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Anglo-Saxon

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EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil ⬩ terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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in sēmetipso sit sŭper terram, Gen. 1, 11, 12, 24, 25, 28, 29: Cd. 57; Th. 69, 32; Gen. 1144: Exon. 62b; Th. 231, 11; Ph. 487: Beo.

Linked entries: eord eorþ

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e ; f.
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Ðætte on Arones breóstum sceolde beón áwriten sió racu ðæs dómes ut in Aaron pectore rationale judicii imprimatur, Past. 13, 1 ; Swt. 77, 9. Ðære býcnendlícan race allegoricae expositionis, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 42. Race historiae, Hpt.

Linked entry: eá-racu

siftan

(v.)
Grammar
siftan, p. te
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To sift, pass through a sieve Ic syfte cribro, Ælfc. Gr. 24 ; Zup. 137, 10. Siftiþ (-it, -id) crebrat, Txts. 55, 596. Syfteþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 44. Sift, 136, 61. Swá swá mon melo sift (seft. Cott. MS.), Bt. 34, 11 ; Fox 152, 2.

Linked entry: a-siftan

ýþ-bord

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-bord, es; n.
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A ship's side Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ ýðborde neáh ( sitting near the side of the ship ), Exon. Th. 296, 27; Crä. 57. Swá eów scipweardas ofer ýðbord ( speaking across the ship's side; cf. over-board) unnan willaþ, Andr.

ge-tæl

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Án eórod is gecweden on ðám ealdan getele six ðúsend manna and six hund and six and syxtig, 28, 12. Nǽron náne tída on þám geárlican getæle ǽr ðám God gesceóp ðá tunglan tó geárlicum tídum, Hex. 12, 21.

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m. : e, f.

creation,origin ⬩ a creation, what is created, a creature

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creation,origin Ealle sint emnæðele gif wé willaþ þone fruman sceaft geþencan and ðone Scippend . . .

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To rest ⬩ to cease from toil, be at rest ⬩ to rest on a couch, to sleep ⬩ to rest in death, lie dead, lie in the grave ⬩ to remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be still ⬩ To rest one's self ⬩ of cessation from toil

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On six dagon God geworhte heofon and eorþan and on ðam seofoþan hé hine reste ( ;ab opere cessavit; ), 31, 17. Ic mé mæg restan on ðissum racentum, Cd.

Linked entry: ræstan

geddian

(v.)
Grammar
geddian, p. ode; pp. od

To sing ⬩ cantare

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To sing; cantare Ðá ongan he geddian then began he to sing, Bt. 31, 2; Fox 112, note 25. Se scóp geddode the poet sang, 35, 5; Fox 166, 8

eall-godwebb

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-godwebb, adj. (or noun?)
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All of silk (or a garment made all of silk? Cf. oloserica .i. vestis tota ex serico, Hpt. Gl. 480, 64) Ealgodwebbum elosericis (l. olo- ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 17

geflít-ful

Grammar
geflít-ful, l. ge-flitful,
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Ðá gesibsuman menn sind Godes bearn gecígede, and witodlíce ðá geflitfullan sind deófles lyma, Hml. Th. i. 604, 34

cweðst

Grammar
cweðst, sayest, speakest, Ps. Lamb. 87, 11;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

cwæðst

Grammar
cwæðst, sayest, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, 7, = cweðst;
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2nd pres. sing. of cweðan

cymst

Grammar
cymst, cymest comest,
  • Cd. 203
    • ;
  • Th. 252,
    • 28;
  • Dan. 585: Beo. Th. 2769
    • ;
  • 8. 1382
;
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2nd pres. sing. of cuman

dihtaþ

Grammar
dihtaþ, dictates, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 21, = dihteþ;
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3rd pres. sing. of dihtan

fét

(v.)
Grammar
fét, feeds,
  • Mt. Bos. 6, 26
, = fédeþ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fédan

finst

(v.)
Grammar
finst, findest,
  • Bt. 18, 3
    • ;
  • Fox 66, 11
, = findest;
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2nd sing. pres. of findan

adel-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
adel-seáþ, es; m.

A sewer ⬩ gutter ⬩ sink ⬩ cloaca

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A sewer, gutter, sink; cloaca

Linked entry: adul-seáþ

cwelþ

Grammar
cwelþ, dies, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 17, 10;
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3rd pres. sing. of cwelan

dafnaþ

Grammar
dafnaþ, becomes, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5;
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3rd pres. sing. of dafenian

cwylþ

Grammar
cwylþ, dies, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 272, note 36;
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3rd pres. sing. of cwelan

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