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æfterra

(num.; adj.)

secondsecundus

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Sende he eft æfterran síðe ǽrenddracan he sent messengers again a second time, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 10

popul

(n.)
Grammar
popul, a poplar (? ; but cf. popylle lolium, Wrt. Voc. i. 234, 2),
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The second part of the compound occurs again v. 194, 2-3 : 195, 10

-an

(suffix)
Grammar
-an, -anne, v. -anne, in alphabetical order, and TO; prep.
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc.

eft-gecígan

(v.)
Grammar
eft-gecígan, eft-gecígean

To recall, call back re-vocāre

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To recall, call back; re-vocāre Sende he ðone biscop hí to sóþfæstnysse geleáfan eft-gecígean he sent the bishop to call them again to the belief of the truth, Bd. 3, 30; S. 562, 10

háligdóm-hús

(n.)
Grammar
háligdóm-hús, es; n.
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A place where holy things are kept, a sacrarium Beón út ágáne diácon and pistelrǽdere of (on, MS. ) hálig*-*dómhúse mid líchaman Drihtnes egrediantur diaconus ac subdiaconus de sacrario cum corpore Domini, Angl. xiii, 422, 818

ymb-tyrnan

(v.)
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to turn round Feówer and twéntig tída beóð ágáne, ǽr ðan ðe heó beó ǽne ymbtyrnd, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15. to surround Mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede circumlutus locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15

mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
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Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

un-gehealdsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gehealdsumness, e; f.

Incontinence

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Incontinence Hí ( a widow or widower marrying again ) sculon dǽdbóte dón for heora ungehealdsumnesse, L. Ælfc. P. 43; Th. ii. 382, 34. Ðes þeódscype þurh ungehealdsumnesse áwyrd is, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 349, 7

on-willan

(v.)

to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent

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to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362

Linked entry: on-wyllan

ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
ebbian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ebba an ebb]

To ebb recēdĕre, refluĕre

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To ebb; recēdĕre, refluĕre Will-flód ongan lytligan eft, lago ebbade sweart under swegle the well-flood began again to lessen, the water ebbed dark under the firmament, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 12; Gen. 1413

ge-breadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-breadian, p. ode; pp. od, ad [=ge-bredian]

To restore the flesh or body

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To restore the flesh or body Ðonne [Fénix] þurh briddes hád gebreadad weorþeþ eft of ascan then [the Phœnix] through youth's state is restored again from ashes, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 8; Ph. 372

Linked entry: ge-bredian

rómian

(v.)
Grammar
rómian, p. ode;

with gen. To strive after

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To strive after Is ðes ænga stede (hell) ungelíc swíðe ðam óðrum ðe wé ǽr cúðon on heofonríce ... ðeáh wé hine for ðam Alwealdan ágan ne móston rómigan úres ríces though we are prevented by the Almighty from possessing our former place and from striving

stýfician

(v.)
Grammar
stýfician, p. ode
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Móna se ðridda weorca onginnan ná gedafanaþ bútan ðæt biþ geedcenned stífician the third day of the moon is not good to attempt works, except to root up what has grown up again

Linked entry: stífician

heals-fæst

defiantunsubmissiveproudcontemptuous

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Agar concepisse se videns despexit dominam suam, Gen. 16, 4), Gen. 2238. Substitute:

ed-roc

(n.)
Grammar
ed-roc, es; m.

A chewing again, chewing the cud, considering rūmen, rumĭnātio

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A chewing again, chewing the cud, considering; rūmen, rumĭnātio Wasend vel edroc rūmen, Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 70, 116; Wrt. Voc. 43, 43. Cíwung vel edroc, vel aceócung rumĭnātio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 121, 122; Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

on-sundness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sundness, e; f.

Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw

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Gefég ðás bricas tó ansundnysse join these broken gems together so that they may again be whole, Homl. Th. i. 62, 8

Linked entry: on-sundness

á-mánsumian

(v.)
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Dele bracket and add: to accurse Heó nolde ágan þæs wælhreówan hærereáf ac ámánsumode, Hml. A. 115, 426.

Linked entry: mánsumian

ge-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hringan, ge-hringian; p. (o)de ; pp. ed. od
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To ring Sý gehringed þonne seó eahteoðe tíd bið healf ágau, R. Ben. 73, 14. Sé gehringed ( pulsetur ) belle, Angl. xlii. 380, 212. Beóþ gehringde ( pulsantur ) ealle bécnu, 428, 902. Gehrinde, 401, . 525. Gehringede, 402, 537. Gehringode, 530

Linked entry: hringan

ǽrror

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽrror, prep. dot.

Beforeante

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Before; ante Cymeþ eástan up ǽrror [MS. æst ror] sunnan, and eft æfter sunnan on setl glídeþ comes up from the east before the sun, and again after the sun glides to his seat, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 52; Met. 29, 26

helle-god

(n.)
Grammar
helle-god, es; n.

A god of the infernal regions

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A god of the infernal regions Orfeus wolde gesécan hellegodu and biddan ðæt hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf Orfeus would visit the gods of the infernal regions and pray them to give him his wife again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13