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Anglo-Saxon

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sárig

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Först. 128, 8

oft-rǽde

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Först. 148, 5

sǽ-clif

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Först, 110, 6. Swilce hé wylle weorþan uppe on sumum sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 18. Add

denu

Grammar
denu, [Though a nominative dene occurs weak forms of the oblique cases are not found.]
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Denu myrtea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 20. On middan þǽre dene, Iosaphaf. Seó dene is betwux þǽre dúne Sion and þám munte Oliueta, Hml. Th. i. 440, 15. Án ðeóstorful dene, ii. 338, 5. Bituih iúih and úsih dene micel ( chaos magnum ) gefæstnad is, Lk. L. 16, 26

þreátness

(n.)
Grammar
þreátness, e; f.
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Först. 117, 2

un-líf

(n.)
Grammar
un-líf, es; n.
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Först. 176

Linked entry: un-lífes

ýþ

Grammar
ýþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Forst. 110, 12. Add Ongeánflówende ýþa, eftflówende wætera reciproca (purissimi fontis) redundantia, A n. Ox. 506

hláford-swícung

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-swícung, e; f.
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Först. 167

ofer-ild

Grammar
ofer-ild, ofer-ildu, ofer-ildo.
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Först. 107, 3. Ǽlc óþer oferylde and geogeþe reliqui, R. Ben. 115, 11. Add

lærest

Grammar
lærest, l. lǽrest. The r for
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s may be explained by Verner's Law

-hygdiglic

(suffix)
Grammar
-hygdiglic, v. for-hygdiglic, ymb-hygdiglic.

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-scít

(suffix)
Grammar
-scít, -scíte. v. for-scít(e).

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one&#39;s will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one&#39;s consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily

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Absence of good will, dislike, despite, repugnance, reluctance; against one&#39;s will, not willingly, without one&#39;s consent, without intention, involuntarily, is (almost) the only case used. Grammar un-wil, alone Gif hé hit dide unwilles

ge-lómlǽcan

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Först. 132, 7

hreów

Grammar
hreów, sorrow.
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Först. 95, 15. v. ge-hreów, and next word. Add

nearu-þanc

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Först. 94, 3. Add

þorfnian

(v.)
Grammar
þorfnian, (?) to suffer lack of
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Först. 174) ðæs écan lífes, Prov. K. 17

Linked entry: þornian

-líc

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-líc, v. ge-líc, and the numerous adjectives of which -líc [modern -ly] forms the last part.

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snytro

(n.)
Grammar
snytro, snyttro, snytero(u); indecl. in sing.; pl. is used with the same force as sing.; f.

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Prudence, wisdom, sagacity Snytru sapientia Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 6, 2. Hwǽr com heora snyttro what has become of their wisdom? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31. Wera snytero Cd. Th. 295, 25; Sat. 492. Se þurh snytro spéd smiðcræftega wæs 66, 14; Gen. 1084. Ic eom

gát

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Add Sume bróhton gáte hǽr . . . þæt gáte hǽr getácnode þá stíþan dǽdbóte, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 31-36. Gáta hús caprile Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 12. Gáta loc titule, 122, 41, Mid gǽtena (gǽtenum, v. l., with a later gloss gotene) smerwe, Lch. i. 178, 18. Þá gǽt

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