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úþ-witian

(v.)
Grammar
úþ-witian, p. ode

To study philosophy

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To study philosophy Ic úðwitige oððe ic smeáge embe wísdóm philosophor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 146, 2

brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
brǽde, es; m [brǽdan to roast]

Roasted meatassatura

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Roasted meat; assatura Brǽde assura vel assatura, Ælfc. Gl. 31; Som. 61, 85; Wrt. Voc. 27, 15

Linked entry: brǽd

breáw

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 63; Wrt. Voc. 42, 71: Ps. Lamb. 131, 4

brýt

(n.)
Grammar
brýt, e; f.

A nymph, bridenymphaνύμφη

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A nymph, bride; nympha [= νύμφη a bride],Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 64; Wrt. Voc. 50, 45

hæfen-blǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hæfen-blǽte, es; m.

A haven-bleater [?], a sea-gullbugium

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, a sea-gull; bugium, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 128; Wrt. Voc. 29, 23

búr-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
búr-þegen, -þén, es; m. [búr a chamber, þegen a servant, attendant]
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Búrþén cancellarius vel scriniarius, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 22; Wrt. Voc. 61, 3

ge-wrixlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlung, e; f.
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gewrixlunge þǽra feówer tíman . . . ꝥ ǽlc heora hæfð þrý mónðas three changes of season, spring to summer, summer to autumn, autumn to winter, occur at intervals of three months, . . . so that each season has three months, Angl. viii. 319, 5

Linked entry: wrixlung

wealg

(adj.)
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Tie meaning 'insipid, nauseous' is borne out by what follows áspiwen For ðǽm ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðǽm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólað, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ongunne wleccan. The '?

ælmes-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-riht, es; n.

A right or obligation in reference to alms

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Th. ii. 256, 30) Ǽghwilc ælmesriht ðe man on Godes ést scolde mid rihte georne gelǽstan, ǽlc man gelitlað oððe forhealdeð, Wlfst. 159, 21. Ðrǽlriht wǽron generwde and ælmesriht gewanode, 158, 16

ge-sufel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sufel, adj.

A word of uncertain meaningbut descriptive of a certain kind of bread

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A word of uncertain meaning, but descriptive of a certain kind of bread Ǽlc gegilda gesylle ǽnne gesufelne hláf let each gild-brother give a 'gesufel' loaf, L. Æthelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 36.

Linked entry: ge-syfled hláf

ge-lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lytlian, -litlian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To diminish, lessen, humblemĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre

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To diminish, lessen, humble; mĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre Ǽghwilc ælmesriht ǽlc man gelyttaþ oððe forhealdeþ every almsright every man lessens or withholds, Swt. Rdr. 106, 59.

Linked entries: lytlian ge-litlian

bolt

A bolt an arrow

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A bolt, an arrow þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt there is every free as straight as a bolt (cf. bolt-upright), E. S. viii. 477, 13. Speru, boltas catapultas (cf. An. Ox. 4238 (where the same passage is glossed)arewan, gauelucas) Wrt.

á-þracian

(v.)

to fearabhorto frighten

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Add: to fear, abhor Hé áþracað ǽlc yfel, (horrescit) Scint. 235, 4. Fýlðe gylta hwðnlíce ic áðracude (exhorrui), Angl. xi. 118, 46. Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7.

ancer-man

(n.)
Grammar
ancer-man, -mann, es; m.

An anchor-manthe man in charge of the anchorproreta

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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 77, 126

ágen-nama

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-nama, an; m.

One's own or proper namepurum nomenproprium nomen

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One's own or proper name; purum nomen, Fulg. 3: proprium nomen, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 59

án-standende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
án-standende, part.

One standing alone

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One standing alone Ánstandende, án-stonde, oððe munuc one standing alone, or a monk, Ælfc. Gl. 3 ?

Linked entry: án-stonde

cest

(n.)
Grammar
cest, e; f.

A chestcibotium = κιβώτιον , cistella, loculus,

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A chest; cibotium = κιβώτιον cistella, loculus, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 64: Jn. Rush. War. 13, 29

cuter

(n.)

resin mastix, resina

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resin ; mastix, resina Cuter mastix vel resina, Ælfc. Gl. 48 ; Som. 65, 53; Wrt. Voc. 33, 49

cwic-treów

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-treów, es; n.

The asp or aspen-tree populus tremula, Lin

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tremulus, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 26

dún-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
dún-lendisc, adj.

Hilly, mountainous land montānus

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Hilly, mountainous land; montānus Sume sind derivatīva, swá dún-lendisc montānus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 10