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Anglo-Saxon

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æl-fæle

(adj.)

All-fellvery balefulomnino perniciosus

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All-fell, very baleful; omnino perniciosus Áttor ælfæle very baleful poison, Andr. Kmbl. 1539; An. 771

Linked entry: eal-felo

áncor

(n.)
Grammar
áncor, áncer; g. áncres; m.

An anchorethermitanachoreta

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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Sléfleás áncra scrúd hermits' sleeveless garment, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 111

Linked entries: áncer áncor-líc

beáh-sel

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-sel, es ; n.

Hall of braceletsdomus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur

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Hall of bracelets; domus vel aula in qua armillas dominus largitur, Andr. Kmbl. 3312; An. 1659

Linked entries: hring-sele sæl

be-ládung

(n.)
Grammar
be-ládung, e; f.

An excuseapologeticusexcusatio

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An excuse; apologeticus, excusatio Beládung apologeticus Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 65; Wrt. Voc. 57, 44

deór-fald

(n.)
Grammar
deór-fald, es; m.

A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deercervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus

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A deer-fold, a park, an enclosure for deer; cervōrum hortus, vivārium, saltus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: fald

égsa

(n.)
Grammar
égsa, an; m.

An owner possessor

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An owner; possessor Égsan wyn the owner's pleasure, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 7; Gn. Ex. 107

eíg-land

(n.)
Grammar
eíg-land, es; n. [eá water = eíg, land land]

Water-land, an islandinsŭla

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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15

fǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
fǽgþ, e; f.

Hostility hostīlĭtas

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Hostility; hostīlĭtas On ða fǽgþe in that hostility, Andr. Kmbl. 567; An. 284, = fǽhþ q. v

fyrn-gid

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gid, -gidd, es; n.

An old prophecyvĕtus prŏphētia

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An old prophecy; vĕtus prŏphētia Fyrngidda fród prudent in old prophecies, Elen. Kmbl. 1079; El. 542

eár-clǽnsend

(n.)
Grammar
eár-clǽnsend, es; m. [eáre, clǽnsian to cleanse]

An ear-cleanser, the little finger dĭgĭtus aurĭcŭlāris

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An ear-cleanser, the little finger; dĭgĭtus aurĭcŭlāris Eárclǽnsend [MS. earclæsnend] aurĭcŭlāris, Wrt. Voc. 283, 24

Linked entry: eár-finger

eáre-finger

(n.)
Grammar
eáre-finger, es; m.

An ear-finger, the little fingerauricŭlārius dĭgĭtus, minĭmus digĭtōrum

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An ear-finger, the little finger; auricŭlārius dĭgĭtus, minĭmus digĭtōrum Eárefinger auricŭlārius, Wrt. Voc. 71, 34

hell-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
hell-fús, adj.

Bound for hell,

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Bound for hell, Andr. Kmbl. 99; An. 50: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 21; Cri. 1124

láð-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
láð-weorc, es; n.
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An evil work, work that is hateful to another Leornedan láðweorc Gode, Ps. Th. 105, 26

GICEL

(n.)
Grammar
GICEL, es; m.

An icicle

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An icicle Íses gicel stiria, stillicidia, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55

god-sprec

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprec, es; n.
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An oracle We neáh stódan ðǽm godsprecum we stood near to the oracles, Nar. 28, 32

bismer-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-leóþ, es; n.

A reproachful song, an incantationcarmen invectivum, nenia

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[bismer mockery, reproach; leóþ a song] A reproachful song, an incantation; carmen invectivum, nenia, Cot. 188

bóc-léden

(n.)

book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin

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book-language, and as most books were written in Latin, hence Latin, Chr. Erl. 3, 3

ge-nyhtsum-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsum-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, e; f.

An abundance, plentyabundantia

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An abundance, plenty; abundantia In mínre genyhtsumnisse in mea abundantia, Ps. Surt. 29, 7: 64, 12

sessian

(v.)
Grammar
sessian, p. ode
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.), smylte wurdon merestreáma gemeotu, Andr. Kmbl. 905; An. 453

þegnung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-hús, es; n.
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A house in which an employment is carried on a workshop Þéninghúsum officinis, Germ. 394, 267