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Anglo-Saxon

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cneórnis

(n.)
Grammar
cneórnis, -niss, e; f.

A generation

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A generation Gen. 2, 4; 6, 9

Linked entry: ge-cneórness

cocor

(n.)
Grammar
cocor, es; m.

A sword ⬩ framea

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A sword; framea Ps. Spl. 21, 19

CNUCEL

(n.)
Grammar
CNUCEL, gen. cnucles; m.

A KNUCKLE ⬩ joint ⬩ articulus

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A KNUCKLE, joint; articulus Som. Ben. Lye

coln

(n.)

a pebble stone ⬩ calculus

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a pebble stone; calculus Som. Ben. Lye

crýpele

(n.)
Grammar
crýpele, es; m?

A den ⬩ burrow ⬩ cuniculum

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A den, burrow; cuniculum Mone B. 2774

Linked entry: crýfele

ge-swiria

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swiria, an; m.

A sister's son; ⬩ sororis filius,

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A sister's son; sororis filius, Cot. 35

hilde-rand

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rand, es; m.

A shield

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A shield, Beo. Th. 2489; B. 1242

hilde-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-mæcg, es; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799

ge-treminc

(n.)

a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ munimentum

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a fort, fortress; munimentum, Prov. 12, Lye

giftelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
giftelíc, adj.

Belonging to a wedding ⬩ nuptialis

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Belonging to a wedding; nuptialis, Cot. 139

gnidennys

(n.)
Grammar
gnidennys, -nyss, e; f.

A rubbing ⬩ contrition

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A rubbing, contrition. Ps. Lamb. 13, 3

greofa

(n.)
Grammar
greofa, greaua
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a pot; olla, Cot. 146, 173, Lye

griósn

(n.)
Entry preview:

a pebble stone; calculus, Prov. 20, Lye

bycgen

(n.)
Grammar
bycgen, bycgenn, e; f.

A buying, selling ⬩ emptio

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A buying, selling; emptio, Som. Ben. Lye

BÝL

(n.)
Grammar
BÝL, býle, bíle, es; m.

A BILE, blotch, sore ⬩ carbunculus

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A BILE, blotch, sore; carbunculus, Cot. 183

Linked entries: bíle býle

cæd

(n.)
Grammar
cæd, ced, es; m.

A boat ⬩ linter

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A boat; linter, Mone B. 120, Ettm

Linked entries: ced Cædmon

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or king ⬩ præpotens rex ⬩ a ruler ⬩ the British aborigines ⬩ to bruise, break, to break into small portions, to disperse ⬩ a ruler, king, ⬩ an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended. ⬩ a powerful king ⬩ the wide expanse of earth ⬩ a spacious realm ⬩ the spacious world ⬩ a spacious dwelling ⬩ a war-king

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A powerful ruler or king; præpotens rex. It is affirmed [Kmbl. Sax.

æppel-cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-cyrnel, es; n.

A pomegranate ⬩ malogranatum ⬩ malum Punicum

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A pomegranate; malogranatum, malum Punicum, Cot. 128

alýfednes

(n.)
Grammar
alýfednes, -ness, e; f.

Permission ⬩ leave ⬩ grant ⬩ permissio

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Permission, leave, grant; permissio: =a-lýfed, -nes

angil

(n.)

a hook

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a hook, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 11

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