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Anglo-Saxon

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byrele

(n.)
Grammar
byrele, es; m.
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Ðǽm birilum ministris; the servants who bore the wine, Jn. L. 2, 5

geár-gemearc

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In the prose legend the corresponding passage is: Ðan aefteran geáre þe ic þis wésten eardode, þæt on ǽfen and on ǽrnemergen God sylfa þone engcel mínre frófre tó mé sende, Guth. 86, 3-5), ... engel ufancundne, sé mec éfna gehwám ... and on morgne gesóhte

hreám

(n.)
Grammar
hreám, es; m.

A cryoutcryhuecryingtumultuproar

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Ðam hálgan were wæs geþuht ðæt ðæs gefeohtes hreám mihte beón gehýred geond ealle eorþan it seemed to the holy man that the uproar of the conflict could be heard over all the earth, Homl. Th. ii. 336, 17: Cd.166; Th. 206, 10; Exod. 449: Beo.

Linked entry: hrýman

cléne

(adv.)

cleanly, entirelypenitus

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cleanly, entirely; penitus Deópne ymblyt cléne ymbhaldeþ meotod the lord entirely upholdeth the deep expanse, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 14

eáster-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-þénung, e; f.

The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passoverpascha

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The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passover; pascha Híg gegearwodon him eáster-þénunge parāvērunt ei pascham, Mt. Bos. 26, 19

eormen-láf

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-láf, e; f.

The great legacyimmensum rĕliquum

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The great legacy; immensum rĕliquum He eormen-láfe gehýdde he had hidden the great legacy, Beo. Th. 4460; B. 2234

féding

(n.)
Grammar
féding, e; f.

A feedingpastio

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A feeding; pastio Seó féding ðara sceápa the feeding of the sheep, Past. 5, 2; Hat. MS. 10 b, 11

fóran-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-heáfod, es; n.

The foreheadantĕrior pars căpĭtisfrons

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The forehead; antĕrior pars căpĭtis, frons On fóran-heáfde on the forehead. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 13: Nar. 15, 13

fulwiht-wer

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-wer, es; m.

A baptist

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A baptist Seó gebyrd Sancte Iohannes ðæs fulwiht-weres the birthday of St. John the Baptist, Blickl. Homl. 161, 6

fyrnian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrnian, he fyrnaþ; p. ede; pp. ed

To revilecalumniāri

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To revile; calumniāri Fyrnaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus, it [the soul] shall revile the flesh, Soul Kmbl. 203; Seel. 103

máðum-wela

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-wela, an; m.

Wealth consisting of costly things

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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750

bil-hete

(n.)
Grammar
bil-hete, bill-hete, es; m. [bil, bill ensis, hete odium]

The hate of swords

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The hate of swords; odium ope ensium manifestatum Æfer billhete after the hate of swords, Andr. Kmbl. 156; An. 78

blǽc

(adj.)
Grammar
blǽc, adj.

Shining, pale, lividlucidus, pallidus, lividusto bleach

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Shining, pale, livid; lucidus, pallidus, lividus Ís brycgade blǽce brimráde the ice bridged the pale water road, Grn. An. 1264

Linked entries: blec æ-bléc

ge-hát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hát-land, es; n.

Land of promise

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Land of promise Be inngonge ðæs gehátlondes about the entrance of the promised land, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 12

ge-sehtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sehtian, p. ode; pp. od [sehtian to settle]

To settle, reconcilerĕconcīliāre

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To settle, reconcile; rĕconcīliāre Ða heáfodmen ða bróðra gesehtodan the chief men reconciled the brothers, Chr. 1l01; Erl. 237, 26

Linked entry: sehtan

scin-hosu

(n.)
Grammar
scin-hosu, e; f.
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A shin-hose, a covering for the lower part of the leg, a greave Scinhose ocreis . Hpt. Gl. 521, 5

angnere

(n.)
Grammar
angnere, es; m.
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The corner of the eye Yrqui beáhhyrne vel a(n)gneras; volvos dicimus angulos oculorum, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 2

Linked entry: agnere

gisting

(n.)
Grammar
gisting, e; f.
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The being a stranger, exile Gestinccum (one c above the line) exilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 66. Gestincum, 30, 2

Linked entry: gestinc

hrǽcetung

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þe bitere hrǽcetunge þrowað, Lch. ii. 158, 9. Lǽcedóm þe bitere hrǽcetunge áweg déþ, 188, 19: 256, 11. Add

wæl-streám

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-streám, es; m,

A destructive stream

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A destructive stream Ðonne wselstreámas (the waters of the Deluge) werodum swelgaþ, sceaðum scyldfullum, Cd. Th. 78, 30; Gen. 1301