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BLEOH

(n.)
Grammar
BLEOH, bleó, blioh, blió; gen. bleós; n.

A colour, hue, complexion ⬩ color, species

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A colour, hue, complexion; color, species Bleoh color, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 70; Wrt. Voc. 46, 27. Mislíc bleó a mixed colour, 79; Som. 72, 78; Wrt. Voc. 46, 35. Blió color, Prov. 23. Ðæt wæs hwítes bleós swá cristalla it was of a white colour like

Linked entries: bleó blió

bold-getimber

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getimber, gen. -getimbres; pl. nom. acc. -getimbru; n.

The timber of a house ⬩ ædificii tignum

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The timber of a house; ædificii tignum Leóht [fýr] briceþ and bærneþ boldgetimbru light [fire] breaketh and burneth the timbers of the house, Salm. Kmbl. 826; Sal. 412

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrong ⬩ perversity ⬩ injustice ⬩ error ⬩ wrongfully ⬩ wrongly

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Wrong, perversity, injustice, error Englas nánes wóges (wós, v. l. ) ne wilíniaþ. Bt. 40, 7 ; Fox 242, 23. Gif wé wilnigen ðæt hie ðæs wós geswícen hos cum conamur instruere, ne perversa sentiatit, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 23. Wóes ł wohfulníse nequitia.

gyru

(n.)
Grammar
gyru, (?), gen. <b>gyrwe;</b> f.
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Mud, filth, dung Gyr (gyru?, gor, ?? cf. letamen gor, scear[n]. Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 38), dincge letamen, An. Ox. 4773. Gyrwe fen (the 12th cent. MS. has gurufen) palus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 60, 10. ¶ giving rise to a local name :-- Æt wire múðan and be Tínan þǽre

Linked entry: Gyrwas

burg-waran

(n.)
Grammar
burg-waran, burh-waran, gen.-warena; pl. m.

Inhabitants of a city, citizens ⬩ urbis incolæ, cives

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Inhabitants of a city, citizens; urbis incolæ, cives Ealle burgwaran all the city-inhabitants, Exon. 121b; Th. 467, 6; Hö. 134: 120b; Th. 462, 23; Hö. 56. Burgwarena fruma the chief of the citizens, Scóp Th. 182; Wíd. 90

Linked entry: burh-waran

Affrica

(n.)
Grammar
Affrica, indecl: but Lat. Affrica, gen. æ; acc. am; f.

Africa

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Africa Asia and Affrica togædere licgaþ Asia and Africa lie together, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 14. Ðære Affrica norþ-west gemǽre the north-west boundary of Africa, id; Bos. 16, 4. Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.

Linked entry: Africa

ár-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
ár-stæf, gen. -stæfes; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; m.

Favour ⬩ kindness ⬩ benefit ⬩ help ⬩ gratia ⬩ beneficium ⬩ auxilii latio

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Favour, kindness, benefit, help; gratia, beneficium, auxilii latio Fæder alwalda mid árstafum eówic gehealde síða gesunde may the all-ruling Father hold you with kindness safe on your ways, Beo. Th. 639; B. 317. For árstafum ðú usic sóhtest thou hast

Linked entry: stæf

án-streces

(adv.)
Grammar
án-streces, adv. [an one; streces, gen. of strec a stretch]

At one stretch ⬩ with one effort ⬩ continually ⬩ sine intermissione

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At one stretch, with one effort, continually; sine intermissione And fóron on ánstreces dæges and nihtes and went at one stretch day and night, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 25

Linked entry: án-reces

dýgel

(adj.)
Grammar
dýgel, secret, unknown, Beo. Th. 2719; B. 1357: gen. pl.
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dýgelra, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 26; Sch. 18

dyhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dyhte, arranged, Mt. Bos. 25, 19: Gen. 16, 3; p.
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of dyhtan

deófles

(n.)
Grammar
deófles, of the devil, Andr. Kmbl. 86; An. 43; gen.
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of deófol

Egipte

(n.)
Grammar
Egipte, Egypte; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt ⬩ Ægyptii

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The Egyptians, the people of Egypt in a body, Egypt; Ægyptii Ðæt Egipte ne forwurþon that the Egyptians perish not, Gen. 41, 36. Egipta land, Egypta land the land of the Egyptians, Egypt, Gen. 12, 10, 11, 14, 20: 13, 10: 21, 21: 37, 25, 28, 36: 39, 1

Linked entry: Egypte

ENED

(n.)
Grammar
ENED, e; f. I. a duck; ănas, gen. ănătis; f.
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Óþ enede mére to the duck's mere, Cod. Dipl. 204; A. D. 814; Kmbl. i. 258, 5. Ened ănĕta, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 52: Wrt. Voc. 77, 22: 280, 8. II. ened, es; m. A drake; ănas, anĕtārius, mascŭlus istīus ăvis Ened a drake? ănas, gen. ănătis; m. Ælfc. Gl.

Linked entries: enid æned

eoh

(n.)
Grammar
eoh, nom. acc; gen. eohes = eoes = eðs; m.

A war-horse, charger ⬩ ĕquus bellātor

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A war-horse, charger; ĕquus bellātor He gehleóp ðone eoh he mounted the charger. Byrht. Th. 137, 20; By. 189. Eorl sceal on eós bóge a chief shall [ride] on horse-back. Exon. 90a; Th. 337, ii; Gn. Ex. 63

Linked entry: eh

faca

(n.)
Grammar
faca, of spaces, Andr. Kmbl. 2741; An. 1373; gen. pl.
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of fæc

fand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fand, found, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 30; Gen. 1456; p.
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of findan

FÉLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉLAN, p. de; pp. ed; v. a. gen.

FEEL ⬩ perceive ⬩ touch ⬩ sentīre ⬩ tangĕre

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To FEEL, perceive, touch; sentīre, tangĕre Heó féleþ mínes gemótes she perceives my meeting, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 23; Rä. 26, 9. Hí ðæs félaþ they feel it, Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 16; Rä. 7, 8

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOUR ⬩ quătuor

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Sometimes used indecl. FOUR; quătuor Wurdon feówer cyninges þegnas ofslægene four king&#39;s thanes were slain, Chr. 896; Erl, 94, 4: Cd. 75; Th. 93, 16; Gen. 1546: Ælfc. T. 25, 19, 20. Feówer síðon four times; quāter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67.

friclan

(v.)
Grammar
friclan, p. ede; pp. ed; with the gen.

To desire ⬩ seek for ⬩ appĕtĕre

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To desire, seek for; appĕtĕre Ðæt we sceolden [MS. sceolde] fremena friclan that we might desire benefits, Cd. 89; Th. 110, 24; Gen. 1843. Næs ðǽr mára fyrst freóde to friclan there was no time more to seek for friendship, Beo. Th. 5105; B. 2556

gúþ-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-þræc, gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca;f.

War-force ⬩ vis bellica

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War-force; vis bellica Mid gúþþræce with war-force, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 6; Gen. 1046: 93; Th. 119, 2; Gen.1973