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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-snid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-snid, es; n.

A killingslaughteroccisio

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Lamb. 43, 23

Linked entry: snid

sǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽne, adj.

Slow, dull, sluggish, inactive

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Ne sceal se tó sǽne beón, ne ðissa lárnalæt. Exon. Th. 450, 16; Dóm. 88. Sǽne mód a sluggish mind, 122, 32; Gú, 314. Næs ðæt sǽne cyning, 322, 23; Wíd. 67. Eálá ðæt ðú woldest ðæs síðfætes sǽne weorðan (slow to undertake the journey), Andr.

ge-deorf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-deorf, es; n.

Labourtroubletribulationlăbortrībŭlātio

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Labour, trouble, tribulation; lăbor, trībŭlātio Micel gedeorf ys hit magnus lăbor est, Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 5, 7. Byþ mycel gedeorf ĕrit trībŭlātio magna, Mt. Bos. 24, 21. Hæfst ðú ǽnig gedeorf hăbestu ălĭquem lăbōrem? Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 9.

ofer-flédan

(v.)

to overflood, overflow, inundate, cover with water

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L.) eall ðæt Egiptisce land, and stent oferfléde hwílon mónaþ hwílon leng the river Nile floods all the land of Egypt, and continues in a state of overflow sometimes a month, sometimes longer, Lchdm. iii. 252, 23

Linked entry: flédan

on-wunian

(v.)

to dwell, inhabit

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Lamb, 60, 5. Ðæt ic onwunige ( inhabitem ) on húse Drihtnes Ps. Spl. 26, 7. Ðu onwunast (habitabis) on heom, 5, 13. Hí onwuniaþ inhabitabunt, 55, 6. Hig onwuniaþ on worlde inhabitabunt in saeculum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 29.

Linked entry: an-wunigende

fóre-stæppan

(v.)

to step or go beforeprecede

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Lamb. 88, 15

gǽn-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽn-ryne, es; m.

A running againstmeetingoccursus

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Lamb. 58, 6

níd-clamm

(n.)
Grammar
níd-clamm, -clomm, es; m.

Necessityneeddistress

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Lamb. 106, 28

Linked entry: clam

níw-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-líc, adj.

Newfresh

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Lamb. 127, 3

sealm-lofian

(v.)
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Lamb. 104, 2

ge-copsende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-copsende, part. [cops a fetter]

Fetteredcompĕdītus

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Lamb. 101, 21

Linked entry: -copsende

ge-hyrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyrdnes, -ness, e; f.

A keepingguardwatchcustōdia

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Lamb. 140, 3

Linked entry: ge-heordnes

ge-længed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-længed, -længd; part.

Lengtheneddrawn out

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Lamb. 119, 5

þurh-bitter

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-bitter, adj.

Very bitterexasperating

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Lamb. 77, 8

á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and tó læt wæs míne cyrcan tó sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

eánian

(v.)
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Wolde seó cú cealfian; ac heó eánode lamb ongeán hire gecynde, Hml. Th. ii. 302, 1. Add

eorþ-weard

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Substitute for 'An earth-guard,' what guards a land, a fortress, and add leóda fæsten after lígdraca

éste

(adj.)
Grammar
éste, liberal.
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Gif þú lidwérigum lárna þínra éste (est, MS.) wyrðest, An. 483. Oestum devotis, Rtl. 9, 13. Add

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

un-gewemmed

Grammar
un-gewemmed, <b>. I.</b>
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Danihel læg seofan niht betwux seofon leónum on ánum seáðe ungewemmed, Hml. Th. i. 488, 5. Add