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Anglo-Saxon

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frician

(v.)
Grammar
frician, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To dance ⬩ saltāre

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To dance; saltāre Gé ne fricudun non saltastis, Mt. Bos. 11, 17

á-derian

(v.)
Grammar
á-derian, p. ede
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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19

Linked entry: derian

folc-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwide, es; m.
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A popular saying Swá eald folccwide cwyð ut unlgo diciiur, Nap. 23

Linked entry: cwide

for-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gilpan, pp. -golpen

To boast of

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To boast of Ne récð God þǽre forgolpenan ælmessan, Wlfst. 234, 16

Linked entry: gilpan

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

giscian

(v.)
Grammar
giscian, to sob.
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Ic nú wépende and gisciende misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Add

heámol-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
heámol-scipe, es; m.

Parsimony ⬩ miserliness ⬩ niggardliness

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Parsimony, miserliness, niggardliness Forlǽtan wé . . . níðas and nearoþancas and heámolscipas, Nap. 36

unrihthǽmed-fremere

(n.)
Grammar
unrihthǽmed-fremere, es; m.
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An adulterer, a fornicator man þe . . . beóþ oferdrinceras and unrihthǽmedfremeras, Nap. 66

un-wita

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[U]nw[i]t[a]n stolidi, An. Ox. 56, 229. Add

wácness

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Ne sceole wé forseón þearfena wácnysse. Hml. Th. I. 336, l. Add

wang

Grammar
wang, <b>. I.</b>
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Wongas ne bryngað mete arua non afferent cybum, Cant. Ab. 17. Add

á-þwínan

(v.)
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to dwindle away, vanish Se scucce áðwán of heora gesihþe, Nap. 74

Linked entry: þwínan

for-swarung

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For &#39;,Nap. 25&#39; l. periurium, Chrd. 40, 34

freót-mann

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Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes ne freótmannes, E.S. 49, 344. Add

cæpse

(n.)
Grammar
cæpse, an; f.
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Nap. 11

á-tǽlan

(v.)

to blame

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to blame Þte nó átǽled sié ut non viluperetur, Rtl. 11, 31

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

cúða

(n.)
Grammar
cúða, an; m. [cúþ known, pp. of cunnan; -a , termination, q. v.]

One known, an acquaintance, a familiar friend, a relation ⬩ notus, cognātus

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Ne clypa ðú ðíne frýnd ne ðíne cúdan noli vocare amicos tuos neque cognātos, 14, 12: 1. 58

Linked entry: cýþling

swǽs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-líc, adj.
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Kindly, pleasant, agreeable Sárge gé ne sóhton, ne him swǽslíc word frófre gé sprǽcon, Exon. Th. 92, 20; Cri. 1511. He ( Antecrist ) winþ ongeán Godes gecorenan mid swǽslícum gifum.

tíd-fara

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-fara, an; m.
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Nú ðú ( the blessed soul immediately after death ) móst féran ðider ðú fundadest . . . eart nú tídfara tó ðam hálgan hám, Exon. Th. 102, 18; Cri. 1674

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