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á-faran

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Siþþan Gallia út of þǽre byrig áfóran, 2, 8; S. 92, 28. Hié of þǽm londe áfóron, Chr. 794; P. 56, 4. Of Eádweardes anwalde áfaran, 918; P. 98, 23. Hé wæs út áfaren on hergaþ, 894; P. 86, 20. Hé wæs áfaren tó ðám castele, 1087; P. 224, 10.

gyte

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Add: a flood of water, downpour of rain Gyte inun-datio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 63: 45, 63. Swá mycel yðgiung and regnes gyte (inundatio) forþ cóm, Gr. D. 167, 25. a shedding of tears Hwí ne feormast þú mid teára gyte torne synne?

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m.

the abode of the elves

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houses of the freemen.

Æðelréd

(n.)
Grammar
Æðelréd, Æðeréd, es; m. [æðele, réd = rǽd counsel] .

Æthelred ⬩ Æthelred ⬩ Æthelrédus ⬩ Æthelred Atheling ⬩ Æthelred

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Æthelred, third son of Æthelwulf, and brother of Alfred the Great. Æthelred was king of Wessex for five years, A.D. 866-871; Æthelred, Æthelrédus Hér féng Æðelréd to West Seaxna ríce here, A.

Linked entry: Æðeréd

BEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓ, indecl. in s; pl. nom. acc. beón; gen. beóna; dat. beóum, beóm ; f.

A BEE ⬩ apis

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The keeping of bees was an object of much care in the economy of the Anglo-Saxons. The great variety of expressions, taken from the flavour of honey, sufficiently account for the value they placed upon it.

Linked entries: beáw-hyrnet beón bió

drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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A ruler, lord, the Lord Gumena drihten lord of men, Cd. 205;7 Th. 254, 18; Dan. 613. Eorla drihten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 2105; B. 1050. Drihten Créca lord of the Greeks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 38; Met. 26, 19.

beám

a beam ⬩ post ⬩ a beam of light

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Gewyrcean tor of treówum and of mycclum beámum, Bl. H. 187, 12.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Bring mé twá ða betstan tyccenu, Gen. 27, 9, Ofer tú folc, Bd. 3, 21; S. 551, 33. used substantively, absolutely Twégen of his leorningcnihtum, Jn. Skt. 1, 35, Twégen of eów, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 19.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

ge-twǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽfan, p. de; pp. ed

To separate ⬩ divert ⬩ detain ⬩ hinder ⬩ deprive

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Sóna biþ ðæt ðec ádl oððe ecg eafoþes getwǽfeþ soon will it be that disease or sword will deprive thee of vigour, 3531; B. 1763. Sumne Geáta leód feores getwǽfde one the Goths' prince separated from life, 2871; B. 1433.

Linked entries: -twǽfan ge-twǽman

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Cómon hí of þrím folcum ðám strangestan Germanie ðæt of Seaxum, and of Angle, and of Geátum advenerunt de tribus Germaniæ populis fortioribus, id est Saxonibus, Anglis, Jutis, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 20

ǽ-swíca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíca, an; m: a-swícend, es; m.

An offender of the law ⬩ a deceiver ⬩ hypocrite ⬩ apostate ⬩ hypocrita ⬩ apostata

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An offender of the law, a deceiver, hypocrite, apostate; hypocrita, apostata

Linked entry: é-swíca

ǽ-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wrítere, es; m.

A writer ⬩ composer or framer of laws ⬩ legurn conditor

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A writer, composer or framer of laws; legurn conditor, Prov. 8

Apulder-comb

(n.)
Grammar
Apulder-comb, es; m. [in paludibus vallis]

APPLEDORE COMBE, Isle of Wight ⬩ nomen loci in insula Vecti, Mann

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APPLEDORE COMBE, Isle of Wight; nomen loci in insula Vecti, Mann

asca

(n.)
Grammar
asca, ascas, ascum
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Asca of ash spears, Exon. 78a; Th. 292, 15; Wand. 99

calwer-bríw

(n.)
Grammar
calwer-bríw, cealer-bríw, es; m.
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A thick pottage made of curds; calviale, Wrt. Voc. 290, 37

Linked entry: cealer-bríw

deád-rægl

(n.)

clothing of the dead, a shroud ⬩ pallium sepulchrāle

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clothing of the dead, a shroud; pallium sepulchrāle, Som. Ben. Lye

cýþþe

(n.)
Grammar
cýþþe, gen. dat. acc.
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of cýþ, Bt. 27, 3; Fox l00, 1, Cott. note 1

dræhþ

(v.)
Grammar
dræhþ, ðú dræhst
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drags, thou draggest; 3 rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

én-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
én-wintre, adj.

Of a year old ⬩ annĭcŭlus

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Of a year old; annĭcŭlus Énwintre vecta? Wrt. Voc. 287, 60

éðel-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-stæf, es; m.

A family staff or support, stay of the house ⬩ prædii sustentācŭlum

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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentācŭlum

Linked entry: éðyl-stæf

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