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hyld-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hyld-rǽden, e; f.

Fidelity

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Fidelity Ǽlc óðrum áþ on háligdóme sealde sóðre heldrǽdenne each should give to other on the relics an oath of true fidelity, Chart. Th. 610, 32

Linked entry: hold-rǽden

lætt

(n.)
Grammar
lætt, e; f.

A lath

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A lath Lætta asseres, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 42; Wrt. Voc. 26, 41. Latta vel reafteres asseres, 108; Som. 78, 123; Wrt, Voc. 58, 35

Linked entry: latta

numol

(adj.)
Grammar
numol, adj.

Able to take or contain much

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Able to take or contain much Numol capax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 41. Numul, gripul capax, qui multum capit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 29

Linked entry: scearp-numol

ge-fagen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fagen, adj.

Gladjoyfullætus

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Glad, joyful; lætus Gefagen biþ, gif hit ǽfre to cuman mæg it will be joyful if it ever may come thereto, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 29

ge-fédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fédan, ðú -fédst; p. -fédde; pp. -féded, -fédd, -féd

To feednourishpascĕreenutrīre

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Ic eom geféd pascor, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44. MS. D

twi-heáfdode

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-heáfdode, adj.
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Double-headed Twyheáfdede anceps, biceps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Twyheáfdede oððe se ðe hæfþ twégen líchaman bicorpor, 9, 21; Zup. 47, 17

wudu-fín

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-fín, e ; f.

A heap of wood

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A heap of wood Wudufín strues, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Zup. 53, 5. Wudefíne, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 53. Wudufíne strue, congerie, Hpt. Gl. 464, 30

diácon-hád

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On ǽlcre hádunge, ge on diáconháde ge on preóstháde, ǽfre sé ðe gehádod bið, hé bið gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele, Hml. Th. ii. 14, 26. Add

hléda

(n.)
Grammar
hléda, hléda, an: hléde, es; m.

A seatbench

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A seat, bench Þes hléda (hlýda, hléde, v. ll.) hoc sedile Ælfc. Gr. Z. 34, 3. Man sceal habban . . . hlýdan, sceamelas, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Substitute:

yfel-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wyrde, adj.
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Given to use bad or abusive language Gif mon bið ácenned on Frígedæg . . . hé yfele cræftas leornað, and he æfre bið yfelwyrde, E. S. 39, 354

gyte-streám

(n.)
Grammar
gyte-streám, es; m.

A current, flowing stream

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A current, flowing stream Ebbe vel gyte-streám reuma, Ælfc. Gl. 105; Som. 78, 38; Wrt. Voc. 57, 20 : Recd. 37, 65; Wrt. Voc. 63, 78

ofer-heáfod

(adv.)
Grammar
ofer-heáfod, adv.

Generally, in every case

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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4

land

Grammar
land, <b>. I.</b>
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Ofer eall ðæt land gebyrað æt gyrde .xii. pænegas . . . and náh man nǽnne fisc wið feó tó syllanne ðonne hláford on land byð ǽr man hine him gecýðe. Of Dyddanhamme gebyreð micel weorcrǽden, Se geneát sceal wyrcan swá on lande, swá of lande, C.

ge-hírsum

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Hié wǽron þǽre godcundan ǽ swíþe gehýrsume, Bl. H. 163, 3

Linked entry: ge-hýrsum

beáw-hyrnet

(n.)
Grammar
beáw-hyrnet, = beó-hyrnet, -hyrnett, e; f.

A bee-hornetgad-flyhorse-flyœstrusoίττρos

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], Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 108; Wrt. Voc. 23, 64

be-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
be-frinan, -frynan; p. -fran, pl. -frunon; pp. -frunen [be, frinan to ask]

To askinquirelearninterrogaresciscitaridiscere

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To ask, inquire, learn; interrogare, sciscitari, discere Ic befrine sciscitor Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 4. Herodes befran hí Herodes didicit ab eis Mt. Bos. 2, 7

ed-staðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-staðelig, adj.

Firm, strong firmus

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Firm, strong; firmus Beó se awirged, ðe ǽfre eft gedó edstaðelige ðas burh Hiericho mălĕdictus vir qui suscitāvĕrit et ædifĭcāvĕrit [restĭbĭlītam fēcĕrit] cĭvĭtātem Jĕrĭcho, Jos. 6, 26

eorþ-bigegnys

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-bigegnys, -bigennys, -nyss, e; f.

Earth-cultivation, attention to agriculture terræ cultūra, agricultūræ stŭdium

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Earth-cultivation, attention to agriculture; terræ cultūra, agricultūræ stŭdium Elelændra eorþ-bigennys cŏlōnia, id est peregrīnōrum cultūra, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 103; Wrt. Voc. 36, 25

gang-ern

(n.)
Grammar
gang-ern, es; n. [gang II. a privy, ern a place]

A privylatrīna

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Similar entries v. in Du Cange], Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 81; Wrt. Voc. 57, 57

laser

(n.)
Grammar
laser, es; m. n.[?]. A

tarecockle

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tare, cockle Laser, zizania, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 29; Wrt. Voc. 55, 34. Lasur lolium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 15. Ǽtan ł lasor zizania, 72, 61