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an

I givehe 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 BEANall sorts of pulsefabalegumen

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

be-sciran

(v.)

to shear, shave

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Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9

Gehhol

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

YuleChristmas

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

beó-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
beó-þeóf, es; m.

A thief or stealer of beesapum fur

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Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 6

sceald-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
sceald-þýfel, (-hýfel),es; m.

A thicket

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A thicket Scaldthýflas, scald[t]hýblasalga, alge; scaldhýflas vel sondhyllas alga, Txts. 38, 58. 'Scaldhýflas alga, scaldhúlas paupilius, are errors. Scealdþýfelas, fruteta, thickets, occurs inGreg. Dial.' Lchdm. iii. 343, col. 2

Linked entry: sceald-húlas

ge-síþwíf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþwíf, es; n.

A woman of the class to which the 'gesith' 'comes' belongs

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All ða gesíþwíf and ða æðelan fǽmnan all the ladies and noble women, 87, 21

Linked entry: ge-síþman

án-mód

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

Of one mindunanimousunanimis

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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 harbouringan entertainingsusceptiohospĭtium

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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

afol

(n.)
Grammar
afol, es; n.

Powerviresrobur

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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

a-mǽn-sumian

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

To excommunicateexcommunicare

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

an-timber

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

Mattermaterialssubstancea thememateriesmateria

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

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

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.

æfter-eala

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-eala, an; m.

After-alesmall beer

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After-ale, small beer Æfter-eala sapa, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 22; Wrt. Voc. 28, 5

cwyc-ǽht

(n.)

live stock

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Alf. pol. 18 Th. 1, 72, 12, note 28

Driht'

(n.)
Grammar
Driht', Driht

the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

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the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

galder-cræftiga

(n.)

one crafty or skilful in enchantmentsan enchanter

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Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9; MS. H