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fót-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
fót-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the feet ⬩ pĕdum lōtio

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A washing of the feet; pĕdum lōtio Fótþweál pedĭlăvium, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 27; Wrt. Voc. 37, 17. Fótþweáles fæt a vessel for washing the feet in; pellŭviæ, 26; Som. 60, 88; Wrt. Voc. 25, 28

hryte

(adj.)
Grammar
hryte, or hrýte; adj.

Balidinus ⬩ 'balidinus ⬩ balius

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Balidinus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 94; Wrt. Voc. 46, 41. The word occurs in a list of names of colours, but the meaning is uncertain. Ducange has 'balidinus forte legendum badius vel balius nostris bay, bayard.'

ge-wefan

(v.)

to weave ⬩ texere

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M. p. 387]: 111 b; Th. 427, 2; Rä. 41, 85: Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 100, 101; Wrt. Voc. 40, 11, 12.

godspellian

(v.)
Grammar
godspellian, p. ode; pp. od
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To declare the gospel; evangelizare Ic godspellige evangelizo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 45. Godspellian [MS. A. godspel secgan] Salm. Kmbl. 132; Sal. 65. God gifeþ gleáw word godspellendum Dominus dabit verbum evangelizantibus, Ps. Th. 67, 12

bigspell-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bigspell-bóc, e; f. [bigspell parabola, proverbium, bóc liber]

A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs ⬩ proverbiorum liber

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A book of parables, the Book of Proverbs; proverbiorum liber Salomon gesette þreó béc þurh his snoternisse: án ys bigspellbóc Solomon wrote three books by his wisdom: one is the Book of Proverbs, Ælfc. T. 14, 26

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hope ⬩ despērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

storc

(n.)
Grammar
storc, es ; m.
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Voc. ii. 103, 81 : 14, 33 : i. 29, 19 : 77, 18 : 280, 24 : Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 25, 6. Storc and swalewe heóldon ðone tíman heora tócymes, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25

talente

(n.)
Grammar
talente, an; f.

A talent

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A talent Hé ǽlce geáre gesealde twá hand talentana siolfres: on ǽlcre ánre talentan wæs .lxxx. punda, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 170, 27. III M talentana, Swt. 180, 14. Swá fela talentena, 4, 10; Swt. 202, 22

twi-ecgede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-ecgede, adj.
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Two-edged Twyecgede anceps, biceps Ælfc. Gr. 9, 55; Zup. 67, 9, 10. Sworde twyecgedes gladii ancipites. Ps. Spl. 149, 6. Hæfde hé twigecgede (twyecge, MS. B.) handseax habebat secam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 15

gréting-word

(n.)
Grammar
gréting-word, es; n.
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Ave and salue synd grétingword, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 209, 14

ele-beám

(n.)
Grammar
ele-beám, es; m. [ele oil, beám a tree]

An olive-tree ⬩ ŏlea, ŏlīva

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Unwæstmbǽre elebeám an unfruitful or wild olive-tree; ŏleaster, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 19; Wrt. Voc. 33, 19: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 15

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Hig fóron fram Sochoþ and wícodon æt Etham ( castrametati sunt in Etham ), Ex. 13, 20: 15, 27: Jos. 4, 19. Wícedon, Elen. Kmbl. 76; El. 38.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worse ⬩ worst

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Heora weóldan ða him wyrrest ǽr on feóndscipe gestódon, Ps. Th. 105, 30. Wyrst, Met. 24, 60

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

eádig

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</b> as s rich, opulent, prosperous Ꝥ ǽlc man sý folcrihtes wyrðe, ge earm ge eádig, Ll. Th. i. 266, 4. Eallum gemǽne, earmum and eádigum, Hml. Th. i. 64, 33.

ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Þonne him sió sóðfæsðnes on geeácnod bið, ǽr ðǽm ðe hit fullboren sié, Past. 367, 17. Hwæðer hé wite þe nyte, hwænne hé geeácnod (-éc-, v.l. ) wǽre, Gr. D. 262, 19. On synne hé bið geeácnod, Bl. H. 59, 34.

á-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lífan, (-lýfan, q. v.
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Þá heofon*-*lican gerýno þá nánegum men ne álýfað tó secganne, Guth. 86, 6 Álýfende licens, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 264, 11

Linked entries: a-léfan á-lýfan

BEORCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .

to make a sharp explosive sound ⬩ latratum vel sonum edere ⬩ to BARK ⬩ latrare

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Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 350, 34. Ic hwílum beorce swá húnd I sometimes bark as a dog Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 16; Rä. 25, 2. Húndbyrcþ canis latrat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8.

Linked entry: borcian

HWǼTE

(n.)
Grammar
HWǼTE, es; m.

WHEAT

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Hwǽtas frumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 10. On hwǽtum frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14

reccend-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
reccend-dóm, es; m.
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Rex kyning is gecweden a regendo, ðæt is, fram reccendóme, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 40. Cyninge is nama gesett of sóðum reccendóme, Homl. Th. ii. 318, 33

ge-edcucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edcucian, -cwician; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To requicken ⬩ revive ⬩ revīviscĕre

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Geedcuced redivīvus, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 91; Wrt. Voc. 28, 68. His gást wearþ geedcwicod revixit spirĭtus ējus, Gen. 45, 27. Geedcwycode brought to life again, Nicod. Thw. p. 18, 15

Linked entry: ge-eþcucigan

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