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Anglo-Saxon

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ofer-becuman

(v.)

to supervene

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Lamb. 89, 10

Linked entry: be-cuman

hleów-hræscnes

(n.)
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Lamb. 40, 10

Linked entry: hleó-hræscness

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, <b>; II.</b>
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Wulfstán and his sunu sealdon þæt and clǽne Leófríce, arid Leófríc and Wulfstán and Wulfríc þám bisceope, clǽne land and unbesacan, 377, 12-18. [Ælfred hauet yseld his land sacleás and clǽne (pacifice ei quiete), C. D. iv.<b>; II.

midlung

(n.)
Grammar
midlung, e; f.

The middle ⬩ midst

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Lamb. 56, 5. Of midlunge ðínum bósme de medio sinu tuo, 73, 11. On midlunge sceaduwe dǽþes in medio umbrae mortis, Ps. Spl. 22, 4: Cant. Moys. 19: Cant. Abac. 2: Ps. Lamb. 73, 12. On midlunga, 81, 1

ge-tihhian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tihhian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ assign ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ decernĕre ⬩ assignāre

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Hafast ðé ánum eall getihhad land and leóde thou hast brought all the land and people on thyself, Andr. Kmbl. 2642; An. 1322

ened

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æned (perhaps from a misreading of this or a similar gloss comes the larax in the following: Anatis ened, aneta ened, larax ened, 280, 7—9. Ened larax, ii. 51, 58), Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 8, 9.

Babilónisca

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónisca, an; m.

Babylon ⬩ Baby̆lōn,

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Lamb. 136, 1

a-wænian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wænian, p. ede; pp. ed

To wean from ⬩ ablactare

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Lamb. 130, 2

dym-hefe

(n.)

a lurking-place, hiding-place

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Lamb. 17, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 1122, 33

elpen-bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
elpen-bǽnen, adj.

Made of ivory ⬩ ĕburnĕus

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Lamb. 44, 10

færr

(n.)
Grammar
færr, es; n.

A passing ⬩ transĭtus

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Lamb. 143, 14

for-cyrfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrfst, he -cyrfþ

cuttest down ⬩ he cuts down

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Lamb. 128, 4;

hungor-lǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
hungor-lǽwe, adj.

Hungry ⬩ famished

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Lamb. Cantic. Annæ, 5

Linked entry: lǽwe

ge-hiscan

(v.)

to hate ⬩ abominari

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Lamb. 5, 8

cubit

(n.)
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a cubit Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, adj.
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Dele last two quotations, and add

súþ-eást

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Se leóma wæs swíðe lang geþúht súðeást scínende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 29. Add

weorc-úhta

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-úhta, the hour of matins on a day that is neither a Sunday nor a Saint&#39;s day (excepto Dominus diebus et festivitatibus sanctorum, Chrd. 23, 21)
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: — Weorcúhtan besceáwige se bisceop ꝥ se intervallum beó swá lang ꝥ . . . , Chrd. 24, 7

hæfenleást

(n.)
Grammar
hæfenleást, e; f.

Poverty, penury

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Lamb. 43, 27

be-lendan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lendan, be-lændan; p. de; pp. ed

To deprive of land ⬩ terris privare

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To deprive of land; terris privare Se cyng belænde ðone eorl the king deprived the earl of his land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39, 41 : 1104; Th. 367, 11.

Linked entries: be-landian ge-lend

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