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hél-spure

Grammar
hél-spure, hél-sporu. Ps. Vos. has hélspuran in the two passages quoted.
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fætt

(n.)
Grammar
fætt, m. Dele: the MS. has sefa ? geðang. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215.

CEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓ, ció; indecl. f.

A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdaw ⬩ cornix, gracculus, monedula

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A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdaw; cornix, gracculus, monedula Ðeós ceó hÆc cornix, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 58. Ceó gracculus vel monedula, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 13; Wrt. Voc. 29, 36

Linked entries: chýae ció

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grove ⬩ a temple ⬩ fane ⬩ an idol

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Haerg lupercal (lupercal templum panos, Ld. Gl. H. 22, & 27, 11), Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 28: 51, 25. Hearges sacelli, 90, 20. Ðæs heáfodlican hearges capitolii, 20, 38: 128, 46. Hearge Herculis (the gloss belongs to sacello, v.

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ raise ⬩ elevate ⬩ exalt ⬩ ferment ⬩ levare ⬩ tollere ⬩ elevare ⬩ erigere ⬩ exaltare ⬩ extollere ⬩ fer-mentare

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To heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment; levare, tollere, elevare, erigere, exaltare, extollere, fer-mentare Nolde his eágan ahebban up to ðam heofone nolebat oculos ad cælum levare, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. To ahebbanne levare, Gen. 48, 17. Ðú

Linked entries: a-hæbban a-hafen a-hefan a-hefen a-hefeþ a-hefst a-hóf a-hofyn

ceart

(n.)
Grammar
ceart, cert,
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Haec sunt terrae ... Selebertes ceart, C. D. v. 62, 16. Silua quae dicitur cært, i. 261, 4. Cert, 273, 3. Cymeringes cert, 4

seldor

(adv.)
Grammar
seldor, cpve.: seldost; spve. (the positive seems expressed by seldan, which however has a comparative seldnor); adv.

More seldom ⬩ less frequently

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More seldom, less frequently Seldan raro, seldor rarius, ealra seldost (-ast, MS. H.) rarissime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 240, 13. Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðæt wé God herian ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Bæþ ðám untrumum, swá oft swá hit

ge-sǽliglíce

(adv.)
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Þá þá hé þám biscope þá fremdan hǽlo forgeaf, þá becóm hé gesǽliglíce tó his ágenre hǽle, Gr. D. 190, 30

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stród

(n.)
Grammar
stród, strod ?, es; n. ? Substitute: <b>stród,</b> es; n.
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Trans. 1895-8, p. 537), and add Haec sunt prata que ad illam terram pertinent .i. et bioccan leá and an súðhealfe stródes an cyninges médum ðá ðe ðǽrtó belimpað, C. D. B. ii. 202, 13

ceáp-sceamul

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-sceamul, -sceamel, es; m. [scamel = a bench, seat]

A toll-booth, custom-house, treasury ⬩ mercatorium scabellum, telonium = HEBREW , gazophylacium = τελώνιον

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Ðás word he spæc æt ceápsceamele hæc verba locutus est in gazophylacio, Jn. Bos. 8, 20

Linked entry: cép-sceamol

lustbǽr-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustbǽr-líce, adv.

pleasure ⬩ eagerness ⬩ pleasantly

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Ðá se wísdóm ðis leóþ lustbǽrlíce ásungen hæfde hæc cum philosophia leniter suaviterque cecinisset, 36, 1; Fox 170, 25

scydd

(n.)
Grammar
scydd, es; m.

Alluvial ground

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Haec sunt pascua porcorum . . . in communi silua pascuale quod dicitur Palinga Schittas (scyddas ?), ii. 303, 19

ge-wídmǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wídmǽrsian, p. ode; pp. od

To publish ⬩ spread abroad ⬩ divulge ⬩ celebrate ⬩ divulgare

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To publish, spread abroad, divulge, celebrate; divulgare Ofer ealle Iudéa munt-laud wǽron ðás word gewídmǽrsode super omnia montana Iudææ divulgabantur omnia verba hæc, Lk. Bos. 1, 65: Mt. Bos. 28, 15.

hæleþ-helm

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Dele, and see hǽl; III ¶

beorma

Grammar
beorma, (bearma. v. next word).
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Hæf vel beorma fermentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 72. Add

un-gímende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gímende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Careless ⬩ negligent

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S. 630, 38] sæcgan wolde haec quae viderat idem vir Domini non omnibus desidiosis ac vitae suae incuriosis referre volebat, Bd. 5, 12; M. 434, 5

Linked entry: un-gemyndum

sprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽce, an; f.
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jamne igitur vides, quid haec omnia, quae diximus, consequatur, Bt. 40, 1; F. 234, 32. Apollonius hyre árehte ealle his gelymp, and æt þáre sprǽcan ende him feóllon teáras of ðám eágum, Ap. Th. 15, 26

-heort

(suffix)
Grammar
-heort, v. blíð-, ceald-, earm-, gram-, grim-, hát-, heáh-, heard-, mild-, riht-, rúm-, sam-, stearc-, wulf-heort.

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girel-gyden

(n.)
Grammar
girel-gyden, the goddess of dress, Vesta (the name has been connected by the glosser with
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vestis) Gyrlgyden Uesta, Germ. 397, 511

Linked entry: gyden

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