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slǽp-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A dormitory

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A dormitory Slǽpern dormitorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 10. Hwǽr slǽpst (ðú)? On slǽperne (dormitorio) mid gebrð-þrum. Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 25: Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 39. Canonicas, ðǽr seó ár sí, ðæt hí beóddern and slǽpern habban mágan, healdan heora mynster

Linked entry: sláp-ern

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum

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ERE, before, sooner, earlier, formerly, already, some time ago, lately, just now, till, until; antea, prius, mane, mature, dudum Gang ǽr vade prius, Mt. Bos. 5, 24. He wæs ǽr ðonne ic ille erat prius quam ego, Jn. Bos. 1, 15, 30. Ǽr on morgen early in

Linked entries: ǽrest ǽring ǽron ǽror ǽrost ǽrst ér

mót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mót-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A court-house

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A court-house Mótern praetorium, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 28

for-neted cli

(n.)
Grammar
for-neted cli, (fornaeticli, Ep. Gl., fornetiali, Erf. Gl.)

a trout

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glosses cyprinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 72. Cf. (?) forn a trout

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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apart, aloof, by one's self, separately Ne scealt ðú sunder beón from ðínum geférum on Ongelcyricean tua fraternitas seorsum fieri non debet a clericis suis in ecclesia Anglorum, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 11. Geseah se cyning heora sacerdas sundor stondon (seorsum

arc

(n.)
Grammar
arc, es; m: earc, erc, e; f: earce, an; f.

A vessel to swim on water ⬩ the ARK ⬩ a coffer ⬩ small chest or box ⬩ arca ⬩ cista ⬩ cistella ⬩ cibotium ⬩ κιβώτιον

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A vessel to swim on water, the ARK, a coffer, small chest or box; arca, cista, cistella, cibotium = κιβώτιον Ðá ætstód se arc tunc requievit arca, Gen. 8, 4. Wire ðé nú ǽnne arc fac tibi arcam, 6, 14. Þreó hund fæðma bíþ se arc on lenge, and fíftig fæðma

Linked entry: erk

bere-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bere-ærn, ber-ern, beren, bern, bearn, es; n.

A barley-place ⬩ a corn-place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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A barley-place, a corn-place, a barn; horreum He gegaderaþ his hwǽte on his bern congregabit triticum suum in horreum, Mt. Bos. 3, 12 : 13, 30. He feormaþ hys berenes flóre purgabit aream suam, Lk. Jun. 3, 17. Ic towurpe míne berenu destruam horrea mea

Linked entries: bearn beren bern bern-hús ber-ern bern

sprǽc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc-ærn, ern, es; n.

A place for speaking, court-house

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A place for speaking, court-house In sprécern in praetorium, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 18, 28: 19, 9

Linked entry: sprǽc-hús

steór-róðor

(n.)
Grammar
steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
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A rudder, lit. and fig. Steórróþer remus (an oar used for steering), Wrt. Voc. i. 48, 11. Steórróðer palmula, ii. 67, 68. Steórróðor, 116, 52. Steórróþur gubernaculum, i. 63, 52. God is steórróþer and helma clavus atque gubernaculum, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158

dide

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dide, did, Chr. 616; Erl. 23, 5, = dyde; p.
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of dón

dwola

(n.; part.)
Grammar
dwola, an; m. [dwolen, pp. of dwelan to err]

Error, heresy ⬩ error, hærĕsis = αίρεσιs

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Error, heresy; error, hærĕsis = αίρεσιs Seó mǽægþ on dwolan wæs lifigende provincia in errōre versāta est, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 42. Se [Arrianisca] dwola on ðam niwan sinoþe geniðerad wæs Arriāna hærĕsis in Nicæna synŏdo damnāta erat, 1, 8; S. 479, 36,

Linked entries: dwala dweola

fǽdde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fǽdde, fed, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 26, = fédde; p.
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of fédan

faht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
faht, fought, Chr. 1122; Erl. 249, 23, = feaht; p.
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of feohtan

witer

(adj.)
Grammar
witer, witter; adj.

Knowing ⬩ wise

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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35

Linked entries: witran witter

dænnede

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dænnede, became slippery, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 12, = dennode; p.
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of dennian

duhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
duhte, did good, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 5, = dohte; p.
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of dugan

durste

(v.; part.)
Grammar
durste, durst, Chr. 1154; Erl. 266, 4, = dorste; p.
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of durran

deoriende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deoriende, hurting, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 4, = deriende; part.
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of derian

eár-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
eár-blæd, the blade of an ear of corn. v. er-bleadd
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in Dict

Linked entry: blæd

a-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwelian, p. -dwelede, -dwealde; pp. -dweled, -dweald [a, dwelian. to err]

To seduce ⬩ lead into error ⬩ seducere

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To seduce, lead into error; seducere Woldon adwelianmancyn fram heora Drihtene they would seduce mankind from their Lord, L. Ælf. P. 29; Th. ii. 374, 31

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