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Anglo-Saxon

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be-hleápan

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Ic on behleápe insilio, Ælf. Gr. Z. 191, 4. Add

brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

ceahhe

(n.)
Grammar
ceahhe, an; f.
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A daw On ceahhan mere, C. D. iii. 48, 26

cealc-crundel

(n.)
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a chalk ravine On cealccrundel, C. D. iii. 419, 17

Linked entry: crundel

gefyrn-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
gefyrn-gewiten, adj.
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Long-past On ðám gefyrngewitenan tíman, Hml. S. 23, 8

ge-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceáwung, e; f.
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Observation On mínre ágenre gesceáwunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 695

hafocung

(n.)
Grammar
hafocung, e; f.
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Hawking On hafocunga leáhge, C. D. B. i. 280, 26

hynden

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On þára hyndenna gehwelcere, Ll. Th. i. 136, 14. Add

Sunnan-merigen

(n.)
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Sunday morning On Sunnanmergen hé gewát, Hml. S. 31, 1371

Linked entry: merigen

yfera

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On ðá yferan gemére, C. D. v. 13, 30. Add

ác-bearo

(n.)
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an oak-grove On ácbeara, C. D. v. 232, 27

Linked entry: bearo

eald-dagas

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Swá hit on æalddagum gestód, C.D. iii. 272, 33. Add

orrest

(n.)

battle

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battle Hé hine on orreste ofercom, Chr. 1096;. 233, 4

tó-brǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-brǽdness, e; f.

Extent,breadth

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Extent, breadth On tóbrǽdnysse in latitudine, Ps. Spl. 117, 5

Linked entry: brǽd-nys

á-synderlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-synderlic, adj.

Remote

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Remote On ásynderlicum hulce in remote tugurio, An. Ox. 2514

Linked entry: synderlic

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

bécen

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On bécenan treówes wyrttruman gewexen, Lch. i. 182, 2. Add

DÆG

(n.)
Grammar
DÆG, gen. dæges; pl. nom. acc. dagas; m: daga, an; m.

DAY dies the time of a man's life tempus vitæ humanæ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE = the letter d, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is dæg a day; hence this Rune not only stands for the letter d, but for dæg a day, as,- RUNE byþ Drihtnes sond, deóre mannum day is the Lord's messenger, dear to men

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a DAY; dies Se dæg segþ ðam óðrum dæge Godes wundru one day to another tells of God's wonders, Ps. Th. 18, 2. God hét ðæt leóht, dæg God called the light, day, Gen. 1, 5. Se þridda dæg the third day, Gen. 1, 13. Emnihtes dæg the day of equinox; æquinoctium

wunian

(v.)
Grammar
wunian, p. ode

To dwellremainto dwellabidestayremainliveto inhabit a place, live in or onto live, be in certain conditions or circumstances,to abidebe present with a person to comfort or helpto berestresideremainoccupy a positionto consist of or in,subsist, existto remainlastcontinueendureto be wont

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To dwell, remain Wunat inmoratur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 76. Wunaþ constat, Kent. Gl. 1176. Wunian consistere, 190. of living creatures, to dwell, abide, stay, remain, live, of dwelling in a place or with a person, Grammar wunian, with preps. or adverbs

Linked entries: wunung wynian

fisc-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-noþ, fiscnoþ (-naþ), fixnoþ, es; m.

fishinga fishing-grounda catch

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Substitute: fishing, the action or practice of taking fish, by persons Heora fixnoðe gelamp micel earfoðnys . . . Wé rǽdað . . . þæt Drihten héte tuwa áwurpan net on fixnoðe, ǽne ǽr his ðrowunge, and óðre síðe æfter his ǽriste . . . Se ǽrra fixnoð getácnode