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Anglo-Saxon

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eó

(n.)
Grammar
eó, the Runic character for these letters is
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RUNE. v. eóh=íw a yew-tree

fealþ

(v.)
Grammar
fealþ, falleth, falls, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 29;
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3rd pers. pres. of feallan

frǽ-fætt

Grammar
frǽ-fætt, l. frǽ-fǽtt, and for Cot. 177
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substitute Frǽfǽttum prepinguibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 47

ge-atelod

Grammar
ge-atelod, l. ge-atolod, and for Cot. 202
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 28

-lǽtness

(suffix)
Grammar
-lǽtness, v. á-lǽtness, æt-lǽtness, for-lǽtness.

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K

Grammar
K, In one instance k seems used for
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9

be-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fýlan, -fílan; p. -fýlede; pp. -fýled,-fíled, -fýld; v. trans. [be, fúl foul]

To BEFOUL ⬩ pollute ⬩ defile ⬩ make filthy ⬩ inquinare ⬩ fœdare contaminare

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To BEFOUL, pollute, defile, make filthy ; inquinare, fœdare contaminare Befíled, L. Ælf. P. 45; Th. ii. 384, 11: Basil. admn. 7; Norm. 48, 23 : Lchdm. iii. 208, 7: Cot. 104

Linked entry: be-fílan

wudung

(n.)
Grammar
wudung, e; f.

cutting wood

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Th. ii. 222, 29. as a technical term referring to the right of cutting timber in a wood Dis is seó wudung ðe ðǽrtó; gebyreþ, ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, and húsbót, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 243, 11.

Linked entry: wudiung

wer-bold

(n.)
Grammar
wer-bold, es; n.
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Weir-building Se gebúr sceal his riht dón . . . tó werbolde .xl. mǽra oððe án fóðer gyrda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 37

Linked entry: bold

íþ-hilde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-hilde, adj.
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Hæbbende fódan and mid hwám wé beón oferhelede þám éðhylde ( contenti ) sýn wé, 143, 12. Éðhelde contentae, An. Ox. 11, 26. See earfoþ-hilde under -hilde

Linked entry: eáþ-hylde

higera

Grammar
higera, [In Rä. 25, 8 the rune is that for æ not for a. v. Beiblatt, xxiv. 41]
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Add Fína vel higrae, higre picus, Txts. 88, 808. Higrae, traigis, 103, 2064: cicuanus, 51, 476. Higere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 30. Higre berna, 11, 5, Higrae (-ę), Txts. 44, 156. in a local name: On higran hongran, C. D. v. 135, 37

wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female side ⬩ female line

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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð

on-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
on-hebban, p. -hóf (the weak form -hefde also occurs); pp. -hafen.

to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) ⬩ to raise (as barm does), to leaven ⬩ to take up, begin ⬩ to take away ⬩ metaph. to lift up, exalt (generally in a bad sense)

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to lift up, raise (the eyes, voice) Ðonne ic mec onhæbbe, and hí onhnígaþ tó mé, Exon. Th. 412, 28; Rä. 31. 7. Ðá onhóf Laurentius his égan up, Shrn. 116, 4. Petrus onhóf his stefne, Blickl. Homl. 149, 21. to raise (as barm does), to leaven Ne ete gé

Linked entries: an-hebban in-hebban

eoldra

(adj.)
Grammar
eoldra, eolldra older, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 7. Eolldra fæder grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32 ; comp.
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of eald

scíd-hreác

(n.)
Grammar
scíd-hreác, es; m.
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. — . iiii. foðera áclofenas ganolwyda tó scídhrǽce on hiora ágenre hwíle

Linked entry: hreác

æl-þeódine

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódine, for æl-þeódigne, acc. s. of æl-þeódig.

foreign ⬩ a proselyte

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foreign, a proselyte,Mt. Bos. 23, 15 ;

a-séngan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séngan, for a-sénian [a, sénian to see]

To shew ⬩ discover ⬩ manifest ⬩ manifestare ⬩ perspicuum facere

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To shew, discover, manifest; manifestare, perspicuum facere Ðe ic aséngan ne mæg which I may not discover, Exon. 70 a ; Th. 261, 11; Jul. 313

be-dielf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dielf, for be-dealf; p. of be-delfan.

dug

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dug,Mt. Foxe 25, 18

Linked entry: dielf

fióde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fióde, hated,
  • Bt. 39, 1
    • ;
  • Fox 212, 5
; p.
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of fiógan, fión

Twide

(n.)
Grammar
Twide, Tweode, an; or indecl. (cf. Humbre for declension)
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; f. The Tweed In ófre Tweode (Tuidon, Bd. M. 360, 29) streámes in ripa Tuidi fluminis Bd. 4, 27 ; S. 603, 34

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