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Anglo-Saxon

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gúþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-bord, es; n.

A warlike boarda shield

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Ex. 203: Cd. 128; Th. 163, 5; Gen: 2693

gúþ-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-gemót, es; n.

A battle-meetingbattlefight

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A battle-meeting, battle, fight, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 1; Gen. 2056: Exon. 104b; Th. 397, 28; Rä. 16, 25

copenere

(n.)
Grammar
copenere, es; m.

A loveramator

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A lover; amator Ðú eart forlegen wið manigne copenere tu fornicata es cum amatori multo Past. 52, 3; Hat. MS

copp

(n.)
Grammar
copp, es; m.

A cup,vessel calixvas

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A cup, vessel; calix, vas Calic oððe copp wætres calicem aquæ Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 41. Copp vas Cot. 175

Linked entry: cop

orleg-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
orleg-weorc, es; n.

War-work, action

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War-work, action Se ðæt orlegweorc ( the defeat of the people of Sodom) gecýðde, Cd. Th. 122, 2; Gen. 2020

sorh-word

(n.)
Grammar
sorh-word, es; m.

A word expressive of care or sorrow

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A word expressive of care or sorrow Hié (Adam and Eve) fela sprǽcon sorhworda, Cd. Th. 49, 8; Gen. 789

ge-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeccan, p. -þeahte

To cover;tegere

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To cover; tegere Lago hæfde geþeahte éðel the water had covered the country, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 8; Gen. 1492

Linked entry: ge-deccan

hiw-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw-beorht, hiow-; adj.

Bright of hue, beautiful in form or colour

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Kmbl. 145; El. 73: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 27; Gen. 265

sprýtan

(v.)
Grammar
sprýtan, sprítan (?); p. te

To sproutspring as a plant

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ongunnon, Cd. Th. 61, 10; Gen. 995

Linked entry: a-sprýtan

æsc-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-þræc, g. -þræce; pl. nom. g. acc. -þraca; f.

Spear-strengthbrunt of spearsa battlehastæ vishastarum impetusprælium

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Spear-strength, brunt of spears, a battle; hastæ vis, hastarum impetus, prælium Æt æscþræce, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 2; Gen. 2153

aldor-déma

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-déma, an; m.

A supreme judgea princesupremus judexprinceps

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A supreme judge, a prince; supremus judex, princeps, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 21; Gen. 1156: 114; Th. 149, 28; Gen. 2481

Linked entry: ealdor-déma

án-ge-trum

(n.)
Grammar
án-ge-trum, es; n. [án unicus, eximius; ge-tram cohors, caterva]

A singular companyunica cohorseximia caterva

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A singular company; unica cohors, eximia caterva Micel ángetrum a great [and] singular company, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 6; Exod. 334

beoran

(v.)

to bear

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to bear Ic sceal beoran I shall bear Cd. 216; Th. 274, 22; Sat. 158 : 217; Th. 277, 17; Sat. 206

forþ-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ryne, es; m.

An onward courseprocursus

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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215

full

(n.)
Grammar
full, es; n.

A cuppōcŭlum

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A cup; pōcŭlum Gedrinc his þreó full fulle drink three cups full of it, Herb. 1, 9; Lchdm. i. 74, 2

meduma

(n.)
Grammar
meduma, meoduma, an; m.

A weaver's beam

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(Cf. Webbeámas insubulæ, 59, 43.) Meodoma, ii. 46, 33

mód-gewinna

(n.)
Grammar
mód-gewinna, an; m.

A foe of the mindcareanxiety

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A foe of the mind, care, anxiety Lǽt ðé áslúpan sorge of breóstum, módgewinnan, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 9; Gen. 2797

neód-spearuwa

(n.)
Grammar
neód-spearuwa, an ; m.

An active, restless sparrow

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An active, restless sparrow (cf. (?) sparuwe is a cheaterinde brid; cheatereð euer ant chirmeð, A. R. 152), Ps. Th. 123, 6

Linked entry: spearwa

ræscan

(v.)
Grammar
ræscan, p. te
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To move quickly (cf. rash), to quiver (of light), to glitter Fér ræscendum leóhte ignis vibrante lumine, Hymn. Sort. 94, 1

giest-líðnys

(n.)
Grammar
giest-líðnys, -nyss, e; f.

Hospitalityentertainmenthospĭtālĭtas

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Hospitality, entertainment; hospĭtālĭtas Him se æðela geaf giestlíðnysse the noble [man] gave them entertainment, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 28; Gen. 2446