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Anglo-Saxon

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byffan

(v.)
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to mutter; mutire, Cot. 154. DER, a-byffan

Linked entry: a-byffan

ceáp-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-cniht, es; m.

A hired servant, a slaveemptitius

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A hired servant, a slave; emptitius Cot. 72

Linked entry: cépe-cniht

cemes

(n.)
Grammar
cemes, e; f.

A linen night-gown, chemisecamisia

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A linen night-gown, chemise; camisia, Cot. 31

earm-swíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-swíþ, adj.

Arm-powerful, muscular, strong lacertōsus

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Arm-powerful, muscular, strong; lacertōsus, Cot. 123: 200

for-styntan

(v.)

to breakknockbluntcontundĕre

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Cot. 48: 177

frǽ-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-micel, adj.

Very greatfamouspræ-magnusexĭmius

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Very great, famous; præ-magnus, exĭmius, Cot. 178

Linked entry: freá-micel

frig-lǽta

(n.)
Grammar
frig-lǽta, an; m.

One made freea freedmanlibertus

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One made free, a freedman; libertus, Cot. 120

eág-seoung

(n.)
Grammar
eág-seoung, -sioung, e; f.

An eye-disease-glaucóma

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Cot. 97: 170, Lye

hemming

(n.)
Grammar
hemming, es; m.

A kind of shoepero

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A kind of shoe; pero, Cot. 155, Lye

Linked entry: himming

hwelung

(n.)
Grammar
hwelung, e; f.

Soundnoise

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Sound, noise Hwelung clangor tubæ, Cot. 109, Lye

ge-wurms

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wurms, adj.

Full of mattersuppuratedpurulentus

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Full of matter, suppurated; purulentus, Cot. 185, Lye

geónung

(n.)
Grammar
geónung, e; f.

A YAWNING, braying, chatteringoscitatio, barritus

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A YAWNING, braying, chattering; oscitatio, barritus, Cot. 95

ge-nec

(n.)

a light ship, a frigateliburnica

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a light ship, a frigate; liburnica, Cot. 120

geárlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 49

heáfod-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-slæge, es; n.

Head of a pillar[?]; capital

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; capital, Cot. 50, Lye

heáh-sǽ-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sǽ-þeóf, es; m.

A chief piratearchi-pirata

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A chief pirate; archi-pirata, Cot. 9, 171

ge-steped

(v.; part.)

steppedintroducedinitiatus,

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stepped, introduced; initiatus, Cot. 108 pp.of ge-steppan

ge-swyrfan

(v.)

to file offto polishelimare,

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to file off, to polish; elimare, Cot. 71

un-deáþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deáþlíc, adj.

Immortal

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Se ðe com deáðlíc tó ðissum middangearde ... hé árás undeáðlíc, Homl. Th. i. 222, 12, 18. Wé sprecaþ ymbe God, deáðlíce be undeáðlícum, 286, 8. Monna sáwla sint undeáþlíce (undeádlíca, Cott. MS.) and éce, Bt. 11, 2; Fox 34, 33

Linked entry: un-deádlíc

ǽcen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽcen, = ácen; adj.

Oakenmade of oakquernus

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Oaken, made of oak; quernus, Cot. 165

Linked entry: ácen