carl
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A churl, rustic; rusticus, colonus Carles wǽn the churl's wain or waggon, Æqu. Vern. 30, 5; Wrt. popl. science 16, 5; Lchdm. iii. 270, 11. 12; Boutr. Scrd. 29, 31. v. caries wǽn
fefer-fuge
The herb feverfew ⬩ febrĭfŭgia
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The herb feverfew; febrĭfŭgia Feferfuge febrĭfŭgia, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 89; Wrt. Voc. 30, 39: Herb. 36; Lchdm. 1. 134, 15. Genim feferfugean blóstman take blossoms of feverfew, Lchdm. i. 374, 3
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ealdorlíc
Principal, chief, excellent ⬩ princĭpāls, magnĭfĭcus
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Principal, chief, excellent; princĭpāls, magnĭfĭcus Ealdorlíc princĭpālis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 37. Ealdorlíc ánnyss princĭpālis unĭtas, Hymn. Surt. i. 5. Ealdorlíce Gáste Spīrĭtu princĭpāli. Ps. Grn. 50, 13; ii. 149, 13
hwet-stán
A whetstone
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A whetstone Hwetstán cos, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 100; Wrt. Voc. 38, 25: Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 30. Nim ðonne hwetstán brádne then take a broad whetstone, Lchdm. iii. 16, 21
hyldere
A flayer ⬩ butcher
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A flayer, butcher Hyldere oððe cwellere oððe flǽsctawere lanio vel lanista vel carnifex velmacellarius, Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 121; Wrt. Voc. 60, 27. From hylderum a lanionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 2
beðigean
to wash, foment ⬩ fovere
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Ic beðige foveo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 28, 66
swerigend-líc
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Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 227, 3-11
hærfestlíc
Autumnal
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Autumnal Hærfestlíc dæg autumnalis dies, Ælfc. Gl. 95; Som. 76, 19; Wrt. Voc. 53, 29. On ðæs hærfestlícan emnihtes ryne in the course of the autumnal equinox, Lchdm. iii. 238, 28 : 252, 1
crusene
A robe made of skins ⬩ mastruga
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Crusne mastruga Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 39; Wrt. Voc. 40, 66
HÓF
A HOOF
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A HOOF Hóf ungula, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 71, 6; Wrt. Voc. 43, 59: Wrt. Voc. 71, 76. Hors hófum wlanc the horse proud of hoofs, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 5; Rún. 19
Linked entries: hóh-hwyrfing hoffingas
ge-swutelian
To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre
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Ic geswutelige exprĭmo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 16: Jn. Bos. 14, 21. He inc geswutelaþ mycele healle gedæfte ipse vobis demonstrābit cænācŭlum grande strātum, Mk. Bos. 14, 15. Geswutelaþ prŏbat, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 139, 25.
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híréd
a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court
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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.
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micel
Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great
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Him mon sóhte mǽstra daga ǽlce they were attacked most days, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 15. His fultum mihte mǽstra (MS.
a-breóðan
To unsettle ⬩ ruin ⬩ frustrate ⬩ degenerate ⬩ deteriorate ⬩ perdere ⬩ degenerare
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Eálá ðú abroðene folc degener O populus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8,10. Hic et hæc et hoc nugas ðæt is abroðen on Englisc Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. ii, 2
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cystig
Munificent, benevolent, bountiful, liberal, generous, good ⬩ munificus, largus, probus, bonus
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Cystig largus vel dapsilis, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 34; Wrt. Voc. 47, 38: larga, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 51. Bióþ ðǽm to ungemetlíce cystige they are immoderately generous to them, Past. 44, 6
dimnes
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Dymnys cālīgo, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 56
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eft
Again, second time, then, afterwards ⬩ ĭtĕrum, dēnuo, rursus, re-, deinde, ĭtem
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Again, second time, then, afterwards; ĭtĕrum, dēnuo, rursus, re-, deinde, ĭtem Eft lufigende God ĭtĕrum ămans Deum, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 58. Asende Noe út eft culfran Noe rursus dīmīsit cŏlumbam, Gen. 8, 10: Mt. Bos. 4, 7, 8: Ælfc.
box
A wooden case made of box-wood, a BOX ⬩ buxom, pyxis ⬩ a box
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A wooden case made of box-wood, a BOX; buxom, pyxis = πυξίs Bixen box a box made of box-wood; pyxis, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 96; Wrt. Voc. 25, 36. Forcorfen [MS. forcaruen] box a carved box; buxom, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59.
wáclíce
weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ poorly ⬩ meanly ⬩ cheaply
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Diminutiva syndon wanigendlíce ... bene wel, and of ðam is belle ná ealles swá wel, bellissime ealra wáclícost, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 231, 4
ge-wǽpnian
To arm ⬩ furnish with weapons ⬩ armāre
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Bos. 11, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 15. Hí ðæt scip genámon eall gewǽpnod and gewǽdod they took the ship all armed and equipped, Chr. 992; Erl. 131, 34
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