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fóre-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To go beforeto excelexcellēre

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To go before, to excel; excellēre Ic fórestíge excelleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 45, MS. C

gador-wist

(n.)
Grammar
gador-wist, e; f.

A dwelling togethercompanionshipintercourseontubernium

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A dwelling together, companionship, intercourse; ontubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 116; Som. 80, 59; Wrt. Voc. 61, 42 : Cot. 43

ge-angsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-angsumian, -ancsumian, -anxsumian; p. ode; pp. od

To vexmake anxious or uneasyangĕreanxiāre

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To vex, make anxious or uneasy; angĕre, anxiāre Ic geangsumige ango, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 56

hwǽte-gryttan

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-gryttan, pl.
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Coarse wheaten meal Hwǽtegryttan apludes vel cantalna [ = cantabra ], Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 124; Wrt. Voc. 34, 53

in-ídisc

(n.)
Grammar
in-ídisc, es; m. n.
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Household furniture Inéddisc vel inorf entheca g. suppellex, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 90; Wrt. Voc. 38, 16

Linked entry: in-éddisc

lár-bysn

(n.)
Grammar
lár-bysn, e; f.

An exampleproofspecimen

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An example, proof, specimen Lárbysn documentum vel specimen, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 104; Wrt. Voc. 46, 61

græfere

(n.)
Grammar
græfere, grafere, es; m.
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A graver, an engraver Græfere sculptor vel celator, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 122; Wrt. Voc. 47, 4

blæc-berie

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-berie, an; f.

A BLACKBERRY, mulberryvaccinium, morus

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A BLACKBERRY, mulberry; vaccinium, morus Blace berian mori, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30; Wrt. Voc. 33, 29

Linked entry: blace berian

ge-loda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-loda, pl.

Joints of the back

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Joints of the back Geloda vel gelyndu spondilia, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 75, 51; Wrt. Voc. 44, 34

Linked entry: -loda

swóte

(adv.)
Grammar
swóte, adv.
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Sweetly Ic stince swóte oleo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 14. Se líchoma stanc swóte, Shrn. 143, 29

á-hildendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-hildendlic, adj.
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Ready to incline Sume (conjunctions) synd gehátene inclinativae, þæt is on Englisc áhyldendlice, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 265, 1

Linked entry: á-hyldendlic

edmǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
edmǽl-tíd, e; f.
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A festival-time Ǽlce geáre tó ðǽre edméltíde (cf. man his gemynd dó, 15), Cht. Th. 158, 21

hæsel-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-hnutu, e; f.

A hazel-nut

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A hazel-nut Hæsl vel hæsel-hnutu abellanæ, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 43; Wrt. Voc. 33, 40

hand-hrægl

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hrægl, es; n.

A cloth for the hands, towel, napkinmantile

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A cloth for the hands, towel, napkin; mantile, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 70; Wrt. Voc. 26, 67

cóf-godas

(n.)
Grammar
cóf-godas, pl. m.

Household-gods penates

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Household-gods; penates Ælfc. Gl. 113; Som. 79, 113; Wrt. Voc. 60, 20; Glos. Prudent. Recd. 152, 28

corn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
corn-treów, es; n.

A cornel-tree cornus

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A cornel-tree; cornus Corntreów cornus Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 124; Wrt. Voc. 32, 58; Cot. 49

ge-þeódendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeódendlíc, adj.

Conjunctivejoiningcopulativus

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Conjunctive, joining; copulativus Copulativæ ðæt synd geþeódendlíce copulativæ, that is, joining together, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 36

ge-þracen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þracen, part. p.

Prepareddeckedornatus

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Prepared, decked; ornatus Geþracen hors mannus vel brunnicus, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 18; Wrt. Voc. 17, 22

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13. Mæssepreóst sceal habban ... sang-bóc ..., L. Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 1. Nú sindon ðǽr ( in the church at Exeter) ii. fulle sangbéc. Chart. Th. 430, 8

a-wyrt-walian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrt-walian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a out, wyrtwalian to root, to fix roots]

To root uperadicateextirpateexterminateeradicaresupplantare

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To root up, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate; eradicare, supplantare Ǽlc plantung byþ awyrtwalod omnis plantatio eradicabitur, Mt. Jun. 15, 13. Ðelæs ge ðone hwǽte awyrtwalion ne forte eradicetis triticum, 13, 29: Lk. Bos. 17, 6 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: a-wurtwarian