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Anglo-Saxon

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gánung

(n.)
Grammar
gánung, e; f.

A yawning ⬩ oscĭtātio

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A yawning; oscĭtātio, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 59; Wrt. Voc. 46, 18

eár-cóðu

(n.)
Grammar
eár-cóðu, e; f. [eáre. cóðu a disease] An ear-disease; parōtis = παρωτίς
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Eár-cóðu parōtĭdes, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 57; Wrt. Voc. 20, 1

gold-mæstling

(n.)
Grammar
gold-mæstling, -mæslinc, es; n.
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Brass, latten; auricalcum, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 65: Wrt. Voc. 85, 8

Linked entry: mæstling

bog

(n.)

the arm, shoulder

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the arm, shoulder, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 16; Wrt. Voc. 44, 2

ge-gymmod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gymmod, part.

Gemmed ⬩ set with gems ⬩ gemmātus

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Gemmed, set with gems; gemmātus Gegymmod gemmātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 16

geond-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-yrnan, p. -arn, pl. -urnon; pp. -urnen

To run about ⬩ discurrĕre

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To run about; discurrĕre Ic geondyrne discurro, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Sons. 48, 51

geole-wearte

(n.)

a nightingale ⬩ luscinus

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a nightingale; luscinus, Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 37; Wrt. Voc. 29, 55

þeów-líc

(adj.)
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adj: Servile Þeóulíc servulis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 1 MS. W

under-singan

(v.)

succinere

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renders succinere in: Ic undersinge succino, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Zup. 181, 2

Linked entry: singan

un-geocian

(v.)

to unyoke

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to unyoke Ic ungeocige oððe tótwǽme disjungo, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Zup. 277, 3

un-gebunden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebunden, adj.

Unbound

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Unbound Sume syndon absolutiuae, ðæt synd ungebundene, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 13

Linked entry: ge-bindan

wrégend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wrégend-líc, adj.
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Grammar wrégend-líc, Accusative Accussativus ys wrégendlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 22, 20

cwémed-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cwémed-ness, e; f.
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Pleasure, satisfaction Hí ǽlc gód árǽrdon Gode tó cwémednesse, Hml. S. 21, 462

lytlian

(v.)
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Add: lytlan Ǽlc riht lytleð for Gode and for worulde, Wlfst. 243, 10

sand-hrycg

(n.)

a sand-bank

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a sand-bank Ðessandhrycg haec syrtis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 34

un-wítnigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wítnigendlíce, adv.

With impunity

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With impunity Unwítnigendlíce oððe bútan wíte inpune, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 233, 6

Linked entry: wítnigend-líc

hæferblǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hæferblǽte, es; m.

Bicoca

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Bicoca, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som. 58, 54; Wrt. Voc. 21, 42 : 280, 28

bridles

(n.)
Grammar
bridles, gen. of bridel.

of a bridle

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of a bridle, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22;

ge-swǽsléǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swǽsléǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To flatter; ⬩ blandīri

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To flatter; blandīri Ic geswǽs-lǽce blandior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 49

híwcúþ-rǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
híwcúþ-rǽdness, e; f.

Familiarity, ⬩ intimacy: ⬩ familiaritas.

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Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80. 66; Wrt. Voc. 62, 40

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