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Anglo-Saxon

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gierian

(v.)
Grammar
gierian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothe ⬩ deck ⬩ adorn ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre ⬩ ornāre

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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; Rä. 27, 13

græf

(n.)
Grammar
græf, es; n.
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A graving instrument, a style Græf graffium, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Wrt. Voc. 75, 17: graphium vel scriptorium, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 114; Wrt. Voc. 46, 71

BICCE

(n.)
Grammar
BICCE, bice, bicge, an; f.

A BITCH ⬩ canicula

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A BITCH, a female of the canine kind; canicula Biccean [biccan MS. B.] meolc bitch's milk, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 8, 9; Lchdm. i. 362, 15, 18

Linked entries: biccen bicge

bíding

(n.)
Grammar
bíding, e; f.

A BIDING, abode ⬩ mansio, statio

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A BIDING, abode; mansio, statio Ðǽr hý bídinge móstun tídum brúcan where they might at times enjoy a biding, Exon. 35 b; Th. 114, 30; Gú. 180

blód-gíta

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gíta, an; m.

A shedder of blood ⬩ sanguinis effusor

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A shedder of blood; sanguinis effusor Ðæne wer, ðe is blódgíta, gehiscþ Drihten the Lord hates the man who is a blood-shedder, Ps. Lamb. 5, 8

bord-haga

(n.)
Grammar
bord-haga, an; m.

The cover of shields ⬩ clypeorum sepimentum

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[bord II. a shield, haga a hedge] The cover of shields; clypeorum sepimentum Gefeallen under bordhagan fallen under the cover of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 1300; El. 652

ge-dyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstig, adj.

Bold ⬩ audax ⬩ protervus

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Bold; audax, protervus, Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 12; Jul. 431 : Past. 32, 1; Swt. 209, 15; Hat. MS. 40 a, 8 : Guthl. 20; Gdwn. 84, 20

selde

(n.)
Grammar
selde, an ; f.
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A porch Selde proaula (porticus a porche, proaula idem est, 204, col. 2), i. domus coram aula, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 46. v. sumor-, winter-selde ; seld

Linked entry: winter-selde

stód-mere

(n.)
Grammar
stód-mere, an ; f.
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A brood-mare, mare with a foal Gif mon cú oþþe stódmyran forstele, and folan oþþe cealf of ádrífe, L. Alf. pol. 16 ; Th. i. 70, 24

wyn-land

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-land, es; n.

A land of delight ⬩ a happy, pleasant land

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A land of delight, a happy, pleasant land Se hálga stenc wunaþ geond wynlond, Exon. Th. 203, 10; Ph. 82. Wuldres wynlond (heaven), 317, 13; Mód. 65

blát

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Þá cwom wópes hring blát út faran, weóll waðuman streám a flood of tears poured forth pale, a surging stream welled, An. 1281. Substitute for first passage

ende-fæstend

(n.)
Grammar
ende-fæstend, es; m.

a finisher

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One who puts the last touches to a work, a finisher On wyrhte gileáfes and endefæstend in auctorem fidei et consummatorem (Heb. 12, 2), Rtl. 27, 29

Linked entries: fæstan fæstend

loc-stán

(n.)
Grammar
loc-stán, es; m.
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A stone that closes the entrance to a cave Ðæs scræfes locstán hí wel fæste beclýsdon, Hml. S. 23, 345. Ðæs scræfes locstán hí út álynedon, 426

of-féstre

(n.)
Grammar
of-féstre, (?), an; f.
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A nurse not living in the house (?), one who received a child into her own house to nurse Ælflǽde offéstran, Cht. Crw. 23, 22. Cf. cild-féstre

Linked entry: féstre

weg-férend

(n.)
Grammar
weg-férend, es; m.

A wayfarer, a traveller

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A wayfarer, a traveller Se nacoda wegférend vacuus viator, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 29. Stunt wegférend stultus viator, Scint. 187, 6. Wíferend viator, Kent. Gl. 137

Linked entries: férend weg-farende weg-férende wí-férend

bán-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sealf, e; f.

A bone-salve ⬩ a salve for pains in the limbs

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A bone-salve, a salve for pains in the limbs Tó gódre bán-sealfe þe mæg wið heáfodece and wið ealra lyma týddernysse, Lch. iii. 12, 23

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu

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Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 8: vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 21. In L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

BELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
BELLAN, part. bellende; ic belle, ðú bilst, he bilþ, pl. bellaþ; p. ic, he beal, ðú bulle, pl. bullon; pp. bollen

To BELLOW ⬩ to make a hollow noise ⬩ to roar ⬩ bark ⬩ grunt ⬩ boare ⬩ latrare ⬩ grunnire

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To BELLOW, to make a hollow noise, to roar, bark, grunt; boare, latrare, grunnire Bearg bellende a roaring [grunting] boar Exon. 111 b; Th. 428, 10; Rä. 41, 106

Linked entries: beal bylgean BELL bilst

dægþern

(n.)
Grammar
dægþern, e; f.

A day's space ⬩ diei spatium

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A day's space;diei spatium Lǽt simle dægþerne betweonum leave always a day's space between, L. M. 2, 39; Lchdm. ii. 248, 20: 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 268, 1

dænn

(n.)
Grammar
dænn, es; n.

A den ⬩ cubile

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A den; cubile Godwine geanu Leófwine ðæs dænnes æt Swíðrǽdingdænne Godwine gives to Leofwine the den at Surrenden, Cod. Dipl. 1315; A. D. 1020; Kmbl. vi. 178, 8, 13

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