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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-bígednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bígednys, -nyss, e; f.

A bending ⬩ inflection ⬩ declining ⬩ declension ⬩ case ⬩ declīnātio ⬩ cāsus

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Gr. 18; Som. 20, 55. Nemnigendlíc gebígednys vel nemnigendlíc cāsus Nominative case, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 16.

Linked entries: cásus ge-býgednys

æfter-eala

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-eala, an; m.

After-ale ⬩ small beer

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 22; Wrt. Voc. 28, 5

ágen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-spræc, e; f. [ágen own, spræc speech]

One's own tongue ⬩ an idiom ⬩ the peculiarity of a language ⬩ idioma

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Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

bed-bolster

(n.)
Grammar
bed-bolster, gen. -bolstres; m.

A pillow ⬩ bolster ⬩ plumacium

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Gl. 27; Som. 60, 103; Wrt. Voc. 25, 43

bécen

(adj.)
Grammar
bécen, adj.

BEECHEN ⬩ made of beech ⬩ fagineus

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Gl, 45; Som. 64, 101; Wrt. Voc. 32, 36

beó-móder

(n.)
Grammar
beó-móder, f.

A BEE-MOTHER ⬩ queen-bee ⬩ chosdrus? ⬩ vel castros?

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Gl. 22; Som. 59,104; Wrt. Voc. 23, 61

cincung

(n.)
Grammar
cincung, e; f.

A loud or cackling laughter ⬩ cachinnatio

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Gl. 88; Som. 74, 86

eced-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eced-fæt, æced-fæt, es; n.

An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel ⬩ acetābŭlum

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Gl. 114; Som. 80, 32; Wrt. Voc. 61, 12

Linked entry: æced-fæt

fersian

(v.)
Grammar
fersian, p. ode; pp. od

To make verse ⬩ versĭfĭcāre

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Gr. 37; Som. 39, 3

feðer-bed

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A feather-bed ⬩ culcĭta

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Gl. 27; Som. 60, 102; Wrt. Voc. 25, 42

féðu

(n.)

a band on foot ⬩ a host ⬩ lĕgio

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GL 7; Som. 56, 73; Wrt. Voc. 18, 25

fíc-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-wyrt, e; f.

The herb FIG-WORT ⬩ fīcāria herba ⬩ fīcus

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Gl. 41; Som. 63, 119; Wrt. Voc. 31, 6

flǽsc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hús, es; n.

A flesh-house ⬩ carnis officīna

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Gl. 108; Som. 78, 102; Wrt. Voc. 58, 17

fóre-stæppan

(v.)

to step or go before ⬩ precede

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 30: Ps. Lamb. 88, 15

freót-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
freót-gifa, an; m.

A giver of freedom ⬩ liberator ⬩ emancipator ⬩ manumissor

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 91; Wrt. Voc. 59, 58

fretol

(adj.)
Grammar
fretol, frettol; adj.

Voracious ⬩ gluttonous ⬩ ĕdax

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Gl. 88; Som. 74, 81; Wrt. Voc. 50, 61

ge-bacen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bacen, part.

BAKED ⬩ coctus

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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 86; Wrt. Voc. 27, 16; 82, 71

hún-spuran

(n.)
Grammar
hún-spuran,
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hun-spera, -spura

dolones

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dolo, dolones; great spars or staves with small heads of iron, and swords within,' Som. Cot. 62

Linked entry: spora

hýdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hýdig, adj.

leathern

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Gl. 29; Som. 61, 28; Wrt. Voc. 26, 28

Linked entries: higdi be-hydig

ísern-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-wyrhta, an ; m.

a blacksmith ⬩ ferrarius

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Gl. 2; Som. 55, 46; Wrt. Voc. 16, 18

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