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Anglo-Saxon

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gold-weard

(n.)
Grammar
gold-weard, es; m.
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A guardian of gold [a dragon], Beo. Th. 6154; B. 3081

gold-læfra

(n.)
Grammar
gold-læfra, an; m.
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Gold-leaf; bractea, Cot. 207, Lye

gold-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
gold-þeóf, es; m.
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One who steals gold, L. Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 5

gold-wecg

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wecg, es; m.
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451

Linked entry: gold-óra

gold-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-wlanc, -wlonc; adj.
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Splendidly adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 3766; B. 1881: Salm. Kmbl. 414; Sal. 207

gold-gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gearwe, pl.
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Gold ornaments Ðára goldgearwo wlænco þe hé his líchaman oferflównesse mid frætwað, Nap. 34

Linked entry: gearwe

gold-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gold-þrǽd, es; m.
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A gold thread Þá áþráwenan goldþrǽdas bratea fila, torta aurea fila, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 19

gold-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-torht, adj.
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Bright like gold, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 11; Sch. 78

fæt-gold

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-gold, es; n.

Gold drawn out into thin plates ⬩ in lāmĭnas dēductum aurum

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Gold drawn out into thin plates; in lāmĭnas dēductum aurum, B. 1921

gold-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
gold-máðum, es; m.
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A precious thing made of gold, treasure, Beo. Th. 4820; B. 2414

grǽg-gos

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(Perhaps grǽg gós should be read.) Add

gold-fǽted

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fǽted, adj.
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Adorned with gold Goldfǽted (ofergyldene, v. l.) sweord deauratum gladium, Ll. Lbmn. 460, 28

Linked entry: fǽtan

gold-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fæt, es; n.
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A golden vessel Godes goldfatu God's golden vessels, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 36; Dan. 755

gold-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
gold-leáf, es; n.
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A thin plate of gold Reste gewyrcan of marmanstáne ... mid goldleáfum gestrewed ymbútan, Wlfst. 263, 6

gold-finc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-finc, es; m.
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A gold-finch; auricinctus, florentius, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 126; Wrt. Voc. 29, 21: 38; Som. 63, 36; Wrt. Voc. 29, 54

gós-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
gós-hafoc, es; m.
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[Chauc. gos-hauk: Icel. gás-haukr: O. H. Ger. gaus-hapich.]

gold-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-beorht, adj.
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Bright with gold; auro splendens Beorn monig goldbeorht scán many a warrior shone bright with golden ornaments, Exon. 124 b; Th. 477, 33; Ruin. 34

gold-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
gold-smiþ, es; m.
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A goldsmith, worker in gold; aurifex Tubalcain wæs égðer ge goldsmiþ ge ísensmiþ Tubalcain was a worker both in gold and in iron, Gen. 4, 22. Goldsmiþ aurifex, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 35: Homl. Th. i. 64, 8.

gold-fyld

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fyld, adj.
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Gilt, covered with gold-leaf Goldfyld fel petala (furva, Ald. 142, 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 48. See next word

Linked entry: -fyld

gold-gewefen

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-gewefen, adj.
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Woven with gold Wimple goldgewefenum (Hpt. Gl. 506, 64 has goldgerenum, and in margin goldgerefenum) cyclade auro texta, An. Ox. 4297. Goldgeweuenum, 2, 316

Linked entry: ge-wefan

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