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Anglo-Saxon

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mæsten-treów

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten-treów, es; n.

A tree producing mast

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 102; Wrt. Voc. 32, 37

mǽþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-full, adj.

Shewing respect to others ⬩ courteous ⬩ humane

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Gr. 45; Som. 41, 42

blód-seax

(n.)
Grammar
blód-seax, blód-sex, es; n.

A blood-knife, a lancet ⬩ phlebotomus

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Gl. 17; Som. 58, 91; Wrt. Voc. 22, 9

Linked entries: blód-æx seax

bóc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-hús, es; n.

A BOOK-HOUSE, library ⬩ librarium

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Gl. 109; Som. 79, 5; Wrt. Voc. 58, 48

ge-hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwearf, -hwyrf, es; n.

A change ⬩ exchange ⬩ commūtātio ⬩ permūtātio

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Gl. 81; Som. 73, 26; Wrt. Voc. 47, 31

Linked entries: ge-hwerf hwearf ge-hwyrf

ge-sibling

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sibling, es; m. [sibling a relation]

A relation ⬩ prŏpinquus

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Gl. 92; Som. 75, 39; Wrt. Voc. 51, 81

Linked entry: sibling

un-sáwen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sáwen, adj.

Not sown

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Not sown .ii. æceras, óðerne gesáwene, and óðerne unsáwene, L. R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 5

Linked entry: sáwan

druncen-scipe

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Substitute for 'Som. Ben. Lye' Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncenscipes geswícan nellað, Hml. A. 145, 34

feþer-cræft

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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute

hand-brǽd

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, -bréd, e; f.

A hand's breadth ⬩ palmus

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Gl. 72; Som. 70, 127; Wrt. Voc. 43, 52

hand-gang

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gang, -gong, es; m.

Laying on of hands ⬩ laying on of hands

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 94; Wrt. Voc. 60, 3

Cone-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cone-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle ⬩ oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario

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Som. Ben. Lye

ge-sperod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sperod, part. [spere a spear]

Armed with a spear; ⬩ hastātus

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Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13: Blickl. Homl. 221, 28

Linked entry: -sperod

hóp-páda

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-páda, an; m.

An upper tunic, ⬩ cope

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52

þeóh-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-wærc, -wræc, es; m.

Pain in the thighs

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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19

dǽl-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-nimend, -nymend,-neomend ,es; m. [nimende, part. of niman to take] .

a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator ⬩ partĭceps ⬩ A participle ⬩ particĭpium

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Gr. 5; Som. 3, 40. Sume adverbia cumaþ of dǽlnimendum some adverbs come from participles, 38; Som. 41, 11

Linked entries: dǽl-neomend dǽl-nymend -nimend

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe ðæt sóð þe seó sóðfestnes (quod verum dicitur vel veritas)?, Solil. H. 50, 14: 9. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Sóð is gecýðed . . . þæt þú wið Waldend wǽre heólde, Exod. 419: B. 700: An. 1437.

on-wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wealcan, v. trans.

To roll

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Sóna swá ðú geseó ðæt ðú hyre ( the mandrake ) geweald hæbbe, genim hý sóna on hand, swá andwealc hí, and gewring ðæt wós of hyre leáfon, Th. An. 116, 22

Linked entry: and-wealcan

BLǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLǼTAN, p. blǽtte; pp. blǽtted; v. n.

To BLEAT ⬩ balare ⬩ to cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat

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Gr. 22; Som. 24, 9. Hit biþ swíðe dyslíc ðæt se man beorce oððe blǽte it is very foolish that the man bark or bleat, 22; Som. 24, 12

stunian

(v.)
Grammar
stunian, p. ode.
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Stunaþ eal geador winsum sanc a pleasant song sounds all together (from the union of many voices ), Met. 13, 49. to strike with a loud sound, crash, dash Stíme (stune?)

Linked entry: stinan

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