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Anglo-Saxon

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þorian

(v.)
Grammar
þorian, The gloss 'dosmui thorie' may be explained as δος μοι dó mé. v. Angl. xxi. 238 n.

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for ⬩ gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish for; gaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre Ne sceal he tó ungemetlíce fægnian ðæs folces worda he ought not to rejoice immoderately at the people's words, Bt. 30, 1;

Linked entries: a-fægniende fægenian fagenian fahnian

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu

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See also Schmid Glos. forsteal

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

searu-bend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-bend, m. f.
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A cunning, curious clasp or fastening Glóf searobendum fæst, sió wæs orþoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum, Beo. Th. 4179; B. 2086. Cf. orþanc-bend

gealga

(n.)
Grammar
gealga, (?), an ; m.

Sadness, gloom

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Sadness, gloom Ðæs sweartan galgan (cf. the gloss to the same passage in An. Ox. 2960 :--Sweartes geallan) melancoliae Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 8 : 56, 72

FINC

(n.)
Grammar
FINC, es; m.

A FINCH ⬩ fringilla

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A FINCH; fringilla Finc fringilla, Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 37; Wrt. Voc. 62, 37: Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 57

hwol

Grammar
hwol, An. Ox. 37, 6. The word is given as a gloss to infingens in the passage : Inruit in quamdam spinulam . . . medelanium plantae ipsius
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infigens, Guth. Gr. 153

hærean-fagol

(n.)
Grammar
hærean-fagol, Have the glossers misunderstood the word herinaciis, and supposed it to be the name of a bird ? Can the hærean represent herin and fagol be a mistake for fugol? and in the other gloss, hâtte-fagol, is hatte = hatte, andfago/ for fugol, so that the gloss would mean
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herinacius is the name of a bird ?

sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
sol-mónaþ, On the gloss panibus sol see Corp. Gl. H. p. xxxix, where panibus is taken to be a corruption of phoebus.

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a-sworfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sworfen, pp. of a-sweorfan.

polished

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polished,Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19;

cúsnis

(n.)

choiceness ⬩ fastidium

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choiceness ; fastidium, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 156, 40

cisil

(n.)

sand, gravel ⬩ glarea

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sand, gravel; glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12

curn-stán

(n.)

a mill-stone

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a mill-stone Glos. Prudent. Recd. 149, 79

fleah

(n.)

a flea ⬩ pūlex

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a flea; pūlex, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 42

Linked entries: FLEÁ fleó flié flíg flió

bió-wyrt

(n.)

bee-wort ⬩ apiastrum

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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20

ge-fædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-fædlíce, adv.

Orderly ⬩ quietly ⬩ quiēte

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Orderly, quietly; quiēte, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 145, 78

Linked entry: -fædlíce

deorc-líce

(adv.)
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For reference 'Glos. ... 7' substitute Germ. 391, 22

cnep

(n.)

a top ⬩ summit

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a top, summit Glos. Prudent. Recd. 147, 55

feld-swop

(n.)
Grammar
feld-swop, bradigaco?
  • Cot. 25, Lye
. Feld-uuop
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Glos. Epnl. Recd. 154, 72

cresse

(n.)

cress

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cress Glos. Epnl. Reed. 162, 61

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