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Fíf burhga

(n.)
Grammar
Fíf burhga, or burga; pl. f.

The Five towns ⬩ quinque cīvĭtātes

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Ferde se æðeling ðanon in to fíf burgum [burhgum, Th. 276, 7, col. 2] the noble went thence to the Five towns, Chr. 1015; Th. 276, 7, col. 1; 277, 7: 1013; Th. 270, 17, col. 2

amore

(n.)
Grammar
amore, an; f.

A kind of bird ⬩ avis quædam ⬩ scorellus

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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

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

Linked entries: a-scrypan screpan

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

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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

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

cyric-weard

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

a churchwarden

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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

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

eldcung

(n.)

delay

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Cot

Linked entries: elcung ildcung

fæcele

(n.)
Grammar
fæcele, an; f.

A torch ⬩ fax

Entry preview:

A torch; fax Fæcele stánes fax scŏpŭli, Cot. 169

Linked entries: fecele þæcele

fugel-tras

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-tras, pl. m.

Poles or forks for spreading nets ⬩ ămĭtes

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Poles or forks for spreading nets; ămĭtes, Cot. 13

fýr-tor

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-tor, -torr, es; m.

A fire-tower ⬩ light-house ⬩ phărus ⬩ φάρos,

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A fire-tower, light-house; phărus = φάρos, Cot. 93

Linked entry: torr

heorot-berge

(n.)
Grammar
heorot-berge, an; f.

Berry of the buckthorn

Entry preview:

Berry of the buckthorn, Lchdm. iii. 331, col. 1

hrá-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
hrá-gífre, adj.

deadly

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Greedy for corpses, deadly Hrágyfra funestus, Cot. 90, Lye

hrís

(n.)
Grammar
hrís, es; n.

A twig ⬩ branch ⬩ RISE

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A twig, branch, RISE Hrís frondes, Cot. 93, Lye

hundes tunge

(n.)

hound's tongue ⬩ cynoglossum officinale

Entry preview:

hound's tongue; cynoglossum officinale, Lchdm. ii. 333, col. i

hwirf-pól

(n.)
Grammar
hwirf-pól, es; m.

A whirl-pool

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A whirl-pool Hwyrfepóle vorago, syrtis, Cot. 59, Lye

Linked entry: hwyrf-pól

be-scyrednes

(n.)
Grammar
be-scyrednes, -ness, e; f.

An abdication, a casting off, depriving ⬩ abdicatio

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An abdication, a casting off, depriving; abdicatio,Cot. 14

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