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cweden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cweden, spoken, said, called, Exon. 15b; Th. 34, 24; Cri. 547: Chr. 455; Erl. 13, 23: Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 45; pp.
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of cweðan

dégol

(adj.)
Grammar
dégol, secret, unknown, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 24; Cri. 41: 104 b; Th. 397, 17; Rä. 16, 21. v. dígol; adj.

fót-spure

(n.)
Grammar
fót-spure, es; n.

A foot-supportfoot-restpĕdum fultūra

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, and took the crown, all of beaten gold, from our Lord's head, and took the foot-rest which was underneath his foot, which was all of red gold, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 6-8

Linked entry: -spure

gylden-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
gylden-beáh, -beág, es; m.

A crown

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A crown Mid gehálgodon gildenbeáge with the hallowed crown, Lev. 8, 9

CEÓ

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓ, ció; indecl. f.

A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdawcornix, gracculus, monedula

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A CHOUGH, a bird of the genus corvus, ajay, crow, jackdaw; cornix, gracculus, monedula Ðeós ceó hÆc cornix, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 64; Som. 13, 58. Ceó gracculus vel monedula, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 13; Wrt. Voc. 29, 36

Linked entries: chýae ció

wyn-ród

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-ród, e; f.

A joy-giving cross

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A joy-giving cross Wynród (the cross), sóðfæstra segn, Salm. Kmbl. 470; Sal. 235

heáfod-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.

A head-ring, crown

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A head-ring, crown Heáfodbeáh gyldenne a golden crown, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 8

folc-geþrang

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geþrang, es; n.

Folk-thronga crowdpŏpŭli căterva

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Folk-throng, a crowd; pŏpŭli căterva Ðurh ðæt folcgeþrang through the crowd, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 30

Linked entry: ge-þrang

geolwe

(adv.)
Grammar
geolwe, geole; adv.
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Geole reád vel geole crog flavum, i. fulvum, rubeum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 15

Linked entries: croh geole geolo-reád

gafol-irþ

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-irþ, e; f.

The ploughing by theand the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent

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The ploughing by the gebúr and the sowing from his own barn of a certain portion of the lord's land and the reaping and carrying of the crop to the lord's barn by way of rent His (the gebúr) gauolyrde .iii. æceras erige and sáwe of his áganum berne,

Linked entries: gærs-irþ gafol-yrþ

ferþþes

(n.)
Grammar
ferþþes, ferþþe of a soul, to a soul,
  • Exon. 46 a
  • ;
  • Th. 157, 21
  • ;
  • Gú. 895: 14 b
  • ;
  • Th. 30, 7
  • ;
  • Cri. 476
  • ;
gen.
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and dat. of ferþ

æcer

field, land of arable landthe crop raised on the landa definite quantity of land, an acre

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Th. i. 128, 7. the crop raised on the land (cf. Icel. akr crop) :-- Ðá ðá ðæt án corn feóll, ðǽr árás þicce æcer (seges), Gr. D. 240, 3. Ne þolie hé ðára æcra (æcera, v. 1.) Ll. Th. i. 146, 5. a definite quantity of land, an acre.

CRÁWE

(n.)
Grammar
CRÁWE, an; f.

a CROW cornixa raven corvus

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a CROW; cornix Cráwe cornix Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 63, 8; Wrt. Voc. 29, 31; 62, 29; 280, 34. a raven; corvus Se selþ nýtenum mete heora, and briddum cráwan cígendum hine qui dat jumentis escam ipsorum, et pullis corvi invocantibus eum Ps. Spl.

Linked entry: crǽ

gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
gecrod, es; n.

A crowdturba

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A crowd; turba

bǽh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown,Ælflædæ Test

ag-lǽc-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-wíf, es; n.

A wretch of a womanvile cronemonstrum mu-lierismulier perniciosa

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A wretch of a woman, vile crone; monstrum mu-lieris, mulier perniciosa Grendles módor, ides, aglǽc-wíf Grendel's mother, the woman, vile crone. Beo. Th. 2522 ; B. 1259

gealg-treów

(n.)
Grammar
gealg-treów, es; n.

A gallows-treecrosscrux

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A gallows-tree, cross; crux Dryhten þrówode on ðam gealgtreówe for guman synnum the Lord suffered on the cross for the sins of man, Rood Kmbl. 289; Kr. 146

Linked entry: treów

and-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
and-þwǽre, adj.

Perversefrowardathwartcrossperversus

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Perverse, froward, athwart, cross; perversus

hwæs

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæs, adj.

Sharpkeen

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Sharp, keen Hí hwæsne beág ymb mín heáfod heardne gebýgdon they encircled my head with a crown sharp and hard [the crown of thorns], Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 23; Cri. 1444

bogetung

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bogetung, e; f. [bogen; pp. of búgan to bend]

A bending, crookanfractus

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A bending, crook; anfractus, Cot. 18