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Drihtnes

(n.)
Grammar
Drihtnes, of the Lord; Dŏmĭni, Ex. 20, 10; gen.
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of Drihten

ge-hrifan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hrifan, p. ede; pp. ed [hrif the womb]

To bring forth ⬩ părĕre

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To bring forth; părĕre Gecende sárnessa and gehrifede oððe acende unrihtwísnesse concēpit dolōrem et pĕpĕrit inīquĭtātem, Ps. Lamb. 7, 15

lúcan

Grammar
lúcan, [The transitive and intransitive uses should be separated. ]
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Luce conderet, i. clauderet, An. Ox. 28, 18. Add

brim-faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
brim-faroþ, es; n. [brim, faroþ
the shore
]

the shore ⬩ The sea-shore ⬩ maris litus

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The sea-shore; maris litus Bebúgaþ brádne hwyrft óþ ðæt brimfaroþ [MS. brimfaro] they shall inhabit the spacious orb unto the sea-shore, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 17; Dan. 322

cneów-wyrste

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-wyrste, pl. f. [wrist, wyrst the wrist]

the wrist ⬩ Knee-joints; ⬩ genicula

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Knee-joints; genicula Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 88; Wrt. Voc. 44, 70

Linked entry: wrist

helle-hæfta

Grammar
helle-hæfta, Beo. Th. 1580; B. 788.

Linked entry: hæfta

feówertigeda

Grammar
feówertigeda, feówerteóþa.
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Add: alone Wé sceolon under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (during Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18. On þone feówerteg[ð]an dæg, Chr. 763; P. 50, 16. with units On þǽm twǽm and feówerteóþan (-tigþan, v. l.) wintra Agustuses ríces,

middan-sumor

(n.)
Grammar
middan-sumor, v. under midd, II, where perhaps in the instances in which middan occurs that word is to be taken as the first part of a compound.

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plætt

(n.)
Grammar
plætt, a sounding blow, a smack : in the compound
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eár-plætt Drihten ús sealde hǽlu þurh ðám eárplættum, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 25

Linked entries: eár-plætt spor-plætt

crá

(n.)
Grammar
crá, the croaking sound made by frogs or crows
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Coax i. crá, vox ranarum vel corvorum, Wülck. Gl. 208, 10

ge-stric

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stric, For m. ? 1. n. , for the translation substitute
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leonem infestare uiderit, inimici seditionem significat, and add Wíf tósprǽddum loccum hine gesihð gestric (spriicg, MS. v. Archiv cxxv. 61, 5) getácnað mulierem sparsis crinibus se uiderit, seditionem significat, Lch. iii. 208, II

morgen-dæg

Grammar
morgen-dæg, I. add: — Ða hit þá on morgendæg wæs
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primo deinde aurore diluculo, Nar. 22, 1

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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net, met, ; as, Nett, bedd, weddian, hell, well, denn, fenn, webb, ende. the short e in Anglo-Saxon generally comes before a double consonant; as, Nebb, weccan, tellan, weddian: before any two consonants; as, Twentig, sendan, bernan: before one or two

godspell-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bodung, e; f. Gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b>
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Seó ealde ǽ and wítegan wǽron oð Ióhannes tócyme; siððan ongann godspelbodung ( lex et prophetae usque ad Iohannem; ex eo regnum Dei euangelizatur, Lk. 16, 16), Hml. Th. i. 354, 16. Æt him ongann seó godspellbodung, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 16. Iúdas Machabéus

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.

A thorn ⬩ the prickle of a plant ⬩ a plant on which such prickles grow

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A thorn, the prickle of a plant or a plant on which such prickles grow Þorn spina, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 44: 80, 22: tribulus, 33, 45: dumus, ii. 25, 70. On ða þyrnan westeweardes, ðǽr se mycla þorn stód, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 13. Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam

Linked entries: Þ þornig

Cwéna land

(n.)
Grammar
Cwéna land, the land or country of the Quaines, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 10. v. Cwénas, Cwén-land.

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hús-carl

(n.)
Grammar
hús-carl, es; m. [A word apparently taken from the Scandinavians, as the English form would be hús-ceorl.]
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A member of the king's bodyguard Ðurstán mín húskarll præfectus meus palatinus Ðurstanus, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 202, 4. Urk mín húskarl, 221, 6. On gewitnesse eallra ðæs kynges húscarlan [-carla?], 291, 15. Ða Densca húscarles, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 25

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Wiþ þeóre drenc, and eft wiþ þære (if þære refers to þeór the word would be feminine, but perhaps þeore should be read; cf. the text: Wyrc gódne ðeórdrenc ... Wiþ þeóre and sceótendum wenne, (324, 15-25) and sceótendum wenne and eft beþing wiþ þam (the

Linked entries: þeór-ádl þeór-gerid

C

Grammar
C, In Gothic and Icelandic C is entirely wanting, being always represented by k. It is remarkable that the Anglo-Saxons have seldom made use of k; but, following the Latin, have preferred the use of c.
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the letter c is found as an initial, medial, and final. &mdash; As an initial letter it corresponds to the Gothic amd Icelandic k; as, &mdash; A. Sax. corn corn, Goth. karn, Icel. korn; A. Sax. ceósan to choose, Goth. kiusan, Icel. kjósa. As a

ilf

Grammar
ilf, [The gender of ælf, ilf seems nowhere decisively fixed, but the forms dún-ylfa, -ælfa seem to show that at any rate sometimes it is feminine.]
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Sý ꝥ ylfa þe him sié, þis him mæg tó bóte, Lch. ii. 290, 29. Add

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