cépa
A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator
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Cépena þinga gewrixle the interchange of merchants' goods, commerce; commercuim, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 53; Wrt. Voc. 21, 41
EORNOST
EARNEST, earnestness, zeal ⬩ sērium, stŭdium
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On eornost, eornust or eornoste in earnest, earnestly, Ælfc. T. 12, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 250, 30: Mt. Bos. 5, 18 : 13, 17: Gen. 14, 15. Þurh eorneste in earnest, sternly, Exon. 24a; Th. 68, 9; Cri. 1101
éðung
Breath, a breathing, inspiration ⬩ hālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio
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Éðung spīrātio, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 63; Wrt. Voc. 46, 21. Of éðunge gástes graman ðínes ab inspīrātiōne spīrĭtus iræ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 18
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for-gǽgan
To transgress ⬩ prevaricate ⬩ transgrĕdi ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ prævārĭcāre
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To transgress, prevaricate; transgrĕdi, prætĕrīre, prævārĭcāre Ic forgǽge prætĕreo, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 2. Hí Godes bebod forgǽgdon they transgressed God's command. Homl. Th. i. 112, 14.
Linked entry: ofer-gǽgan
FYRST
the first entrance ⬩ a threshold ⬩ door ⬩ limen ⬩ the first in height ⬩ the top ⬩ ridge ⬩ the inward roof ⬩ ceiling of a chamber ⬩ culmen ⬩ lăquear
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the first entrance, a threshold, door; limen, Cot. 118. the first in height, the top, ridge, the inward roof, ceiling of a chamber; culmen, lăquear Fyrst lăquear, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 43; Wrt. Voc. 26, 42: 82, 15.
Linked entries: fierst first ferhþ-bana
húf
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Part of the mouth or upper part of the throat, a tumour affecting that part Húf sublinguium, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 98; Wrt. Voc. 43, 28. Ad ufam. Des lǽcecræft deáh wyð ðone húf ad uvam.
láwerce
A lark ⬩ laverock
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A lark, laverock Láuerce alauda, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 127; Wrt. Voc. 29, 22. Láwerce tilaris, Wrt. Voc. 62, 42: laude, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 49. Lǽwerce caradrion, 13, 46. Láuricae allauda, 100, 9. Láurice laudæ, 112, 26.
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GÓS
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A GOOSE; anser Gós auca, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Som. 92, 119; Wrt. Voc. 29, 15: 77, 32. Grǽg gós a grey goose, Cot. 99, Lye. Hwílum ic grǽde swá gós sometimes I cry as a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; Rä. 25, 3. Gees [gés, MS. H.] geese, L.
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ge-bered
Vexed ⬩ oppressed ⬩ crushed ⬩ vexātus ⬩ măcĕrātus ⬩ elīsus
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Beren gebered corn tipsane [ = ptĭsăna = πτισάνη barley, crushed and cleaned from the hulls ], Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 86; Wrt. Voc. 20, 27
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ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 357 note, 3
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ge-rif
A seizing, taking away, a catching-as of fish, also that which is caught ⬩ raptura, captura
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Voc. 64, 9: Ælfc. Gl. 98; Wrt. Voc. 54, 40
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siltan
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To salt, season Ic sylte condio, Ælfc. Gr. 30 ; Zup. 192, 13. Selt condit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 55. On ðæm ðe gé hit syltaþ ( condistis ), Mk. Skt. 9, 50. Selte mon hiora mettas, Lchdm. ii. 234, 14.
tweó-líc
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Dubii generis, ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17. Ðǽr beóþ kende homodubii, ðæt beóþ twílíce, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá and*-*wyrde hire se hálga mid twýlícere sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 14
twi-snæcce
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Double-pointed, cloven Twysnæcce bisulcus, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Zup. 288, 11. (Cf. Snek pessulum. Wrt. Voc. i. 237, col. 2. Snekke or latche clitorium, pessulum, Prompt. Parv. 461. Snekk obex, obecula, Cath. Ang. 346 and see note.
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un-álífedlíc
Not allowable ⬩ unlawful ⬩ illicit
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Not allowable, unlawful, illicit Unálýfedlíc þing hoc nefas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 51, 2. Swýnen flǽsc Iudéum unálýfedlíc ys tó etanne, Ps. Th. 16, 14: Homl. Th. ii. 456, 35. Hí ne móstan for him náht unálýfedlíces begangan, Shrn. 65, 11.
un-geþwǽrian
To disagree ⬩ be at variance ⬩ differ
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To disagree, be at variance, differ Ic ungeðwǽrige dissentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 190, 13. Anda fram gódan willan ungeþwǽregaþ invidia a bona voluntate discordat, Scint. 143, 3.
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blóstm-bǽre
Flowery ⬩ blooming
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Ðá blóstmbǽran juguðe floridam iuuentutem, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 13. Blóst(m)bǽre, An. Ox. 442. Blóstmbǽre florulenta, i. floribus referta, 140
hafetian
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Add: hafettan, haftian Ic hafetige (afetige, hafecige, v. ll.) oððe fægnige plaudo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 171, 7. Hafet plaudet, Kent. Gl. 611. Flódas feágað ł hafetiað flumina plaudent, Ps. L. 97, 8. Gilpað ł gulpan, hafe[tiað, -ttað ?] applaudunt, Hpt.
pliht
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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.
ǽrra
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On ǽrron dæg nudiustertius, Ælfc. Gr. 224, 2. On his ðæt ǽrre mynster in primum suum monasterium. Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 17. Ðæt (what) ǽrran woroldwitan gerǽddon, Ll. Th. i. 350, 6. Add