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æl-gréne

(adj.)

all-green

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all-green, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 3; Gen. 197: Cd. 74; Th. 91, 24; Gen. 1517: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 155; Met. 20, 78

eorþ-græf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-græf, es; n.

A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, wellfossa, pŭteus

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A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well; fossa, pŭteus Isernes dǽl eorþgræf pæðeþ a part of iron passes the well, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 26; Ru. 59, 9

flint-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
flint-grǽg, adj.

Flint-greycánus

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Flint-grey; cánus Ic sceal to staðe þýwan [MS. þyran] flintgrǽgne flód I shall impel the flint-grey flood to the shore, Exon. 101b; Th. 383, 31; Rä. 4, 19

ísen-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
ísen-grǽg, adj.

Iron-grey

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Iron-grey Ísengrǽg ferrugo, i. color purpuræ subnigræ: ísengrǽgum blóstme ferrugineo flore vel purpureo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 63-67. Ða ísengrǽgan ferrugineas, 38, 44

mere-grota

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grota, an; m.

A pearl

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A pearl Meregrota margarita, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 24. On ðám beóþ oft gemétte ða betstan meregrotan quibus inclusam sæpe margaritam optimam inveniunt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 18

mis-grétan

(v.)

to affrontinsult

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to affront, insult Se gylda ðe óðerne misgrét ... gebéte hé ðæt wið ðone man ðe hé mysgrétte, Chart. Th. 606, 22-27. Gif hwilc gegilda óðerne misgréte, 612, 18

græf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
græf-seax, -sex, es; n.
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A graving knife Græfsex scalprum vel scalpellum vel cælum, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7

græft-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
græft-geweorc, es; n.
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Carved or graven work, a graven image Ne wirce ðú græftgeweorc thou shalt not make any graven image, Deut. 5, 8

grǽg-hama

(n.)
Grammar
grǽg-hama, an; m.
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A corslet, coat of mail Gylleþ grǽghama the corslet rattles, Fins. Th. 10; Fin. 6

grǽg-hiwe

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg-hiwe, -hæwe; adj.
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Of a grey hue or colour, Lye

un-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gréne, adj.

Not green

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Not green Folde wæs ðágyt græs ungréne, Cd. Th. 7, 36; Gen. 117

á-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
á-grétan, p. te
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To attack Ágroette hine se diówl elisit illum daemonium, Lk. L. R. 9, 42

Linked entry: grétan

deorce-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
deorce-grǽg, adj.
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Dark grey Deorcegrǽg elbus, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 48 : ii. 32, 56. Elbus, i. medius color dyrcegrǽg, s. inter nigrum et album, 143, 20

Linked entry: dyrce-grǽg

han-grǽd

(n.)
Grammar
han-grǽd, es; m. Cock-crow: — Gif on [h]angrǽde hit þunrað si gallicantu tonilruaverit, Archiv, cxx. 50, 15.

hǽwen-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽwen-gréne, adj.
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Bluish green Ðá hǽwengrénan ceruleus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 38

heáh-græft

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-græft, adj.
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Substitute: heáh-græft a carving in relief Heáhgræfte anaglifa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 13

ísen-grǽg

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Add: — fsengrǽg ferrugine, i. ferreo colore, Wrt. Voc. a. 35, ii- a. tsern-grǽg

ísern-grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern-grǽg, adj.
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Iron-grey fserngréi ferrugine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 49

æle-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
æle-gréne, quite green, young (plant),
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fresh Ælegréne nouelle, Ps. Rdr. 127, 8

Linked entry: gréne

sám-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-gréne, adj.

Half-green, backward

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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41