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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

Linked entry: HÚ

a-freoðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-freoðan, p. ede; pp. ed

To froth ⬩ spumare

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To froth; spumare Lǽt afreoðan let it froth, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 118, 27

án-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-hende, adj.

One-handed ⬩ lame ⬩ imperfect ⬩ weak ⬩ unimanus

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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58

Babilónisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Babilónisc, def. se Babilónisca, seó, ðæt Babilónisce; adj.

Babylonish ⬩ Babylōnĭcus

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Lamb. 136, 8

ge-ændung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ændung, e; f.

An end ⬩ a finish ⬩ consummātio

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Lamb. 58, 14

ge-ancsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ancsumian, p. ode; pp. od

To make anxious ⬩ vex ⬩ anxiāre

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Lamb. 60, 3

heolca

(n.)
Grammar
heolca, an; m.

Hoar-frost ⬩ rime

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Lamb. 118, 83

heorra

(n.)
Grammar
heorra, an; m.

[?] A bar ⬩ hinge[?]

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Lamb. 147, 2

luf-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
luf-rǽdenn, e; f.

Love

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Lamb. 108, 5

mód-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-þwǽre, adj.

Gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild

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Lamb. 24, 9

searwung

(n.)
Grammar
searwung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 9 second, 8

Linked entry: sirwung

ge-gearwungness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gearwungness, e; f.

A preparation ⬩ præparātio

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Lamb. second 9, 17

swearc-módness

(n.)
Grammar
swearc-módness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 54, 9. v. next word

ymb-standenness

(n.)
Entry preview:

Lamb. Surt. 140, 3: Rtl. 179, 9 : 182, 16 : Ps. Surt. 30, 22

ge-efenlǽcestre

Entry preview:

For 'Scint. 13, Lye' substitute Lang clǽnnyss æfter synne geefenlǽcestre ( imitatrix ) ys mǽdenhádes, Scint. 71, 11

Linked entry: efen-lǽcestre

mylen-stede

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Se mylenstede and ðæt land benorðan eá ðe ðǽrtó hýrð, C. D. v. 383, 13. Add

scír-lett

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

mann-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-swǽs, adj.
Entry preview:

Gentle, meek Hé lǽrð ðá manswǽsan (mansuetos) wegas his, Ps. Rdr. 24, 9. Cf. mann-þwǽre

Linked entry: swǽs

sceamung

(n.)
Grammar
sceamung, e; f.

Shaming, disgrace

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Lamb. 68, 20

wæter-wǽdlness

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-wǽdlness, e; f.

Poverty of water, lack of water

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Poverty of water, lack of water For ðyses wéstenes wæterwǽdlnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 538

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