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and-cwis

(n.)
Grammar
and-cwis, -cwiss, e; f.

An answerresponsum

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An answer; responsum Andcwis ageaf gave answer, Exon. 47b; Th. 163, 26; Gú. 999

Afrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Afrisc, adj.

AfricanAfricanus

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African; Africanus Afrisc meówle an African maid, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 7; Exod. 579

alr

(n.)
Grammar
alr, es; m.

An alder-treealnus

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An alder-tree; alnus, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 5; Wrt. Voc. 33, 4

Linked entry: ælr

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, es; m.

A grate formed as a ring used for bakinga gridironcraticula

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A grate formed as a ring used for baking, a gridiron; craticula, Cot. 99

a-wrigenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wrigenes, -wregennes, -ness, e; f.

A discoveryrevelationrevelatio

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A discovery, revelation; revelatio To þeóda awrigenesse ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

dúre

(n.)
Grammar
dúre, an; f.

A door ostium, jānua

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A door; ostium, jānua To ðære dúran at the door, Mk. Bos. 1, 33

ellm

(n.)
Grammar
ellm, es; m.

An elmulmus

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An elm; ulmus On ellmum in ulmis, L. Edg. C. 16; Wilk. 83, 47

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71

emn-

(prefix)
Grammar
emn-, emne-, in composition,

even, equal

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even, equal, as efen mne-cristen a fellow-christian. Emn-sceólere a school-fellow

Linked entry: efen-micel

eógoþ

(n.)
Grammar
eógoþ, e; f.

Youth jŭventus

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Youth; jŭventus Duguþe and eógoþe with old and young. Andr. Kmbl. 2245; An. 1124

erce-diácon

(n.)

an archdeacon archidiāconus

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an archdeacon; archidiāconus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 80: Homl. Th. i. 416, 29: 418, 16

Linked entry: ærce-diácon

fóre-dúru

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-dúru, e; f: -dýr, es; n.

A fore-doorporchan entryhallvestĭbŭlumpropy̆læumπροπύλαιον

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A fore-door, porch, an entry, hall; vestĭbŭlum, propy̆læum = προπύλαιον Fóredýre vestĭbŭla, Cot. 190

fýr-gnást

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gnást, es; m.

A fire-sparkscintilla

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A fire-spark; scintilla Flugon fýrgnástas fire-sparks flew, Andr. Kmbl. 3090; An. 1548

eala

(n.)

ale

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ale Eala cervĭsia, celia, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 106; Wrt. Voc. 27, 35

eald-writere

(n.)
Grammar
eald-writere, es; m.

An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient mattersantīquārius

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An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters; antīquārius. Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: wrítere

eall-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-wealda, adj.

All-ruling, almighty omnĭpŏtens

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All-ruling, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Eallwealdan Gode to almighty God, Andr. Recd. 414; An. 205

here-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
here-bróga, an; m.

The terror produced by an army or by war,

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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462

láð-gewinna

(n.)
Grammar
láð-gewinna, an; m.

an enemy

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A hated opponent, an enemy, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 33; Rä. 16, 29

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, e; f.

An awningcurtainperipetasma

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An awning, curtain; peripetasma, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 69; Wrt. Voc. 61, 46

Linked entry: stefning

listig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
listig-, liste-líce; adv.

Skilfully

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Skilfully: Seóð æt leóhtum fýre listelíce, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 7