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Anglo-Saxon

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wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhaps ⬩ haply ⬩ by chance

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Lind. 11, 13: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 13. Woenunge Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 2 : forsitan, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 46. Woeninga Ps. Surt. 123, 4: 138, 11

Linked entries: wéning weninga

embehtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
embehtsumnes, -nis, -niss, e; f.

A compliance, kind attention ⬩ obsĕquium

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Lind. War. 16, 2

in-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
in-drincan, p. -dranc

To imbibe ⬩ drink

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Lind. 2, 10

Linked entries: on-drincan in-drencan

scía

(n.)
Grammar
scía, an; m.
Entry preview:

Lind. 19, 31-33

gyrdels

(n.)
Grammar
gyrdels, es; m.

A girdle

Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 3, 4, 10, 9: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 6: 6, 8 Rtl. 79, 7. Gelíc gyrdelse sicut zona, Ps. Th. 108, 19; Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 21; Rä. 55, 4: 114 a; Th. 436, 34; Rä. 55, 11

Linked entry: gyrdel

tó-worpness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-worpness, -wyrpness, e;

dispersion ⬩ a throwing out ⬩ ejection

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Lind. 7, 35. a throwing out, ejection, v. tó-weorpan, IV. Salde him mæhte gémnisse tó untrymnissum and tóworpnisse (-wyrpnise, Lind.) diówla dedit illis potestatem curandi infirmitates et eiciendi daemonia, Mk. Skt. Rush. 3, 15. [O. H.

Linked entries: -worpness tó-wyrpness

a-hénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hénan, p. de; pp. ed

To humble ⬩ abase ⬩ tread down or under foot ⬩ humiliare ⬩ calcare

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Lind. War. 21, 24

cwoellan

(v.)

to kill ⬩ necare, interficere

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Lind. War. 5, 18

morþor-slagu

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-slagu, (?), e; f.

Murder ⬩ homicide

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Lind. 7, 21

pínere

(n.)
Grammar
pínere, es; m.
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Lind. 18, 34: Germ. 399, 265

ge-eggian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eggian, p. ede

To egg on ⬩ urge ⬩ excite

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Lind. 15, 11

Linked entry: eggian

ge-lícan

(v.)

to liken ⬩ imitate

Entry preview:

Lind. 7, 24

ge-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scyld, es; n.

Guilt, debt ⬩ reatus, debitum

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Lind. 18, 34

ge-sníðan

(v.)

to lie down

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Lind. 6, 39. [?]

sprǽc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc-ærn, ern, es; n.

A place for speaking, court-house

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Lind. Rush. 18, 28: 19, 9

Linked entry: sprǽc-hús

wéstig

(adj.)
Grammar
wéstig, adj.
Entry preview:

Lind. 23, 38. Woestihg (woestig, Rush.), 14, 15. On woestigum stówe, Lk. Skt. Lind. 4, 42. In wéstige stówe, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 35. Woestig, 6, 32

Linked entry: woestig

erfeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
erfeðe, adj.

Difficult, troublesome ⬩ diffĭcĭlis, mŏlestus

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Lind. 26, 10

leác-weard

(n.)
Grammar
leác-weard, es; m.

A gardener

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Lind. 20, 15. Lécword, p. 8, 4

mann-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
mann-mægen, es; n.

A force of men ⬩ a troop of men ⬩ cohort

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Lind. 18, 3

ge-læswian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-læswian, p. ode; pp. od [læswian to feed]

To feed

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Lind. 21, 17. Ic eom gelæswod pastas sum, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44

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