voc. 15, 22; Gen. 18, 7. Scépen steal vel fald bŏvīle, stăbŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 23; Wrt. Voc. 15, 23. Fald oððe hús be wege stăbŭlum, Wrt. Voc. 85, 72

Linked entry: falod

ge-fég

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fég, -feig, es; n.

A joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ commissura ⬩ junctura

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A joining, juncture; commissura, junctura,Cot. 43 : Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82; Wrt. Voc. 39, 65 : Compago, 70; Som. 70, 57; Wrt. Voc. 42, 65. Gefeig formula, Lye. Gefég borda a joining of boards, Ælfc. Gl. 62; Som. 68, 82.

Linked entry: -fég

or-leahter

(n.)
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Ðéh þe hé beó mid weredum orsorh, þéhweðere hé ǽfre on wíte wunað and on nearunisse, and ǽfre on gnornunge and on orleahtre . . . welan tó forwyrde gedragað; wel feala for welan on orleahter becómon, E. S. viii. 473, 16-26.

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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Hæbbe ǽlc gegilda .ii. sesteras mealtes, and ǽlc cniht ánne and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 613, 33. Ego Æðelhelm and cniahta gegildan (cf. (?) N. E. D. knighten-gild), C. D. B. ii. 128, 32. add. Gif cniht ǽpen bréde, gilde se hláford án pund. Cht.

grytta

(n.)
Grammar
grytta, and gryttan; pl. f.

Grits ⬩ groats ⬩ coarse meal

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Of berenum gryttum of barley grits, Lchdm. ii. 202,7:22;Lchdm. ii. 206, 19 Hwǽte gryttan apludes velcantabra, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 124; Wrt. Voc. 34, 53

Linked entry: gritta

clypung

(n.)
Grammar
clypung, clepung, e; f.

Articulation ⬩ speaking out ⬩ the forming of words ⬩ a cry ⬩ eloquium, ⬩ clamor

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Clypunga the kalends; kalendæ Ælfc. Gr. 13;Som. 16, 19

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

spora

(n.)
Grammar
spora, spura, an;m.

spur

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Gl. 505, 70: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 16; Zup. 42, 10. Calcaria spuran dicta, quia in calce hominis ligantur Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 44. Spurum calcaribus 17, 62. Hé heów ðæt hors mid ðam spuran (cf.Icel. höggva hest sporum), Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: spura

án-ecge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-ecge, adj.

One-edged ⬩ having one edge ⬩ unam habeas aciem

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One-edged, having one edge; unam habeas aciem Án-ecge sweord a one-edged sword; machæra, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 48; Wrt. Voc. 35, 36

be-delfing

(n.)
Grammar
be-delfing, e; f.

A digging about ⬩ ablaqueatio

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A digging about; ablaqueatio Niðerwart treówes bedelfing a digging about the lower part of a tree, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 16; Wrt. Voc. 39, 2

eoful-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
eoful-sæc, es; n? [eoful = yfel evil, sacan to accuse]

Evil accusation, blasphemy ⬩ blasphēmia

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Evil accusation, blasphemy; blasphēmia Ðæt ðú eofulsæc ǽfre ne fremme wið Gódes bearne that ihou never make blasphemy against God's son, Elen. Kmbl. 1045; El. 524