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Anglo-Saxon

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hwǽte-melu

(n.)
Grammar
hwǽte-melu, wes; n.

Wheaten meal ⬩ flour

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Wheaten meal or flour Mid hwǽtemelwe, L. M. 3, 65; Lchdm. ii. 354, 12

hyge-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-fæst, adj.

Firm of mind ⬩ prudent ⬩ wise

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Firm of mind, prudent, wise,Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 33; Rä. 43, 14

íre-þweorh

(adj.)
Grammar
íre-þweorh, adj.
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Having the mind perverted by rage, Exon. 67 a ; Th. 248. 3 ; Jul. 90

leád-gedelf

(n.)
Grammar
leád-gedelf, es; n.

A lead-mine

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A lead-mine Eft in leádgedelf; of leádgedelfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 401, 7

Linked entry: ge-delf

lyge-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lyge-spell, es; n.
Entry preview:

A false speech Mid ligespelle me[n]dosa mandata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 32

munuc-gegerela

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-gegerela, an; m.

A monastic dress

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A monastic dress Gegyrede hine mid his munucgegyrelan, Bd. l, 7; S. 477, 10

níw-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-bacen, adj.

New-baked

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New-baked Wé mid ús námon nígbacene hláfas panes calidos sumpsimus, Jos. 9, 12

beðen

(n.)
Grammar
beðen, e; f?

A fomentation, embrocation ⬩ fomentum

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A fomentation, embrocation; fomentum Mid beðenum with fomentation, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 20

Linked entry: beðing

ge-fic

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fic, es; n.

Fraud ⬩ deceit ⬩ fraus

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Fraud, deceit; fraus Mid fǽcne gefice with fraudulent deceit, Elen. Kmbl. 1150; El. 577

þeóh-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-geweald, pl. n.
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Genitalia Ða þeóhgeweald mid ðǽm þeóh-hweorfan genitalia cum genuclis, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 20

Linked entry: ge-weald

þeóster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóster-líc, adj.
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Dark Ðæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlícum genipum oferhangen wæs, Homl. Th. i. 504, 30

þrinna

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrinna, This seems a Scandinavian form
[cf.
Icel. þrennar tylftir three twelves; e.g. þrennar tylftir eigu at dæma málit, Njála c. 144
]
Entry preview:

Ládige hé hine mid þrinna .xii., L. Eth. iii. 13; Th. i. 296, 29

un-gemǽtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemǽtlíc, adj.

Immense ⬩ excessive

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Immense, excessive Mid ungemǽtlícre gewilnunge anwaldes dominationis libidine, Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 28, 27

ymb-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-týnan, p. de
Entry preview:

To enclose, surround Ðeáh man ðone gársecg mid ísene útan ymbtýnde, Wulfst. 146, 27

Linked entry: týnan

ymb-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wǽfan, p. de
Entry preview:

To wrap round, to clothe Ymbwǽfd mid fǽgnyssum circumamicta uarietatibus Ps. Lamb. 44, 15

wyn-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-gráf, es; m. n.

A pleasant grove

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A pleasant grove Mid wynngráfe weaxaþ geswiru exultatione colles accingentur, Ps. Th. 64, 13

diácon-rocc

(n.)
Grammar
diácon-rocc, es; m.
Entry preview:

A dalmatic Diácone mid diáconrocce ge-scrýddum diacono dalmatica induto, Angl. xiii. 416, 722

Linked entry: rocc

dreórig-líce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Mid biterum teárum dreóriglíce wépende, Hml. Th. ii. 134, 16: S. 31, 996. Add

dúne-stígende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

descending Mid ðǽm dúnestígendum in seáð cum descendentibus in lacum, Ps. Srt. 87, 5

leóþ-lic

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Hé mid leóðlicum metre be þám mónðum þus giddode, Angl. viii. 301, 34. Add

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