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clústor-loc

(n.)
Grammar
clústor-loc, clúster-loc, es; -loca; n.

A prison-lock, lock, bar ⬩ claustellum, claustrum

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Clúster-loc claustellum, Cot. 34: claustrum, 181

CYLEN

(n.)
Grammar
CYLEN, cyln,e; f.

KILN, an oven ⬩ fornacŭla, siccatōrium

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A KILN, an oven; fornacŭla, siccatōrium Cylene fornacŭlæ, Cot. 86. Cyln vel ast siccatōrium, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 78, 132; Wrt. Voc. 58, 44

Linked entries: cylin cyln

geár-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyning, a king who holds authority only for a year.
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24

fýlnes

(n.)
Grammar
fýlnes, -ness, e; f.

Foulness ⬩ fœdĭtas ⬩ fœtor ⬩ fūlīgo

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Foulness; fœdĭtas, fœtor, fūlīgo Eorþan fýlnes, eal forweornast foulness of earth, thou art all rotting, Exon. 98 a; Th. 368, 7: Cot. 83

fore-mearcod

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For Cot. 157 substitute and add:

emn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
emn-líce, adv.

Equally, evenly ⬩ æquālĭter, æque

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Cot

midlian

(v.)
Grammar
midlian, p. ode

To bridle ⬩ curb ⬩ restrain

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To bridle, curb, restrain Forðæm is sió tunge gemetlíce tó midliganne (midlianne, Cot. MSS.) lingua itaque discrete frenanda est, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 275, 11

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Nú hǽlþ hé þes man, Nic. 1. 27. anomalous construction Ic nolde ꝥ ðu wéndest ꝥ se God þe fæder is eallra gesceafta, ꝥ him útane cóme his gódnes, Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 23. fem. sing.

án-íge

(adj.)
Grammar
án-íge, -ígge; adj.

One-eyed

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Cot. 122. Gif he hí gedó ánígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25

Linked entries: án-eága ǽn-íge

eofor-spreót

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For Cot. 200 substitute

cométa

(n.)
Grammar
cométa, an; m.

A comet ⬩ cométa ⬩ cométes ⬩ κομήτης

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A comet; cométa, cométes, æ; m. = κομήτης, ov; m. long-haired Higegleáwe hátaþ cométa be naman the wise-minded call a comet by name Chr. 975; Th. 228, 38, col. 1, 2, 3; Edg. 52

a-hluttrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hluttrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To purify ⬩ scum ⬩ refine ⬩ cleanse ⬩ purificare

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Cot. 68

Linked entry: a-hlutred

bǽting

(n.)
Grammar
bǽting, béting, e; f.

A cable ⬩ a rope ⬩ anything that holds or restrains ⬩ funis ⬩ retinaculum

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A cable, a rope, anything that holds or restrains; funis, retinaculum Lǽtan ða bétinge [Cot. bǽtinge] to slip the cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15

Linked entry: béting

fore-wís

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For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 79, and add

cym-lícor

(adj.)
Grammar
cym-lícor, more aptly or fitly,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 721
    • ;
  • An. 361: Beo. Th. 75
    • ;
  • B. 38
; comp.
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of cym-líce

berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berende, part.

Bearing ⬩ fruitful ⬩ ferens ⬩ gerens ⬩ abundans ⬩ ferax

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Spl. 127, 3 : Cot. 85. Berende bóh germen, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 32

Linked entry: bǽrende

býrignes

(n.)
Grammar
býrignes, bírgnes, -ness, e; f.
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Bírgness gustus, Cot. 97

Linked entry: bírg-nes

delf-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
delf-ísen, es; n.

A digging-iron, spade ⬩ fossōrium

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Voc. 16, 14: Cot. 90

fugeles wíse

(n.)
Grammar
fugeles wíse, fugeles wýse, an; f.

The plant larkspur ⬩ delphīnium ⬩ δελφίνιον

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The plant larkspur; delphīnium = δελφίνιον Fugeles wíse delphin, Cot. 211, Som. Ben. Lye. Fugeles wýse delphinion, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 69; Wrt. Voc. 68, 4

Linked entry: wíse

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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Cot

Linked entry: gryllan

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