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túdor-fóster

(n.)
Grammar
túdor-fóster, es; m.

Nourishment of offspring

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Nourishment of offspring Æfter ðon tuddor-fóstre vel of ðírn síþborenarn de post fetantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 81

Linked entry: fóster

CLUGGE

(n.)
Grammar
CLUGGE, an; f.

A bell, small bellcampana

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gone out of the world, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 40

heofon-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of heaven

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The kingdom of heaven Biþ him heofonríce ágiefen to them shall be given the kingdom of heaven, Exon. 26 a; Th. 77, 22; Cri. 1260. Heofenríces duru the door of the kingdom of heaven, Blickl. Homl. 9, 1.

dagena

(n.)

of daysdierum

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of days;dierum Him bebeád seofon dagena fæsten enjoined them a fast of seven days, Homl. Th. i. 434, 21: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 8; Cri. 1587: Menol. Fox 128; Men. 64; gen. pl. of daga

ge-maca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-maca, an; m. and f.

A mate, an equal, companionpar, sociussocius

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Of eallum nýtenum ealles flǽsces twegen gemacan of all beasts two of the same kind, male and female, Gen. 6, 19

Linked entry: maca

feorh-hord

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hord, es; n.

Life's treasurethe soulspiritvītæ thēsaurusănĭma

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Life's treasure, the soul, spirit; vītæ thēsaurus, ănĭma Líf biþ on síþe, fǽges feorhhord life is on its journey, the spirit of the fated, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 7; Ph. 221.

huntung

(n.)
Grammar
huntung, e; f.

Hunting

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Of huntungum de venationibus, Rtl. 118, 39

lǽlan

(v.)

to be bruised

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Kemble and Grimm read líclǽlan spots [of blood] on the body, on the body, but cf. lǽlian

Linked entries: lǽl líc-lǽlan

líc-þrowere

(n.)
Grammar
líc-þrowere, es; m.

A leper

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On Simones húse ðæs lícþroweres in the house of Simon the leper, Blickl. Homl. 73, 2. Manega lícþroweras multi leprosi, Lk. Skt. 4, 27: H. R. 105, 2

Linked entry: þrowere

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, a covering for the leg.
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Brécena tácen is þæt þú stríce mid þínum twám handum up on þín þeóh, Tech. ii. 127, 8. Ðá þe on ýtinge farað níman him bréc (femoralia) of hrægelhúse, R. Ben. 90, 8. Dele ' acc. bréc, ' and add

cugele

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Þæt hé hæbbe cugelan (cúlan, v. l.) . . . sý on wintra seó cuhle (cúle, v. l. ) of þiccurn hrægle, R. Ben. 89, 11. Heó hire heáfod behylede mid hire cúlan, Hml. S. 33, 237: Angl. xiii. 443, 1115. Ofer þá cúlan super cucullam, 1116.

Eáster-wucu

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Gestód hine seó ádl þon Wódnesdæg néhst Eástron and þá eft þan ylcan dæge on þǽre Eástorwucan hé þæt líf of þám líchaman sende, Guth. 80, 7. Innon þǽre Eásterwucan on .xiiii. k̵. Mai, Chr. 1061; P. 190, 2.

ge-þancol

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Add: mindful Hé þurh þæs gehátes myngunge swíþe geþancol on anginne his ríces began þá stówe tó fyrþrienne, eal swá hé ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe.

dæg

Grammar
dæg, <b>. I a.</b> add: ¶ in pl.
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days, denoting a period of undefined extent On þám dagum cóm Ióhannes, Mt. 3, 1: Lk. 1, 39. Add Geloten dæg suprema (dies ), Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 14. ¶ Add Þú sealdest him langsumnyssa dagena, Ps.

sand-corn

(n.)

a grain of sand

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a grain of sand Gif míne synna and mín yrmþ wǽron áwegene on ánre wǽgan, ðonne wǽron hí swǽrran gesewene ðonne sandcorn on sǽ, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 24.

eorþ-denu

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-denu, e; f.

A valley

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A valley Þonne ealle eorðware úp árísað of ðǽm ealdum eorðscræfum and of ðǽm ealdum eorðdenum, Nap. 20

un-staþolfæstness

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Add: unsettledness Of sleacnesse byð ácenned . . . unstaðolfæstnes stówe and wórung of stówe tó stówe, Verc. Först. 177. 4

slop

(n.)

a loose, upper garment.any kind of outer garment made of linen, garment mutatorium a gown, a loose garment, esp. a priest's gown

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'Slop a smock-frock; any kind of outer garment made of linen,' Halliwell's Dict

Sunnan-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Sunnan-niht, e; f.
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His líc læg on byrgene ða Sæterniht and Sunnanniht . . . and hé árás of deáðe on ðone Eásterlícan Sunnandæg, Homl. Th. i. 216, 27-33. Se ðe stalaþ on Sunnanniht. . . oððe on ðone Hálgan Ðunresdæg, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 22.

Linked entry: Wódnes-niht

a-breóðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breóðan, p. -breáþ, pl. -bruðon; pp. -broðen

To unsettleruinfrustratedegeneratedeteriorateperderedegenerare

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Hí abruðon ða ðe he toþohte they frustrated that which he had thought of, Chr. 1004; Ing. 178, 1. Eálá ðú abroðene folc degener O populus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 8,10. Hic et hæc et hoc nugas ðæt is abroðen on Englisc Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. ii, 2

Linked entry: a-bruðon