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Anglo-Saxon

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aweg-adrífan

(v.)

to drive or chase away ⬩ expellere

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to drive or chase away; expellere, Ps. Spl. C. 35, 13

aweg-onwendan

(v.)

to turn or move away ⬩ amovere

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to turn or move away; amovere, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 19

clǽn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.

Purely, cleanly ⬩ puré

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Purely, cleanly; puré, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25

derne

(adj.)

secret, hidden

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secret, hidden, Ps. C. 50, 70; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 70

feárlíc

(adj.)

sudden

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sudden, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28, MS. A

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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a fore-ward, precaution, Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben. Lye

full-sóþ

(adv.)

full sooth ⬩ most truly

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full sooth, most truly, L. Ælf. C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29

brémel-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þýfel, es; m.
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A bramble-thicket Tó ðám brǽmbeldýfelan, C. D. v. 340, 24

cleac

(n.)
Grammar
cleac, e; f.
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A stepping-stone On cleaca, C. D. iv. 36, 3, 12

ciric-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hyll, a hill near a church (?) or on which a church stands (?) [Churchill occurs several times in England as a local name; cf. Icel. Kirkju-fell.]
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Of cirichylle . . . on cirichylle, C. D. B. ii. 394, 30, 39

estas

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On þeódherpoð oþ þá éstas, C. D. B. ii. 270, 7

lǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽge, (?); adj.
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Fallow, unploughed; in cpds. lǽg-æcer, C. D. iii. 442, 9

mǽr-díc

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Tó mǽrdíc; ðonne andlang mǽrdíc, C. D. iii. 415, l. Add

norþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-rihtes, adv.
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Due north Ðonne norðrihtes andlang cumbes, C. D. iii. 450, 5

mealmiht

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On þone mealmihtan ford, C. D. B. iii. 63, 27. Add

æcer-týning

(n.)
Grammar
æcer-týning, e; f.

Fencing of fields

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Fencing of fields Æcertýninge .xv. gyrda, C. D. iii. 451, 2

Linked entry: týning

heáh-freóls

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-freóls, es; m.

A high festival

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A high festival, L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 404, 1

ge-swincednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swincednes, -nis, -ness, -niss,e; f.

Tribulation; ⬩ tribŭlātio

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Tribulation; tribŭlātio On geswincednisse in tribŭlātiōne, Ps. Spl. C. 9, 9

ge-trúwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trúwung, e; f.

Confidence ⬩ trust

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Confidence, trust Getrúwung úre assumptio nostra, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 18

Linked entries: ge-trúgung trúwung

em-cristen

(n.)

a fellow-christian

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a fellow-christian, L. Ed. C. 36; Th. i. 461, 1

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