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hrágra

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Hráhra (hrágra, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 307, 3. Ráhgre, Hpt. 33, 240, 30. ¶ in compounds :-- On hrágraþorn; of hrágraþorn, C. D. iii. 31, 19. Siluam quae dicitur Rágreholt, v. 5, 23. Add

or-wéne

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add: with clause; and for last passage substitute Ealle Italiam geswicon Rómánum and tó Hannibale gecirdon, for þon þe hié wǽron orwéne hwæðer ǽfre Rómáne tó heora anwealde becómen omnis Italia ad Annibalem, desperata Romani status reparatione, defecit

watel

(n.)
Grammar
watel, es ; m.

A wattle interwoven twigs

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A wattle interwoven twigs Watul teges, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26: Zup. 52, 13.

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, hom, hamm, e; f.

The ham, the inner or hind part of the kneewith bent kneesthe ham or haunch of a horsepoples, suffrago

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The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee Hamm poples, hamma suffragines, Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 44, 66, 65. Ham poples, 71, 50.

ge-swicennes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicennes, -swicenes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A ceasingcessationabstainingrepentancecessātioresĭpiscentia

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Th. ii. 48, 27: Ælfc. T. 29, 18. Þurh geswicenysse yfeles by cessation from evil, Homl. Th. ii. 332, 3. Búton ǽlcere geswicenesse sĭne ulla resĭpiscentia, L. M. I. P. 20; Th. ii. 270, 21

stæf-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-cyst, e; f.

Excellence in letters or learningbook-learning

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Excellence in letters or learning, book-learning, 'Leornodest ðú ǽfre sealmas oþþe óþre hálige gewritu?' 'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?'

hund

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Hrýðeres belle and hundes hoppe ... ǽlc bið ánes sciłł. weorð, and ǽlc is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16. Be hundes slite. Gif hund mon tóslíte oþþe ábíte ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, 78, 1-6. Wiþ hundes slite, Lch. i. 148, 7.

a-drencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drencan, p. -drencte; pp. -drenced; v. a.

To plunge underto immersedrownimmergere

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Caines ofspring eall wearþ adrenced on ðam deópan flód, ðe adyde mancinn Cain's offspring were all drowned in the deep flood, which destroyed mankind, Ælfc. T. 5, 24. Heora feóndas flód adrencte, Ps. Th. 105, 10: Ex. 14, 28

be-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-birgan, -birigan; p. de; pp. ed

To burysepelire

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He hine bebirigde he buried him, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6. 2. Hine bebirgdon sepelierunt eum, Gen. 50, 13. Bebirged sepultus, 50, 14. Ðǽr wæs Isaac bebirged, and ðǽr líþ eác Lia bebirged ibi sepultus est Isaac, ibi et Lia condita jacet, 49, 31

BYDEN

(n.)
Grammar
BYDEN, bydenn, e; f.
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Byden cupa, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 94; Wrt. Voc. 34, 24

CUPPE

(n.)
Grammar
CUPPE, an; f.

A small drinking vessel, CUP poculum, obba

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A small drinking vessel, CUP ; poculum, obba Cuppe obba, Ælfc. Gl. 24 ; Som. 60, 43; Wrt. Voc. 24, 43. Nime áne cuppan let him take a cup, L. M. 2, 64 ; Lchdm. ii. 290, 2: Lchdm. iii. 72, 17: Cod. Dipl. 492; Kmbl. ii. 380, 35.

Linked entry: copp

Fariseisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Fariseisc, def. se Fariseisca; adj.

PhariseanPhărĭsæus

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Pharisean; Phărĭsæus Bæd hine sumFariseisc man ðæt he ǽte mid him rŏgāvit illum quĭdam Phărĭsæus ut prandĕret ăpud se, Lk. Bos. 11, 37. Ongan se Fariseisca on him smeágan and cweðan Phărĭsæus cæpit intra se repŭtans dīcĕre, 11, 38.

FROGGA

(n.)
Grammar
FROGGA, froga, frocga, an; m.

A FROGrāna

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A FROG; rāna Frogga rāna, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 16; Wrt. Voc. 24, 20: 78, 58. He asende on hig froggan [frocgan. Spl.] mīsit in eos rānam, Ps. Lamb. 77, 45. Acende eorþe heora ýcan oððe froggan [frogan. Spl.] edĭdit terra eōrum rānas, 104, 30.

Linked entries: frocga frox

fyrd-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wíc, es; n.

An army-stationa campcastra

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An army-station, a camp; castra Ðis ys Godes fyrdwíc castra Dei sunt hæc, Gen. 32, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 77; Wrt. Voc. 18, 29. Fyrdunga oððe fyrdwícu castra, Ps. Lamb. 26, 3.

ge-ǽtred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtred, -ǽttred, -ǽttrad, -ǽttrud; part. [átor poison, venom]

Poisonedenvenomedpoisonousinfectustoxĭcātusvĕnēnātus

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Geǽttrad flaa a poisoned arrow, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 65; Wrt. Voc. 35, 51. Geǽttrude nýtenu vĕnēnāta anĭmālia, Scint. 7

hund-seofontig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hund-seofontig, num.

Seventy

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Seventy Hundseofontig septuaginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 43. Ealles hundseofontig manna seventy men in all, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 30. His suna gestríndon twá and hundseofontig suna his sons begot seventy-two sons, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 61, 154.

Linked entry: -seofontig

in-orf

(n.)
Grammar
in-orf, es ; n.

Household goods

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Household goods Inéddisc vel inorf entheca, g. suppellex Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 90; Wrt.Voc. 38, 16. Gif hit sý innorf if it be goods from a house [that are taken], Lchdm. iii. 286, 5.

Linked entries: orf in-irfe

land-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-sittende, adj.

Occupying land

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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had

Langa-Frige-dæg

(n.)

Good-Friday

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Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 558, 16. [On langfridæi him on rode hengen, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 25.]

mæsse-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-dæg, es; m.

A festival

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November onginþ on ealra hálgena mæssedæg, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 56. Uppon sc̃e Laurent mæssedæg. Chr. 1103; Erl. 239, 5