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Anglo-Saxon

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eald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-líc, adj.

Old, senile, venerable sĕnīlis, grăvis

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Old, senile, venerable; sĕnīlis, grăvis Ealdlíc sĕnīlis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 38: gravis, Off. Episc. 1

here-weg

(n.)
Grammar
here-weg, es; m.

A highway high road

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A highway, high road Ealles hereweg publica via, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67. 52; Wrt. Voc. 37, 39

irfe-first

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-first, es; m.

cretio

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A delay before entering upon an inheritance; cretio, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 106; Wrt. Voc. 20, 44

Linked entry: first

læfer-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
læfer-bedd, es; n.
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A bed of rushes Læferbed pirorium [v. læfer], Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 14; Wrt. Voc. 33, 14

nǽcan

(v.)

to kill

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to kill Ic nǽce (other MSS. knǽce, nǽte) oððe ic ácwelle neco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 56

Linked entry: hnǽcan

blǽd-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd-horn, es; m.

A blast-horn, a trumpetclassicum

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A blast-horn, a trumpet; classicum Blǽdhornas classica, Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 44; Wrt. Voc. 35, 32

ge-hluttrad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hluttrad, part. [hluttran to purify]

Purifiedmade cleardefæcātus

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Purified, made clear; defæcātus Gehluttrad wín defæcātum vīnum, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 62, 6; Wrt. Voc. 27, 60

Linked entries: hluttran ge-hlyttrod

un-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemaca, an; m.

Not a matchnot an equal

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Not a match, not an equal Ungemaca impar, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 43, 1: Germ. 389, 76

culter

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Culter culter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 27, 6: cultrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 49: Angl. ix. 263, 4. Add

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, n.
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Bigspellbóc, ná swilce gé secgað, ac wisdómes bigspell and warnung wið disig, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. Add

brýd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-sang, es; m.

A marriage songhyrnenæusὑμεναῖοςepitha-lamiumἐπιθαλάμιον

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A marriage song; hyrnenæus = ὑμεναῖος epitha-lamium = ἐπιθαλάμιον Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 40; Wrt. Voc. 28, 22

Linked entry: brýd-leóþ

hand-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
hand-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the hands

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A washing of the hands Hándþweáles fæt malluviæ, Ælfc. Gl. 26; Som. 60, 87; Wrt. Voc. 25, 27

hand-wyrst

(n.)
Grammar
hand-wyrst, -wrist, e; f.

The wrist

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The wrist Fæðm betwux elboga and handwyrste cubitum, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 125; Wrt. Voc. 43, 51

heáfod-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hǽr, es; n.

A hair of the head

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A hair of the head Heáfod-hǽr capilli, Ælfc. Gl; 70; Som. 70, 55; Wrt. Voc. 42, 63

Linked entry: hǽr

corn-æsceda

(n.)

Corn-sweepingschaffquisquiliæ

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Corn-sweepings, chaff; quisquiliæ Æppelscreáda vel cornæsceda quisquiliæ Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 97; Wrt. Voc. 22, 13

cudele

(n.)

a cuttlefish sepia

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a cuttlefish; sepia = σηπία Cudele vel wasescite sepia Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 82; Wrt. Voc. 56, 6

ge-sléfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sléfed, pp.

Having sleeves;manicatusmanuleātus

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Having sleeves; manicatus, manuleātus Gesléfed manuleātus vel manicātus, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 74; Wrt. Voc. 16, 47

hlæden

(n.)

a vessel for drawing water, a bucket;hauritorium,

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a vessel for drawing water, a bucket; hauritorium, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Som. 60, 54; Wrt. Voc. 24, 50

hux-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hux-, husc-líc; adj.

Ignominiousscorninsult

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Ignominious, involving shame, scorn, insult Huxlíc dedecor, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 21; Som. 10, 34. Ðá þuhte him tó huxlíc ðæt hé híran sceolde ǽnigum hláforde it seemed to him too ignominious to obey any lord, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 36.

awel

Grammar
awel, For awl, as given in Dictionary, substitute flesh-hook, and dele reference to
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æl, which is a different word