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Anglo-Saxon

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ful-hár

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-hár, adj.

Full hoary ⬩ gray-haired ⬩ cānus ⬩ albescens senectūte

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Full hoary, gray-haired; cānus, albescens senectūte, Cot. 54

fýr-feaxe

(adj.)
Grammar
fýr-feaxe, adj. [feaxe having hair]

Fiery-haired ⬩ ignĭcŏmus

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-feaxa] ignĭcŏmus, Cot. 170

Linked entry: -feaxen

eár-gespeca

(n.)
Grammar
eár-gespeca, eár-gespreca, an; m.

An ear-speaker, a whisperer ⬩ auricŭlārius, susurro

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An ear-speaker, a whisperer; auricŭlārius, susurro, Cot. 14

helur-bledu

(n.)
Grammar
helur-bledu, e; f.

The scale of a balance ⬩ lanx

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The scale of a balance; lanx, Cot. 26, Lye

Linked entries: heolra bledu bled

here-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
here-líc, adj.

Warlike ⬩ military

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Warlike, military Ða herelícan res militares, Cot. 47, Lye

bleó-cræft

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For Cot. 17 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 11

cylew

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For Cot. 99 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 13

earm-gegirela

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For Cot. 63 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 9

fore-steóra

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For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 56

hǽlsian

(v.)

to foretell ⬩ augurari, ariolari, auspicari

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to foretell; augurari, ariolari, auspicari, Cot. 14, 17, Lye

brehtnian

(v.)

To make a noise or crackling ⬩ crepare,

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To make a noise or crackling; crepare, Cot. 202

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle rein ⬩ frenum

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Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

ofer-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold, ⬩ excessive cold

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Excessively cold, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 14; Rún. 11

cossas

(n.)

kisses

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kisses, acc. pl. of cos Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

coltræppe

(n.)
Grammar
coltræppe, an; f?

Ram ⬩ whin or Christ's thorn ⬩ rhamnus

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Ram, whin or Christ's thorn; rhamnus = ῥάμνος, Cot. 156

hind-fald

(n.)
Grammar
hind-fald, es [or -falda, an]; m.

A hind-fold.

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Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. vi. 112, 33

Seax-land

(n.)
Grammar
Seax-land, es; n.

England

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England Com Gúðrum on eástdǽle Sexlandes, Shrn. 16, 4

glówan

(v.)

to glow like a coal of fire ⬩ candere

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to glow like a coal of fire; candere, Lye

cancetung

(n.)
Grammar
cancetung, e; f.

A laughing in a cackling manner ⬩ cachinnus

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A laughing in a cackling manner; cachinnus, Cot. 58

Lid-wiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Lid-wiccas, Lid-wícingas; pl.
Entry preview:

Micel sciphere com súþan of Lidwicum, Chr. 910; Erl. 101, 32. Lidwiccum, 918; Erl. 102, 22. The word seems to contain the British name for Armorica, Llydaw. v. notes to the passages from the Cod. Exon. and from the Chron. 918

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