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Anglo-Saxon

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pál

(n.)
Grammar
pál, es; m.
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a pale, pole, stake Pál palus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 69. a kind of hoe or spade Delfísen vel spadu vel pál fossorium, 16, 14

hámettan

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Substitute: to bring back to a hám. Cf. hám; II 1 b a. Ealle eówre gyltendras gé hámetað omnes debitores uestros repetitis, Chrd. 116, 1

blonca

(n.)
Grammar
blonca, an; m.

A grey horse ⬩ equus albus

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A grey horse; equus albus Beornas and bloncan mid warriors and their grey horses with them, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 5; Rä. 23, 18

Linked entry: blanca

GELM

(n.)
Grammar
GELM, gilm, es; m.

A YELM ⬩ handful ⬩ manĭpŭlus

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A YELM, handful; manĭpŭlus Genim gréne mintan, ǽnne gelm take green mint, a handful, L. M. 1, 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 22 : iii. 74, 18

Linked entry: gilm

canter-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
canter-stæf, es; m.
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A staff used by a cantor (v. preceding word)] III. canterstafas III. baculi cantorum (baculi quibus in ecclesia utebantur cantores, Migne), Cht. Th. 429, 23

hring-weorþung

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Substitute: A ring given to do honour to the receiver, a costly ring. v. weorþung; <b>III,</b> and sinc-weorþung

wæter-gyte

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gyte, es; m.

A pouring of water, a water-course

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A pouring of water, a water-course — Endlyfta is aquarius,ðæt is wætergyte (-scyte, MS. R.), oððe se ðe wæter gýt. Lchdm. iii. 246, 4

Linked entry: wæter-scyte

bricg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-bót, e; f.

A repairing of a bridge ⬩ pontis instauratio

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A repairing of a bridge; pontis instauratio Bricg-bóta aginne let the repairings of bridges be begun, L. G. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

hæc

(n.)
Grammar
hæc, gen. hæcce; f.

A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework ⬩ a wicket, or hatch of a doore

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A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework [?] Of ðare ealdan hæcce, Th. Chart. 394, 15, 21 : 395. 10, 22, 28 : 396, 4, 5, 14

cniht-gebeorþor

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-gebeorþor, gen. -gebeorþres; n.

A boy-bearing ⬩ child-bearing; ⬩ pueri partus

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A boy-bearing, child-bearing; pueri partus On ðæm cnihtgebeorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode in child-bearing she continued ever immaculate Homl. Blick. 3, 12

smillan

(v.)
Grammar
smillan, p. de

to cause to crack as a whip, ⬩ To crack as a whip ⬩ to crack ⬩ to cause to crack

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to cause to crack as a whip, etc. intrans. To crack as a whip Under smyllendum gyrdum weóp crepantibus flevit sub ferulis, Germ. 388, 7

Linked entry: smyllende

býrignes

(n.)
Grammar
býrignes, bírgnes, -ness, e; f.

A tasting, a taste ⬩ gustus

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A tasting, a taste; gustus Mid býrignesse ðæs wæteres by the tasting of the water, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29. Bírgness gustus, Cot. 97

Linked entry: bírg-nes

be-clýsing

(n.)
Grammar
be-clýsing, e ; f.

A cell

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A cell

Linked entry: be-clísing

-bǽro

(suffix)
Grammar
-bǽro, -bǽru

a bearing

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a bearing

béne

(n.)
Grammar
béne, gen. dat. s ; nom. acc. pl. of bén q. v.

a prayer

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a prayer

beór-scipe

(n.)

a feast

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a feast

Linked entry: bear-scipe

bére

(n.)
Grammar
bére, acc. sing. of bér.

a bed

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a bed;

cer

(n.)

a turn

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a turn

cyric-þingere

(n.)

a priest

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a priest

earþling

(n.)

a farmer

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a farmer