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Anglo-Saxon

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á-wlæht

Grammar
á-wlæht,
    Germ. 397, 366
( = ? áwlǽtt. v.next word).

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malscra

Grammar
malscra, v. next word.

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poc-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
poc-ádl, . v. next word.

stríþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
stríþ-líce, v. preceding word.

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swíþ-ferom

Grammar
swíþ-ferom, v. next word.

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þeówene

Grammar
þeówene, v. preceding word.

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-ware

(suffix)
Grammar
-ware, v. preceding word.

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ealdor-botl

Grammar
ealdor-botl, v. preceding word.

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ed-staþelig

Grammar
ed-staþelig, v. preceding word.

Linked entry: -staþolig

efn-etan

Grammar
efn-etan, v. next word.

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neb-wlátung

Grammar
neb-wlátung, For 'frontositas . . . word'
Entry preview:

substitute Nebwlátung, ǽwyscnes inpudentia, An. Ox. 4306

á-tendend

Grammar
á-tendend, v. preceding word.

Linked entry: -tendend

for-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scippan, to transform, change for the worse.
Entry preview:

Forsceóp ... þet líc ... wurdon tó hundum, An. Ox. 26, 61. Þurh ðá ofermódignesse mǽre englas on heofonum wurdon forsceapene tó atelicum deóflum, Wlfst. 145, 23. Scinnan forscepene spirits from angels changed to devils, Sat. 72. Take here for-sceoppan

Linked entry: for-sceppan

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium

Entry preview:

War, battle, pugna, prælium Hild sweðrode war ceased Beo. Th. 1807; B. 901: 3180; B. 1585: 3698; B. 1847: Andr. Kmbl. 2840; An. 1422: Elen. Kmbl. 36; El. 18: 298; El. 149. Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon him the Hetwaras conquered in battle, Beo. Th. 5825

efen-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-weorþ, <b>efen-weorþ,</b> -wirþe; adj.
Entry preview:

Th. ii. 254, 23. of adequate worth, very worthy; condignus Hé þone hád mid efenwyrþum (-weorðum, v. l.) dǽdum frætwade gradum condignis ornans actibus, Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 331, 23.

dæg-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-weorc, es; n. [weorc work]

A day's work ⬩ diei opus

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A day's work; diei opus Him mihtig God ðæs dægweorces deóp leán forgeald the mighty God recompensed to him a high reward for that day's work, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 30; Exod. 315: 167; Th. 209, 28; Exod. 506: Byrht. Th. 136, 8; By. 148. Æt ðam dæg-weorce

sunn-scín

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-scín, sun-shine (?the word glosses
Entry preview:

speculum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 14)

cramming-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
cramming-pohha, an; m. The word translates
Entry preview:

viscarium in the following passage Gif wíf wunað mid werum, þǽr bið wén deófles crammingpohha ( viscarium diaboli non deerit ), Nap. 13

Linked entry: pohha

GÚÞ

(n.)
Grammar
GÚÞ, e; f. [a poetical word]

War, battle, fight ⬩ bellum

Entry preview:

War, battle, fight; bellum Gúþ nimeþ freán eówerne war shall take away your lord, Beo. Th. 5066; B. 2536: 4960; B. 2483: 3320; B. 1658: 2251; B.1123. Sumne sceal gúþ abreótan war shall crush one, Exon. 87a; Th. 328, 12; Vy. 16: 88a; Th. 331, 15; Vy.

æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

Entry preview:

denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: sihþ wesan stæppan steall stillan swimman telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

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