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Anglo-Saxon

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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

CWIC

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

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Wylle on glédum cwicum boil on live coals, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 20. On cwicum wǽdum in living garments, Salm. Kmbl. 280 ; Sal. 139. To démenne ǽgðer ge ðám cucum ge ðám deádum to judge both the quick and the dead, Homl.

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

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

afora

(n.)

a son

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a son, Chr. 937; Th. 200, 41, col. 3; Æðelst. 7

for-deáþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-deáþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-dón.

destroys ⬩ does for

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Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happen ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ accĭdēre

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Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

a-mundon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-mundon, p. of a-munan.

thought of ⬩ minded

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thought of, minded,Chr. 755; Th. 84, 36, col. 3;

gǽd

(n.)

a lack ⬩ want

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a lack, want, Col. 13; Th. 15, 21; Gen. 236

Gænt

(n.)

Ghent in Flanders

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Ghent in Flanders, Chr. 881; Th. 150, 13, col. 3

Gaful-ford

(n.)

Camelford ⬩ Cornwall

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Camelford, Cornwall, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1

ge-hiérsumian

(v.)

to make obedient

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to make obedient, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 1

Stæf-ford

(n.)

Stafford

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Stafford Æt Stæfforda, Chr. 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2

Cyrn-ceaster

(n.)

Cirencester

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Cirencester On Cyrnceastre in Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 287, 12, col. 1

hræfnes leác

(n.)

orchis,

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orchis, see Lchdm. iii. 333, col. 1. v. Grmm. D. M. 1144

grundsópa

(n.)
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Lchdm. iii. 329, col. 1

Bebban burh

(n.)
Grammar
Bebban burh,
  • Chr. 547; Th. 28, 25; 29, 24 : 641
    • ;
  • Th. 49, 3 : 993
    • ;
  • Th. 240, 17; 241, 16, col. 2
    • :
Bæbba-burh,
  • Chr. 1093; Th. 360, 6
    • :
Bebba-burh,
  • Chr. 1095 ; Th. 361, 39, 40
    • :
gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig ; acc. -burg, -burh; f.

BAMBOROUGH, in Northumberland ⬩ Babbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum

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BAMBOROUGH, in Northumberland: Babbæ oppidum in provincia Northanhymbrorum Hér Ida féng to ríce, ðonon Norþanhymbra cyne-cyn onwóc, and ríxode twelf geár. He timbrode Bebban burh, seó wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and ðǽr æfter mid wealle here [A. D.

Linked entries: Bæbban burh Bebba-burh

afara

(n.)

a son

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a son, Chr. 937; Th. 200, 41, col. 1; Æðelst. 7

clufon

(v.)
Grammar
clufon, p. pl. of cleófan.

clove

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Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5;

full-weorþlíce

(adv.)

full worthily ⬩ very honourably

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full worthily, very honourably, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 21, col. 2

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