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Anglo-Saxon

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sirwe

(n.)
Grammar
sirwe, an ; f.
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An artifice, device, plot, wile Syrwan (serwan) insidiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13 ; Zup. 84, 14

stán-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bucca, an; m.
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A mountain goat Ðes stánbucca hic cynyps, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 57; Zup. 68, 5

twi-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrede, adj.
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Two-furrowed; the word renders the Latin bisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 11

twi-strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-strenge, adj.
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Two-stringed Twistrenge bifidus (as if from fides ), Ælfc. Gr. 49 ; Zup. 288, 10

Linked entry: þri-strenge

þri-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-fyrede, adj.

Three-furrowedtrisulcus

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Three-furrowed; the word renders Latin trisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12 note

distæf

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Distæf colus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 30, 2. Disstæf, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 39. Add

geocian

(v.)
Grammar
geocian, p. ode
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To join, yoke Ic geceige (jucige, v. l.) jungo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 174, 1

Linked entries: ge-iukod ge-iukod

hæpsian

(v.)
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Sero, seras, ic hæpsige, is ðǽre forman geðeódnysse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 166, 1. Add

þúsend-getæl

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Millesimus se Sé bið æftemyst on ðúsend-getele, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 284, 4. Add

gyr-treów

(n.)
Grammar
gyr-treów, es; n.

A spruce firabies

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A spruce fir; abies Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 128; Wrt. Voc. 32, 62

Linked entry: GYR

healf-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
healf-heáfod, es; n.

The fore part of the headsinciput

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The fore part of the head; sinciput Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 24

healf-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-hwít, adj.

Half white, whitishsubalbus

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Half white, whitish; subalbus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 73; Wrt. Voc. 46, 30

hearma

(n.)
Grammar
hearma, an; m.

A shrew-mousenebilamygale

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; nebila, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 6; Wrt. Voc. 22, 50

of-cumende

(adj.)

derivative

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derivative Eahta synd frumcennede, and seofan of-cumende, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 34

cræte-hors

(n.)
Grammar
cræte-hors, es; n. [cræt a cart, hors a horse]

A cart-horse veredus

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A cart-horse; veredus Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 17; Wrt. Voc. 17, 21

Linked entry: HORS

gestaðel-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
gestaðel-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted [staðel a foundation, fæstan to make fast]

To foundestablishstăbilīre

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To found, establish; stăbilīre Ic gestaðelfæste stăbĭlio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 54

ge-swurdod

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swurdod, [sweord, swurd a sword]

armed with a sword;glădio cinctus

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armed with a sword; glădio cinctus Geswurdod glădiātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13

Linked entry: -sweordod

hand-bred

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.

The palm of the handpalmapalma

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The palm of the hand; palma Ðis handbred hoc ir, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 26. Handbred palma, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 71, 2; Wrt. Voc. 43, 56. Hondbreodo palmas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 67. Sleánde mid handbredum striking with the palms of their hands, Homl.

ác-wern

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wern, es; n.

The name of an animal, a squirrelscirrasciurus

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The name of an animal, a squirrel; scirra, sciurus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 9

Linked entry: ácweorna

alýfed-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
alýfed-líc, adj. [a-lýfed allowed, pp. of a-lýfan; líc like]

Allowableexpeditus

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Allowable; expeditus Alýfedlíc þing an allowable thing; fas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 67