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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-bærmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærmed, part. [ge, and pp. of byrman to ferment with barm or leaven]

Fermented ⬩ leavened ⬩ fermentātus

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Fermented, leavened; fermentātus Gebærmed hláf leavened bread; pānis fermentātus, Som. Ben. Lye

nídþearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nídþearflíce, adv.

Necessarily

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 37

recceness

(n.)
Grammar
recceness, e; f.
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An interpretation, explanation Sóð reccenise vera interpretatio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 6

booc-hord

(n.)

a library

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Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

ge-cliht

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cliht, part.

Collectus

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manus collecta vel contracta, pugnus, Som

Linked entry: hand-gecliht

casul

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For Som. Ben. Lye substitute Casul byrrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 33

Eást-folc

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For Som. Ben. Lye substitute Eástfolcum eeois, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 75

ge-edþráwen

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For 'Som.' substitute: — Mid geedþráwenum twíne cum bisso retorto, An. Ox. 1062

Linked entries: ed-þráwen ge-þráwan ge-edðrawen

rúnere

(n.)
Grammar
rúnere, es; m.

A whisperer

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 51

sadolian

(v.)
Grammar
sadolian, ode

To saddle

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Gr. 28, 1; Som, 30,34

gylding-wecg

(n.)

a gold mine ⬩ a vein of gold ⬩ aurifodina

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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som

hásian

(v.)
Grammar
hásian, p. ode; pp. od

To grow hoarse

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Gr. 30; Som. 34, 38

BRASTL

(n.)
Grammar
BRASTL, es; m.

A noise, brustle, rustle, creak, crackle, burning ? ⬩ crepitus, strepitus, fractio, arsio ?

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Som

brýtofta

(n.)

espousals ⬩ sponsalia

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Gl. 87; Som. 74, 53; Wrt. Voc. 50. 35

cot-sǽta

(n.)
Grammar
cot-sǽta, an; m.

An inhabitant of a cottage ⬩ a cottager ⬩ casæ habitator

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An inhabitant of a cottage, a cottager; casæ habitator Som. Ben. Lye

cræftica

(n.)

a workman

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Gl. 81; Som. 73, 2; Wrt. Voc. 47, 9

crat

(n.)

a waggon

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Gl. 49; Som. 65, 95; Wrt. Voc. 34, 25

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low ⬩ prosternĕre ⬩ to perform, execute, labour, achieve ⬩ patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Hie ðat efnedon sóna they performed that soon, Elen. Kmbl. 1423; El. 713. Efn elne ðis perform this boldly, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 18; Fä. 8

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

here-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
here-reáf, es: n.

Spoil ⬩ plunder ⬩ booty

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Gl. 52; Som. 66, 52; Wrt. Voc. 35, 38: manubiæ, spolia, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 16, 23. Achan behýdde of ðam herereáfe Achan concealed some of the spoil, Jos. 7, 1, 11. Ðú ús mycel herereáf gehéte thou didst promise us much spoil, Blickl.

Linked entry: wæl-reáf

post

(n.)
Grammar
post, es; m.
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Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 45. Under ðám sylfum postum sub ipsos postes, 47; Som. 48, 17. Hé áhéng ðæt dust on ǽnne heáhne post ... Ðæt hús wearð ðá forburnen búton ðam ánum poste, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 186-191

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