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Anglo-Saxon

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brittnere

(n.)

a stewarddispensator

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a steward; dispensator, Past. 63, Lye

Bryt-

(prefix)

A WelshmanWallus

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A Welshman; Wallus: used in compounds

geafle

a fork

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Dele, and see geafel a fork

gum-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gum-stól, es; m.

A throne

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A throne, Beo.Th. 3908; B. 1952

hæft-encel

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-encel, -incel, es; m.

A slaveemptitius

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A slave; emptitius, Cot. 74, Lye

hand-hamer

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hamer, es; m.

A hand-hammermalleus

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A hand-hammer; malleus, Cot. 135

heáfod-frætewnes

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-frætewnes, -ness, e; f.

A head-ornament

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A head-ornament, Cot. 65, Lye

cófincel

(n.)
Grammar
cófincel, es; n.

A hand-mill pistrilla

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A hand-mill; pistrilla Cot. 155

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle cacabus

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A kettle; cacabus Som. Ben. Lye

ge-strogdniss

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strogdniss, e; f.

A sprinkling;conspersio,

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A sprinkling; conspersio, Rtl. 25, 15

ge-ter

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ter, es; n.

A tearing;dilaceratio,

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A tearing; dilaceratio, Hpt. Gl. 499

Linked entry: ter

ge-þingio

(n.)

a provision;apparatio,

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a provision; apparatio, Cot. 8, Lye

hoffing

(n.)
Grammar
hoffing, es; m.

A circle;orbis

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A circle; orbis Hoffingas orbes, Lye

ban-fáh

Grammar
ban-fáh, l. bán-fáh

adorned with bone

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adorned with bone (of a hall)

FÆC

(n.)
Grammar
FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of timespătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Space, interval, distance, portion of time; spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum On swá lytlum fæce in so short a space, Elen. Kmbl. 1917; El. 960. Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec

sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
sceaga, an; m.

A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket Shaws broad belts of underwood Shaw a natural copse of wood

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A shaw, small wood, copse, thicket. The word is found in many local names, and was preserved in various dialects, e. g. shaw a small shady wood in a valley, E. D. S. Pub. B. 7 (West Riding): A wood that encompasses a close, B. 16 (Sussex). Shaws broad

æsc-man

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-man, -mann, es; m.

A ship-mansailorpiratenautapirata

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A ship-man, sailor, and hence a pirate; nauta, pirata Ǽgþer ge æscmanna ge óðerra both of the ship-men and of the others, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 15: Cot. 155

Alfriþ

(n.)
Grammar
Alfriþ, es; m. [al = all = eal, eall all; friþ peace]

Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria

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Alfred the wise, king of Northumbria A. D. 705, Hér Alfriþ, Norþhymbra cing, forþférde here, A. D. 705, Alfred, king of the Northumbrians, died, Chr. 705; Th. 69, 7, col. 3

ed-niwung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-niwung, e; f.

A renewing, reparation, renovationrepărātio

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A renewing, reparation, renovation; repărātio Seó feórþe dǽl sceal beón to edniwunge Godes cyricean the fourth part shall be to a renewing of God's church. Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 9

eorþ-dyne

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-dyne, es; m.

Earth din, an earthquake terræ mōtus

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Earth din, an earthquake; terræ mōtus On ðisan gére wæs micel eorþdyne in this year [A. D. 1060] was a great earthquake, Chr. 1060; Erl. 193, 31; 1122; Erl. 249, 14