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Anglo-Saxon

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stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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to crash, make a loud sound Sum biþ wíges heard, beadocræftig man ðǽr bord stunaþ where the shield resounds, Exon. Th. 295, 29; Crä. 40.

Linked entry: stinan

hæfern

(n.)
Grammar
hæfern, es; m.

A crabcancer

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A crab; cancer, Wrt. Voc. 281, 63. Hæfern concern = cancer [?], 291, 31

Linked entries: hræfn hæbern

stealla

(n.)
Grammar
stealla, an; m.
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A crab(?) Stalla cancer (carcer? cf. steall, III), Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 30

Linked entry: stalla

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A crab

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A crab Se hrefn ðe sume menn hátaþ crabba the 'hrefn' that some people call a crab, Shrn. 162, 21. Hrefnes geallan and leaxes a crab's gall and a salmon's, L. M. 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 6, see note. Hræfnes geallan, Lchdm. iii. 2, 21.

eorneste

(adj.)
Grammar
eorneste, earnest, serious, Exon. 20a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825 : Homl. Th. i. 386, 20. v. eornoste; adj.

Linked entry: georneste

sceaþel

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþel, e; f.

A shuttle

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Hé sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . cranc*-*stæf, sceaþele, seámsticcan, Anglia ix. 263, 14

appel-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
appel-þorn, es; m.

An APPLE-THORNa crab-treepirus malus

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An APPLE-THORN, a crab-tree; pirus malus, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 460; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 448, 20

Linked entry: æppel-þorn

crammian

(v.)
Grammar
crammian, ic crammige; p. ode; pp. od

To CRAMstuff farcire

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To CRAM, stuff; farcire Ic crammige oððe fylle farcio Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 36

Linked entry: a-crammian

weargol

(adj.)
Grammar
weargol, adj.

Evil

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Evil Ðis is seó wyrt ðe wergulu ( the crab apple; pirus malus, Cockayne) hátte, Lchdm. iii. 34, 14

Linked entry: wergulu

grytte

(n.)
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D. grit a kind of crab.]

gum-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
gum-þegen, es; m.

A man

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A man, Exon. 79b; Th. 298, 11; Crä. 83

weorold-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cræft, es; m.
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Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22

mægen-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-dǽd, e; f.

A mighty deedan action requiring strength

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A mighty deed, an action requiring strength, Exon. 78b; Th. 294, 9; Crä 12

mód-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-cræftig, adj.

Possessing mental powerintelligentskilled

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Exon. 79 a; Th. 297, 2; Crá, 62

ár-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
ár-gifa, an ; m.

A benefit-giverbeneficiorum dator

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A benefit-giver; beneficiorum dator, Exon. 78 b ; Th. 294, 6 ; Crä. 11

list-hendig

(adj.)
Grammar
list-hendig, adj.
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Having skilful hands Sum biþ listhendig tó áwrítanne wordgerýnu, Exon. 79 b; Th. 299, 1; Crä. 95

heáh-timber

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-timber, es; n.

A lofty building

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A lofty building Heáhtimbra gehwæs of every lofty building, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 2; Crä. 45

folc-wita

(n.)
Grammar
folc-wita, an; m.

A senatorpublĭcus consĭliārius

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A senator; publĭcus consĭliārius Sum biþ folcwira one is a senator, Exon. 79b; Th. 297, 33; Crä. 77

sǽ-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽ-róf, adj.

Active on the sea, strong in rowing

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Th. 296, 25 ; Crä. 56

CRABBA

(n.)
Grammar
CRABBA, an; m.

A CRAB, crayfish cancera sign of the zodiaccancer signum zodiacicancer

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Feórþa ðæra tácna ys geháten cancer, ðæt is crabba the fourth of the signs is called cancer, that is, a crab Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 5; Lchdm. iii. 244, 25