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Anglo-Saxon

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anlang cempa

(n.)
Grammar
anlang cempa, an; m.

A regular soldier ⬩ miles ordinarius ⬩ gregarius

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A regular soldier; miles ordinarius, gregarius, Cot. 136

Ascan mynster

(n.)

Axminster

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Axminster, Chr. 755; Th. 86, 13, col. 1

Bede-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 1

Bæda-ford-scír

(n.)

Bedfordshire

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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2

Benesing-tún

(n.)

Bensington

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Bensington Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28, col. 1

cæfester

(n.)
Grammar
cæfester, es; m?
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A halter, head-stall; capistrum, Cot. 31: 33

Euer-wíc

(n.)

York

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York, Chr. 189; Th. 14, 23, col. I

forþ-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow forth ⬩ belch out ⬩ eructāre

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To blow forth, belch out; eructāre, Cot. 78

fóster-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-bearn, féster-bearn, es; n.

A FOSTER-BEARN or child ⬩ ălumnus

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A FOSTER-BEARN or child; ălumnus, Cot. 9

Linked entry: féster-bearn

frǽ-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-mǽre, -mére; adj.

Very great ⬩ famous ⬩ excellent ⬩ egrĕgius ⬩ exĭmius

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Cot. 77

freóls-geár

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-geár, -gér, es; n.

A feast-year ⬩ jubilee ⬩ annus jubĭlæus

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Cot. 106

fylging

(n.)
Grammar
fylging, e; f.

That which follows ⬩ a harrow ⬩ occa

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Cot. 143

ge-ænged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ænged, part. [ænge narrow, troubled, anxious]

Troubled ⬩ anxious ⬩ anxius

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Troubled, anxious; anxius Ge-ængedu anxia, Cot. 18

gold-fell

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fell, es; n.
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Gold skin, gold leaf; bractea, Cot. 24, Lye

Linked entry: gold-fyll

ge-blissung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-blissung, e; f.

A rejoicing ⬩ joyousness ⬩ hilarity ⬩ hĭlārĭtas

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Conc

gelde

(adj.)
Grammar
gelde, adj.

That has yeaned ⬩ brought forth ⬩ effeta

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That has yeaned, brought forth; effeta, Cot. 75

ge-scǽnednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scǽnednes, -scǽningnes, se; f.

A dashing together, a breaking ⬩ collisio

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A dashing together, a breaking; collisio, Cot. 59

sunn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-treów, (?). In Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 3 origia is glossed by sun*-*treów. Cockayne suggests,
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oryza sum treów, Lchdm. iii. 346, col. 1

clif-wyrt

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Clifwyrt clitum, Lch. iii. 303, col. 1. Add

hǽmed-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-wíf, es; n.

A married woman ⬩ uxor, matrona

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A married woman; uxor, matrona, Cot. 136, Lye

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