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Anglo-Saxon

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fyllung

(n.)
Grammar
fyllung, e; f.

A fulfilling ⬩ performing ⬩ perfectio

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Ben. Lye

fyrenfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
fyrenfulnes, -ness, e; f.

Luxury ⬩ riot ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ tŭmultus

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Ben. Lye

fyðered

(adj.)

having wings ⬩ winged ⬩ ālātus

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Ben. Lye

gader-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
gader-tengan, gæder-tengan; p. de; pp. ed

To continue ⬩ join ⬩ contĭnuāre

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Ben. Lye

gangel-wæfre

(n.)

a ganging weaver ⬩ spider

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -wæfre

geafle

(n.)

a lever ⬩ palanga ⬩ vectis

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Ben. Lye

geardlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geardlíc, adj.

Worldly ⬩ mundane ⬩ mundiālis ⬩ mundānus

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Ben. Lye

ge-bærd

(n.)

natural quality ⬩ nature ⬩ indŏles

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Ben. Lye

eald-ealdfæder

(n.)

a great-grandfather ⬩ proăvus

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Ben. Lye

ge-wýscednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wýscednys, se; f.

Adoption ⬩ adoptio

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Ben. interl. 2, Lye

ge-edstaðelung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-edstaðelung, e; f.

A renewing ⬩ repărātio

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Ben. 48

ge-flítmǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-flítmǽlum, adv.

Contentiously ⬩ emulously ⬩ certātim

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Ben. interl. 72

ge-hyhtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtlíc, adj.

Seasonable ⬩ fit ⬩ commodious ⬩ opportunus

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Ben. 53

swíþlícness

(n.)
Grammar
swíþlícness, e; f.
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Ben. Interl. 73, 7

CNUCEL

(n.)
Grammar
CNUCEL, gen. cnucles; m.

A KNUCKLE ⬩ joint ⬩ articulus

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Ben. Lye

coln

(n.)

a pebble stone ⬩ calculus

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Ben. Lye

DREPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREPAN, ic drepe, ðú drepest, dripest, dripst, he, drepeþ, dripeþ, dripþ, pl. drepaþ; p. ic, he drep, dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl. drǽpon; pp. drepen, dropen

To strike ⬩ percŭtĕre

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Ðonne biþ on hreðre, under helm drepen biteran strǽle then he will be stricken with the bitter shaft in the breast, beneath the helmet, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745. Wæs him feorh dropen his life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981

seldor

(adv.)
Grammar
seldor, cpve. : seldost ; spve. (the positive seems expressed by seldan, which however has a comparative seldnor) ; adv.
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Tó seldan hit biþ, beó hit seldor on dæg ðæt wé God herian ðonne seofon síðum, Btwk. 194, 11. Bæþ ðám untrumum, swá oft swá hit framige, sý geboden ; hálum sý seldor getíðod, R. Ben. 61, 1.

stræc

(n.)
Grammar
stræc, es ; n. (?) I.
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Ben. 61, 15. violence, force Hú mæg beón bútan strece and neádunge ðæt gehwá mid clǽn*-*nysse ðæt gále gecynd þurh Godes gife gewylde ? Homl. Th. i. 360, 1, 10.

á-merian

(v.)
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Ben. 27, 15. Ámearedes, Ps. Srt. 16, 3. Ámere examina, judica vel proba, Wülck. Gl. 230, 9. Hine sylfne symle ámeriende se semper examinans, Gr. D. 107, 14. Beón ámerede and geclǽnsode of synnum, Wlfst. 95, 22. Ámerode, 96, 6.

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