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Anglo-Saxon

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wudu-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bucca, an; m.

A wild goat

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A wild goat Firginbucca, ðæt ys wudubucca, Lchdm. i. 348, 2. Wudubuccan gealla, 348, 6

Linked entries: wudu wudu-gát

bí-wyrde

(n.)
Grammar
bí-wyrde, es; n.

A proverb ⬩ saying

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A proverb, saying Bíwyrde proverbium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 56. Bíwyrda proverbiorum, An. Ox. 5232

Linked entry: bí-word

beód-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
beód-fæt, es; n.
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A table-vestel, cup Ciatis, i. calathis, vasis vel beódfatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 17

blǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdness, (bléd-), e; f.

A blossom

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A blossom Þeáh hé (May) wynsumlíce blówe and blǽdnyssa fægere geyppe, Angl. viii. 311, 1

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

canon-bóc

(n.)
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a book of canons Hæbbe ǽlc bisceop canonbóc tó sinoðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 14

Linked entry: bóc

cáma

(n.)
Grammar
cáma, an; m.
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A bit Mid brídle and mid cáman in freno et camo, Ps. Th. 31, 11

dǽd-lata

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-lata, an; m.
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One slow to act, a sluggard Oft daedlata dómę foręldit sigisítha gahuém, Txts. 152, 8

Linked entry: lata

ed-staþeliend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-staþeliend, ed-staþeligend, es; m.
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A restorer Hé is þín edstaþeligend, Hml. S. 5, 201. v. ge-edstaþeli(g)end

efen-irfeweard

(n.)
Grammar
efen-irfeweard, es; m.
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A co-heir Efnyrfeweard coheres, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 41. Efenyrfeweardum coheredibus, Scint. 30, 8

Linked entries: efen-yrfeweard irfe-weard

fearn-edisc

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-edisc, es; n.

A fern-pasture

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A fern-pasture On sacecumb, swá on fearn*-*edisc, C. D. B. i. 519, 2

Linked entries: edisc fearn-lǽs

fore-gidd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-gidd, -gedd

a proverb

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a proverb Foregeddum (geddum, L.) nán ðú cweðes prouerbium nullum dicis, Jn. R. 16, 29

fore-cneóres

(n.)

progenies

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glosses progenies Of forecneówresse on forecneóressa a progenie in progenies, Ps. Rdr. p. 296, 50

cyne-strǽt

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Substitute: The king's highway, a high road Cyne*-*strǽte puplicum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 16

ge-métend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métend, es; m.
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One who finds out, an inventor, a discoverer Onfindend and gemétend inuentor, Germ. 391, l

Linked entry: -métend

ge-teohhung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teohhung, e; f.
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Determination, ordinance Hé wiste ꝥ hit æfter his geteohhunge ágán sceolde, Hml. A. 154, 69

ge-dícan

(v.)
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to make a dic On ðá díc ðe hé gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6

Linked entry: dícan

ge-freógend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-freógend, ge-frígend, es; m.
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A liberator Gefrígend (gefreógynd, Ps. Spl. C. ) liberator, Ps. Srt. 17, 49, 3 : 39, 18

Linked entry: freógend

ge-cryppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cryppan, p. te
Entry preview:

To crook a finger, close the hand Genim gecrypte hand fulle, Lch. ii. 276, 13

Linked entry: cryppan

grynel

(n.)
Grammar
grynel, es; m.
Entry preview:

Add: A swelling in the neck Grynlas toles, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 60. Cf. cyrnel

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