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CEARU

(n.)
Grammar
CEARU, caru, cearo, e; f.

CARE, sorrow, griefcura, dolor, mæror

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in cearum cwíðaþ they mourn in sorrows, 35b; Th. 115, 23; Gú. 194. Ðe-læs eówer heortan gehefegode sýn on ðises lífes carum ne forte graventur corda vestra in curis hujus vitæ, Lk. Bos. 21, 34: 8, 14.

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cyst

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Þǽm ðe worð bið in láre and in ðǽwum and in clǽnnise and in cystum, Mt. L. 10, 8 note.

CNEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CNEÓ, cneów, es; n.

a KNEE genua generation,relationship generatio,propinquitatis gradus

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In ðam þriddan cneówe mid Crécum mót man wif niman, in fiftan mid Rómánum in tertio propinquitatis gradu apud Græcos viro licet uxorem ducere, in quinto apud Romanos, L. Ecg. C. 28; Th. ii. 152, note h.

Linked entry: cneów

firgen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
firgen-streám, fyrgen-streám, firgend-streám, firigend-streám, es; m,

A mountain-streamthe oceanmontānum vel saltuense flūmenoceănus

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Fugel on firgenstreám lócaþ georne the bird looks earnestly into the mountain-stream, Exon. 57a; Th. 204, 20; Ph. 100. Wæs ic firgenstreámum swíðe besuncen I was deeply sunk in mountain-streams, 103b; Th. 392, 4; Rä. 11, 2.

ge-

(prefix)

with

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In the Rushworth Gloss, the prefix is often gi-

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior partssinus, gremium, pectus, internasinus

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Ðá he híg dyde on his bósum mitte manum tuam in sinum tuum: cum misisset in sinum, Ex. 4, 6, 7.

æl-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æl-þeódignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A being or living abroada pilgrimage

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A being or living abroad, a pilgrimage On stówe ælþeódignysse mínra in loco peregrinationis meæ, Ps. Spl. 118, 54: Gen. 12,10: Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 11

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andetan

(v.)

To confessacknowledgegive thankspraiseconfiteri

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To confess, acknowledge, give thanks or praise; confiteri Ic ðé on folcum andete confitebor tibi in populis, Ps. Th. 56, 11: 98, 3: 104, 1: 135, 27

Linked entry: anddetan

a-giltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-giltan, p. -gilte; pp. -gilt

To sinfaildo wrongdelinquerepeccare

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To sin, fail, do wrong; delinquere, peccare Ic agilte wið eówerne Drihten peccavi in Dominum vestrum, Ex. 10, 16: Hy. 7, 103; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 103

a-spýlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spýlian, -spýligan; p. ode; pp. od

To cleansewashpurifyabluere

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Cot.] on hluttrum wæterum swine will not wash in pure waters, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 27

barþ

(n.)
Grammar
barþ, es; m.

A kind of shipa light vessel to sail or row indromo

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A kind of ship, a light vessel to sail or row in; dromo Æsc vel barþ dromo, Ælfc. Gl. 103; Som. 77, 102; Wrt. Voc. 56, 24

byrgen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-leóþ, es; n.
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A tomb-elegy, an epitaph; sepulcrale carmen, epitaphium On his byrgenne is awriten byrgen-leóþ scriptnm est in tumba ipsius epitaphium, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 18

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, es; n.
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A mulberry-tree; morus He ofslóh byrig heora on hagule occidit moros eorum in pruina, Ps. Spl. 77, 52: L. M. 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 17

Dærenta-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Dærenta-múþa, Derta-múþa,an ; m. [múþa the mouth of a river]

Dartmouth, Devonshire Tremunda, in agro Devoniæ

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Dartmouth, Devonshire; Tremunda, in agro Devoniæ Hí férdon to Dærentamúþan [Dertamúþan, Th. 310, 5, col. 2] they went to Dartmouth, Chr. 1049; Th. 310, 6, col. 1

cumbol-haga

(n.)
Grammar
cumbol-haga, an; m. [haga a hedge]

A compact rank, phalanx phalanx

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A compact rank, phalanx ; phalanx Ic sceal sécan óðerne under cumbolhagan cempan I must seek another soldier in the rank, Exon. 71b ; Th. 266, 8 ; Jul. 395

cwicbeám-rind

(n.)
Grammar
cwicbeám-rind, e; f.

Bark of quickbeam

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Bark of quickbeam Wyl on wætere cwicbeámrinde boil bark of quickbeam in water, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12: 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 5

Féðan-leag

(n.)
Grammar
Féðan-leag, gen. -leage; f. [Flor. Fethanleah: Hunt. Fedhalnea, Fedhanlea: Matt. West. Frithenleia]

Frethern

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— —] in this year [A. D. 584] Ceawlin and Cutha fought against the Britons at the place which is called Frethern, Chr. 584; Th. 34, 9

firen-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
firen-bealu, gen. -bealuwes; n.

A sinful evilpeccātum scĕlestum

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A sinful evil; peccātum scĕlestum On him Dryhten gesihþ firenbealu láþlíc in them the Lord shall see loathly sinful evil, Exon. 26b; Th. 78, 19; Cri. 1276

forþ-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lútan, p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten

To fall forwardsfall downprocĭdĕre

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To fall forwards, fall down; procĭdĕre He forþleat on his andwlitan procĭdĕret in făciem, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 11. Forþloten prōnus, proclīvis, Scint. 6: Prov. 29

freá-dréman

(v.)
Grammar
freá-dréman, p. de; pp. ed

To rejoice exceedinglyshout for joyjubĭlāre

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To rejoice exceedingly, shout for joy; jubĭlāre Fægniaþ oððe freádrémaþ Gode on stefne wynsumnesse oððe blisse jubĭláte Deo in vōce exultatiōnis, Ps. Lamb. 46, 2: 97, 4