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Anglo-Saxon

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ofer-tredan

(v.)

to trample upon, tread under foot

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Seó rúmgyfolnes ða gýtsunge mid cneówum and mid fótum ofertræd largitas avaritiam genibus et calcibus perfodit, 68 a

cræt-wǽn

(n.)
Grammar
cræt-wǽn, es; m. [wǽn a waggon]

A chariot ⬩ wain ⬩ currus

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A chariot, wain; currus Crætwǽn mid seolfre gegyred a chariot mounted with silver Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 14. Mid crætwǽne with a chariot 2, 4; Bos. 43, 6. Sceoldon senátas rídan on crætwǽnum the senators must ride in chariots 2, 4; Bos. 43, 9

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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Leofaþ sáwl min and ðé hereþ vivet anima mea et laudabit te, Ps. Th. 118, 175. Hergaþ, 101, 16. Weleras ðé míne heriaþ labia mea laudabunt te, 62, 3. Wé ðé hæriaþ we praise thee, Hy. 7, 116; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 116.

Linked entry: hergan

ældran

(n.)
Grammar
ældran, pl.

Parents ⬩ parentes

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Parents; parentes Míne ældran, Ps. C. 65 ; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 65

Linked entry: ældru

ge-neah

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neah, es; n. f.

Sufficiency, abundance ⬩ sufficiency

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Sufficiency, abundance Mid geneahe abundantly, Vercel. Kmbl. ii. 81, 68; Leás. 36

Linked entry: ge-nugan

scop-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scop-líc, adj.
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Poetic Mid meterlícum fotum ł scoplícum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 4

wóh-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-georn, adj.

Loving iniquity

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Loving iniquity Ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora ungestreónum forweorðaþ, Wulfst. 183, 8

arblast

(n.)
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a cross-bow Mid ánan arblaste ofscoten, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 29

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, p. -sáh

to strain upon ⬩ sprinkle

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to strain upon, sprinkle Ród blode bestémed, biseón mid swáte, Cri. 1088

Linked entry: be-siftan

fíf-fétede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-fétede, adj.
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Having five feet (of a verse) Mid fíffétedum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130

Linked entry: -fétede

ge-cemban

(v.)
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to comb Ic his heáfod mid gambe gekamde, C.D. iv. 261, 2

Linked entry: cemban

ge-þyldmódness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyldmódness, e; f.
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Patience Gegearwien wé úra sáula clǽnnesse mid lufan and geþyldmódnesse, Nap. 33

Linked entry: ge-þylmódness

ge-edþráwen

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For 'Som.' substitute: — Mid geedþráwenum twíne cum bisso retorto, An. Ox. 1062

Linked entries: ed-þráwen ge-þráwan ge-edðrawen

ge-wealc

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ꝥ gewealc þára ýða hwaðerode mid windum, Ap. Th. 11, 1. Add

leás-sagol

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Þus hí dweledon mid heora leássagelan sprǽce, Hml. S. 23, 378. Add

súþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-weard, adv.
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Hé gewende súðweard mid fulre fyrde, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 20. Add

tó-helpan

(v.)
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glosses adjuvare Ic giléfo, tóhelpe ( adiuua ) ungileóffulnisse míne, Mk. R. 9, 24

Linked entry: helpan

un-geeahtedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geeahtedlic, ad; '.
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Incalculable, extraordinary Mid ungeehted-licre ændebyrdnesse inaestimabili ordine, Gr. D. 248, 20

Linked entries: ge-eahtedlic ge-eahtian

æfstung

(n.)
Grammar
æfstung, æfestung, e; f.

Envy

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Envy Mid þyccylum ðǽre æfestunge, Gr. D. 117, 28. Æfstunge, 118, 2

gylding-wecg

(n.)

a gold mine ⬩ a vein of gold ⬩ aurifodina

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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som

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