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Anglo-Saxon

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gebrec-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
gebrec-drenc, es; m.

A drink f or epilepsy ⬩ epilepticus pōtus ⬩ arteriaca?

Entry preview:

Cot. 14

Linked entry: drenc

geoc-stecca

(n.)
Grammar
geoc-stecca, -sticca, an; m.

A bolt of a door, a bar ⬩ obex

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A bolt of a door, a bar; obex, Cot. 145

wróht-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-hangra, (?)
Entry preview:

On wróhthangran ; of wróhthangran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 120, 12

Linked entry: hangra

hús-heofon

Entry preview:

For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58

on-wemme

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wemme, adj.
Entry preview:

Without blemish Heorte onwemme cor inmaculatum, Ps. Vos. 118, 80

wræt-baso

(adj.)
Grammar
wræt-baso, adj.
Entry preview:

H. 20, 19 (col. 2)

Linked entry: baso

Bregent-ford

(n.)

Brentford in Middlesex

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Brentford in Middlesex, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 28, col. 1

Brittisc

(adj.)

British

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Erl. 3, 3; Th. 3, 5, col. 2

Bryton-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bryton-land, es; n.

British land, Britain

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British land, Britain,Chr. 979; Th. 233, 7, col. 1

Wiht-ware

(n.)
Grammar
Wiht-ware, pl. m.

The people of the Isle of Wight

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.), Chr. 449; Th. i. 20, col. I. Hé bróhte Wiht-warum (-an, v. l.) fulwiht ǽrest, 661; Th. i. 54, col. I. v. preceding word

amore

(n.)
Grammar
amore, an; f.

A kind of bird ⬩ avis quædam ⬩ scorellus

Entry preview:

A kind of bird; avis quædam, scorellus, Cot. 160

a-screpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screpan, -scrypan; pp. en

To bear ⬩ cast or vomit out ⬩ egerere

Entry preview:

To bear, cast or vomit out; egerere, Cot. 71

Linked entry: a-scrypan

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

bán-beorgas

(n.)
Grammar
bán-beorgas, pl. m.

Bone defences ⬩ greaves ⬩ ossium præsidia ⬩ ocreæ

Entry preview:

Bone defences, greaves; ossium præsidia, ocreæ, Cot. 17: 145

Linked entry: bán-rift

ceápung-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-gemót, es; n.

a market ⬩ mercatus

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a market; mercatus; A meeting for trade, Cot. 133

Linked entry: ge-mót

clif-stán

(n.)
Grammar
clif-stán, es; m.

A rough stone, rock ⬩ cautes

Entry preview:

A rough stone, rock; cautes Clifstánas cautes, Cot. 44

cyric-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-weard, cyric-wyrd

a churchwarden

Entry preview:

a churchwarden, Chr. 1044; Th. 300, 26, col. 1

Linked entries: cyrce weard circe-weard

ed-recedroc

(n.)
Grammar
ed-recedroc, -rocc,es; m.

The belching thing ⬩ rūmen

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The belching thing; rūmen, Cot. 169, Som. Ben. Lye

egor

(n.)
Grammar
egor, nine ounces or

inches, a span ⬩ dodrans

Entry preview:

inches, a span; dodrans, Cot. 64, Som. Ben. Lye

eldcung

(n.)

delay

Entry preview:

Cot

Linked entries: elcung ildcung

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