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glóf

(n.)
Grammar
glóf, e; a weak pl. glófan occurs; f. A

GLOVEchirothēcaχειρoθήκη

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Earnian mid ðam glófa him sylfum deserviat, per id cirotecas sibi, L. R. S; Th. i. 438, 15. Foxes glófa buglosse, Wrt. Voc. 67, 24: Herb. 144; Lchdm. i. 266; 16

gomel

(adj.)
Grammar
gomel, gomol, gamel, gamol; adj.
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Biþ geómorlíc gomelum eorle it is sad for an aged man, 4880; B. 2444. Gomele ymb gódne ongeador sprǽcon the old spake together about the good [warrior], 3194; B. 1595.

Linked entries: gomol gamel gamol

blód-gýte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gýte, es; m. [blód, gýte a flowing, from gýt flows out, pres. of geótan].

a flowing or running of bloodsanguinis profluviuma blood-shedding, bloodshedsanguinis effusio

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him to drink fiveleaf in wine, and smear the head with it; then the blood-running will soon staunch, Herb. 3, 5; Lchdm. i. 88, 8-10. a blood-shedding, bloodshed; sanguinis effusio Ðǽr wæs se mǽsta blódgýte there was the greatest bloodshed, Ors. 4, 2;

Linked entry: blód-geóte

ge-læccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-læccan, -læccean; he -læcþ; p. he -læhte, pl. -læhton; pp. -læht

To takecatchseizeapprehendcomprehendcaperearriperecomprehendere

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Ðis þing ic gelæhte I have comprehended this thing; hanc rem apprehendi, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 24

Linked entries: læccan ge-læht

stǽr

(n.)
Grammar
stǽr, stér, steór, es; n.
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In ðyssum úrum stǽre, 4, 30; S. 609, 33. Be stǽre Angelþeódes cyricean, 5, 24; S. 647, 16: 4, 22; S. 592, 31. On Ongelcynnes steóre, ðæt is, on historia Anglorum, Shrn. 87, 7.

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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of Candel-mæsse óð Eástran .iii., L.

Linked entry: wice-weorc

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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And ic sælf ðæt ierfæ (peccuniam) tó gestríndæ . . . . Ðonnæ is ðǽr nú irfæs (pecuniae ) ðæs ðæs stranga wintær lǽfæd hæfð nigon ealð hríðru, and feówer and hundændlæftig ealdra swína, Chart. Th. 162, 26-163, 4

Linked entry: erfe

and-weorc

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Gl. 245, 36. v. an-weorc in Dict. Add

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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of recovery from ill health, to get better Bataþ hé inneweard, Lch. i. 80, 20. Lege on þǽr hit heardige, hnescaþ hyt sóna and bataþ, 84, 4. Gif hrýðera steorfan . . . geót on ðone múð, sóna hý batigeað, iii. 54, 33. Smire oþ ꝥ batige, ii. 78, 17.

GEARD

(n.)
Grammar
GEARD, es; m.

An inclosureinclosed placeYARDGARDENcourtdwellinghomeregionlandseptumlŏcus septushortusāreahabĭtācŭlumdomĭcĭliumrĕgio

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An inclosure, inclosed place, YARD, GARDEN, court, dwelling, home, region, land; septum, lŏcus septus, hortus, ārea, habĭtācŭlum, domĭcĭlium, rĕgio Se Godes cwide is weorþmynda geard the word of God is the garden of worship, Salm.

Linked entry: mǽr-geard

strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt, e (but uninflected forms occur) ; f.
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On strǽton in plateis, Mk. Skt. 6, 56. Hí synd stǽnene mid ðám ðe man strǽta wyrcþ, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 134. Ðá arn se ceorl geond ealle ða strǽt, Homl. Th. ii. 302, 8

Linked entry: strét

fǽhþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
fǽhþ-bót, e; f.

Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrelinimīcĭtiārum compensātio

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Eth. ix. 25; Th. i. 346, 2: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 27

leóda

(n.)
Grammar
leóda, an; m.

A man

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B. leódan] bebycgge if any one sell a man of his own people, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 3. Be leódan bygene concerning the sale of a man of one's own country, Th. i. 110, 1 note

Linked entry: land-leóda

méðian

(v.)

to grow weary

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M. 1, 86; Lchdm. ii. 154, 10

ge-hlot

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Hí preóstas an Grécisc clericos hátað, for þan hig synt getalode tó Drihtnes gehlote, oððe ꝥ heora Drihten sý heora gehlot, ealswá hit gewriten is, 'Ic eom,' cwyð Drihten, 'heora yrfewerdnys,' Chrd. 75, 30-33

un-geférlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geférlíc, adj.

That cannot be united or that separates

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Voc. ii. 141, 39

wrótan

(v.)
Grammar
wrótan, p. wreót

To turn up with the snoutroot up

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Voc. ii. 121, 64. Ic wróte subigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6 ; Zup. 176, 12. Hine útan of wuda eoferas wrótaþ exterminavit eam (vineam) apfir de sylva, Ps. Th. 79, 13. Swín on bócwuda wrótende, Exon. Th. 428, 12 ; Rä. 41, 107

cwedol

(adj.)
Grammar
cwedol, cwidol; adj. Ready of speech, talkative, eloquent
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Dicax, i. facundus, qui verbis jocatur in quamlibet rem, vel cwedel, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 11. Quedol dicam (-x?), quedole, dicas, 106, 48, 49.

Linked entry: cwidol

cnæp

Grammar
cnæp, cnæpp.
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D. iv. 8, 27. a button, brooch Cnæp fibula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 57

fremsumnes

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Voc. ii. 125, 35.