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Anglo-Saxon

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burh-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
burh-spræc, -spæc, e; f.
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Civil or courtly speech, polite behaviour, urbanity; urbanus sermo, urbanitas, Cot. 202

Cyring-ceaster

(n.)

Cirencester

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Cirencester Æt Cyringceastre at Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 286, 13, col. 1

dæg-mete

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-mete, es; m. [dæg a day, mete meat, food]

Daily food ⬩ quotidianus cibus

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Daily food;quotidianus cibus Dæg-mete agapis, Cot. 15, Som. Ben. Lye

eosul-cwearn

(n.)
Grammar
eosul-cwearn, e; f.

An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses ⬩ ăsĭnāria mŏla

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An ass-mill, a mill turned by asses; ăsĭnāria mŏla, Cot. 16

feðer-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-geweorc, es; n.

Feather-embroidered work ⬩ plūmārium ŏpus

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Feather-embroidered work; plūmārium ŏpus Feðergeweorc besiwed ŏpus plūmārium intextum, Cot. 145

hwirfel

(n.)
Grammar
hwirfel, es; m.

A whirl-pool

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On ðone hwyrfel, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8

mór-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mór-mǽd, e; f.

A marshy meadow

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A marshy meadow Tó mórmǽde norþhyrnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 449, 19

Linked entry: mórig

niþer-bogen

(adj.; part.)

down-bent

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down-bent Tó ðære niþerbogenan ác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 72, 1

oter-hola

(n.)
Grammar
oter-hola, an; m.
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An otter's hole Of ðam oterholan, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 23, 30

ge-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrp, es; n.

A heap thrown up[?]

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Andlang gewyrpes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 78, 29

be-siwian

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

To sew together, to join ⬩ jungere

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To sew together, to join; jungere Besiwed feðergeweorc opus plumarium Cot. 145

be-tiénan

(v.)

to shut, shut up ⬩ concludere

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T. 34, 3: Cot. 58

BOLT

(n.)
Grammar
BOLT, es; pl. boltas; m.

A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrows ⬩ catapulta, ⬩ sagitta

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A BOLT, a warlike engine to throw bolts, arrows; catapulta, Cot. 45

twisliht

(adj.)
Grammar
twisliht, adj.
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Forked, branched In ða twislihtran biricean, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 391, 21

ceaster-wyrhta

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For Cot. 156 substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 27, 69: 69, 24

flind

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For 'Cot. 98, Lye' substitute

fiþer-berende

(adj.)
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For ' Cot. 9: 170' substitute

forþ-yppan

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For Cot. 150 substitute Forð yppeð promulgatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 7

hǽlsung

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For ' Cot. 11, Lye' substitute Hǽlsunga auguria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 28

on-beornan

Grammar
on-beornan, Add: <b>II a.</b> of strong feeling
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Is anburnan mín heorte inflammatum est cor meum, Ps. L. 72, 21

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