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bleó

(n.)

blue or azure colourcæruleus

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blue or azure colour; cæruleus, Som

ge-bégdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bégdnes, -bégednes, -ness, e; f.

Crookednessaduncĭtasoblīquĭtas

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Crookedness; aduncĭtas, oblīquĭtas,Som. Ben. Lye

ge-bégendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bégendlíc, adj.

Bendingflexibleflexĭbĭlis

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Bending, flexible; flexĭbĭlis,Som. Ben. Lye

ge-brýsednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brýsednes, -ness, e; f.

A bruisingcontūsio

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A bruising; contūsio, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-emnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-emnian, p. ode; pp. od

To make evenmatchadæquare

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To make even, match; adæquare, Som

ge-rósod

(adj.)

rosy, belonging to rosesrosaceus

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rosy, belonging to roses; rosaceus, Som

cornoch

(n.)
Grammar
cornoch, es ; m.

A crane grus

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A crane; grus Som. Ben. Lye

costnes

(n.)
Grammar
costnes, -ness, e; f.

A temptation tentatio

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A temptation; tentatio Som. Ben. Lye

cræft-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cræft-líc, adj.

Artificialartificialis

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Som. Ben. Lye

ge-smiten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-smiten, part. p.

Anointedsmearedsmuttedlitusunctus

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Anointed, smeared, smutted; litus, unctus, Som

ge-spænning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spænning, e; f.

An incitementa provocationincitamentum,

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An incitement, a provocation; incitamentum, Som

ge-sprucg

(n.)

discordstrifeseditio,

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discord, strife; seditio, Som. 171; Lye

hlyst

(n.)
Grammar
hlyst, es; m: e; f.

The sense of hearing, hearing, listening

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Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15. Ða fíf andgitu ... hlyst ... the five senses ... hearing ..., Homl. Th. ii. 550, 11: i. 138, 27. Gif se hlyst óþstande ðæt hé ne mǽge gehiéran if the hearing be stopped so that he cannot hear, L. Alf. pol. 46; Th. i. 92, 23.

deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
deóre, dióre; adv.

Dearly, with great pricecāre, magno

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Dearly, with great price; cāre, magno Deóre he hit bohte vel sealde he bought or sold it dearly; care vendĭdit, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 84; Wrt. Voc. 28, 62.

Linked entry: dióre

DROSNA

(n.)
Grammar
DROSNA, drosne, nom. acc; gen.drosna ; dat. drosnum; pl. f.

Grounds, sediment, lees, dregs fæx, fæces

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Gr. 47; Som. 47, 45. Eles drosna dregs of oil; amurca = άμόργη, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 18; Wrt. Voc. 33, 18

Linked entry: dros

fór-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
fór-heáfod, es; n.

The fore part of the headFOREHEADskullancĭput?calvārium

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Gl. 69; Som. 70, 34; Wrt. Voc. 42, 42. Fórheáfod vel heáfodpanne calvārium, 69; Som. 70. 33; Wrt. Voc. 42, 41

Linked entry: fóre-heáfod

mis-wrítan

(v.)

to write incorrectlymake a mistake in writing

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Gr. 50, 21; Som. 51, 48. On manegum wísum miswritene, 50, 23; Som. 51, 54

ge-erian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-erian, p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To earplougharare

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Gr. 19; Som. 22, 45. Ðæt land is geerod [geered MS. C.] aratur terra, 19; Som. 22, 46 : Heming, p. 134

be-pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-pǽcan, part. be-pǽcende; p. be-pǽhte; pp. be-pǽht; v. a. [be by, pǽcan to deceive]

To deceiveenticeseducedraw awaydeciperepellicereilludereseducere

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Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1. Ic bepǽce oððe forlǽde seduco, 47; Som. 48, 53 : Jud. 16, 5

Linked entry: be-pǽcung

ge-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-speornan, -spornan; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen

To tread uponto perchspurncalcare

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Ðæt se hearn-flota sond-lond gespearn so that the floater of the surge spurned the sandy land, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 11; Gú. 1308

Linked entries: ge-spearn ge-spornan