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Anglo-Saxon

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æsc-wert

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wert, e; f.

Ash-wort ⬩ vervain ⬩ verbena

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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24

fræc

(adj.)
Grammar
fræc, adj.

Voracious ⬩ greedy ⬩ gŭlōsus

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Voracious, greedy; gŭlōsus Fræc [MS. fræt] gŭlōsa, Mone B. 3533

Mǽðisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Mǽðisc, Médisc; adj.

Of the Medes

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Of the Medes Mycel fyrd Médiscra monna, Nar. 17, 8

Linked entry: Mǽðas

cnyttels

(n.)
Grammar
cnyttels, m.
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For 'Mone B. 2858' substitute An. Ox. 2935, and add:

CNÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNÁWAN, ic cnáwe, ðú cnáwest, cnáwst, he cnáweþ, cnǽwþ, pl. cnáwaþ; p. cneów, pl. cneówon; pp. cnáwen

To KNOW; ⬩ noscere

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To KNOW; noscere Ða byþ cnáwene noscuntur Mone B. 169

ancre

(n.)
Grammar
ancre, an; f. [antre?]

Radish

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Radish; raphănus = ῥάφανος Ancre, ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493

dafenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dafenlíc, dafnlíc; adj.

Becoming, fit, suitable ⬩ decens, congruus, conveniens

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Becoming, fit, suitable; decens, congruus, conveniens Dafnlícum congruis, Mone B. 1359

flít-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
flít-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By strife ⬩ strifewise ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly ⬩ certātim

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By strife, strifewise, eagerly, earnestly; certātim Flítmǽlum certātim, Mone B. 199

fógere

(n.)
Grammar
fógere, es; m.

A suiter ⬩ wooer ⬩ prŏcus

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A suiter, wooer; prŏcus Fógere [MS. foghere] prŏco, Mone B. 4287

cop

(n.)
Grammar
cop, gen. coppes; m.

A top ⬩ COP ⬩ summit ⬩ vertex ⬩ summitas

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A top, COP, summit; vertex, summitas Coppe summitate Mone B. 1576

Linked entry: copest

wan-wegende

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-wegende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Waning

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Waning On wanwegendum mónan, Lchdm. i. 100, 20. Wanwægendum, 98, 17

sixtíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
sixtíne-nihte, adj.

Sixteen days old

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Sixteen days old On .xvi. nihte mónan, Lchdm. iii. 180, 3

dréme

(adj.)
Grammar
dréme, drýme; adj. [dreám II. music, melody, harmony]

Melodious, harmonious ⬩ canōrus

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Melodious, harmonious; canōrus Mid drémere stefne canōra voce, Mone B. 2538

fíftíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftíne-nihte, adj.
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Fifteen days old On xv-nihte mónan, Lch. iii. 180, 1

nigon-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-nihte, adj.
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Nine days old On nigannihtne ealdne mónan, Lch. iii. 160, 27

seofontíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
seofontíne-nihte, adj.

Seventeen days old

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Seventeen days old On .xvii, nihte móne, Lchdm. iii. 180, 7

corflian

(v.)
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Swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite stagan wyle, Tech. ii. 124, 10. Add

embe-gang

(n.)
Grammar
embe-gang, es; m.

A going round, circuit ⬩ circuĭtus

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Se móna hæfþ læstne embegang the moon has the least circuit, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 38. Embegang dón processiōnem făcĕre, R. Conc. 3

Linked entry: ymb-gang

cneordnys

(n.)
Grammar
cneordnys, -nyss, e; f.

Diligence ⬩ study ⬩ learning ⬩ studium ⬩ disciplina

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Diligence, study, learning; studium, disciplina Cneordnysse studio, disciplina Mone B. 2464:1034

cleóða

(n.)
Grammar
cleóða, an; m.

A plaster, salve, poultice ⬩ malagma

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A plaster, salve, poultice; malagma Ðone hálwendan cleóðan malagma, Mone B. 2976

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