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Anglo-Saxon

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cyric-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-weard, cyric-wyrd

a churchwarden

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a churchwarden, Chr. 1044; Th. 300, 26, col. 1

Linked entries: cyrce weard circe-weard

heorot-berge

(n.)
Grammar
heorot-berge, an; f.

Berry of the buckthorn

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Berry of the buckthorn, Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1

hundes tunge

(n.)

hound's tongue ⬩ cynoglossum officinale

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hound's tongue; cynoglossum officinale, Lchdm. ii. 333, col. i

Foss

(n.)
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C.D. vi. 288, col. 2

GYR

(n.)

a fir tree ⬩ abies

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a fir tree; abies, Lchdm. iii. 328, col. 1

Linked entry: gyr-treów

suþerige

(n.)
Grammar
suþerige, A plant name glossing satirion, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 18. Cockayne takes the word to be the same as sæþerige (q. v.), and the gloss to be a mistake, Lchdm. ii. 403, col. 1; but cf. satirion sanycle, Wülck. Gl. 613, 33,
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saniculum sanicle i. wudemerch, 554, 8

Fíf burhga

(n.)
Grammar
Fíf burhga, or burga; pl. f.

The Five towns ⬩ quinque cīvĭtātes

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Ferde se æðeling ðanon in to fíf burgum [burhgum, Th. 276, 7, col. 2] the noble went thence to the Five towns, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 7, col. 1; 277, 7: 1013; Th. 270, 17, col. 2

nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except

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Grammar nefne, conj. connecting clauses, Unless, except Hé hyra má ácwellan wolde, nefne him witig God forstóde, Beo. Th. 2116; B. 1056: 6101; B. 3054: Exon. Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106 : 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186. Hí sǽdon, nemne ( nisi ) hí him máran andlyfne

Linked entries: nemne nymne

un-scennan

(v.)
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þá oxan arator disjungit boves, Coll. M. 20, 27. (?)

Linked entry: un-spannan

ofer-wintran

(v.)

to winter, pass the winter

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Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

Linked entry: -wintran

a-dréfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dréfed, = a-drǽfed; pp. of a-drǽfan.

driven

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driven,Chr. 790; Th. 99, 20, col. 2

Beda-ford

(n.)

Bedford

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Bedford, Chr. 915 ; Th. 191, 26, col. 1

Bedcan ford

(n.)

Bedford

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Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 27, col. 1

Bede-ford

(n.)

Bedford

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Bedford, Chr. 1010; Th. 264, 12, col. 1

Bænesing-tún

(n.)

Bensington

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Bensington, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 29, col. 1

Cyninges tún

(n.)

Kingston

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Kingston, Chr. 979; Th. 235, 9, col. 1

cúle

(n.)

a cowl

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Catal. 131, 74, col. 1

Efer-wíc

(n.)

York

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York, Chr. 188; Th. 15, 25, col. 3

ége

(n.)
Grammar
ége, gen. dat. acc. of ég

water

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water, Chr. 47; Th. 11. 6, col. 3

Eofer-wíc

(n.)

York

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York, Chr. 189; Th. 15, 28, col. 2

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