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mægen-eáca

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-eáca, an; m.

An increase of strengthsuccour

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An increase of strength, succour Monnum tó mægeneácan a succour for men. Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 14; Az. 138

abedisse

(n.)
Grammar
abedisse, an; f.

An abbessabbatissa

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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28

apuldre

(n.)
Grammar
apuldre, an; f.

An apple-treemalus

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An apple-tree; malus Ðeós apuldre hæc malus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 57

Linked entry: æppuldre

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name from the abundance of eels which are caught

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Án ðæra [the elements] is eorþe, óðer wæter, þridde lyft, feówrþe fýr, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30. Ðeós lyft ðe wé on libbaþ is án ðæra feówer gesceafta ...

Linked entries: lift loft

bearn-myrþra

(n.)
Grammar
bearn-myrþra, an; m.

A child-murdereran infanticideliberorum interfector

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A child-murderer, an infanticide; liberorum interfector,Lupi Serm. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 5

mere-þyssa

(n.)
Grammar
mere-þyssa, an; m.

A sea-rushera ship

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A sea-rusher, a ship On mereþyssan, Andr. Kmbl. 892; An. 446. On mereþissan, 514; An. 257

Linked entries: þyssa wæter-þísa

niht-genge

(n.)
Grammar
niht-genge, an; f.

A night-goeran animal that prowls at nighta hyena

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A night-goer, an animal that prowls at night, a hyena Naectgenge hyna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 41. Nihtgenge hyna, 43, 6

apostata

(n.)
Grammar
apostata, an; m.

An apostateapostata

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An apostate; apostata Hér syndon apostatan here are apostates, Lupi Serm. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 1

arewe

(n.)
Grammar
arewe, an; f.

An arrowsagitta

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An arrow; sagitta Sume scotedon adúnweard mid arewan some shot downward with arrows, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 19

Linked entries: ariwe Arwan arwe earh

folc-gestælla

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gestælla, an; m.

An adherentfollowergentis cŏmes

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An adherent, follower; gentis cŏmes Cræft folcgestælna a force of adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 10; Gen. 271

un-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemaca, an; m.

Not a matchnot an equal

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Not a match, not an equal Ungemaca impar, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 43, 1: Germ. 389, 76

ysel

(n.)
Grammar
ysel, e; ysle, an; f.
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Ic eom yslum and axum geanlícod assimilatus sum favillae et cineri (Job 30, 19), Homl. Th. ii. 456, 13. Bearwas wurdon tó axan and tó yslan, Cd. Th. 154, 9; Gen. 2553. Gebringeþ bán and yslan, ádes láfe, eft ætsomne, Exon.

under-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
under-geréfa, an; m.

An under-officer

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An under-officer Geréfa consul, undergeréfa proconsul, Wrt. Voc, i. 18, 5. Se undergeréfa the pro-prefect, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 332: 7, 216

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Beforan ðǽre cenninge, and on ðǽre cenninge, and æfter ðǽre cenninge, Hml. Th. ii. 10, 3. Beforan þám, Ll. Th. i. 86, 15. Beforan þissum, Chr. 937; P. 110, l. marking degree, rank, with dat.

flǽre

(n.)
Grammar
flǽre, an; f

An earlappinnŭla auris

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An earlap; pinnŭla auris Flǽran = eár-læppan pinnŭlæ aurium = aurĭcŭlæ, Ælfc. Gl. 71; Som. 70, 84; Wrt. Voc. 43, 16

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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One who does something under compulsion Gif hé æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ ( kills the housebreaker), hé biþ mansleges scyldig, and hé ðonne self swelte, búton hé niéddǽda (nýd-, MS. H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L.

morþor-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2008; An. 1006

geallig

Grammar
geallig, Dele, and see gealgmódlíce (?).

begne

(n.)
Grammar
begne, an; f.

An ulcera carbunclecarbunculus

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An ulcer, a carbuncle; carbunculus, Seó blace begne the black ulcer Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 21; Wrt. Voc. 40, 52