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Anglo-Saxon

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hǽlsung

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlsung, e; f.

Divination, augury ⬩ augurium

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Divination, augury; augurium, Cot. 11, Lye

Linked entry: hálsung

hǽmed-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-gemána, an; m.

Matrimony, marriage ⬩ matrimonium

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Matrimony, marriage; matrimonium, Cot. 129, Lye

hearpene

(n.)
Grammar
hearpene, an; f.

A nightingale ⬩ aëdon

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A nightingale; aëdon, Cot. 19, Lye

hearm-heortness

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-heortness, e; f.

Murmuring, grieving ⬩ murmuratio

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Murmuring, grieving; murmuratio, Cot. 187, Lye

brǽding-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽding-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast, broil,
panne
a pan
]

to roast, broil, ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan; ⬩ sartago,

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A frying-pan; sartago, Cot. 173

Linked entries: brǽd-panne bréding-panne

brédan

(v.)

to roast, broil, warm,

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to roast, broil, warm, Cot. 86

hopu

lygustra,

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lygustra, Lchdm. iii. 332, col. 2

cræfian

(v.)

to crave

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to crave Cod. Exon. 5b. Lye

creópung

(n.)
Grammar
creópung, e; f.

A CREEPING ⬩ stealing ⬩ obreptio

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A CREEPING, stealing; obreptio Cot. 144

gw-sóð

(n.)

a soother ⬩ flatterer ⬩ parasitus,

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a soother, flatterer; parasitus, Cot. 152

ge-telged

(v.)

coloured ⬩ dyed ⬩ coloratus,

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coloured, dyed; coloratus, Cot. 49, 81

Linked entries: ge-tælged ge-ælged

Cyric-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Cyric-burh, gen. -burge; dat.-byrig ; f. [Hunt. Cereburih: Brom. Cyrebury: the church city]

Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi

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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1

folc-cú

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cú, f.

The folk's cow ⬩ a cow of the herd ⬩ pŏpŭli vacca

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The folk's cow, a cow of the herd; pŏpŭli vacca Under folc-cúm [MS. folcum] inter vaccas popŭlōrum, Ps. Th. 67, 27; among the kien of puplis, Wyc. 67, 31

Linked entry: folcú

a-byffan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byffan, p. ode; pp. od

To mutter ⬩ mutire

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Cot. 134

adeliht

(adj.)
Grammar
adeliht, adj.

Dirty ⬩ filthy ⬩ cænosus

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Dirty, filthy; cænosus, Cot. 48

a-stépnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-stépnes, -ness, e; f.

A privation ⬩ orbatio

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A privation; orbatio, Cot. 187

a-stynt

(v.)

made dull ⬩ hĕbĕtātus

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made dull; hĕbĕtātus, Cot. 101

Linked entry: a-stintan

a-slæcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæcian, p. ude; pp. ud

To dissolve ⬩ dimittere

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To dissolve; dimittere, Cot. 62

and-findende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
and-findende, part.

Finding ⬩ getting ⬩ nanciscens

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Finding, getting; nanciscens, Cot. 138

an-spel

(n.)
Grammar
an-spel, -spell, es; n. [an, spel a speech]

A conjecture ⬩ conjectura

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A conjecture; conjectura, Cot. 56

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