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BEÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓST, býst, býsting, es; m?

BIESTINGSthe first milk of a cow after calvingcolostrum

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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býst colostrum Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 102. Býsting, þicce meolc biest, biestings, thick milk, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 20

Linked entries: býst býsting

an-filt

(n.)
Grammar
an-filt, on-filt

An ANVILincus

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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 34: Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 128; Wrt. Voc. 34, 56

for-cýðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To surpass or excel in knowledgescientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre

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To surpass or excel in knowledge; scientia excellĕre vel supĕrāre Hæfde se snotra sunu Davides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl the wise son of David had overcome and surpassed in knowledge the leader of the Chaldeans, Salm.

meó

(n.)
Grammar
meó, gen. meón

A shoe or sock covering the foot

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A shoe or sock covering the foot Meó pedula, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 2. Meón pedulos (cf. Wülck. 601, 19-21 'pedules, pars caligarum que pedem capit, a vampey: pedulus a pynson, or a sok'), 82, 1: calsus ii. 127, 71

Linked entry: meóning

dóm-hús

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-hús, es; n. [hús a house]

A judgment-housecūria, epicaustērium, capītōlium

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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 1; Wrt. Voc. 36, 44. Dóm-hús vel mót-hús epicaustērium, 107; Som. 78, 74; Wrt. Voc. 57, 52. Dóm-hús capĭtōlium, 107; Som. 78, 97; Wrt. Voc. 58, 12

CYND

(n.)
Grammar
CYND, es; n.

nature, KIND naturaa sort, gender natura, genus

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Cot. a sort, gender; natura, genus Neutrum is náðor cynd, ne werlíces, ne wíflíces neuter is neither sort [gender], neither of male nor of female, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 3; Som. 5, 32

Linked entry: cind

andian

(v.)
Grammar
andian, -igan; part. -igende; ic andie, andige, ðú andast, he andaþ, andgaþ, pl. andiaþ; p. ode; pp. od [anda envy]

To envyinvidere

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Gr. 41; Som. 43, 58: 26; Som. 29, 3. Andgaþ invidet, Prov. 28

Linked entry: andigende

cræft-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræft-líce, adv.

Cunninglycraftily affabre

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Gl. 99; Som. 76, 113; Wrt. Voc. 54, 55 ; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 32

Harold

(n.)
Grammar
Harold, Harald, es; m.

Harold, second son of CnutHarold, son of earl Godwin

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Harold, second son of Cnut Hér man geceás Harald ofer eall tó cinge and forsóc Harðacnut in this year Harold was chosen everywhere king, and Hardacnut was renounced, Chr. 1037; Erl. 166, 4.

bærnet

(n.)
Grammar
bærnet, bærnyt, bernet, es; n.

a combustionburning upcombustioarsonincendium

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a combustion, burning up; combustio He wudu gelogode to his sunu bærnytte he laid in order the wood for the burning of his son, Gen. 22, 9. arson; incendium Húsbryce and bærnet ... is bótleás bootless is ... house-breaking and arson, L.C.S. 65; Th.

Linked entries: bærnyt bernet

FLÓC

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓC, es; n.

A solekind of flat fishplătessapasser

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A sole, kind of flat fish; plătessa, passer Flóc plătessa, Glos. Brux. Recd. 39, 67; Wrt. Voc. 65, 70: 281, 49. Flóc pansor? [= passer ], Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 4. Fagc and flóc plătesias et plătessas, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 12, 13

Linked entry: flooc

bismer-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-leóþ, es; n.

A reproachful song, an incantationcarmen invectivum, nenia

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[bismer mockery, reproach; leóþ a song] A reproachful song, an incantation; carmen invectivum, nenia, Cot. 188

seld-guma

(n.)
Grammar
seld-guma, an ; m.
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But seld is used of royal residences, so that Bugge's explanation seems better, 'en mand som holder til en hövdings sal, en mand som er traadt i en hövdings tjeneste'), Beo. Th. 504 ; B. 249. Cf. sele-secg

Linked entry: guma

hors-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
hors-hirde, -hyrde, es; m.

A horse-keeper, groom

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Gl. 9; Som. 56, 123; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6. Horshyrde agaso, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 37

hreóhmód-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hreóhmód-ness, e; f.

Ferocity

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Ferocity, Som

hwele

(n.)

putrefaction

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putrefaction,Som

gidding

(n.)
Grammar
gidding, giedding, e; f.

Songsayingdiscourse

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Song, saying, discourse Iobes gieddinga Job's songs, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 32; Ph. 549. Mid gieddingum with songs, 292 b; Th. 347, 13; Sch. 12.

Linked entry: geddung

Cerdices óra

(n.)
Grammar
Cerdices óra, Certices óra. an; m.

Cerdic's shoreCerdăci lítus

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D. 495, Cerdic and Cynric his son came to Britain, with five ships, at the place which is called Cerdic's shore, Chr. 495; Th. 24, 31, col. 1, 2, 3: 514; Th. 26, 16, col. 1

Linked entry: Certices óra

mǽl-sceafa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-sceafa, an; m.

A canker

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Voc. 161, 23 maseles translates rugeroles (see also Skeat's Dict. s. v. measles'), so mǽl, in this word, would mean a spot

Linked entries: mæsle-sceafe sceafa

fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, e; f.

A songpoemcantĭlēnacarmen

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A song, poem; cantĭlēna, carmen Ðá se Wísdóm ðas fitte asungen hæfde when Wisdom had sung this song, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 106, 29. On fitte in song, verse, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9

Linked entry: fittan