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CWEÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWEÐAN, to cweðanne; part. cweðende ; ic cweðe, ðú cweðest, cweðst, cwæðst, cwiðst, cwyðst, cwíst, cwýst, he cweðeþ; cweþ, cwiþ, cwyþ, pl. cweðaþ ; p. ic, he cwæþ, ðú cwǽde , pl. cwǽdon; impert. ¨ cweþ, cweðe , pl. cweðaþ, cweðe; subj. cweðe, pl. cweðen; p. cwǽde, pl. cwǽden ; pp. cweden

To say, speak, call, proclaim dicere, loqui, vocare, indicere

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Ðú cwiðst inquis, 33 ; Som. 37, 38. Ðú cwyðst thou sayest, 2; Som. 3, 8: 5; Som. 3, 27, 32, 33, 36: 15; Som. 17, 36; 18; Som. 21, 62.

Linked entries: a-cweðan cwýst ðú

BEORCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .

to make a sharp explosive soundlatratum vel sonum edereto BARKlatrare

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to make a sharp explosive sound; latratum vel sonum edere. to BARK; latrare Ða dumban húndas ne mágon beorcan. We sceolon beorcan and bodigan ðám lǽwedum dumb dogs cannot bark. We ought to bark and preach to the laymen L. Ælfc.

Linked entry: borcian

for-ealdian

(v.)
Grammar
for-ealdian, -ealdigean, -ealldian; p. ode; pp. od [for-, eald old]

To grow or wax oldbecome oldsenescĕreveterascĕreinveterascĕre

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Ǽlc ánweald biþ sóna forealdod every power soon becomes old, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10: 39, 8; Fox 224, ii. Ðe forealdode wǽron who were grown old, Homl. Th. ii. 500, 4

Linked entry: for-eald

ang-set

(n.)
Grammar
ang-set, es; m ? ang-seta, an; m ?

A disease with eruptionsa carbunclepimplepustulean eruptionSt. Anthony's firecarbunculus

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Gl. 9; Som. 57, 9; Wrt. Voc. 19, 19. Angseta furunculus vel anthrax, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som. 57, 69; Wrt. Voc. 20, 12: Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 19; Wrt. Voc. 40, 51

dæg-wine

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wine, es; n?

A day's pay diarium

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 32; Wrt. Voc. 28, 15. Dægwine pensum vel diarium, 64; Som. 69, 9; Wrt. Voc. 40, 43

Linked entry: wine

geómor-gid

(n.)
Grammar
geómor-gid, -gidd, -gyd, es; n.

A mournful song, dirge, lamentationlūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio

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A mournful song, dirge, lamentation; lūgubris cantus, nēnia, lāmentātio Wæs geómorgidd wrecen a mournful song was sung, Andr. Kmbl. 3094; An. 1550. Geómorgyd, Beo. Th. 6291; B. 3150

cnyssung

(n.)
Grammar
cnyssung, e; f.

A strikingstrokeictus

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Gr. 1; Som. 2, 30. Sweng oððe cnyssung ictus 43; Som. 44, 55

CRAN

(n.)
Grammar
CRAN, es; m. e; f.

A CRANE grus

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Gr. 9, 33; Som. 12, 20; Ælfc. Gl. 38; Som. 63, 34; Wrt. Voc. 29, 53; 62, 20; 77, 16; 280, 25

Linked entries: cranoc cræn

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

fíf-hund

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
fíf-hund, -hundred

five hundredquingenti

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Gr. 49; Som. 49, 48. Fífhund síðon five hundred times; quingenties, 49; Som. 50, 32. Fífhund cempena ealdor i-s/>a chief of five hundred soldiers; cohors, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 61; Wrt. Voc. 18, 14.

CNYTTAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYTTAN, p.cnittan; cnytte; pp. cnytted, cnytt, cnyt

To tiebindKNIT; necterenexereligare

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22. Ic cnytte MS. C. cnitte nexo 36; Som. 38, 23: 28, 3; Som. 30, 61.

Linked entries: be-cnyttan cnittan

húfe

(n.)
Grammar
húfe, an; f.
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Gl. 64; Som. 69, 11; Wrt. Vcc. 40, 45. Biscopes húf flammeolum vel flammeum, 112; Som. 79, 88; Wrt. Voc. 59, 55. Húfan hættes mitræ, Lye

bǽdling

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdling, es; m. [from bǽdan to compel, solicit]

A carrier of letters or orderstabellarius

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A carrier of letters or orders; tabellarius,Som

cac

(n.)
Grammar
cac, es; m?
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Dung, excrement; stercus, foria, merda, Som. Ben. Lye

céling

(n.)
Grammar
céling, célung, e; f.

A cooling, refreshingrefrigerium, refrigeratio

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A cooling, refreshing; refrigerium, refrigeratio, Som. Ben. Lye

clappan

(v.)

to CLAP, move, palpitatepalpitare

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to CLAP, move, palpitate; palpitare, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: clæppettan

be-híring

(n.)

a hiring

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Gl. 13; Som. 57, 123

Linked entry: ge-hýran

cúþ-nes

(n.)
Grammar
cúþ-nes, cúþ-ness ,e; f.

Knowledge, acquaintance scientia

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Knowledge, acquaintance; scientia, Scint. 38, Som. Ben. Lye

cwyrn-burne

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-burne, an; f.

A mill-stream molāris torrens

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A mill-stream; molāris torrens, Som. Ben. Lye

cyfys

(n.)

pellex

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Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1