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Anglo-Saxon

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giftelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
giftelíc, adj.

Belonging to a wedding ⬩ nuptialis

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Belonging to a wedding; nuptialis, Cot. 139

greofa

(n.)
Grammar
greofa, greaua
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a pot; olla, Cot. 146, 173, Lye

gnéðenes

(n.)
Grammar
gnéðenes, gnéðnes, se; f.

Frugality ⬩ care ⬩ parcimonia

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Frugality, care; parcimonia, Cot. 81, 149, Lye

geféhst

catchest ⬩ capis

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catchest; capis, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 7

ge-rádnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádnes, -ness, e; f.

An agreement, a conspiracy ⬩ conjuratio

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Cot. 209

gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, to yawn.
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Dele Cot. 23, and add: cf. gánian

brǽd-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast,
panne
a pan
]

to roast, ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan ⬩ sartago, frixorium,

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A frying-pan; sartago, frixorium, Cot. 115

Linked entries: brǽding-panne brédi-panne

brehtnung

(n.)
Grammar
brehtnung, e; f.

A noise, clattering, cracking; ⬩ crepitus,

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A noise, clattering, cracking; crepitus, Cot. 49

gylden-feaxa

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-feaxa, adj.

Having golden hair ⬩ auricomus

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Having golden hair; auricomus, Cot. 11, Lye

crompeht

(adj.)
Grammar
crompeht, adj.

Full of crumples ⬩ wrinkled ⬩ folialis

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Full of crumples, wrinkled; folialis Cot. 91

ge-stal

(n.)

an obstacle ⬩ objection ⬩ objectio,

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an obstacle, objection; objectio, Cot. 144, Lye

ge-swiria

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swiria, an; m.

A sister's son; ⬩ sororis filius,

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A sister's son; sororis filius, Cot. 35

hlówung

(n.)
Grammar
hlówung, e; f.

Lowing, ⬩ noise

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Lowing, noise Hlóweng bombus, Cot. 27, Lye

eorþ

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ, e; f.

The earth ⬩ terra

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The earth; terra Seó [MS. sie] eorþ is dryge and ceald, and ðæt wæter wǽt and ceald the earth is dry and cold, and the water wet and cold, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 34

Linked entry: rima

Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

Gauls ⬩ Frenchmen ⬩ people of Gaul in a body ⬩ Gaul ⬩ France ⬩ Galli ⬩ Gallia

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Hér Ægelbryht of Galwalum [Galwealum, Th. 50, 2, col. 2, 3] onféng Wesseaxna bisceopdóme in this year [A. D. 650] Ægelbyrht of Gaul received the bishopric of the West Saxons, Chr. 650; Th. 50, 2, col. 1 : 660; Th. 54, 16.

áter-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
áter-láðe, an ; f.

The plant cock's leg ⬩ panicum crus galli

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Cot. 24

a-scyled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scyled, pp. of a-scilian.

taken out of the shell ⬩ shelled ⬩ enucleatus

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taken out of the shell, shelled; enucleatus,Cot. 75;

an-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
an-wlite, es; m. [an = un un-, wlite decus]

Disgrace ⬩ dedecus

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Disgrace; dedecus Sconde oððe anwlite dedecus, Cot. 66. Lye

be-cæfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cæfian, be-cefian ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To embroider ⬩ ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ phalerare

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To embroider, ornament, decorate; phalerare Becæfed phaleralus, Cot. 84

Linked entry: be-cefian

aweg-aferian

(v.)

to carry away ⬩ to cart away ⬩ evehere

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to carry away, to cart away; evehere, Cot. 205

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