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swégan

Grammar
swégan, <b>. I b</b> 1.
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</b> where the words of a passage are given, to be expressed in such and such words :-- ꝥ sárlice leóð þe þús swégð on þám sealme, 'Transivi et ecce non erat (Ps. 37, 35),' Angl. viii. 332, 38

dreámnes

(n.)
Grammar
dreámnes, -ness, e; f.

A singing ⬩ cantio

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A singing; cantio Word dreámnessa oððe sanga verba cantiōnum, Ps. Lamb. 136, 3

hréred-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hréred-ness, e; f.

Agitation ⬩ haste ⬩ precipitation

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Agitation, haste, precipitation Ealle word hrýrednesse omnia verba præcipitationis, Ps. Lamb. 51, 6

Linked entry: hrýred-ness

ge-efenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-efenlíc, adj.

Equal

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Linked entry: ge-efenlícad

sláporness

(n.)
Grammar
sláporness, e; f.
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Somnolence Ic ondette slápornesse, Anglia xi. 98, 40. v. preceding word, and slǽpor

Linked entry: slǽpor

slæclíc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæclíc, adj.
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Gl. 472, 49. v. next word

ymel

(n.)
Grammar
ymel, (emel, q. v.), e; f.
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A canker-worm Ymel gurgulio ( = curculio), Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 35, 7

Linked entry: emel

bisceop-ród

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-ród, e; f.
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A cross worn by a bishop ii. bisceopróde, C. D. iv. 275, 11

cearcetung

Grammar
cearcetung, cearcettung creaking.
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Cf. next word. Add

ge-mimor

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wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.
Entry preview:

Da wonnan lividas, 53, 1. blue-black, livid Ðonne se dǽl ðæs líchoman, sié gewended blæc oþþe won oþþe swilces hwæt, Lchdm. ii. 82, 12. Gif ðæt blód swíðe reád sié oþþe won, 254, 10.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

níþ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-geweorc, es; n.

Malicious ⬩ evil work

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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh hé ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683

pleg-scip

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-scip, es; n.
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Voc. i. 56, 35, v. next word

grorn-hof

(n.)
Grammar
grorn-hof, es; n.
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A house of sadness, of woe, Exon. 70 b; Th. 261, 32; Jul. 324

biscop-wyrt

(n.)

bishop's-wort, betony

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bishop's-wort, betony, Lchdm. iii. 46, 26: Herb, cont. 1; Lchdm. i. 2, 1

twi-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrede, adj.
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Two-furrowed; the word renders the Latin bisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 11

þri-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-fyrede, adj.

Three-furrowed ⬩ trisulcus

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Three-furrowed; the word renders Latin trisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12 note

ǽwisc-firenend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firenend, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 72, 36. v. preceding word

Linked entry: firenend

á-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
á-gnídan, p. -gnád, pl. -gnidon
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Voc. ii. 26, 12. v. next word

Linked entry: gnídan

begannes

Grammar
begannes, l. be-gánnes,
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Voc. ii. 70, 38. v. preceding word

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