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Anglo-Saxon

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dalc

(n.)
Grammar
dalc, dolc, es; m.

A clasp, buckle, brooch, bracelet ⬩ fibula, spinther, regula

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Gl. 64; Som. 69, 22; Wrt. Voc. 40, 53. Dalc spinther, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 63. Ic geseah sumne gildenne dalc on fíftigum entsum vidi regulam auream quinquaginta siclorum, Jos. 7, 21. Dolc oððe preón spinther, Wrt. Voc. 74. 59

Linked entry: dolc

ge-tinge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tinge, -tingce, -tynge; adj.

Skilful with the tongue ⬩ eloquent

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Gr. 47; Som. 48, 51. Getingce lepida vel facunda, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 76, 129; Wrt. Voc. 55, 1. Gif se Hǽlend gecure æt fruman getinge láreówas if the Saviour had chosen at first eloquent teachers, Homl. Th. i. 578, 1. Wer getinge vir linguosus, Ps.

bærs

(n.)
Grammar
bærs, bears, es; m.

A perch ⬩ perca ⬩ lupus

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Gl. 101; Som. 77, 58; Wrt. Voc. 55, 63

Linked entry: bears

byrc

(n.)
Grammar
byrc, e; f.
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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 20; Wrt. Voc. 33, 20

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or pieces ⬩ partim

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

ed-winde

(n.)

A winding again, a vortex ⬩ vortex

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Gl. 98; Som. 76, 92; Wrt. Voc. 54, 36

ele-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
ele-beámen, adj.

belonging to the olive-tree ⬩ ŏleāgĭnus

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Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39

Linked entry: -beámen

eorþ-byrig

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-byrig, e; f.

An earth mound ⬩ agger

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Gl. 56; Som. 67, 45; Wrt. Voc. 37, 33

feóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
feóndlíc, adj.

Fiendlike ⬩ hostile ⬩ hostīlis ⬩ hostĭcus

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Gl. 84; Som. 73, 95; Wrt. Voc. 49, 3

fisc-bryne

(n.)

fish-brine ⬩ piscium salsūgo

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Gl. 32; Som. 62, 13; Wrt. Voc. 27, 66

fiter-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
fiter-sticca, an; m.

A tent-nail ⬩ clāvus tentōrii

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Gl. 110; Som. 79, 42; Wrt. Voc. 59, 14

for-togen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-togen, part.

Tugged or drawn together ⬩ contractus

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Gl. 2; Som. 55, 35; Wrt. Voc. 16, 10

full-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
full-fleón, ic -fleó; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flee fully or completely ⬩ flee away ⬩ perfŭgĕre

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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 49

Linked entries: fleón ful-fleón

eald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-líc, adj.

Old, senile, venerable ⬩ sĕnīlis, grăvis

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Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 38: gravis, Off. Episc. 1

here-weg

(n.)
Grammar
here-weg, es; m.

A highway ⬩ high road

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Gl. 57; Som. 67. 52; Wrt. Voc. 37, 39

irfe-first

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-first, es; m.

cretio

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Gl. 13; Som. 57, 106; Wrt. Voc. 20, 44

Linked entry: first

læfer-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
læfer-bedd, es; n.
Entry preview:

Gl. 47; Som. 65, 14; Wrt. Voc. 33, 14

nǽcan

(v.)

to kill

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Gr. 24; Som. 25, 56

Linked entry: hnǽcan

blǽd-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd-horn, es; m.

A blast-horn, a trumpet ⬩ classicum

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Gl. 52; Som. 66, 44; Wrt. Voc. 35, 32

ge-hluttrad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hluttrad, part. [hluttran to purify]

Purified ⬩ made clear ⬩ defæcātus

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Gl. 32; Som. 62, 6; Wrt. Voc. 27, 60

Linked entries: hluttran ge-hlyttrod

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