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Anglo-Saxon

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wind-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
wind-rǽs, es; m.

A storm of wind

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Lind. 4, 37

wínian

(v.)
Grammar
wínian, p.wíniode

To gather grapes

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Lind. 6, 44

wæccan

(v.)
Grammar
wæccan, p. wæhte

To watch ⬩ wake

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Lind. Rush. 13, 37. Ðæt hé wæcce (gewæhte, Lind.) ut uigilet, Rush. 13, 34. Suá huoeðer wé woæca ł wé slépa sive vigilemus sive dormiamus, Rtl. 28, 37. Wæcca hé walde (hé wæcende beón walde, Rush.) vigilaret, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 43.

ge-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brúcan, p. -breác, pl. -brucon; pp. -brocen [ge-, brúcan to use, enjoy]

To enjoy ⬩ eat ⬩ perfrui ⬩ edere ⬩ manducare

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Lind. 1, 8. Ðætte hia gebrécon manducarent, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 28 : 6, 58

Linked entry: ge-brocen

beaftan

(v.)
Grammar
beaftan, beaftian; p. beaftode, beafte, pl. beaftodon, beafton; pp. beaftod

To lament ⬩ lamentare

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Lind. Stv. 11, 17

Linked entries: beóftun hafetian hand-bæftian

bere-flór

(n.)
Grammar
bere-flór, es; m.

A BARLEY-FLOOR ⬩ barn floor ⬩ hordei area

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Lind. Rush. War. 3, 17

friþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
friþ-georn, adj.

Peace-desirous ⬩ peaceable ⬩ pācĭfĭcus

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Lind. 5, 9

fullunga

(adv.)
Grammar
fullunga, adv.

Fully

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Lind. note in the margin

gearnfull

(adj.)
Grammar
gearnfull, adj.

Anxious ⬩ sollĭcĭtus

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Lind. 12, 11. Gearnfull austerus, 19, 22

mǽgwlitian

(v.)

to form ⬩ shape

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Lind. 17, 2

mirra

(n.)
Grammar
mirra, merra, an; m.

One who leads astray ⬩ a deceiver

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Lind. 27, 63

Linked entry: merra

bi-geongende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-geongende, bi-gongende; part. [part. of bi-gongan, v. be-gongan, be-gangan]

Passing by ⬩ præteriens

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Lind. War. 15, 21: Mk. Rush. War. 15, 21

ge-hornian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hornian, p. ade

To insult

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Lind. 12, 4

wítege

(n.)
Grammar
wítege, an; f.

prophetess

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Lind. Rush. 2, 36

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

wel-fremende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-fremende, wel-fremmende; adj.

Beneficent

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Lind. 22, 25

heáh-samnung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-samnung, e; f.

A chief synagogue

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Lind. 5, 22

fleax

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Fleax linum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 53. Flex, An. Ox. 1379.

ge-coren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-coren, pp. of geceósan

Chosen ⬩ choice ⬩ fit ⬩ good ⬩ beloved ⬩ dear

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Lind. 4, 25. Gecoren is to ríc godes aptus est regno dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 62. Ðú gecorene optime, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 3; 8, 15. Sanctus Iohannes eallum Godes hálgum is gecorenra St. John is more beloved than all God's saints, Blickl. Homl. 167, 26.

Linked entry: -coren

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