eorþ-græf
A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well ⬩ fossa, pŭteus
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A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well; fossa, pŭteus Isernes dǽl eorþgræf pæðeþ a part of iron passes the well, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 26; Ru. 59, 9
græf-seax
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A graving knife Græfsex scalprum vel scalpellum vel cælum, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7
han-grǽd
gor-gráf
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a muddy copse (?) Æt gorgráfes slædę ... eft in on gorgráfes slæd, C. D. vi. 120, 8-26. Of gorgrǽfan, v. 579, 18. On gorgráues, 380, 4
Linked entry: gráf
eorþ-gráp
Earth's grasp, the hold of the grave ⬩ terræ comprĕhensio
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Earth's grasp, the hold of the grave; terræ comprĕhensio Eorþgráp hataþ waldend wyrhtan earth's grasp [i. e. the grave holdeth its mighty workmen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 12; Ruin. 6
hilde-gráp
Hostile grasp
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Hostile grasp, Beo. Th. 2896; B. 1446: 5007; B. 2507. In the latter passage Thorpe and Kemble take gráp to be a verb
gram-méde
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anger Gramme (grammédes (?), grammédu (?); An. Ox. 5032 has only gra) irae, Hpt. Gl. 521, 20. Cf. eáþ-méde, ofer-méde, ofer-médu
nearu-gráp
A close grasp
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A close grasp Án wiht is ... hreóh and réþe hafaþ ryne strongne ... and be grunde faraþ ... neól is nearográp, Exon. Th. 491, 28; Rä. 81, 6
wyn-gráf
A pleasant grove
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A pleasant grove Mid wynngráfe weaxaþ geswiru exultatione colles accingentur, Ps. Th. 64, 13
wíþig-gráf
A willow-grove
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A willow-grove Of weardsetle on wíðiggráfas; of wíðiggráfan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 328, 11: 48, 11
heáh-græft
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13
mearc-grǽfa
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A boundary grǽfa (q. v. ) Of ðes westlangan hlinces ende on ðonne mearcgréfan, C. D. iii. 135, 26
a-grafen-líce
That which is carved ⬩ a carved image ⬩ sculptile
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That which is carved, a carved image; sculptile He gebǽdon ðæt agrafenlíce adora verunt sculptile, Ps. Spl. 105, 19
for-grand
crushed
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crushed, Beo. Th. 852; B. 424;
þorn-grǽfe
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A thorn-copse Andlang ðære þorngrǽfan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 148, 4
Linked entry: wír-grǽfe
wír-grǽfe
A myrtle-grove
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A myrtle-grove Wírgrǽfen (-an?) mirteta Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 18; 57, 5
wæl-grǽdig
Greedy for the slain
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Greedy for the slain (an epithet of cannibals) Hæfdon hié áwriten wælgrǽdige wera endestæf, hwænne hié tó móse meteþearfendum weorðan sceoldon, Andr. Kmbl. 269; An. 135
Linked entry: wæl-gífre
æle-grǽdig
Very greedy, ravenous
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Very greedy, ravenous Gezabel sceolon etan ælegrǽdige hundas, Hml. S. 18, 213
Linked entry: grǽdig
heáh-græft
Carved in bas-relief
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Carved in bas-relief Heáhgræfte anaglypha, Cot. 7, Lye
Linked entry: græft
ofer-grǽdig
Over-greedy, too covetous
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Over-greedy, too covetous Menn beóþ ofergrædige woruldgestreóna, Wulfst. 81, 13