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Anglo-Saxon

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efen-wel

Grammar
efen-wel, as well.
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Riht is ꝥ preóstas, and efenwel nunnan, regollíce libban, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 2. Add

egle

(n.)
Grammar
egle, an; f.

frence

(n.)
Grammar
frence, an; f.
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A rough cloak Frence coculus (cf. amphibalum; coculus, Ld. Gl. H. 43, col. 2, 18, and rúh hrægel amphibalum, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 65), Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 41

ge-hæcca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæcca, an; m.
Entry preview:

A sausage Gehæcca farcimen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 77

Linked entry: -hæcca

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m.
Entry preview:

Leave Be þes cynges gelǽfan (leáfe, lǽfe, v. ll. ), Chr. 1043; P. 165, 10

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, an; f.
Entry preview:

A privy, drain; latrina Genge latrina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 15: 52, 15: 71, 8. Gengan latrine (ilia Arii in latrinae cuniculum defluxerant, Ald. 39, 7), 80, 65. Gengena latrinarum (spurca purgamenta, Ald. 54, 30), 84, 9: 52, 39. Cf. gang; XII

ge-swegra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swegra, an; m.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

Time of birth Of þám heregange tó Crístes gebyrdtíman, Wlfst. 312, 2. v. preceding word

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, an; f.
Entry preview:

Add

fullwiht-béna

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-béna, an; m.
Entry preview:

One who asks for baptism Fulwihtbéna rogator baptismi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 59

ge-clofa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clofa, an; m.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

A lack. Substitute: <b>ge-wana;</b> adj. Lacking, v. wana; adj. I

hand-belle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-belle, an; f.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

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

heáh-þreá

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þreá, an; m.
Entry preview:

Extreme punishment Gráp heáhþreá on hǽðencynn, Gen. 2545

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