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CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman femina a wife uxor a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress regina, imperatrix, augusta

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a woman ; femina Seó clǽneste cwén ofer eorþan the purest woman upon earth, Exon. 12a ; Th. 17, 27; Cri. 276 . Þurh ða æðelan cwénn through the noble woman, 25b ; Th. 73, 34 ; Cri. 1199 . Cwéna sélost the best of women, Menol. Fox 334; Men. 168. Ealdra

ráre-dumla

(n.)
Grammar
ráre-dumla, -dumle, an; m. f.
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Ger. rór-tumel a bittern : Ger. rohr-dommel : M. Du. roes-domel. O. H. Ger. has horo-túbil, -tumil.]

ge-rídan

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, Dan. 3, 24) tó síðe, nales me sylfa gerád, Az. 175. Gif þonne nelle hwá ge[rí]dan (rídan, tó rídan, v. ll. ) mid his geférum, Ll. Lbmn. 160, 16. to traverse by riding, ride over, ride along the boundaries of land Ða ic sylf gerád, C.

tó-bláwan

Grammar
tó-bláwan, <b>II a.</b>
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On tóbláwenum dracum tumidis draconibus (qui in uexillis depicti erant ), Germ. 392, 56. Add

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or family; gens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia Of Francena cynecynne de gente Francorum regia, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, note 32: 2, 14; S. 518, 3. He wæs hiora cynecynnes he was of their royal race

Linked entry: cyning-cynn

ge-rec

(n.)
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</b> a rule, decree :-- Gerec decretum, Germ. 398, 49. an orderly condition, a quiet time [cf. O. H. Ger. in allen ge-rechen sín florere] Gefylsta on gerecum adiutor in oportunitatibus, Ps. Rdr. 9, 10 : 22 : Ps. Spl. 9 second, l.

hysping

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Glíwlicre hypsingce cauillo mimico, Germ. 396, 318

BRÚ

(n.)
Grammar
BRÚ, gen. dat. acc. brúwe; pl. nom. acc. brúa, brúwa; gen. brúwena, brúena, brúna; dat. brúwum; f.

A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lashcilium, supercilium, tautosuperciliumthe forehead, brow

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A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lash; cilium, supercilium, tauto Brúa cilia, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 62; Wrt. Voc. 42, 70. Brúwa cilium [ = cilia ], Wrt. Voc. 64, 35: 282, 49. Brúwa tautones, Wrt. Voc. 64, 28. Ic eom wíde calu, ne ic breága ne brúna [ = brúena

Linked entry: BRǼW

costnian

(v.)
Grammar
costnian, part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. gen. acc.

To tempt tentare

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To tempt; tentare Hyne costnigende tentantes eum Mt. Bos. 19, 3. Ic hys costnode I tempted him Nicod. 26; Thw. 14, 15. Costnodon me tentaverunt me Num. 14, 22; Ps. Lamb. 94, 9. Afanda me Drihten, and costna me proba me Domine, et tenta me Ps. Spl. 25

Linked entry: a-costnod

ed-wihte

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ed-wihte, pron.

Anything, something ălĭquid

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Sax. æt in æt-hwæga somewhat; ălĭquantum: æt-hwón almost; fĕre: Ger. et: M. H. Ger. ete: O. H. Ger. etta, eta, ede.]

lent

(n.)
Grammar
lent, e; f.

A lentil

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Gl. 13 e, f, 8), Germ. 390

cweartern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
cweartern-weard, es; m.
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A warder of a prison, jailor Cwearten*-*weard manceps (i. servus) carceris, Germ. 399, 345

dreórig-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful Dreórilic frecednys triste periculum, Germ. 402, 66. v. next word, and dreór-lic

fiþer-flédende

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-flédende, adj.
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Flowing in four parts, running in four streams Fyþerflédendre eá quadrifluo amne, Germ. 390, 105

ge-métend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métend, es; m.
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One who finds out, an inventor, a discoverer Onfindend and gemétend inuentor, Germ. 391, l

Linked entry: -métend

ge-styntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styntan, p, te
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Germ. 392, 94. See next word

ge-edhyrt

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-edhirtan; p. te To refresh, reanimate Geedhyrte recreata, refota, refecta, Germ. 390, 173

wande-weorpe

(n.)
Grammar
wande-weorpe, an ; f.
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Ger. mu-werfo talpa, Grff. i. 1040: M. H. Ger. molt-werf: Ger. maul-wurf: Icel. mold-varpa) Wondeuueorpe (uuan-daeuui[o]rpae, uuondæuuerpe) talpa, Txts. 101, 1975. Wandewurpe talpa vel palipo, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 60: talpa, 78, 19

Linked entries: weorpe wand

þegnung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-hús, es; n.
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A house in which an employment is carried on a workshop Þéninghúsum officinis, Germ. 394, 267

á-bered

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Ábered, litig callidus Germ. 390, 41. Add