áncor-líf
An anchoret's or hermit's life ⬩ a solitary life ⬩ anachoretica vita
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An anchoret's or hermit's life, a solitary life; anachoretica vita, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 11
Linked entry: áncer-líf
a-werd
A spoiled or worthless fellow ⬩ vappa
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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61
be-pǽcestre
She who deceives ⬩ flatters ⬩ entices ⬩ a harlot ⬩ pellex
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She who deceives, flatters, or entices, a harlot; pellex, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1
Linked entry: -pǽcestre
édulf-stæf
A family staff or support, stay of the house ⬩ prædii sustentācŭlum
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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentācŭlum, Cd. 55; Th. 68, 16
fǽman
FOAM or froth ⬩ spūmāre
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ToFOAM or froth ; spūmāre Fǽmþ spūmat, Lk. Bos. 9, 39. Fǽmende spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20
Linked entry: FÁM
for-scurfon
gnawed ⬩ ate off
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gnawed or ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L;
land-begang
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54
Linked entry: be-gang
langung-hwíl
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A time of longing or weariness Feala [ic] ealra gebád langunghwíla, Andr. Kmbl. 249; An. 125
leoþu-sár
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A pain ofthe limbs or joints Leoþusár vel geþind condolomata articula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 67
Linked entry: leoþu-geþynd
lim-gelecg
form ⬩ shape
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The disposition or arrangement of the limbs, form, shape Limgelecg liniamento, Wrt. Voc, ii, 52, 31
Linked entry: ge-lecg
sealm-getæl
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A tale or number of psalms Ðæs sealmgetæles is elles tó lyt, R. Ben. 43, 19
beðing
A fomentation ⬩ fomentum
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A fomentation, an assuaging or nourishing medicine; fomentum,Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 20; MS. B
Linked entry: beðen
bi-deáglian
to hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret
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to hide, cover, conceal, keep close or secret, Exon. 51 a; Th. 177, 12; Gú. 1226
bió
I am ⬩ shall be
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I am or shall be, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24; Similar entries pres. of bión
Linked entry: bie
ge-scýt
shoots forward, falls or is allotted to
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shoots forward, falls or is allotted to, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9; pres. of ge-sceótan
fódder-hec
a rack
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a rack or manger to hold fodder Man sceal habban . . . fódder-hec, Angl. ix. 265, l
Linked entry: hec
wiþer-broca
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Hí beóð geswæncte fram heora wiðerbrocum (-brecan, v.l.) eos adversarii fatigant, Or. D. 204, 21. Add
fals
False
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False (of weight or coinage) Fals pening (printed flas pennig) (or? fals-pening, cf. Icel. fals-penningr) paracaraximus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 34. Swicollice dǽda and láðlice unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ꝥ is false gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13
croc-sceard
A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a potSHERD ⬩ testa, testu
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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452
Linked entry: sceard
ágen-nama
One's own or proper name ⬩ purum nomen ⬩ proprium nomen
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One's own or proper name; purum nomen, Fulg. 3: proprium nomen, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 59