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Anglo-Saxon

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mirce

(n.)
Grammar
mirce, es; n.
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For another rendering of An. 1315 see ge-scirdan

ofer-trúwa

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See next word. Add

on-cígung

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In 1. 2 dele '114, 3'; see previous word

hring-naca

(n.)
Grammar
hring-naca, an; m.
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See hringed-stefna, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1862

mere-bát

(n.)
Grammar
mere-bát, es; m.

A sea-boat

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A sea-boat, Andr. Kmbl. 492; An. 246

biscep-setl

(n.)

an episcopal see

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an episcopal see, Chr. 45; Erl. 6, 19

brim-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
brim-stæþ, es; n.

Sea-shore

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Sea-shore Streámwelm hwíleð, beátaþ brimstæþo, An. 496

cwidele

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For examples see cwydele in Dict., and add:

eáste

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eáste, an; f. (?)
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See first passage under eást; adj

lád-scipe

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(See passage under lád; V.) Add

neáh-nunnan-mynster

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See preceding word

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, true.
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Add Seó sóþe lufu karitas, Scint. 7, 5

yfel-dónd

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Add:: Cf. gód-dónd, and see next word

a-screpan

(v.)

to bear out

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Dele, and see preceding word

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.

To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare

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Seó heord wearþ on sǽ bescofen grex precipitatus est in mare, Mk. Bos. 5, 13

Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen

cæppe

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D. 116, 12), and him wæs geðúht þæt seó cæppe him átuge of ðám streáme, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 18. Hé geann Eádwine mæssepreóst his kæppan (cope), Cht. Crw. 23, 17. Se munuc bewand þone hreóflian mid his cæppan, Hml. Th. i. 336, 12.

ge-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hérian, l. ge-herian,
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John )mid þǽre sóþfæstnesse stefne gehiered wæs and geweorþod (cf. sé sceal beón gehered ofor ealle þeóda and geweorbod, 71, 16. Gehered . . . and weorþad, 33, 165, I.

ǽrend-raca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-raca, ǽrend-wreca, an; m. [ǽrend an errand; raca, wreca from reccan to tell, wrecan to utter]

A messenger ⬩ ambassador ⬩ an apostle ⬩ angel ⬩ nuntius ⬩ apostolus ⬩ angelus

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A messenger, ambassador, an apostle, angel; nuntius, apostolus, angelus Se ǽrendraca nys mǽrra ðonne se ðe hine sende non est apostolus major eo qui misit eum, Jn. Bos. 13,16. Sende he ǽrendracan misit legatarios, Bd. 5, 21; S. 64a, 34.

Linked entries: ǽrend-wreca -raca

á-cólian

(v.)
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Ðæt se líg in him sylfum ácólode ( refrigesceret ), Gr. D. 48, 10. Seó hǽto ðæs fýres ácólode, Hml. S. 30, 451. Se ofon ácólode sóna, Shrn. 31, 22. Ðú ðíne fét léte in deáðe ácólian, Angl. xii. 508, 15. Gif wund on men ácólod sý, Lch. i. 194, 23.

æfterra

(num.; adj.)

second ⬩ secundus

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second; secundus Se æfterra deáþ the second death, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 18. Sende he eft æfterran síðe ǽrenddracan he sent messengers again a second time, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 10

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