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Anglo-Saxon

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seolh-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
seolh-bæþ, es; n.
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The seal's bath, the sea (cf. fisces, ganotes bæþ) Mec wind wíde bær ofer seolhbaþo, Exon. 392, 21; Rä. 11, 11

sin-freá

(n.)
Grammar
sin-freá, an ; m.
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Cf. sin-híwan

strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
strenge, adj.
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Severe, hard (v. strang, II. 5) Hé his torn gewræc on gesacum swíðe strengum stiépe, Cd. Th. 4, 27 ; Gen. 60

Linked entry: un-strenge

súþ-eást

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-eást, adv.
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South-east Donua múða ðære eá scýt súðeást út, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22, 5: Cd. Th. 42, 1; Gen. 667

þeóden-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóden-leás, adj.
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Cf. hláford-leás

un-myrige

(adj.)
Grammar
un-myrige, adj.

Unpleasant ⬩ unfair

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Unpleasant, unfair Unmyrge plega collidium ( = colludium; cf. colludium, turpis ludus, Corp. Gl. ed. Hessels 35, 643), Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 72

Linked entry: myrige

weorr

(adj.)
Grammar
weorr, adj.
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Bad, grievous Ðæt wæs ðam weorode weor tó geþoligenne (cf. sár tó geþolienne, 3375 ; An. 1691), Andr. Kmbl. 3317; An. 1661

Linked entries: wirsa weor

wíte-swinge

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-swinge, an; f.

A stroke given as a punishment ⬩ chastisement

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A stroke given as a punishment, chastisement Ongæt gumena aldor hwæt him Waldend wræc wíteswingum, Cd. Th. 112, 2 ; Gen. 1864

Linked entry: swinge

æt-faran

(v.)
Grammar
æt-faran, p. -fór
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Cf. oþ-faran

Cynebellingas

(n.)
Grammar
Cynebellingas, pl. m.
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The settlers at Kimble Innan Cynebellinga gemǽre, C. D. B. ii. 259, 10. Cf. the proper name Cynebill, Bd. 3, 23

cuceler

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Cuc(el)ere, i. 290, 39. Twégen cuculeras, Lch. i. 86, 25

drif

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Cf. with passage from Chronicle William of Malmesbury's statement that a contagious fever destroyed more than half the people

ge-ilca

(adj.)
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same Eall þe geilcan gerihta . . . eall þæ geylcan gerihta (cf. þá ilcan 11, þe ilcan 14), Cht. Th. 433, 25, 36

Linked entry: ilca

ge-swigra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swigra, ge-swirga, ge-swiria, an; m.
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Cf. ge-swegra

Linked entries: ge-swegra ge-swiria

ge-edwistian

(v.)
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Ic ne beó geedwistod ł ic ne gemǽnsumige mid gecorenum heora non communicabo cum electis eorum, Ps. L. 140, 5. Add

hwǽst

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽst, es; m.
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Cf. fnǽst, and next two words

hwílen

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Add: temporal Him Paulines se hwílena hláford and-swarude cui Paulini temporalis dominus respondit Gr. D. 181, 12. v. (?) óþer-hwílen

K

Grammar
K, In one instance k seems used for
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g Ðæt mód ðé ǽr wæs keléd (áléd, v. l.) of his gewunan cum cogitatio extra usum ducitur, Past. 57, 9

ongeán-weard

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Chr. 963; P. 117, 1. Add: [Cf. ongeánward in the opposite direction, v. N. E. D. again-ward.] See next word

sædsworn

(adj.)
Grammar
sædsworn, = (?) sǽdes worn
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Cf. sǽd ; V. 2, and worn, (1 b)) Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55

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