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hord-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hord-ern, -ærn,es; n.

A store-house, store-room, treasury

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A store-house, store-room, treasury Hordern cellarium, Ælfc. Gl. 108; Som. 78, 100; Wrt. Voc. 58, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 24. Cellaria uini id est hordern promptuaria, Blickl. Gl. 259, 5: Ps. Surt. 143, 13. Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan gebroht wǽre

los-wist

Grammar
los-wist, lose-wist, e; f: es, m.[?]

Hurt ⬩ loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ waste

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Hurt, loss, destruction, waste Tó huon losuist ðíós smirinisse áworden wæs quid perditio ista ungenti facta est, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 4. Loswist [losewest, Rush.] walana deceptio divitiarum, 4, 19. Suna losuistes [loswest, Rush.] filius perditionis, Jn

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breast ⬩ bosom

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Breast, bosom Hreðor innan wæs wynnum áwelled the breast within was joyously agitated, Andr. Kmbl. 2036; An. 1020. Hreðer [hreder, MS.] innan weóll beorn breóstsefa, Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 9; Cri. 539: 46 b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 910: Beo. Th. 4233; B. 2113.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

gifnes

(n.)
Grammar
gifnes, -ess, e; f.

A favour ⬩ grace ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia

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A favour, grace; beneficium, gratia Ealle we beþurfon Godes gifnesse we all have need of God's grace, Hy. 7, 114, 110: Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 114, 110

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.

A poet

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A poet Scop liricus, unwurð scop tragicus vel comicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 5, 9. Scop comicus, 291, 25: ii. 17, 38. Comices, s. est qui comedia scribit, cantator, vel artifex canticorum seculorum, idem satyricus, i. scop, joculator, poeta, 132, 16. Se hǽðena

Linked entry: sceop

Franc-land

(n.)
Grammar
Franc-land, Fronc-land, Frang-land, es; n.

Frank-land ⬩ the country of the Franks ⬩ Francōrum terra ⬩ Francia

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Frank-land, the country of the Franks; Francōrum terra, Francia Námon [MS. noman] hí him wealhstódas of Franclande mid accēpērunt de gente Francōrum interprĕtes, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 24. On ðam mynstre ðe on Franclande wæs getimbred in monastērio quod

Linked entry: Fronc-land

for-ligr

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligr, es; m.

A fornicator

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A fornicator, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 21

Linked entry: -liger

æl-tæw

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-tæw, -teaw, -teow; comp. re; sup. est; adj.

All good ⬩ excellent ⬩ entire ⬩ sound ⬩ healthful ⬩ perfect ⬩ honest ⬩ omnino bonus ⬩ sanus

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All good, excellent, entire, sound, healthful, perfect, honest; omnino bonus, sanus Fíndest ðú æltæwe hǽlo thou shall find perfect healing. Herb. 1, 29; Lchdm, i. 80, 7; MS. B. Næfþ nó æltæwne ende has no good end, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 29. Full æltæwe geboren

Linked entries: æl-tæwlíce æl-teaw

CÁF

(adj.)
Grammar
CÁF, comp. ra, re; sup. est, ost; adj.

Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift ⬩ acer, celer, præceps

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Quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift; acer, celer, præceps Ðá geseah Iohannes sumne cniht swíðe glæd on móde and on anginne cáf there John saw a certain youth very cheerful in mind and quick in design, Ælfc. T. 33, 17; R. Ben. 7; Fulg. 9. Cáf præceps,

for-legere

(n.)
Grammar
for-legere, es; m.

A fornicator ⬩ fornĭcātor

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A fornicator; fornĭcātor. Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -legere

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ⬩ genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies ⬩ Gender ⬩ genus ⬩ a sex ⬩ sexus

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every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ; genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies Ðæt hie ne móton ǽgnian mid yrmþum Israhéla

Linked entry: C

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner man ⬩ the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man ⬩ spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ heart ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ disposition ⬩ mood ⬩ Courage ⬩ high spirit ⬩ Pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ pride

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the inner man, the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man, e.g. ða ryhtæþelo bíþ on ðam móde, næs on ðam flǽsce, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 19. Ðone blindan ðe on líchoman wæs gehǽled ge eác on móde, Blickl. Homl. 21, 10. Like the English spirit, soul

LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHT ⬩ a light

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LIGHT, a light Geweorþe leóht and leóht wearþ geworht fiat lux, et facta est lux, Gen. 1, 3. Tweóne leóht crepusculum: tweónul leóht maligna lux vel dubia, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 122, 125; Wrt. Voc. 53, 3, 6. Ðæt leóht ðe wé dægréd hátaþ the light that

Linked entry: líht

bere-tún

(n.)
Grammar
bere-tún, es; m. [bere barley, corn; tún an inclosure, a place shut in]

A barley-enclosure ⬩ court-yard ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ corn-farm ⬩ grange ⬩ corn-village ⬩ BARTON ⬩ hordei area ⬩ villa frumentaria

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A barley-enclosure, court-yard, threshing-floor, corn-farm, grange, corn-village, BARTON; hordei area, villa frumentaria. 'BARTON, Prædium dominicum, vel terræ quas vocant Dominicales, hoc est, quas in distributione manerii dominus non elocavit hæreditarie

Linked entries: Barton bere-wíc

ymb-hwyrft

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hwyrft, (-hwearft, -hweorft, -hwerft), es; m.
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a ring, circle Lytel ymbhweorft rotella vel orbiculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 44. Ernhwerfte (-hferte, MS. ) gyro, Kent. Gl. 271. a circular course, an orbit Se móna hæfð his ryne hraðor áurnen on ðam læssan ymbhwyrfte, ðonrie seó ðonne hæbbe on ða;m máran

wel-willedness

(n.)
Grammar
wel-willedness, e; f.

Benevolence ⬩ kindness

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Benevolence, kindness Máre ys welwyllednyss ðænne ðæt ys geseald . . . nys sóðlíce mildheortnyss ðǽr nys welwillednyss maior est beniuolentia quam quod datur . . . non est enim misericordia non ubi non est beniuolentia Scint. 160, 4-6

Linked entry: -willedness

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.) Well fons . Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 29. Án wyll ( fons ) ásprang of ðære corðan, Gen. 2, 6. Ðǽr wæs Iacóbes wyl (wyll, v. l.). Se Hǽlend sæt æt ðam wylle, Jn. Skt. 4, 6. Bið on him will (wyll, v. l. ) forðrǽsendes wætres

Linked entry: well

fýr-tor

Grammar
fýr-tor, For Cot. 93 substitute
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Farus, beácanstán, in promontoria rupis posita, i. fýrtor Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 14. Farus, Grecum est nomen, nam fos, lux, oros autem visio, apud eos notninatur, hinc compositum nomen est fari, id est fýrtor, 39, 64

Linked entry: here-beácen

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m. l. hand-hæf. es; n.
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and add Hondhafum, Lk. R. 11, 46

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breath ⬩ hālĭtus ⬩ spīrāmen ⬩ the spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ GHOST ⬩ spīrĭtus ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ ănĭma

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the breath; hālĭtus, spīrāmen Ne ne is gást on múþe heora there is not breath in their mouth, Ps. Spl. 134, 17. Ðæt ic ofsleá eall flǽsc, on ðam ðe ys lífes gást that I may slay all flesh, in which is the breath of life, Gen. 6, 17. Mid gáste múþes his

Linked entries: gaast gǽst gǽst góst