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fót-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
fót-mǽlum, adv.

By footsteps ⬩ step by step ⬩ by degrees ⬩ pĕdĕtentim ⬩ grădātim

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Conc. 5: Cot. 95

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Ǽlc wuht cwices [cwuces Cot.] biþ innanweard hnescost everything alive is inwardly softest, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 5. Ne ofsleá ic ǽlc þing cuces non percutiam omnem animam viventem, Gen. 8, 21: Wrt. Voc. 85, 51. On cwicum ceápe in live stock, L.

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

bútun

(con.)
Grammar
bútun, unless, save; nisi, Mt. Bos. 11, 27: 12, 4. v. bútan; conj.

scypen

(n.)
Grammar
scypen, e; f.
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Andlang díces on ðæs cinges scypena; of ðan scypenum on ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 62, 27. Scipena behweorfan, Anglia ix. 261, 18. [Schepyn boscar (-tar? ), Wrt. Voc. i. 178, 10. Schyppune boster, 204. col. 2.

Linked entries: scepen scipen scoppa

beorne

(n.)
Grammar
beorne, an; f.

A coat of mail ⬩ lorica

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A coat of mail; lorica Cod. Dipl. 716; A. D. 996-1006; Kmbl. iii. 351, 26

BRǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRǼDAN, brédan, to brǽdenne; part. brǽdende; p. brǽdde; pp. brǽdedbrǽdd, ; v. a.

To roast, broil, warm ⬩ assare, fovere

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To roast, broil, warm; assare, fovere We mágon brǽdan ða þing [þingc MS.] ðe to brǽdenne synd nos possumus assare qua assanda sunt, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 21. Brédan, weormian fovere, Cot. 86. Brǽdende assans, Cot. 195

hnot

(adj.)
Grammar
hnot, adj.

Bald, ⬩ shaven, ⬩ close-cut

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Hnot mutilum, mutilatum, Cot. 131, Lye. Tó ðon hnottan seale to the pollard-willow, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 35. On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf(?), iii. 211, 24

Bricg

(n.)
Grammar
Bricg, Brycg, e; f. [
  • Sim. Dun.
Brige:
  • Hovd.
Briges:
  • Matt. West.
Brigges] .

Bridgenorth in Shropshire ⬩ oppidum in agro Salopiensi ⬩ Bruges in Belgium ⬩ Brugæ, Flandriæ emporium

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Bridgenorth in Shropshire; oppidum in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede set Bricge Æthelfled built the fortress at Bridgenorth, Chr. 912; Th. 186, 10, col. 2; 187, 10, col. 1.

DUN

(adj.)
Grammar
DUN, adj.

DUN, a colour partaking of brown and black ⬩ fuscus, aquĭlus

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On ðone [MS. ðonne] dunnan stán to the dun stone, Cod. Dipl. 1120; A.D. 939; Kmbl. v. 238, 32

Linked entry: dunn

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to succeed. See preceding word: ge-sælge. -For Cot. 89 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 63. (Gesǽlge might be adjective, fauste being faustae. Cf. for the termination (-e = ae) attrite gegiiidenan, 5, 12. v.
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also 5, 3.)

wíþig-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-þýfel, es; m.

A willow-copse

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A willow-copse On wíðigðýfel, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 336, 21. Andlang díche foren ongén wíðigþéuel, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 418, 2. Anlang bróke on ánne wíðigþéfele, þiers ouer ðane mersc, 426, 26. Tóemnes ðám wíðigðýfelum bewestan flódan, v. 194, 32

fót-mǽlum

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Conc. 5: Cot. 95 substitute Fótmǽlum gradatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 47: pedetemptim, Angl. xiii. 427, 883

cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cuma, an ; m. [cum, imp. of cuman to come ; -a, termination, q. v.]

A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes

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A comer, guest, stranger ; advena, hospes Ic wæs cuma eram hospes, Mt. Bos. 25, 35, 38, 43: Wrt. Voc. 86, 43 . Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112b ; Th. 430, 30; Rä. 44, 16:

er-bleadd

(n.)
Grammar
er-bleadd, es; n. [er = ear an ear of corn, bleadd = blæd a blade, leaf]

A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubble ⬩ stĭpŭla

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A stalk, stem, blade, haulm, straw, stubble; stĭpŭla Ðú asendest yrre ðín and hit æt hí swá swá erbleadd mīsisti īram tuam, quæ devŏrābit eos sīcut stĭpŭlam, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 8; Thw. 29, 8

Wiht

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht, Wiht-land, Wiht (Wihte) eáland

the Isle of Wight

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the Isle of Wight Seó mǽið ðe nú eardaþ on Wiht, Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 431, 16, 24: v. 82, 19: vi. 196, 8. Cámon sex scipu tó Wiht, Chr. 897; Th. i. 176, 7. Into Wiht (Wihtlande, v.ll. ), 1006; Th. i. 257, col. 2.

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Nú hǽlþ hé þes man, Nic. 1. 27. anomalous construction Ic nolde ꝥ ðu wéndest ꝥ se God þe fæder is eallra gesceafta, ꝥ him útane cóme his gódnes, Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 23. fem. sing.

camb

(n.)
Grammar
camb, es; m. [camb joined; p. of cimban] .
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Camb on hætte, vel on helme a crest on the hat or helmet; crista, Cot. 46

Linked entry: cambiht

gryndan

(v.)

to found. ⬩ to come to the ground ⬩ to descend

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Similar entries v. ge-gryndan. to come to the ground, to descend Gryndende descendens, Cot. 68, Lye

winter-burna

(n.)
Grammar
winter-burna, an; m.

A stream that is full in winter(?) ⬩ a stream that has the fullness of winter(?) ⬩ a torrent

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.: In Winter-burnan... swá on óðerne Winterburnan Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 405, 22. See vi. 354, col. 2

bil-gesleht

(n.)
Grammar
bil-gesleht, bill-gesliht, -geslyht, es; n. [bil, bill a sword, gesleht a clashing, conflict, slaughter; from sleán to slay, kill]

A clashing of swords, battle ⬩ ensium concutio, pugna

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A clashing of swords, battle; ensium concutio, pugna Gelpan ne þorfte beorn blandenfeax bilgeslehtes [billgeslyhtes, Cott. Tiber. A. vi; billgeslihtes, Cott. Tiber. B. i: Cott. Tiber.

Linked entries: bill-gesliht ge-sleht ge-slyht

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