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eal-nósu

(n.)
Grammar
eal-nósu, eall-nósu, eall seó násu, e; f.

All nose or all the nose, a swelling of the uvula ⬩ columella, columna nasi

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All nose or all the nose, a swelling of the uvula; columella, columna nasi Eal ufweard nósu tota ascendens columna nasi, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 86; Wrt. Voc. 43, 18. Eall-nósu, Mann: eal-nósu the swelling of the uvula; columella. v. Som.

geond-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-hweorfan, p. -hwearf; pp. -hworfen
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Land eal geondhwearf he travelled over all the land, Salm. Kmbl. 372; Sal. 185

an

I give ⬩ he gives

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I give, Alfd. Will 14, 4; he gives, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 22; Gen. 2915

BEÁN

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁN, bién, e; f.

A BEAN ⬩ all sorts of pulse ⬩ faba ⬩ legumen

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A BEAN, all sorts of pulse; faba, legumen Beán pisan a vetch, Cot. 34 : 122

be-sciran

(v.)
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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9

Gehhol

(n.)
Grammar
Gehhol, Gehhel, es; n.

Yule ⬩ Christmas

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Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23 : 43; Th. i. 92, 3

-syd

(suffix)
Grammar
-syd, in ge-syd a miry place. [Halliwell gives suddie=miry, boggy. Cf. also sod. Cf. O. H. Ger. salz-suti salsugo: Ger. sudel a puddle.]
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Cf. seáþ

a-mǽn-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mǽn-sumian, p. ode; pp. od [a ex, mǽn = gemǽne communis; sumian = samnian congregare]

To excommunicate ⬩ excommunicare

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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 18

an-timber

(n.)
Grammar
an-timber, g. -timbres; n.

Matter ⬩ materials ⬩ substance ⬩ a theme ⬩ materies ⬩ materia

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Matter, materials, substance, a theme; materies, materia Ungehiwod antimber rudis atque informis materia, Alb. resp. 15, 22

Linked entries: and-timber an-tymber

stód-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
stód-þeóf, es ; m.
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Alf. pol. 9 ; Th. i. 68, 5

burg-ealdor

Grammar
burg-ealdor, (burh-).
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Hét se burhealdor ( alt. to burhge ealdor) þone bisceop him tó gefeccan, Hml. S. 22, 203. Add

heofon-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-weorod, es; n.
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The heavenly host Þurh Godes mihte bid ale ástyred heofonwered (heofen-, v.l.). Wlfst. 25, 21: 203, 5

ge-síþwíf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþwíf, es; n.
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All ða gesíþwíf and ða æðelan fǽmnan all the ladies and noble women, 87, 21

Linked entry: ge-síþman

afol

(n.)
Grammar
afol, es; n.

Power ⬩ vires ⬩ robur

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Power; vires, robur Eallum his afole with all his power, L.I.P. 2; Th. ii. 304, 22

Linked entry: abal

án-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
án-mód, adj. [án one; mód mood, mind]

Of one mind ⬩ unanimous ⬩ unanimis

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Ealle ánmóde all with one mind, Andr. Kmbl. 3128; An. 1567. Hie ðá ánmóde ealle cwǽdon then they all with one mind said, 3200; An. 1603: 3274; An. 1640: Elen. Grm. 397: 1118

feormung

(n.)
Grammar
feormung, e; f.

a harbouring ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ susceptio ⬩ hospĭtium

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Alf. Pol. 4; Th. i, 62, 16. a cleansing, polishing; purgātio, pŏlītio Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn to feormunge onfó if a sword polisher receive another man's weapon for polishing, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9

hryscan

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v. hrýscung) tó swége (this is almost certainly a gloss to Ald. 65, 15: Ad stridulae buccinae sonum) ad stridulae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 46. Strengce ríscendum nervo stridente, Hpt. Gl. 405, 75. Ríslum hríscendum radiis stridentibus, An. Ox. 3740.

homela

(n.)
Grammar
homela, homola, an; m.
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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting the hair as a mark of disgrace, Grimm's Deutsche Rechtsalterthümer, pp. 702-3. v. hamelian. and cf. [?] Scot. hummel, homyll having no horns

eall-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-nacod, adj.

Entirely naked ⬩ omnīno nūdus

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Entirely naked; omnīno nūdus Ic eom eallnacod I am all naked, Cd. 42; Th. 54, 3; Gen. 871

Linked entry: eal-nacod

ge-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scyld, es; n.
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All gescyld universum debitum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 34

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