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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-swegra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swegra, an; m.
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A cousin: — Geswegran consobrini, i. ex sorore et fratre vel ex duabus sororibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 18

Linked entry: ge-sweór

gebyrd-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
gebyrd-tíma, an; m.
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Time of birth Of þám heregange tó Crístes gebyrdtíman, Wlfst. 312, 2. v. preceding word

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, an; f.
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fullwiht-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-béna, an; m.
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One who asks for baptism Fulwihtbéna rogator baptismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 59

ge-clofa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clofa, an; m.
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A duplicate charter Þysses gewrites geclofan nam Ælfhere tó swytelunga, C.D.B. iii. 547, 12. [Þisses iwrites icloua (idoua, MS.) is on Cridiamtone mid hure elder boken, Cht. E. 422, 20.]

Linked entry: -clofa

god-bót

(n.)
Grammar
god-bót, an. l.
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god-bót, e

godweb-girela

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-girela, an; m.
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A costly robe Þá þe hé ne mæg tó him gebígean mid golde ne mid seolfre ne mid godwebgyrlum, Wlfst. 197, 1

gítav

(n.)
Grammar
gítav, an; m.

gléde

(n.)
Grammar
gléde, an; f.
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A live coal Mid his gyldenan tange þǽre glédan spearcan tó mínre tungan gebringan (cf. Is. 6, 6), Angl. viii. 325, 31. Glédan ( carbones ) onǽlde synt, Ps. L. 17, 9

Linked entry: gléd

ge-wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-wana, an; m.
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A lack. Substitute: <b>ge-wana;</b> adj. Lacking, v. wana; adj. I

hand-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-belle, an; f.
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A hand-bell Thǽr synd . . . iiij handbellan and vj hangende bollan (bellan ?), C. D. B. iii. 660, 34

hærfest-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest-tíma, an; m.
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Autumn Autumnus. ꝥ ys hærfesttíma, cymð tó mancynne binnan seofen nihta fyrste autumn comes on the seventh of August, Angl. viii. 311, 18

heáh-freá

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-freá, an ; m.
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A high and mighty lord Heofona heáhfreá ( Christ ), Cri. 253: 424. Cf. heáh-cyning ; 2

heáh-þreá

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þreá, an; m.
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Extreme punishment Gráp heáhþreá on hǽðencynn, Gen. 2545

gropa

(n.)
Grammar
gropa, an; m.
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A pot Mycel gropa congius (the gloss is: Congium reddit tala vel mycel gropa), Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 78

gráfa

(n.)
Grammar
gráfa, an; m.
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A grove, copse Be-westan ðá leáge eft tó gráfan hrycge (cf. grǽfan hrycg, 388, 29), C. D. iii. 389, 2. Tó dyrnan gráfan; of dyrnan gráfan, v. 262, 9. ¶ in a compound :-- Tó erscgráfan, C. D. iii. 434, 22

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, an ; f.
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A fence of rails (?) Andlang hæccan (heccan, v. l. ), 3. D. B. iii. 147, 25. [Cf. (?) On haccan bróc; andlang haccan bróces, 3. D. v. 298, 4. v. hæc.]

gupe

(n.)
Grammar
gupe, an; f.
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A buttock Gupan clunis, renibus, coxe. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 77

hratele

(n.)
Grammar
hratele, an; f.
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The name of some plant Hratele bobonica, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 1. Hrate[le?] bobonaca, Lch. iii. 300, col. 2

Linked entry: hrætele

humele

(n.)
Grammar
humele, an; f.
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The hop-plant

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