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Anglo-Saxon

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steáp

(adj.)
Grammar
steáp, adj.
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Se steápa gim, Salm. Kmbl. 570; Sal. 284. Hé hæfþ steápe eágan, Homl. Th. i. 456, 17. lofty, high, placed high Óð ða steápan heofenan to high heaven, Homl. Th. i. 3, 500

hamele

(n.)
Grammar
hamele, hamule, an; f.

An oar-loop

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William of Malmesbury says twenty marks were paidto the soldiers of each vessel, ii. 12.

Linked entry: hamule

geócian

(v.)
Grammar
geócian, p. ode; pp. od; gen. dat.

To preserve, saveservare, salvare

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Geóca mínre sáwle save my soul, 118b; Th. 455, 34; Hy. 4, 59

mealm

(n.)
Grammar
mealm, es; m.

Sandchalk

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Sand, chalk(?) (see next two words)

FÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁH, fág; pl. nom. acc. ; gen. fára; dat. fáum; adj.

Guilty, criminal, proscribed, outlawed, inimical, hostilesons, reus, proscriptus, inĭmīcus, infensus, infentus

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Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 210, 11: Cd. 215; Th. 270, 28; Sat. 97; Wald. 101; Vald. 2, 22.

segl-bósm

(n.)
Grammar
segl-bósm, es ; m.
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The swelling out of a sail, sail swelled out by the wind Seglbósm carbasus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 57 : 103, 28 : carbasus, tumor veli, 128, 53. Seglbósmas carbasa, vela navium, 54 : carbasa, 88, 24

Linked entry: bósum

FLÓR

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓR, gen. flóre; dat. flóre, flóra; acc. flór, flóre; f: flór, es; m.

A FLOORpăvimentumsŏlumārea

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Flór áttre weól the floor [of hell] boiled with venom, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 8; Sat. 318: 213; Th. 267, 17; Sat. 39.

geond-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-hyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To harden thoroughly

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To harden thoroughly, Salm. Kmbl. 150, 28

byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
byrgan, byrgean
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to save. v. be-byrg(e)an

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Th. 275, 22; Sat. 175. Hit him wyrse gelomp, 272, 26; Sat. 125. Wæs ǽfre heora æftra sýð wyrse ðonne se ǽrra, Chr. 1001; Erl. 137, 14. Swá wearð hit fram dæge tó dæge lætre and wyrre, 1066; Erl. 202, 17.

for-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sécan, -sǽcan; p. -sóhte, pl. -sóhton; pp. -sóht

To afflictpunishpœna affĭcĕre

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To afflict, punish; pœna affĭcĕre Ðeáh ðe gé hine sárum forsǽcen though ye sorely afflict it, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 2; Gú. 348. Sárum forsóht afflicted with sorrows, Elen. Kmbl. 1862; El. 933

Linked entry: for-sǽcan

sealt-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ærn, -ern, es; n.
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A salt-house, a place where salt is prepared .i. sealtern, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 64, 28. Bútan ðem sealtern and bútan ðem wioda ðe tó ðem sealtern limpþ, 66, 22. Sealtearn, iii. 426, 19

sceát-líne

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-líne, an; f.

The sheet of a sail

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The sheet of a sail, the rope fastened to the lower end of a sail Sceátlíne (sceac-, MS.) propes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 62: 63, 58. Cf. fótráp propes, 48, 25, and Icel. skaut-reip

Linked entries: fót-ráp sceac-líne

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sangcantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

ge-médren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-médren, adj.
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13

Linked entries: ge-fæderen ge-médred

cisil

(n.)

sand, gravelglarea

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sand, gravel; glarea, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 157, 12

efen-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-heáh, adj.

Equally high æque altus

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Equally high; æque altus, Salm. Kmbl. 85, 28

Linked entry: heáh

ge-borgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-borgen, pp. of ge-beorgan.

defendedsafesecure

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defended, safe, secure,Homl. Th. i. 56, 18;

rid

(n.)
Grammar
rid,

a swingingswayinga quicksand

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a swinging, swaying; in sand-rid a quicksand.

Linked entry: sand-rid

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

EREbeforesoonerearlierformerlyalreadysome time agolatelyjust nowtilluntilanteapriusmanematuredudum

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Swá hit engel gecwæþ ǽrest on Eþresc as the angel said it first in Hebrew, Exon. 9b; Th. 9, 11; Cri. 133: 88b; Th. 333, 15; Gn. Ex. 4. Him cenned wearþ Cainan ǽrest to him was born Cainan first, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 7; Gen. 1149.