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Anglo-Saxon

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wil-gehléþa

(n.)
Grammar
wil-gehléþa, þa, an; m.

A pleasant comrade

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A pleasant comrade Hwílum ic (a horn) tó hilde bonne wilgehléþan, Exon. Th. 395, 9; Rä. 15, 5

ofer-trahtnian

(v.)

to comment upon, expound

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to comment upon, expound Langsum hit biþ ðæt wé ealne ðisne lofsang ofertrahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 202, 28

ge-þracen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þracen, part. p.

Prepared ⬩ decked ⬩ ornatus

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Prepared, decked; ornatus Geþracen hors mannus vel brunnicus, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 18; Wrt. Voc. 17, 22

ge-þyldelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyldelíc, adj.

Patient

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Homl. 75, 29

féðu

(n.)

a band on foot ⬩ a host ⬩ lĕgio

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a band on foot, a host; lĕgio, Ælfc. GL 7; Som. 56, 73; Wrt. Voc. 18, 25

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornication ⬩ fornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

fugoloþ

(n.)
Grammar
fugoloþ, es; m?

Bird-catching ⬩ fowling ⬩ aucŭpium

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Bird-catching, fowling; aucŭpium Búton huntoþe and fugoloþe besides hunting and fowling, Homl. Th. ii. 576, 34

Linked entry: fugeloþ

nǽnig-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽnig-wiht, adv.

Nothing ⬩ not ⬩ not at all

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Nothing, not, not at all Andreas nǽnigwuht ðú gefirnodest Andrew, thou host nothing sinned, And. 10, 20

sceþwræc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceþwræc, adj.
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Homl. 161, 33

ge-efenlǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-efenlǽcung, e; f.

Imitation

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Imitation To geefenlǽcunge ðæra eádigra apostola in imitation of the blessed apostles, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 23

Linked entry: efen-lǽcung

ge-módod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-módod, part. [mód the mind]

Minded, disposed ⬩ prōnus, proclīvis

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Minded, disposed; prōnus, proclīvis Sume beóþ þwyrlíce gemódode some are perversely minded, Homl. Th. i. 524, 18

tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽllíce, adv.

Blasphemously, calumniously

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Blasphemously, calumniously Hé Criste wiðsóc and be ðam sóðan Gode tǽllíce sprecþ, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 249

un-ácenned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácenned, adj.

Unbegotten

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Unbegotten Ðú eart unácenned Fæder, hé is Sunu of ðé ǽfre ácenned, Howl. Th. i. 464, 34

un-álísendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álísendlíc, adj.

Not to be remitted or forgiven ⬩ without remission

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Not to be remitted or forgiven, without remission Bið his scyld unálýsendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 500, 18

á-læccan

(v.)
Grammar
á-læccan, p. -læhte
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To get hold of, catch Se kyng álehte him betwux his earmes, Chr. 1123; P. 251, 9

Linked entry: læccan

ge-þot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þot, (?), es; n.: <b>ge-þota (?),</b> an; m.
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A shout, howl Geonung, geþota (pl. n.? or sing. m.?), rárung barritus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 19

helle-mægen

(n.)
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the force or host of hell Þæt eall hellemægen for þæs fýres hǽto forweorðeð, Verc. Forst. 166

hors-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
hors-pæþ, es; m.
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Cf. hors-weg

under-cyning

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Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

réðen

(adj.)
Grammar
réðen, (?); adj.

Wild

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U. réðum) nýtenum, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 102

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