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flicerian

(v.)
Grammar
flicerian, flicorian; p. ode; pp. od [fleógan to fly]

To move the wingsflutterFLICKERmōtāre ālasvŏlĭtāre

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Án blac þrostle flicorode ymbe his neb a black thrush flickered about his face, Homl. Th. ii. 156, 22

Linked entries: fyrclian flacor

ceaster-æsc

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-æsc, es; m.

Black hellebore helleborus niger

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Black hellebore; helleborus niger Wyrc gódne drenc ceasteræsces make a good drink of black hellebore, L. M. 3, 30;Lchdm. ii. 324, 20; Nim ceasteræsc take black hellebore, Lchdm. iii. 28, 20: 30, 14: 56, 15

Linked entry: æsc

fúl-beám

(n.)
Grammar
fúl-beám, gen. fúlan beámes; m.

The black alderalnus nigrarhamnus frangŭla

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The black alder; alnus nigra, rhamnus frangŭla Wyl on wætere fúlan beámes rinde boil in water black alder rind, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12

ceaster-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-wyrt, e; f.

Black helleborehelleborus niger

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Black hellebore; helleborus niger, Lchdm. ii. 375, 24

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

hamer-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hamer-wyrt, hamor-, e; f.
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Black hellebore, Lchdm. iii. 330, col. 1: ii. 390, col. 1

lǽlian

(v.)

livescere

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to become black and blue; livescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50 41

blæcce

(n.)
Grammar
blæcce, an; f.
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Black matter Speccan blæccan gefýlede scoriae atramento foedatos, An. Ox. 652

wann-hǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-hǽwe, adj.
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Dark-blue, blue-black Ða wonhǽwan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 66

wann-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-feax, adj.
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Dark-haired, with raven-black tresses Wonfeax wale, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8

Linked entry: wan-feax

blíð-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
blíð-heort, adj.
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BLITHE of HEART, merry, joyful; lætus corde, hilaris Hrefn blaca, blíðheort, bodode cuman beorhte sunnan the black raven, blithe of heart [merry], foretold, the coming of the bright sun, Beo. Th. 3608; B. 1802: Andr. Kmbl. 2526; An. 1264.

reód

(adj.)
Grammar
reód, adj.
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Hié wǽron sume reóde sume blace sume hwíte quaedam rubentibus scamis erant quaedam nigri et candidi coloris, Nar. 13, 17

sweartness

(n.)
Grammar
sweartness, e; f.
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Gl. 514, 50. a black material Sweartnesse atramentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 72: 5, 31

BLÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLÁWAN, part. bláwende; ic bláwe, ðú bláwest, bláwst, blǽwest, blǽwst, he bláweþ, bláwþ, blǽweþ, bláwþ, pl. bláwaþ; p. bleów, bléw, pl. bleówon; pp. bláwen
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To BLOW, breathe; flare, sufflare. v. intrans Ge geseóþ súþan bláwan ye see the south [wind] blow, Lk. Bos. 12, 55. Ic bláwe flo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 41. Wind wráðe bláweþ the wind fiercely blows, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 104; Met. 7, 52: Ps. Th. 147, 7. Blǽwþ

Linked entry: bláwung

sin-niht

(n.)
Grammar
sin-niht, f.
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Þǽr eów is hám sceapen, sweart sinnehte there is a home assigned you, black darkness, Gú. 650. Hé geseah deorc gesweorc semian sinnihte sweart under heofonum he saw dark cloud lower, black night under heaven, Gen. 109

eallenga

(adv.)
Grammar
eallenga, eællenge; adv.

Altogether, utterly prorsus, omnīno

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Altogether, utterly; prorsus, omnīno Ðonne wæs se óðer eallenga sweart then was the other utterly black, Cd. 24; Th. 30, 35; Gen. 477

Linked entry: eællenge

sweart-lást

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart-lást, adj.
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Leaving a black track Fugles wyn ( a pen) stop eft on mec (a book ), síþade sweartlást, Exon. Th. 408, 12 ; Rä. 27, 11

æl-myrca

(n.)
Grammar
æl-myrca, an; m.

All sallowa black manan Ethiopianomnino fuscusÆthiops

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All sallow, a black man, an Ethiopian; omnino fuscus, Æthiops On ælmyrcan éðel-ríce in the realm of the Ethiopian, Andr. Kmbl. 863; An. 432

Linked entries: eal-myrca Gúþ-myrce

wæter-steal

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-steal, wæter-steall, es; m.
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Standing water, a pool Ðǽr synd unmǽte móras, hwílon sweart wætersteal, hwílon fúle eáríþas yrnende ( sometimes black stagnant water, sometimes foul streams running, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 20, 5

cyrps

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrps, adj.

Curly crispus, tortus

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Curly; crispus, tortus He is blæcfexede and cyrps he is black-haired and curly, Homl. Th. i. 456, 17. Cyrpsum loccum with curly locks, Mone B. 1236

Linked entries: cirps crisp