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gold-bleoh

(n.)
Grammar
gold-bleoh, gen. -bleós; n.
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A golden colour; crisoletus, auricolor, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 89; Wrt. Voc. 34, 21

Linked entry: bleoh

gold-burh

(n.)
Grammar
gold-burh, gen. -burge; f.
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A town where gold is distributed or which is ornamented with gold, Andr. Kmbl. 3308; An. 1657: Cd. 119; Th. 154, 2; Gen. 2549

BOLSTER

(n.)
Grammar
BOLSTER, gen. bolstres; m.

A BOLSTER, a pillow for the headcervicala shellculcitacervicala mattressa bolster

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A BOLSTER, a pillow for the head; cervical He his heáfód onhylde to ðam bolstre, and medmycel fæc onslǽpte reclinavit caput ad cervical, modicumque obdormivit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, 7. He wæs on scipe, ofer bolster slápende erat in puppi, super cervical

gémen

(n.)
Grammar
gémen, gen. gémenne; f.
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Care; cūra Ǽlc mon mæg witan hú hefig sorg men beoþ seó gémen his bearna every one may know how heavy a trouble to a man is the care of his children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 17 : 12; Fox 36, 38. Be ðære hæfegan gémenne bearna concerning the heavy care of

Linked entry: gémæn

sulh-geteóh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-geteóh, gen. -teóges; n.
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An implement belonging to a plough Gegaderie hé ealle his sulhgeteógo tógædere let him collect together all the apparatus of his plough, Lchdm. i. 400, 19

sweor-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.
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A collar, band or chain for the neck, necklace Myne vel sweorbéh monile vel serpentinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 50. Swurbeáh monile, 74, 58. Swurbéh murenula vel torques, 16, 57. Ic ann ðære hlǽfdigan ánes swyrbeáges on hundtwelftigum mancussum and ánæs beáges

weorold-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-feoh, gen. -feós; n.
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Worldly wealth, this world's goods Nis woruldfeoh ðe ic mé ágan wille sceat ne scilling ( I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, Gen. 14, 23), Cd. Th. 129, 12 ; Gen. 2142

ýþ-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-mearh, gen. -meares; m.
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A wave-steed, a ship Sundhengestas, ealde ýðmearas, Exon. Th. 54, 5; Cri. 864. Se micla hwæl bisenceþ sǽlíþende, eorlas and ýðmearas, 363, 5; Wal. 49

grafu

(n.)
Grammar
grafu, gen. græfe; f.
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A cave, den Grǽfe (the MS. has the accent) ðeáfana (cf. illvirkja gröf in the Icelandic version of Mt. 21, 13) speluncam latronum, Mt. L. 21, 13

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLEfrenum

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A BRIDLE; frenum Bridel bagula ? Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 46; Wrt. Voc. 21, 35. Bridles midl a bridle's middle, a bit; camus, 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22 : Runic pm. 21; Kmbl. 343, 26; Hick. Thes. i. 135. On hælftre and bridle ceácan heora gewríþ

Linked entries: bridels brydel

orsorg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orsorg-líc, adj. with gen.

Secure

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Secure Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena mæg bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta conjugalis vita a supfliciis secura est, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 22

forþ-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour forthprofundĕre

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To pour forth; profundĕre Ongeán ðam rǽse ðæs forþgotenan streámes contra impĕtum flŭvii decurrentis, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 7. He, forþgotenum teárum of inneweardre heortan, Drihtne his willan bebeád profūsis ex imo pectŏre lacry̆mis, Dŏmĭno sua vōta commendābat

garwan

(adj.)
Grammar
garwan, = geawwan; dat. def. of gearo, q. v.

readyprepared

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ready, prepared, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 17

under-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
under-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -giten

To understandperceiveknow

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To understand, perceive, know Ic gefréde oððe undergyte sentio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Zup, 190, 11. Ic undergyte perpendo, 28, 7; Zup. 181, 6. Gif folces man syngaþ þurh nytenyss[e] and his gylt undergit ( et cognoverit peccatum suum ), Lev. 4, 28. Fram hyra

leloþre

(n.)
Grammar
leloþre, [error for geloþre according to Cockayne. v. gelod-wyrt],
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A kind of dock Lelodrae lapatium ( = λάπαθoν; cf. uude docce lapatium, Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 2), Ep. Gl. 13 f, 31. Lelothras radinape, 22 b, 32. Leloþre lapadium, Wrt. Voc. 69, 14: ii. 54, 24. Lelodrae lapatium, 112, 35. Lelothrae rodinope, 119, 24

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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A band, multitude, company, troop, body, train, pomp; multitudo, cohors, copia, pompa Cirmdon caldheorte, corþer óðrum getang the cold-hearted cried out, troop thronged on troop Andr. Kmbl. 276; An. 138. Cyning corþres georn a king desirous of pomp Cd

ge-wealcan

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Ger. ge-walchen concretus: cf. walchare compressor.] to pass Gewealcon emensus (cf. emenso oferférde, áurnenum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 33, 34), Germ. 400, 471

Egones hám

(n.)
Grammar
Egones hám, Egnes hám,es; m. [Ethelw. Ignesham: Flor. Eignes*-*ham: Hunt. Aegnesham: Gerv. Egenesham]

ENSHAM or EYNSHAM, Oxfordshire lŏci nōmen in agro Oxoniensi

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ENSHAM or EYNSHAM, Oxfordshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Oxoniensi Hér Cúþwulf feaht wið Bretwalas and genom Egones hám in this year [A.D. 571] Cuthwulf fought against the Britons and took Eynsham, hr. 571; Erl. 18, 14. Into Egnes hám at Eynsham, Cod. Dipl

plicgan

(v.)
Grammar
plicgan, to scrape, scratch : - Plicged (plicgeð ?) scalpit, Germ. 396, 255. [Cf. (?) Chauc. p. plighte ; pp. plight plucked. ]

Assyrias

(n.)
Grammar
Assyrias, gen. Assyria, Assiria ; dat. Assyrium ; pl. m.

The AssyriansAssyrii

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The Assyrians ; Assyrii Assyria ealdorduguþ the people of the Assyrians, Judth. 12 ; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 310

Linked entries: Asirige Assyrige