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Anglo-Saxon

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medu-full

(n.)
Grammar
medu-full, es; n.

A mead-cup

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A mead-cup Meoduful, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 2; Vy. 66. Medoful, Beo. 1253; B. 624: 2034; B. 1015

níd-wædla

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wædla, an; m.

A needy person

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A needy person Ðú scealt on wræc hweorfan nacod niédwædla, neorxna wanges dugeþum bedǽled, Cd. Th. 57, 16; Gen. 929

Linked entry: wǽdla

niht-weard

(n.)
Grammar
niht-weard, es; m.

A guard who keeps watch at night

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A guard who keeps watch at night Heofoncandel ( the fiery pillar ) barn, níwe nihtweard, Cd. Th. 185, 1; Exod. 116

scír-wered

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-wered, adj.
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Cf. swegl-wered

ge-cwæþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon

Said ⬩ spoke ⬩ pronounced

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Said, spoke, pronounced, Cd. 202; Th. 251, 10; Dan. 561 : Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664 : Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 16;

ge-drýme

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-drýme, adj.

Melodious ⬩ joyous ⬩ lætus

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Melodious, joyous; lætus Drihta gedrýmost most joyous of multitudes, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79 : Hpt. Gl. 513, 519

ge-fullan

(v.)

to fill

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to fill Ðú gefullest me of blisse mid andwlitan ðínum adimplĕbis me lætĭtia cum vultu tuo, Ps. Spl. 15, 11

sídan

(adv.)
Grammar
sídan, adv.
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From a wide area Of gehwilcum stówum wýdan and sýdan gegaderod, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 389, 23. Cf. next word

síþ-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-dagas, pl.
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Cf. ǽr-dagas

teárig-hleór

(adj.)
Grammar
teárig-hleór, adj.

Having the cheeks wet with tears

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Having the cheeks wet with tears Ic ( Hagar ) sceal teárighleór on wéstenne witodes bídan, Cd. Th. 137, 16; Gen. 2274

túdor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
túdor-spéd, e; f.
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Cd. Th. 166, 24; Gen. 2752

un-cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cyn, un-cynn; adj.

Unsuitable ⬩ unfitting ⬩ improper

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Unsuitable, unfitting, improper Ðæm ne is uncynn mæht bið sald cui non inmerito potestas datur, Lk. Skt. p. 3, 3

un-forcúþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forcúþlíce, adv.

Nobly ⬩ excellently

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Nobly, excellently Metode geþungon Abraham and Loth unforcúdlíce, swá him from yldrum æðelu wǽron, Cd. Th. 103, 9; Gen. 1715

Linked entry: for-cúþlíce

weorold-mæg

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mæg, es;
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Cd. Th. 131, 18; Gen. 2178

cnítan

(v.)
Grammar
cnítan, (?), cnítian(?)
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Cf. cneátian

droht

Grammar
droht, drawn.
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pull, draught (cf. Prompt. Parv. drawte or pulle tractus) Drohtum (remorum) tractibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 15

eáht-ness

Grammar
eáht-ness, l. eaht-ness,
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Cf. éht-ness

fleám-lást

(n.)
Grammar
fleám-lást, es; m.

apostasy

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The track of a fugitive, apostasy (cf. apostata áflíged mon, Kent. Gl. 141) Fleámlástes apostasie, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 38

ge-mǽrung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrung, e; f.
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A termination, ending, finishing On gemǽrunge (cf. geendunge, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 191, 15) in consummatione, Ps. Rdr. 285, 19

Linked entry: -mǽrung

geótend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
geótend-lic, (?); adj.
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v. ge-geótan; ; and cf. O. H. Ger. ki-cozzanlíh fusorius), gotenlic (?)) fusilis, Germ. 394, 284

Linked entry: goten-lic

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