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Anglo-Saxon

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Y

Grammar
Y, FOR the Runic Y see ýr.

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dæg-ryne

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ryne, adj. For or of a day
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Diurnum, i. unius diei dægrynum vel dæglicum . . . diurnae aescae dæghryne mettas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 58, 62

wérigian

(v.)
Grammar
wérigian, In l. 3 for lacesscat l.
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lassescat

liþ

(n.)
Grammar
liþ, es; n. [The Scandinavian form of lid q. v.]

a fleet

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a fleet Ðæs sumeres com ðet liþ of Humbran in the course of the summer the fleet came from the Humber, Chr. 1070; Erl. 210, 4: 1052; Erl. 183, 12: 1069; Erl. 207, 12

Norweg

(n.)
Grammar
Norweg, es; m. [The plural seems the more usual form.]

Norway

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Hér fór Cnut cyng tó Norwegum (Norwegon, Erl. 162, 37), 1028; Erl. 163, 13. Hér com Ólaf cyng eft intó Norwegum, 1030; Erl. 163, 16. Harold cyng of Norwegon, 1066; Erl. 199, 37. Com Harold of Norwegan, Erl. 200, 12.

Ríc-

(prefix)
Grammar
Ríc-, -ríc = ríce, q. v. are found in English, as in other dialects, helping to form proper names. For a list of such names see Txts. pp. 629-630, and for
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O. H. Ger. Graff ii. 389

geár-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
geár-cyning, a king who holds authority only for a year.
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24

hyrne

Grammar
hyrne, in l. 6 for norð hyrnan l. norðhyrnan,
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[In the following perhaps þyrnan should be read for hyrnan :-- On ðá brémbelhyrnan; of ðǽre hyrnan, C. D. v. 112, 30.]

a-þryþian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þryþian, p. -þryþede; pp. -þryþed, -þryd [a away, þryþian from þryþ force]

To force from ⬩ rob ⬩ pillage ⬩ exprimere ⬩ expilare

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To force from, rob, pillage; exprimere, expilare Aþryd expresses, expilatus, Cot. 73 : 74

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HRÍM

(n.)
Grammar
HRÍM, es; m.

RIME

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Hrím and forst háre hildstapan, Andr. Kmbl. 2516; An. 1259. Se hearda forst-hrím heorugrimma, Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 12; Rä. 41, 55.

fram-swengan

Grammar
fram-swengan, l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

frum-heowung

Grammar
frum-heowung, l. -híwung, -heówung, and for Cot. 154
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substitute Þǽre frumheówunge plasmatica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 36

hǽriht

Grammar
hǽriht, l. hǽriht, hǽrihte, and for ' crinitus, . . . Lye'
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substitute Þá hǽrihtan setosa (vervecum vellera), Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 27

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, In l. 5 for senui l. sexui.

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eó

(n.)
Grammar
eó, the Runic character for these letters is
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RUNE. v. eóh=íw a yew-tree

frǽ-fætt

Grammar
frǽ-fætt, l. frǽ-fǽtt, and for Cot. 177
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substitute Frǽfǽttum prepinguibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 47

ge-atelod

Grammar
ge-atelod, l. ge-atolod, and for Cot. 202
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substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 28

-lǽtness

(suffix)
Grammar
-lǽtness, v. á-lǽtness, æt-lǽtness, for-lǽtness.

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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

brégyd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brégyd, made afraid, frightened, Lk. Foxe 12, 4, =bréged; pp.
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of brégan

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