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Anglo-Saxon

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ciric-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hyll, a hill near a church (?) or on which a church stands (?) [Churchill occurs several times in England as a local name; cf. Icel. Kirkju-fell.]
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Of cirichylle . . . on cirichylle, C. D. B. ii. 394, 30, 39

crísten-ness

(n.)
Grammar
crísten-ness, e; f.
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Christianity Ꝥ hé ús áhebbe on þá sóþan crístennesse, Nap. 14

estas

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On þeódherpoð oþ þá éstas, C. D. B. ii. 270, 7

feoh-gafol

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Ne higion hí on feohgafole usuris nequaquam incumbant, Nap. 21. Add

freósan

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Hit begann on ǽfnunge egeslíce freósan, Hml, S. 11, 153. Add

grénian

(v.)
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On lengtentíman springað oððe gréniað wæstmas, Angl. viii. 312, 22. Add

hlúd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlúd-ness, e; f.

Loudness ⬩ clamour

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Loudness, clamour Clamor on Englisc ys hlúdnys, Angl. viii., 332, 3

in-fóster

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Add: breeding on one's own farm, rearing from one's own stock

leáf-helmig

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For 'frondicoma, Germ. 390' substitute On léthelmigum frondicomis Germ. 390, 102

sǽnig

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽnig, adj.
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Marine On saenegum in glari(g)eris, Angl. xiii. 32, 125

Linked entry: sǽn

un-gebrosnod

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Wuninge on þe se ungebrosnod geleáfa, Verc, Först. 145, 4. Add

wig-steall

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Hé eóde binnan þonne weóhstal on norðhealfe, Vis. Lfc. 68. Add

á-swengan

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On ðé áswenged (iactatus) ic eom, Ps. Rdr. 21, 11. Add

mealmiht

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On þone mealmihtan ford, C. D. B. iii. 63, 27. Add

Bret-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-land, es; n.

Britain

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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2

or-gálscipe

(n.)
Grammar
or-gálscipe, (?), es; m.

Wantonness

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Wantonness Orgálscype (on gálscype (?), orgelscipe (?) ), wrénscipe petulantia, Hpt. Gl. 525, 74

ge-swincednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swincednes, -nis, -ness, -niss,e; f.

Tribulation; ⬩ tribŭlātio

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Tribulation; tribŭlātio On geswincednisse in tribŭlātiōne, Ps. Spl. C. 9, 9

hlýp-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hlýp-geat, es; n.[?]
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Ondlang geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 180, 28

bæc-bord

(n.)
Grammar
bæc-bord, es; m.

The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head ⬩ navigii sinistra pars

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The larboard or left-hand side of a ship, when looking towards the prow or head; navigii sinistra pars Burgenda land wæs us on æcbord the land of the Burgundians was on our larboard or left, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 44

dæg-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-tíd, e; f. [dæg day, tíd time]

Day-time, time ⬩ diei tempus

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Day-time, time; diei tempus On ðære dægtíde at that time, Cd. 80; Th. 100, 4; Gen. 1659. On dæg-tídum in the day-time, Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 26; Rä. 18, 3: 126 a; Th. 484, 23; Rä. 71, 6

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