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Anglo-Saxon

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hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

herþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
herþ-land, (?) irþ-land.
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C. D iii. 18, 29; 399, 30. l

reohhe

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Add: a ray. [v. N. E. D. reigh]

wíþig-gráf

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On wíðiggráfe, C. D. v. 147, 32. Add

yfel-sacend

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-sacend, es; m.
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A blasphemer Yfelsacend blasphemus , Gr. D. 289, 27

Linked entry: -sacend

át-síc

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-In ðæt átsíc, C. D. iii. 382, 15

Linked entry: síc

girran

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Take here <b>georran</b> in Dict., and add Ic (a file) gyrre garrio (garrio, voce carens, rauco cum murmure stridens, Ald. 252, 25), An. Ox. 26, 13. Gyrran grunnire (porcinus paganorum strepitus grunnire desisteret, Ald. 60, 36), 4337.

lystan

(v.)
Grammar
lystan, p. te
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To desire. with gen. Þonne seó sáwl þyrsteð and lysteð Godes ríces Deum sitiens anima, Gr. D. 244, 27. with infin. Manige men hine geornlíce lystan geseón multi hunc anxie videre sitiebant, Gr. D. 45, 22

énig

(pronoun.)

any

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any, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 1

earan

Grammar
earan, are.
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Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 463, 1

Lunden-burh

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On Lundenbyrig, C. D. vi. 80, 12. Add

mid-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mid-streám, es; m.
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Midstream Andlang midstreámes, C. D. v. 380, 12

ripa

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Add: [v. N. E. D. reap a sheaf.]

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. spit to dig]

wǽt

Grammar
wǽt, <b>; II.</b>
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Wǽt land irriguum, Gr. D. 245, 20. Add

æsc-bedd

(n.)
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an ash-bed, C. D. v. 120, 27

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. Tó hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29.

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

hassuc

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Add: hæssac (-ec) Út on Prilleces hæssecas ufewearde, C. D. v. 198, 29. ¶ as part of a compound :-- Innon hæssucmór; of hæssuc-mór, C. D. iii. 384, 18. Cf. Ab illo loco usque ad hássukes more, 387, 3

dóhtar

(n.)
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a daughter, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 4

freód

(n.)

liberty ⬩ privilege

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liberty, privilege, Th. Diplm. A. D. 970; 243, 20

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