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blǽcþa

(n.)
Grammar
blǽcþa, an; m: blǽcþ-rust, es; m.

Leprosy ⬩ vitiligo

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Leprosy; vitiligo, Cot. 221

Linked entries: blǽce blécþa blǽco

ge-rýnelíce

(adv.)

mystically ⬩ mystice

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mystically; mystice, Cot. 131

Linked entry: rýnelíce

ge-sǽlge

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlge, adv.

Happily ⬩ fauste

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Happily; fauste, Cot. 89

Linked entry: ge-sǽlige

ge-málíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-málíce, adv.

Importunately ⬩ importune

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Importunately; importune, Cot. 189

ge-nyhtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtlíce, adv.

Abundantly ⬩ abunde

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Abundantly; abunde, Cot. 6

coerin

(n.)

boiled wine

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boiled wine Cot. 61

híw-líc

(adj.)

matronalis,

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matronalis, Cot. 129, Lye

Birīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Birīnus, i; m. Latin: Biríne, Byríne, es; m.

Birīnus, the first bishop of Wessex,

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D. 650, Birinus the bishop died, Chr. 650; Th. 51, 1, col. 2. Hér Ægelbryht of Galwalum æfter Biríne [Byríne, col. 2, 3] ðam Rómániscan bisceope onféng Wesseaxna bisceopdóme here, A.

Linked entry: Byríne

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

Not ⬩ non ⬩ ne ⬩ no ⬩ nay ⬩ Nor ⬩ neither ⬩ ne ⬩ neque ⬩ nec

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Grammar ne, conj. Nor, neither; ne, neque, nec Ne tunge ne handa oððe eágan syngion ne lingua nec manus oculive peccent, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45. 47. Ne ic ne herige ne ic ne tǽle nec laudo, nec vitupero, 45, 49.

Linked entry: næ

fore-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þingian, for-þingian; p. ode; pp. od [fore = for, þingian to plead]

To plead for anyone ⬩ intercede ⬩ defend ⬩ intercēdĕre ⬩ defendĕre

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Catal. 293, 28, col. 2: 294, 25, col. 1. Ne cweðe ic ná ðæt ðæt yfel síe ðæt mon helpe ðæs unscyldigan, and him foreþingie I do not say that it is wrong that a man should help the innocent, and defend him. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 4: L.

Linked entry: for-þingian

wealh-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-wyrt, e; f.

Wall-wort ⬩ dwarf elder ⬩ the word glosses ebulum and intula

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Gl. 299, 8 ( this gloss is omitted by Wright): Lchdm. iii. 303, col. 1. Wealwyrt, ii. 64, 27: 70, 2. Wælwyrt, iii. 30, 13. Wealwyrte wyrttruman, ii. 108, 7. Wealwyrte moran, 264, 20. Wælwyrte, i. 354, 13. Genim wealwyrt, 66, 14.

Linked entries: weale-wyrt weal-wyrt

roð-hund

(n.)
Grammar
roð-hund, es; m.

A large dog ⬩ molossus ⬩ blood-hound and band-dog

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Voc. i. 177, 15 :187, col. 2. ] Roðhund molosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 24 : 56, 41 : i. 288, 27. Rothundas molosos, ii.91, 9. Hroð-hund inutilis canis, i.23, 36

Linked entries: hroð-hund ryðða

sneówan

(v.)
Grammar
sneówan, p. sneáw (?), sneówde (?)

To proceed, go, come, hasten ⬩ to go, come ⬩ sudden

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To proceed, go, come, hasten On brim sneóweþ snel under segle Andr. Kmbl. 1008; An. 504. Mid ǽrdæge eástan sneóweþ (snoweþ, MS.) wlitig and wynsum (of the sun) Exon. Th. 350, 12; Sch. 62. Ðá com beácna bearhtost (the sun) ofer breomo sneówan Andr.

felgan

(v.)
Grammar
felgan, ic felge, ðú filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ, pl. felgaþ; p. fealg, fealh, pl. fulgon; pp. folgen

To stick to ⬩ betake oneself to ⬩ go or come under, below or beneath anything ⬩ to go into ⬩ enter a place ⬩ to undergo ⬩ inhærēre ⬩ sŭbīre ⬩ ināre ⬩ intrāre

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To stick to, betake oneself to, go or come under, below or beneath anything, to go into, enter a place, to undergo; inhærēre, sŭbīre, ināre, intrāre Óþ he on fleáme fealh until he betook himself to flight, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 42.

Linked entry: ge-felgan

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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B., col. 2) sprytlan ácurfon, 3, 17; S. 544, 28-43.

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

þel-brycg

(n.)
Grammar
þel-brycg, e; f.
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A bridge of planks On herepaþ óþ ðelbrycge, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 682, 18. Of ðam brócæ in þælbricge; of þælbricge in héhstræte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 60, 21. Cf. stán-brycg

Linked entry: brycg

ge-stund

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stund, The Latin original is: Ita immensis vagitibus horrescere audiebantur, ut totam pene a coelo in terra intercapidinem clangisonis boatibus impleverunt.

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bráddra

(adj.)
Grammar
bráddra,
  • Bd. de nat. rerum
    • ;
  • Wrt. popl. science 14, 14
    • ;
  • Lchdm. iii. 264, 26
= brádra comp. def. m. of brád.

broader, larger

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broader, larger

æ-melle

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-melle, adj.

Unsavoury ⬩ without taste ⬩ insipidus

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Unsavoury, without taste; insipidus, Cot. 116

æppel-wín

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-wín, es; n.

Apple-wine ⬩ cider ⬩ pomaceum

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Apple-wine, cider; pomaceum, Cot. 117

Linked entry: wín

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