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Anglo-Saxon

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cóledon

(v.)
Grammar
cóledon,

cooled ⬩ became cold

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cooled, became cold p. pl. of cólian.Andr. Kmbl. 2514;An. 1258

Bensing-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Bensing-tún, Benesing-tún, Bænesing-tún, es; m.

BENSINGTON ⬩ Benson in Oxfordshire ⬩ Bensington in agro Oxoniensi

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. 2; 33, 28, col. 1; 32, 29, col. 1 : 777; Th. 92, 12, col. 2

Linked entries: Bænesing-tún Benesing-tún

Byríne

(n.)
Grammar
Byríne, es; m.
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Birinus, the first bishop of Wessex, Chr. 649; Th. 50, 3, col. 2, 3; 51, 2, col. 1

a-cealdian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cealdian, p. ode; v. intrans.

To be or become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ frigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere, Past. 58, 9

cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed
Entry preview:

To make cold or cool, to cool; infrigidare, Cot. 113

Linked entry: ge-cœ́lan

sin-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
sin-ceald, adj.
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Ever-cold Sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 25 ; Exod. 472

fóstor-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-noþ, es; m?

A pasture ⬩ pascua

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Catal. 223, 37, col. 2: 291, 23, col. 1

hrím-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
hrím-ceald, adj.
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Icy cold Hrímcalde sǽ, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 22; Wand. 4

pos

(n.)
Grammar
pos, es; n. : only in pl. (?) posu (-a) [cf. ge-pos] : or (?) <b>posa,</b> an; m.
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A cold, catarrh Posa catarrum, i. angustia pectoris, An. Ox, 31, 1

Difelin

(n.)
Grammar
Difelin, Dyflen, Dyflin,es ; m? [Hovd. Diveline]

Dublin ⬩ Dublāna

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Dublin;Dublāna Gewiton him ða Norþmen ofer deóp wæter Difelin [Dyflen, Th. 206, 14, col. 2: Dyflin, 207, 14, col. 1] sécan the Northmen departed over the deep water to seek Dublin, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 14, col. 1; Æðelst. 56

Linked entry: Dyflen

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, Gloucestershire ⬩ Cirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

Entry preview:

. 32, 41, col. 1.

Linked entries: Cyren-ceaster Cyring-ceaster Cyrn-ceaster Cirn-ceaster

FOLA

(n.)
Grammar
FOLA, an; m.

A FOAL ⬩ colt ⬩ pullus ⬩ poledrus

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A FOAL, colt; pullus, poledrus Cicen oððe brid oððe fola pullus, Wrt. Voc. 77, 37. Fola poledrus, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 50; Wrt. Voc. 23, 11. HÍ gemétton ðone folan úte invēnērunt pullum fŏris, Mk. Bos. 11, 4, 5: Mt. Bos. 21, 2, 5

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Alive, QUICK ; vivus, vivax Enoch cwic gewát mid cyning engla Enoch departed alive with the king of angels, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 25; Gen. 1210: Exon. 16b; Th. 37, 8; Cri. 590: Ps. Th. 118, 57. Cwyc alive, 104, 8. Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

ge-ceolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceolan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To make cold ⬩ to cool ⬩ refrigerare

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To make cold, to cool; refrigerare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 24

letanía

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Add: — Wésungon seofon seolmas mid letanían (lataniis), Coll. M. 33, 29

fracod

(adj.)

vile ⬩ abominable ⬩ useless

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vile, abominable, useless, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 11: Beo. Th. 3155; B. 1575

of-calen

(adj.; part.)

very cold

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very cold Petrus stód ofcalen on ðam cauertúne, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 27

Linked entry: calan

be-træppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-træppan, -treppan [be, treppan to trap]

To BETRAP, to entrap ⬩ circumvallare

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To BETRAP, to entrap; circumvallare Meahton hí ðone here betræppan [betreppan, col. 1] they might entrap the army, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 40, col. 2

Linked entry: treppan

cald

(n.)
Grammar
cald, es; n.
Entry preview:

Cold, coldness, Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8. v. ceald frigus

ge-wemmodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wemmodlíce, adv.

Corruptly ⬩ impurely

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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8

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