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Anglo-Saxon

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dyppan

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Dele the forms given as cognates, and see dípan

ealu-gálness

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-gálness, e; f.
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Drunkenness Forlǽtan . . . ǽrǽtas and ealu*-*gálnessa (ealo-), Nap. 5

Linked entry: gál-ness

eár-scrypel

Grammar
eár-scrypel, l. -scripel
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and add Eórscripel applare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 50

Linked entry: eór-scripel

fælsian

(v.)
Grammar
fælsian, l. fǽlsian,
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Fǽlsende lustrans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 53. and add

feówer-féte

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Dele 'fiðer-féte . . .. -fótte,' and 'Eádbyrht . . . feówer*-*scýte,' add:

ge-fæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, n. ? Decorum, discretion.
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Dele ?, for 'Th. i.' l. Th. ii., and add:

hand-fæstung

Grammar
hand-fæstung, hand-fæstnung, l. hand-fæstnung,
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and add Handfæstnung mandatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 58

hæft

Grammar
hæft, a captive.
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Add: v. helle-hæft, ge-hæft; subst. and adj

hrǽc-gebræc

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽc-gebræc, es; n. l. hrǽc-gebrǽc, e; f.
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and add Hrǽcgebrǽc brancos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 1

cnǽwst

(v.)
Grammar
cnǽwst, he cnséwþ

knowest ⬩ knows

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knowest, knows; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cnáwan

cnidest

(v.)
Grammar
cnidest, cnist, he cnit

kneadest, ⬩ kneads

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kneadest, kneads; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cnedan

crýt

(v.)
Grammar
crýt, = crýdeþ crowdeth; ðú crýtst, crýst

thou crowdest

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thou crowdest; 3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of creódan

crýpest

(v.)
Grammar
crýpest, crýpst, he crýpeþ, crýpþ

creepest ⬩ creeps

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creepest, creeps; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of creópan

a-tiefran

Grammar
a-tiefran, l. á-tiéfran,
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On þóðere átéfred, Shrn. 174, 18, 35. and odd

Linked entry: á-téfred

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

Ine

(n.)
Grammar
Ine, es ; m.
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Ine, king of the West Saxons from A. D. 688 to 726 Hér Ine féng tó Wesseaxna ríce and heóld xxxvii wint., Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 4. Hér Ine férde tó Róme and ðǽr his feorh gesealde, 728 [726, MS E] ; Erl. 44, 33. Ine wæs Cénréding. pref; Ert. 4, 10. The

Linked entry: Cénréd

mæst

(n.)
Grammar
mæst, es; m.

Mast ⬩ fruit of forest trees

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Mast, fruit of forest trees e.g. oak, beech, used for feeding swine Ðrím hunde swína mæst, ond se biscop and ða hígen áhten twǽde ðæs wuda ond ðæs mæstes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 279, 3. Mid wude and mid felde mid mæste cum sylva et cum agro, cum porcorum

munuc-cild

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-cild, es; n.

A boy that is being brought up to be a monk

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A boy that is being brought up to be a monk Sum munuccild drohtnode on his mynstre, and hæfde micele lufe tó his fæder and tó his méder. Swíðor for ðære sibbe ðonne for Godes dǽle wearþ ðá oflangod, and arn of mynstre tó his mágum, Homl. Th. ii. 174,

niht-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
niht-gerím, es; n.

Reckoning by days ⬩ number of days

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Reckoning by days (v. niht, III), number of days Æfter seofontýnum nihtgerímes after seventeen days, Menol. Fox 52; Men. 26: 110; Men. 55 : Andr. Kmbl. 229; An. 115 : 315; An. 158. Ealra hæfde Similar entries v. and syxtig ðá hé forþ gewát and nigon

pic

(n.)
Grammar
pic, es ; n.
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Pitch Ðis pic haec pix, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 63; Som. 13, 54 : Wrt. Voc. ií. 117, 39. Hlúttor pic resin, Lchdm. ii. 44, 24 : 72, 25. Genim pices lytel, 96,12. Weallendes pices, 252, 1 : Dóm. L. 14, 199. Heó smirode hine mid tyrwan and mid pice, Ex. 2, 3. Ðá

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