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awel

(n.)
Grammar
awel, Add:, es; m.
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Awele fuscinicula, An. Ox. 7, 378. Ꝥirlie hé his eáre mid ánum æle (subula), Ex. 21, 6. Man sceal habban ... awel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. Awelas fuscinicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 60. Awlas angulae, An. Ox. 46, 43. Awlum uncis, Germ. 393, 110

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Án sáwul is, and án líf and án edwist seó ðe hæfþ ðás þreó þing . . . Ðeáhhwæðere nis nán ðæra þreora seó sáwul, ac seó sáwul þurh ðæt gemynd gemanþ, þurh ðæt andgit heó understent, þurh ðone willan heó wile swá hwæt swá hire lícaþ, 288, 15-30.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Apollonius hí bæd ealle gréton, and on scip ástáh, Ap. Th. 10, 23. to address respectfully, salute a superior Ꝥ cild his Hláford hálette and grétte, Bl. H. 165, 31. Hí sécað ðæt hí mon gréte and weorðige on ceápstówum, Past. 27, 6.

æþelo

(n.)
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Add: f. and in pl. n. nature, in respect to other than rational beings Nim swá wuda swá wyrt of þǽre stówe þe his eard and æþelo biþ on tó weaxanne, and sette on uncynde stówe him, ðonne ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr náuht, Bt. 34, 10; F. 148, 26.

aaþ

(n.)

an oath

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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12

æt-hlýp

(n.)
Grammar
æt-hlýp, es; m. [æt to, hlýp a leap]

An assaultaggressusassultus

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An assault; aggressus, assultus For ðan æthlýpe for the assault, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 22

Linked entry: ǽ-hlýp

appel

(n.)
Grammar
appel, es; m; nom. acc. pl. applas, m; nom. acc. pl. appla; n.

An apple

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An apple Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28

Linked entry: apl

appel-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
appel-þorn, es; m.

An APPLE-THORNa crab-treepirus malus

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An APPLE-THORN, a crab-tree; pirus malus, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 460; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 448, 20

Linked entry: æppel-þorn

ancor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-setl, es; n.

An anchor-seatthe fore-castle of a shipthe prowprora

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An anchor-seat, the fore-castle of a ship, the prow; prora, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 11

áncor-stów

(n.)
Grammar
áncor-stów, e; f.

An anchoret's or hermit's cella solitary placeanachoretæ mansiosolus locus

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An anchoret's or hermit's cell, a solitary place; anachoretæ mansio, solus locus, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 26

driht

(n.)
Grammar
driht, e; f.

A multitude, an army

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A multitude, an army, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79: Cd. 47; Th. 61, 6; Gen. 993

eax

(n.)

an axesecūris

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an axe; secūris Seó eax the axe, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23, note 65, MS. B

Linked entries: æx ex

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth moundagger

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An earth mound; agger Eorþ-byrig [MS. -byre], Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

fýr-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-mǽl, es; m.

A fire-markmăcŭla igne inusta

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A fire-mark; măcŭla igne inusta Fýrmǽlum fág variegated with marks of fire, Andr. Kmbl. 2269; An. 1136

Linked entry: mǽl

fyrn-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
fyrn-gestreón, es; n.

An ancient treasureantīquus thesaurus

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An ancient treasure; antīquus thesaurus Full fyrngestreóna full of ancient treasures, Salm. Kmbl. 64; Sal. 32, MS. B

eall-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-hwít, adj.

All-white omnīno albus

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All-white; omnīno albus On eallhwítre þryh in an all-white coffin, Th. Diplm. A.D. 970; 241, 11

Linked entries: eal-hwít HWÍT

eágor-streám

(n.)
Grammar
eágor-streám, es; m.

A water-stream, oceanmăre

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A water-stream, ocean; măre, Andr. Kmbl. 882; An. 441; Bt. Met. Fox 20, 244; Met. 20, 122

irfe-first

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-first, es; m.

cretio

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A delay before entering upon an inheritance; cretio, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 106; Wrt. Voc. 20, 44

Linked entry: first

siru-tún

(n.)
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a place for an ambush, lurking-place Syretum (-tún?) latibulum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 27. v. preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: syretum

síþ-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-weorod, es ; n.
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A band out on an expedition Ne meahton síþ*-*werod gúþe spówan, Cd. Th. 127, 22 ; Gen. 2114