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á-grafan

Similar entry: wundor-ágræfen

wyn-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-gráf, es; m. n.

A pleasant grove

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A pleasant grove Mid wynngráfe weaxaþ geswiru exultatione colles accingentur, Ps. Th. 64, 13

a-græfen

(adj.; part.)

engravedcarvedcælatum

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engraved, carved; cælatum.Cot. 33

be-grafan

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wíþig-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-gráf, es; m.

A willow-grove

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A willow-grove Of weardsetle on wíðiggráfas; of wíðiggráfan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 328, 11: 48, 11

þorn-grǽfe

(n.)
Grammar
þorn-grǽfe, an; f.
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A thorn-copse Andlang ðære þorngrǽfan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 148, 4

Linked entry: wír-grǽfe

wír-grǽfe

(n.)
Grammar
wír-grǽfe, an; f.

A myrtle-grove

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A myrtle-grove Wírgrǽfen (-an?) mirteta Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 18; 57, 5

heáh-græft

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-græft, adj.

Carved in bas-relief

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Carved in bas-relief Heáhgræfte anaglypha, Cot. 7, Lye

Linked entry: græft

græft-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
græft-geweorc, es; n.
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Carved or graven work, a graven image Ne wirce ðú græftgeweorc thou shalt not make any graven image, Deut. 5, 8

heáh-græft

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-græft, adj.
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13

mearc-grǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-grǽfa, an; m.
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A boundary grǽfa (q. v. ) Of ðes westlangan hlinces ende on ðonne mearcgréfan, C. D. iii. 135, 26

bere-græs

(n.)
Grammar
bere-græs, es; n.

BARLEY-GRASSa farragohordei gramen

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BARLEY-GRASS, a farrago; hordei gramen Gréne beregræs green fodder for cattle [farrago], Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 124

fold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
fold-græf, es; n.

An earth-gravesepulcrurn

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An earth-grave; sepulcrurn He ahóf of foldgræfe he raised [it] from an earthly grave, Elen. Kmbl. 1686; El. 845. Of foldgrafum from the earth-graves, Exon. 23a; Th. 63, 27; Cri. 1026

mold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
mold-græf, es; n.

A grave

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A grave. Wæs lǽded líc tó moldgræfe, Exon. 75 b; Th. 284, 1; Jul. 690. Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524

græf-hús

(n.)
Grammar
græf-hús, es; n.
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A grave-house, house of the dead Hell grim græf-hús hell the grim house of the dead, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 11; Sat. 708

grǽg-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg-mǽl, adj.
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Of a grey colour, Beo. Th. 5357; B. 2682. See under 'grǽg,' the passage in which that adjective is applied to weapons

græs-hoppa

(n.)
Grammar
græs-hoppa, an; m.
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A grass-hopper, locust Græs-hoppa locustæ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 4. Hý habbaþ fét swylce græs-hoppan pedes quasi locuste, Nar. 35, 7

græs-molde

(n.)
Grammar
græs-molde, an; f.
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Grassland, greensward; campus graminibus viridis Beówulf græs-moldan træd Beowulf trod the greensward [grassy mould], Beo. Th. 3767; B. 1881

Linked entries: molde gærs-molde

græs-wang

(n.)
Grammar
græs-wang, -wong, es; m.
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A grassy plain, Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 2; Ph. 78: 65 b; Th. 243, 5; Jul. 6

dun-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-grǽg, adj.
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Dark-grey Dungrǽg fuscus, i. niger vel tenebrosus, Wülck. Gl. 246, 4