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Anglo-Saxon

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folc-gestealla

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with such may one devise counsel, take (counsel) with such comrades, Gen. 287. Substitute:

rabbian

(v.)
Grammar
rabbian, p. ode
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To rage God lǽt ðone deófol Antecrist rabbian and wédan sume hwíle, Wulfst. 84, 11

be-suncen

(v.; part.)

sunk

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sunk, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 5; Rä. 11, 3; Similar entries pp. of besincan

bie

be

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War. 10, 44, Similar entries for bió; subj. of bión to be

un-gebletsod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebletsod, adj.

Unblessed

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Unblessed Sume is funde bútan Godes tácne, gýmeleáse, ungebletsade, Exon. Th. 271, 34; Jul. 492

witod-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
witod-líc, adj.

Certain

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Certain Wutudlíce sindun wítga ðætte wére certi sunt prophetam esse, Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 6

Linked entry: wited-líc

yfelgeornness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelgeornness, e; f.
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Ofer yfelgiornise super malitia, 5, 12: 12, 25

for-gǽging

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽging, e; f.

Transgression ⬩ excess

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Transgression, excess Hí be hyra forgǽgincgum beóð geþreáde de suis excessibus arguuntur, Scint. 115, 9

Linked entry: gǽging

hǽt

(n.)
Grammar
hǽt, heat.
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For forms that might be taken as oblique cases of such a nominative see hǽtu

swegel

(n.)
Grammar
swegel, swegl, es; n.
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Weorðeþ his (the phenix) hús onhǽted þurh hádor swegel ( cloudless sky, cf. hádrum heofone, Met. 28, 48; or bright sun, v. and cf. hádor sægl, Andr. Kmbl. 2911; An. 1458), Exon.

Linked entries: swegel-horn swegl be-falden

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.
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III. wanting, not complete, deficient :-- Gif nán wuht full nǽre, ðonne nǽre nán wuht wana ; and gif nán wuht wana nǽre, ðonne nǽrenán wuht full; for ðý biþ ǽnig full þing, ðe sum biþ wana, and for ðý biþ ǽnig þing wana, ðe sum biþ full, Bt. 34, I ; Fox

beorh-stal

(n.)
Grammar
beorh-stal, -stól, es; m. [beorh a hill, stal a place, seat, dwelling]

A hill-seat ⬩ dwelling on a hill ⬩ sedes super collem vel clivum

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A hill-seat, dwelling on a hill; sedes super collem vel clivum

gorst-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gorst-beám, es; m.
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A bramble; rubus Ofer ðone gorstbeám super rubum, Mk. Skt. 12, 26

ge-beran

Grammar
ge-beran, <b>; II 2.</b>
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Mín sunu, ic ðé tó men gebær, Hml. S. 25, 175. Add

sumer-rǽdingbóc

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-rǽdingbóc, f.
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A lectionary for the summer .ii. sumer-rǽdingbéc, Chart. Th. 430. 16

Súþ-Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Mirce, pl.
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The South Mercians Súþ-Myrcna ríce, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557. 36

be-wlátian

(v.)
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Hé bewlátode ofor ealle respexit super omnes, Ps. L. 32, 14. Add

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, ge-sticcian. l. ge-sticcan,
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and add Sume hig wǽron myd sperum gesticode, Hml. A. 186, 164

samod-geherigendlic

(adj.)
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glosses conlaudabilis Þisne suna . . . samodgeherigendlicne hunc partum conlaudabilem, Hy. S. 109, 19

spearwa

(n.)
Grammar
spearwa, an; m.

The calf of the leg

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The calf of the leg Sparuua, sparua, spearua surum, Txts. 94, 897

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