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plegere

(n.)
Grammar
plegere, es; m.
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A player, athlete, wrestler Nacod plegere gimnosophista (the glosser seems to have misunderstood the word, which is rendered by heáhláreów, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40-40, and by weoroldsnottor, 81, 52), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 10

Linked entry: pleg-mann

gop

(n.)
Grammar
gop, es; m.
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Or is the word connected with geap crafty?-Þurh gopes hond, Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 5; Rä. 50, 3

ge-rýnelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rýnelíc, adj.

Mystical ⬩ mysticus

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Mystical; mysticus Gerýnelíco word sprecende mystica verba loquens, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 26. Of gerýnelícum gáste ex mystico spiramine, Hymn. Surt. 43, 36. Ðás gerýnelícan þing hæc mystica, 94, 17: Blickl. Homl. 165, 35

Linked entry: rýne-líc

spracen

(n.)
Grammar
spracen, es; n. 'The berry-bearing alder; rhamnus frangula.
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The word glosses apeletum in Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 83 : ii. 8, 43, for alnetum (Cockayne) Genim spracen berindred, Lchdm. ii. 58, 8: 66, 3

ǽwisod

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽwisod, (?), ǽwiscod.
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For form cf. éwis-firinæ under ǽwisc-firen, and for meaning cf. the same word and thee

ceaster-geware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-geware, ceaster-gewara; pl.
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Ceast(re)gewara, 414, 7. v. ceaster-ware, and preceding word

Linked entries: ceaster-ware ge-ware

eax-faru

(n.)
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Ox. 4560 the word is glossed by fyrdungce ), Txts. 41, 186

Samaringas

(n.)
Grammar
Samaringas, Samaritane, Samaritanisce; pl.

The Samaritans

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inwit-full

(adj.)
Grammar
inwit-full, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ guileful ⬩ malicious ⬩ evil

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Hé áfylleþ ða inwitfullan word of his tungan he causes deceitful words to fall away from his tongue [cf. Ps.Th. 14, 3, non egit dolum in lingua sua], Blickl. Homl. 55, 16.

tíd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-líc, adj.
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Th. 144, 16. expressing relations of time, of time Hwílon hé (the word ut) getácnaþ tíde . . . on ðissere stówe hé is temporale adverbium, ðæt is tídlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 265, 19.

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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H. 151, 16. metaph. to cause to cease, put an end to Hé áfylleþ þá inwitfullan word of his tungan he puts away deceitful words from his tongue , Bl. H. 55, 16. Áfyl praecipita , Ps. Spl. 54, 9. Áfæl, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 7.

Linked entry: a-fælan

án-daga

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Nis se man on eorðan þe wite þæne ándagan ( the appointed end of the world ) bútan Gode sylfum, Wlfst. 90, 1. Þá cende hé tém and lét þone forberstan and forbéh þone ándagan, Cht. Th. 206, 29. v. riht-ándaga, and next word. Add

lim-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lim-rǽden, The passage where this word is given as a gloss to chlamide is: Pro chlamide, quam angelicae puritatis liniamento . '. . adsciscebat, Ald. 35, 10. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 47, which refers to the same passage, liniamento is glossed by lim-gelecg : it is probable, then, that lim-rǽden is a gloss to liniamento rather than to chlamide, and has the same meaning as lim-gelecg (q. v.

ǽr

(con.)
Grammar
ǽr, conj.

ERE ⬩ before that ⬩ antequam ⬩ priusquam

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ERE, before that; antequam, priusquam Ǽr heó wordum cwæþ ere she said in words, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 3; Sat. 409. Ǽr hie to setle gong ere she went to her seat, Beo. Th. 4043; B. 2019. Ǽr ge furður féran ere that ye further proceed, 510; B. 252.

gúþ-freca

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-freca, an; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Exon. 61a; Th. 223, 1; Ph. 353 Grame gúþfrecan gáras sendon fierce warriors hurled spears, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 35; Jud. 224. perhaps this passage should be put under the preceding word

wæter-berere

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-berere, es; m.

A water-bearer

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A water-bearer Mid wæterbererum cum lixarum (coetibus,Ald. 13; the passage is the same as that glossed in the preceding word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 74 : 18, 2. Wæterberere (-a ?) lixarum, 52, 73

Linked entries: berere wæter-berend

wine-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wine-scipe, es; m.

Friendship

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Lǽst wǽre and winescype, word ða wit sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 172, 17; Gú. 1145

ár-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ár-geweorc, es; n.

Brass-work ⬩ æramentum

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Brass-work; æramentum, Cot. 79

eáhtan

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Substitute the two following words:

wló

(adv.)
Grammar
wló, ; adv. (?)

Readily ⬩ easily

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Linked entry: ge-wló

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