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eard-gyf

(n.)
Grammar
eard-gyf, es; n.

A gift from one?s native land patrium dōnum

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s native land; patrium dōnum Kynincgas eard-gyfu bringaþ: Spl. has, cyningas gyfa togelǽdaþ: rēges dōna addūcent, Ps. Th. 71, 10

sealmian

(v.)
Grammar
sealmian, p. ode
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To play on the harp (and sing) Ic singe and sealmige cantabo et psallam (I sal sing and salme, Ps.), Ps. Spl. M. 107, 1

á-pullian

(v.)
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Add: — Gif þú smyrest hraðe ðá stówe þe þá hǽr beóð of ápullud, ne geþafað seó smyrung ꝥ hý eft wexen, Lch. i. 362, 10

Linked entry: pullian

ceáp-cniht

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Substitute: A (young) man who has been bought, a slave Ceápcneht empticius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 18. Ceápcniht, 29, 28. v. cýpe-cniht in Dict

dæg-langes

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Ac gyf unc swá þince uton gebyddan unc hǽr dæglanges and spurian tó morgen furður sed hodie satis, ut puto, scripsimus, Shrn. 188, 17. Add

heardung

(n.)
Grammar
heardung, e; f.

A hardening

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A hardening, a being or becoming hard: Heardung þǽre lifre butan gefélnesse and bútan sáre, Lch. ii. 198, 13. Be þǽre lifre heardunge, 160, 21

warenian

(v.)
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In the first passage one MS. has Warnode hé him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]

heals-wiða

(n.)
Grammar
heals-wiða, an; m.

A necklace

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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4

hearpung

(n.)
Grammar
hearpung, e; f.

Harping, playing on the harp

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Harping, playing on the harp Hé hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he hath deserved her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 8

B

Grammar
B, THE sound of b is produced by the lips; hence it is called a labial consonant, and has the same sound in Anglo-Saxon as in English. In all languages, and especially in the dialects of cognate languages, the letters employing the same organs of utterance are continually interchanged. In Anglo-Saxon, therefore, we find that b interchanges with the other labials, f and
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p Ic hæbbe I have, he hæfþ he hath. When words are transferred into modern English, b is sometimes represented by f or v :-- Beber or befor a beaver; Ober, ofer, over.

apl

(n.)
Grammar
apl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. aplas, m; nom. acc. pl. apla, n.

An applea ball

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C. apla] mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28

a-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wirgan, p. de; pp. ed

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

býtla

(n.)
Grammar
býtla, an; m. [býtl a hammer, -a q. v.]
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A hammerer, builder; ædificator Se býtla ðǽr háligne hám arǽrde the builder raised up a holy home there, Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 36; Gú. 119

delfere

(n.)
Grammar
delfere, es; m.

A diggerfossor

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A digger;fossor Gif se delfere ða eorþan nó ne dulfe if the digger had not dug the earth, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 7

dyrne-geliger

(n.)
Grammar
dyrne-geliger, gen. -geligre ; f. [dyrne secret, geliger a lying]

A secret lying, adulteryadultĕrium

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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26

eln-boga

(n.)
Grammar
eln-boga, an; m.

An elbowcŭbĭtum

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An elbow; cŭbĭtum Se earm nǽnige bígnesse on ðam elnbogan hæfde the arm had no bending at the elbow, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 23

Linked entries: el-boga elm-boga

feax-feallung

(n.)
Grammar
feax-feallung, e; f.

Falling offloss of the hairthe mangecrīnium amissioalōpĕciaάλωπεκία

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Falling off; or loss of the hair, the mange; crīnium amissio, alōpĕcia = άλωπεκία Feaxfeallung alōpĕcia, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 56; Wrt. Voc. 19, 58

Linked entry: feallung

feorr

(adj.)
Grammar
feorr, adj.

Fardistantlonginquus

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Far, distant; longinquus Ðeáh him mon feorr land gehéte though a distant land was promised him, Past. 50; Hat. MS: Andr. Recd. 850; An. 423

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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To provoke, offend Hie willaþ grillan [griellan, Hat. MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot

Linked entry: gryllan

under-flówan

(v.)

to flow under

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to flow under Wæs ic neoþan wætre, flóde underflówen beneath had I water, the flood flowing under me, Exon. Th. 392, 3; Rä. 11, 2