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ofer-sáwan

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Add: to sow ground with seed in addition to some already sown. v. Dict. to sow seed over other seed Cuóm feónd his and oferseów (ofergeseáw, L. ) weód in midle þæs hwǽtes, Mt. R. !3. 25

bróder

(n.)

a brother

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a brother Bróder sune a brother's son, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 27; Wrt. Voc. 51, 71

freó-lǽta

(n.)
Grammar
freó-lǽta, frig-lǽta, an; m.

One made freea freedmanlibertus

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Gl. 8; Som. 56, 106; Wrt. Voc. 18, 55. Freó-lǽtan sunu the son of a freedman; libertīnus, 8; Som. 56, 107; Wrt. Voc. 18, 56

Linked entries: frig-lǽta frió-léta

sweðrian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðrian, swiðrian, sweoðerian; p. ode (some instances of the cpd. ge*-*sweðrian, omitted under that word, are given here)
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To retire, withdraw, abate, subside, decrease, fail, come to an end:?-Sweðraþ facessit, discedit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 30. Gesweðeriaþ fatescunt (fatiscere dissolvi, Migne), 96, 18. Mylt, sweþrede, áswand, áteorade dissolvitur, desinit, discedit, 147, 25

ge-syd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-syd, es; n.

A place in which to wallowmud

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A place in which to wallow, mud Sol vel gesyd volutabrum, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 32; Wrt. Voc. 37, 22

eft-swá-micel

(adv.)

Even so much tantundem

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Even so much; tantundem eft-swa-miceles for so much, at that price; tantīdem, Som. Ben. Lye

DWǼS

(adj.)
Grammar
DWǼS, adj.

Dull, foolish, stupid hĕbes, stultus, fătuus

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Dull, foolish, stupid; hĕbes, stultus, fătuus Dwǽs vel sott hĕbes, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 79; Wrt. Voc. 50, 59: 74, 35: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 5. Abroten vel dwǽs văfer vel fătuus vel sōcors, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 115; Wrt. Voc. 18, 62.

Linked entries: dwés ge-dwǽs

hóh-hwyrfing

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-hwyrfing, e; f.

A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?];orbis,

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A turning on the heel so as to describe a circle [?]; orbis, Som

a-slacigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-slacigendlíc, adj.

Remissiveremissivus

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Remissive; remissivus Sume [adverbia] syndon remissiva, ðæt synd aslacigendlíce [lytlum paulatim, softe suaviter, etc.] some [adverbs] are remissiva, that is remissives, etc. Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 29

Linked entry: slacigendlíc

bíle

(n.)

a bile, carbuncle, soreulcus

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a bile, carbuncle, sore; ulcus, Som. Lye

CYND

(n.)
Grammar
CYND, es; n.

nature, KIND naturaa sort, gender natura, genus

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Cot. a sort, gender; natura, genus Neutrum is náðor cynd, ne werlíces, ne wíflíces neuter is neither sort [gender], neither of male nor of female, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 3; Som. 5, 32

Linked entry: cind

dooc

(n.)

the south wind notus, auster

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the south wind; notus, auster, Som. Ben. Lye

cwic-beám

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-beám, es; m.

The QUICKBEAM, a sort of poplar? forte populus tremula? cariscus, juniperus

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The QUICKBEAM, a sort of poplar? forte populus tremula? cariscus, juniperus Genim cwicbeám take quickbeam, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 1. Cwicbeám cariscus, Ælfc. Gl. 46 ; Som. 64, 119; Wrt. Voc. 32, 53

Linked entries: cuic-beám cwic-treów

drýme

(n.)

a song

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a song, Som. Ben. Lye

soppe

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Substitute: <b>sopp</b> a sop Sopp offulam, An. Ox. 56, 10. (?)

bearn

(n.)
Grammar
bearn, es; n.

A BEARNchildsonissueoffspringprogenynatusinfanspuerfiliussobolesproles

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Beón mid bearne gravidam esse, Somn. 370. Bearn soboles vel proles, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 19. Geáta bearn the sons of the Goths, Beo. Th. 4374; B. 2184. He Noe gebletsade and his bearn he blessed Noah and his sons, Cd. 74; Th. 91, 1; Gen. 1505.

Linked entries: barn beærn byre beorn

ge-ælged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ælged, part.

Colouredpaintedtannedsunburntcŏlōrātussōle fuscātus

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Coloured, painted, tanned, sunburnt; cŏlōrātus, sōle fuscātus, Som. Ben. Lye

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Gr. 41; Som. 44, 21. Ic mæg queo, ðú miht quis, hé mæg quit; ic mihte quivi, 30; Som. 35, 5. With infin. Ic mid handum ne mæg heofon gerǽcan, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 9; Sat. 169.

Linked entry: mæg

eástan

(adj.)
Grammar
eástan, eásten; adj.

East orientālis

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East; orientālis Eástan súþan wind south-east wind; vulturnus, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 86; Wrt. Voc. 36, 12. Norþan eástan wind eurus, euroauster, 54; Som. 66, 87; Wrt. Voc. 36, 13. Eásten wind subsōlānus, 54; Som. 66, 82; Wrt. Voc. 36, 8

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hillsaxum, rupes, collis

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Gr. 9, 27; Som. II. 24. Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22. Sumra wyrta eard biþ on clúdum the soil of some herbs is on rocks, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46

Linked entry: CLÚT