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Anglo-Saxon

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bí-nama

(n.)
Grammar
bí-nama, an; m.

A pronoun

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A pronoun Þá naman and þá bínaman, Angl. viii. 331, 5

byrþen-stán

(n.)
Grammar
byrþen-stán, es; m.
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A mill-stone Asales byrðenstán mola asinaria, Mt. L. 18, 6

cynehelmian

(v.)
Grammar
cynehelmian, p. ode
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To crown Se geleáfa cynehelmode ( coronat ) þá mægnu, Prud. 10 a

cípe-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
cípe-dæg, es; m.
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A market-day Cýpedaga nundinarum, An. Ox. 7, 1867: 8, 144

Linked entry: ceáp-dæg

crístnere

(n.)
Grammar
crístnere, es; m.
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A catechist Seó tíd sancte Petres þæs crístneres, Shrn. 89, 6

clidrenn

(n.)
Grammar
clidrenn, e; f.
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A clatter, noise Bretme vel clidrinnae (cliderme) strepitu, Txts. 96, 928

cleót

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Substitute: A tablet (?) Clút, cleót pittacium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 32

dǽd-bétere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bétere, es; m.
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A penitent Ne mæg man ná dǽdbéterum þis dón, Nap. 16

Linked entry: bétere

dóm-stów

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-stów, e; f.
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A judgement-place, tribunal Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa ?, Wlfst. 148, 31

eástansúþan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
eástansúþan-wind, es; m.
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A south-east wind Eástansúþanwind vulturnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 12

eaxle-gespan

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Add: the beam of a cross which passes behind the shoulders

eaxl-gestealla

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Add: a competitor(?) Mid exlistealle cum aemulo, Hpt. Gl. 405, 33

ed-sihþ

(n.)
Grammar
ed-sihþ, e; f.
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A looking again, respect Etsith respectus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 11

ele-horn

(n.)
Grammar
ele-horn, es; n.
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A horn for oil Elehorn lecitho, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 43

fédels-swín

(n.)
Grammar
fédels-swín, es; n.
Entry preview:

A fatted swine (?) .i. fédelsswín, C. D. B. i. 367, 40

Linked entry: fédels

feoh-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-geréfa, an; m.

A steward ⬩ bailiff

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A steward, bailiff Fehgroefa (fehugeroefa, L.) dispensator, Lk. R. 12, 42

feóndulf

(n.)
Grammar
feóndulf, feónd-ulf (ulf < wulf; cf. ulf in proper names, e. g. Swíð-ulf, Beorht-ulf, Eád-ulf, Beorn-ulf, Ecg-ulf, Chr. 897; P. 90, 4-9, and see Kl. Nom. Stam. p. 17), es; m.

A felon ⬩ villain

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A felon, villain Feóndulf furcifer, furca dignus, Germ. 396, 317. Substitute:

fiht

(n.)

a mane

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a mane Deórenum fihtum ferinis jubis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 9. (?)

fleax-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-æcer, es; m.

A flax-field

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A flax-field On ðá flexæcyras, C. D. v. 389, 16

fréced-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fréced-lic, adj.
Entry preview:

Perilous Hit ús is frécenlic (frécedlic, v.l. ), Hml. A. 139, 24

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