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Anglo-Saxon

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breard

(n.)
Grammar
breard, es; m.

A brim, margin, rim,

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Lind. War. 13, 27

bremman

(v.)
Grammar
bremman, part. bremmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rage, roar; rudere, fremere

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Lind. War. 11, 33, 38

hægsteald-hád

(n.)
Grammar
hægsteald-hád, es; m.

The unmarried state, bachelorhood, virginity

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Lind. 2, 36. Hægstealdhád cælibatus, Mone B. 1419

pundar

(n.)
Grammar
pundar, pundur
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a plumb-line Pundar perpendiculum, modica petra de plumbo, quam ligant in filo quando aedifeant parietes, Txts. 112, 36. [Cf. punder librilla, ' librilla est baculus cum corrigia plumbata, ad librandum carnes,' Prompt. Parv. 416.

Linked entry: wiht-mearc

nese

(adv.)
Grammar
nese, ( = ne sí) ; adv.

No

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Ðá cwæþ hé : Nese (Lind. næsæ) fæder Abraham, Lk. Skt. 16, 30. Sume cwǽdon, he is gód; óðre cwǽdon, nese (Lind. næse), ac hé beswícþ ðis folc, Jn. Skt. 7, 12. Næsi, Jn. Skt, Lind. 21, 5. Hwæðer ðú swelces áuht geworhtes habbe.

Linked entry: næse

stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription Hé þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá hé hí rǽdde, þá cóm hé tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr hé ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ hí fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml

embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; n.

An office officium

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Lind. 1, 23

fyrhtnes

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhtnes, -ness, e; f.

Feartĭmor

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Lind. 14, 26

hwástrung

(n.)
Grammar
hwástrung, hwǽstrung, e; f.

A whisperingmurmuringmuttering

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Lind. 7, 12

Linked entry: hwǽstrung

inna

(n.)
Grammar
inna, [?], an; m.

The womb

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Lind. 1, 15, 31, 41 : 2, 21. Inna vulvam, 2, 23

hálig-waras

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-waras, -ware; pl.

Holy people, saints

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Lind. 1, 70. Hálgwara sanctorum, Rtl. 45, 1

smæll

(n.)
Grammar
smæll, es; m.

A smack, blow with the open hand a smackingcracking sound

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Lind. 18, 22

Linked entries: hand-smæll smillan

tog

(n.)
Grammar
tog, es; n.

Strifecontention

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Lind. 5, 9 note

spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroyconfundo,to destroy, spoil

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Lind. Rush. 17, 33: Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 25. Ðeóf ne cymeþ búta ðætte [hé] spilleþ (perdat), 10, 10. Ne spildic ł ne losade non perdidi, Lind. 18, 9. Eal ðæt God spilde God destroyed it all, Cd. Th. 154, 22; Gen. 2559.

el-þiódig

(adj.)

strange, foreign

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Lind. Stv. 25, 14

for-þiófan

(v.)

to thievestealfūrāri

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Lind. 10, 19. v. þeófan, þiófan

gæfel

(n.)
Grammar
gæfel, es; n.

A giftofferingtributehostiatrĭbūtum

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Lind. 17, 25 : Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 9

in-dípan

(v.)
Grammar
in-dípan, p. te

To dip inimmerse

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Lind. 16, 24

líþrian

(v.)
Grammar
líþrian, p. ede

To lathersmear

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Lind. 11, 2. Lýþre mid sápan, L. M. 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 5

níd-nima

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nima, an; m.

One who takes by force

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Nédnioma (-niomo, Lind.) raptores, Lk. Skt. Rush. 18, 11

Linked entry: nima