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Anglo-Saxon

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týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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Dict.), close. to fence, enclose Me mæig on sumera týnan, Anglia ix. 261, 11. Gif ceotlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland tó týnanne, and hæbben sume getýned hiora dǽl, sume næbben, L.

á-cuman

(v.)
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Ne mæg ic ána ácuman ( sustinere ) eall ðis folc, Num. 11, 14

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive

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Wæs ðis gefeoht waelgrimre and strengre eallum ðám ǽrgedónum strages cunctis crudeliores prioribus, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 24

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

wecgan

(v.)
Grammar
wecgan, p. wecgdewecgede

To wag (trans.), ⬩ move, shake

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Ðonne ðú antiphonariam habban wille, ðonne wege ðú ðíne swíþran hand, Techm. ii. 119, 3, 5, 10, and often. Wege ðú medemlíce ðín reáf mid ðínre handa, 119, 19: 120, 3. Tácn ys ðæt mon wecge his hand, 119, 7. Wæcge, 121, 9.

Linked entries: a-wecgan wagian

LEÓÞ

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓÞ, es; n.

A song ⬩ poem ⬩ ode ⬩ lay ⬩ verses

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Ðis leóþ him andswaraþ for gewitnysse and ðæt leóþ ne ádiligaþ nán man of ðínes ofspringes múþe respondebit ei canticum istud pro testimonio, quod nulla delebit oblivio ex ore seminis tui, Deut. 31, 21.

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wonder ⬩ a circumstance ⬩ act that excites astonishment ⬩ a circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature, ⬩ a prodigy ⬩ portent ⬩ a wonder ⬩ miracle ⬩ a miracle ⬩ a wonderful object ⬩ wondrous thing ⬩ wonderful ⬩ miraculous power ⬩ wonder ⬩ admiration

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Heofenas andettaþ hú wundor ðín standeþ, Ps. Th. 88, 4. Mycel ys his wundur ofer manna bearn, 106, 20. Eal ðis wæs geworden tó ðon ðæt wé sceoldan úres Drihtnes wundor oncnáwan, Blickl.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

þǽr-ongeán

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ongeán, adv.
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There against, on the contrary; per contra Englas cýðaþ ðíne dǽda beforan Godes gesihðe, and deófol áwrit þǽrongén ealle ðíne misdǽda, Wulfst. 248, 21

Linked entry: ongeagn

dyxsas

(n.)
Grammar
dyxsas, dishes, platters, Mt. Foxe and Jun. 23, 25, = discas; pl. acc.
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of disc

æt-ícan

Grammar
æt-ícan, v. tó-ætícan, and æt-ýcan
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in Dict

Linked entry: ícan

an-brucol

Grammar
an-brucol, v. on-brucol (
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in Dict.)

á-scímod

Grammar
á-scímod, v. scímian
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in Dict

á-pínedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-pínedlíce, v. un-ápínedlíce
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in Dict

á-pícan

(v.)
Grammar
á-pícan, (?) to pick out: — Wilt þú út ápytan (-pýcan?) úre eágan an oculos nostros vis eruere?, Num. 16, 14. v. pícan
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in Dict

Linked entry: á-pytan

á-plated

Grammar
á-plated, v. platian
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in Dict

á-priccan

Grammar
á-priccan, v. prician
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in Dict

á-ræfsan

Grammar
á-ræfsan, v. ræpsan
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in Dict

a-ræpsan

Grammar
a-ræpsan, v. ræpsan
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in Dict

an-læc

Grammar
an-læc, l. an-lǽc, and see on-léc
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in Dict

an-lec

Grammar
an-lec, l. an-léc, and see on-léc
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in Dict

án-leger

Grammar
án-leger, l. án-legere, dele bracket, and for R. 8 substitute Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 43. v. leger
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in Dict

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