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hafoc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-cynn, es; n.

The hawk species

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The hawk species Ne ete gé nán þing hafoccynnes ne earncynnes eat nothing of the hawk-kind or the eagle-kind, Lev. 11, 13

stæþ-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ-swealwe, an; f.
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Gif mon fundige wið his feónd tó gefeohtanne, stæþswealwan briddas geseóþe on wíne, ete ðonne ǽr, Lchdm. ii. 154, 5

Linked entry: fiscere

bæcestre

(n.)
Grammar
bæcestre, bæcistre, bæcystre, an; f ? m. [bacan to bake, heó bæc-eþ; estre, v. -isse]

A woman who bakespistrixa bakerpistor

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A woman who bakes; pistrix: but because afýrde men performed that work which was originally done by females, this occupation is here denoted by a feminine termination; hence, a baker; pistor Ðá gelamp hit ðæt twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hláford

Linked entry: bæcystre

henna

(n.)
Grammar
henna, an; m.

A fowl

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A fowl Gif swýn oððe henna ete of mannes líchaman si porcus vel gallina de corpore hominis ederit, L. Ecg. P. iv. 57; Th. ii. 220, 13

ganra

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Gif wíf eteð hanan flǽsc oððe ganran, Lch. iii. 144, 24. in a place-name Andlang weges upp on gandran dúne, C. D. v. 166, 6

FIN

(n.)
Grammar
FIN, finn, es; m.

A FINpinna

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A FIN; pinna Ne ete gé nánne fisc búton ða ðe habbaþ finnas and scilla ye shall not eat any fish except those that have fins and scales, Lev. 11, 9

rihtfæsten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
rihtfæsten-tíd, e; f.
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A regularly appointed time of fasting Yfel bið ꝥ man rihtfæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete, Ll. Th. i. 402, 24. Wé lǽrað ꝥ ǽlc wer forgá his wíf freólstídum and rihtfæstentídum, ii. 250, 2

tóþ-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-wyrm, es; m.

A worm in a tooth

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A worm in a tooth Wið tóþwærce, gif wyrm ete ða léð . . . Wið tóðwyrmum . . . lǽt reócan on ðone múð, dó blæc hrægl under, ðonne feallaþ ða wyrmas on, Lchdm. ii. 50, 10-20

á-þecgan

to take foodconsume

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Substitute: to take food, consume Gif mon þung ete, áþege buteran and drince let him take some butter, and wash it down by drinking. Lch. ii. 154, l. Willað hý hine áþecgan, Rä. I. 2, 7

myrten

(n.)
Grammar
myrten, es; n.

Flesh of animals that have died a natural death

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Gif hé myrten ete si morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. C. 15; Th. ii. 142, 26. v. next word

cyric

(n.)
Grammar
cyric, a church. v. in the compounds cyric-ǽwe, -belle, -bóc, -bót, -bryce, -burh, -dór, -friþ, -fultum, -georn, -geriht, -griþ, etc.

Linked entry: cyric-ǽwe

HREÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
HREÁW, hrǽw [also written hreów]; adj.

RAWuncooked

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Ne ete gé of ðam lambe nán þing hreáw, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 5. Syle etan oððe gesodene oððe hrǽwe give [the plant] to eat either sodden or raw, Herb. 136, 2; Lchdm. i. 254, 5. Ete ðara hundteóntig hreáwra eat a hundred of them [lentils] raw, L.

Linked entry: hreów

sellan

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Eal ꝥ flǽsc ꝥ wildeór lǽfen, ne eten gé ꝥ, ac sellað hit hundum, Ll. Th. i. 54, 2. <b>IV b.</b> add :-- Þǽr man hláf sealde tó ceápe, Hml. S. 23, 563. <b>IV d.</b> add :-- Hig sealdon þæt on tigelwyrhtena æcyr, Mt. 27, 10.

nard

(n.)
Grammar
nard, es; m.

Spikenardnardus

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Ete nardes eár, 354, 12. Ele ðe sý of nardo, 246, 20. Nardes stenc, Exon. Th. 423, 28; Rä. 41, 29

fric

(adj.)
Grammar
fric, adj.

Voracious

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Voracious Fric étere vorax. Mt. Lind. 11, 19

móraþ

(n.)
Grammar
móraþ, mórod, es; n.

A drink formed by boiling down and sweetening wine (with mulberries)a decoction of wine and herbs

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Ne ete fersce gós . . . ne fersc swín ne náht ðæs ðe of mórode cums.

blód-seten

(n.)
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Blódseten; bisceopwyrt nioþowearde ete . . . Blódseten; genim hegeclifan, gebinde on sweoran, Lch. ii. 54, 4-8, 9, 10, 11, 16. Blód-setena ge on tó bindanne ge on eáre tó dónne ge horse ge men, 4, 11

oret

(n.)
Grammar
oret, es; n. (?)

Struggle, labour

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Struggle, labour Ðonne ðú ðínes gewinnes wæstme byrgest etest oretes labores fructuum tuorum manducabis, Ps. Th. 127, 2

ge-setla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setla, an; m.
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Gif gegilda myd þǽm ete . . . þe his gegildan stlóg . . . gilde án pund, bútun hé ætsacan mæge mid his twám gesetlun ꝥ hé hine nyste, Cht. Th. 612, 16 : 23

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Þá hé hæfde gedruncn ( quo hausto), Gen. 27, 25. to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure Is tó wyrnanne bearn-eácnum wífe ꝥ hió áht sealtes ete . . . oþþe beór drince, ne swínes flǽsc ete . . ., ne druncen gedrince (get drunk), Lch.