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wín-bóh

(n.)
Grammar
wín-bóh, gen. -bóges; m.

A branch of a vine

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A branch of a vine Wínbóga palmitum, Hpt. Gl. 468, 17: 496, 74: Homl. Th. ii. 74, 6. Of ðámwínbógum mid berium mid eallum palmitem cum uva sua, Num. 13, 24

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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See on the question of slavery Kemble's Saxons in England,' i. c. 8, Andrews' Old English Manor, c. 3, Grimm's R. A., pp. 300 sqq

Linked entries: þeá þeáw þió wíte-þeów

nytness

(n.)
Grammar
nytness, e; f.

Use ⬩ utility ⬩ advantage ⬩ profit

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Tó líchoman nyttnesse for the advantage of the body, Blickl. Homl. 57, 8. Mid allum ðǽm nytnessum ge on fixnoþum ge on médwum ðe ðǽrtó belympaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 186, 5, 9

candel

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Swá hwelc mon swá condella onbærne on ciricean of his gestreónum on mínum noman, Shrn. 101, 28. Add

túdor

(n.)
Grammar
túdor, tuddor, es; n.

That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants) ⬩ offspring ⬩ progeny ⬩ product ⬩ fruit ⬩ of human beings, ⬩ a child ⬩ offspring ⬩ race ⬩ breed ⬩ family ⬩ children ⬩ of animals ⬩ of human beings and animals ⬩ of plants

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That which grows from another (used of animals or of plants), offspring, progeny, product, fruit Túdor oððe cyn propago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 33. On ða tíd wæs ofor eorþan tuddres æþelnes, Blickl. Homl. 115, 10.

Linked entry: tuddor

a-deáfung eárena

(n.)

A deafening of the ears ⬩ surditas

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A deafening of the ears; surditas

ǽgnes ponces

(adv.)

of his own accord ⬩ sponte ⬩ ultro

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of his own accord; sponte, ultro

æl-reord

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-reord, æl-reordig

of foreign speech ⬩ barbarous ⬩ exterus ⬩ barbarus

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of foreign speech, barbarous; exterus, barbarus

af-godnes

(n.)
Grammar
af-godnes, -ness, e; f.

Idolatry ⬩ the worshipping of images ⬩ idololatria

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Idolatry, the worshipping of images; idololatria

cear-leás

void of care, careless, reckless, free,

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void of care, careless, reckless, free

-ed

(suffix)
Grammar
-ed, used as a termination
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of pp. v. D 4, 5

-ful

(suffix)
Grammar
-ful, -full,
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the termination of many adjectives, as

ge-un-ret

(v.)

saddened

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saddened; pp. of ge-un-rétan

blénd

(v.)

mixed, blended, mingled

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mixed, blended, mingled; p. of blandan

blent

(v.)

blends

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blends; 3rd pers. pres. of blandan

blét

(v.)
Grammar
blét, bléte, pl. bléton

was livid, pale

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was livid, pale; p. of blátan

blét

(v.)

sacrifices

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sacrifices; 3rd pers. pres. of blótan

bleót

(v.)

was livid, pale

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was livid, pale; p. of blátan

blód-hrǽce

(n.)
Grammar
blód-hrǽce, es; m.

A spitting of blood ⬩ sanguinis excreatio

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A spitting of blood; sanguinis excreatio

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