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Anglo-Saxon

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am-byr

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
am-byr, gen. m. n. -byres; f. -byrre, -byre: dat. m. n. -byrum; f. -byrre, -byre: acc. m. -byrne; f. -byre; n. -byr; adj. [am even, equal, byr let it happen, from byrian to happen, pertain]. What is happening even or equal, —

Favourable ⬩ fair ⬩ æquus ⬩ secundus

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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20

an-wlóh

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Cf. ge-wló, an epithet which describes a land of rich growth

Linked entry: ge-wló

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to law ⬩ in accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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A. 129, 441

Linked entry: ǽw-lic

án-rǽdnes

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Th. ii. 316, 12. of a single act, decision, resolution Heó mid módes ánrǽdnesse áwrát óðer gewrit, Ap. Th. 21, 1. of continued action, constancy, perseverance, resolution Ánrǽdnes perseuerantia, assiduitas, An. Ox. 1163.

án-forlǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
án-forlǽtness, e; f.
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loss. v. án-forlǽtan, Æt neorxnawanges ánforlǽtnesse, Bl. H. 85, 31. intermission. Cf. án-forlǽtan, II Búton ánforlǽtnesse sine intermissione, Gr. D. 227, 16

Linked entry: for-lǽtnes

æ-wén

Grammar
æ-wén, l.
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ǽ-wéne

ár-wéla

Grammar
ár-wéla, l.
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ár-wela

án-súnd

Grammar
án-súnd, l.
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an-sund

ác-holt

(n.)
Grammar
ác-holt, es; m.
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An oak wood Tó thám ácholte, C. D. B. iii. 44, 28. Ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, C. D. vi. 243, 13

án-geld

Grammar
án-geld, l. án-gelde,
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and see án-gilde

an-mód

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Add: In some of the passages perhaps án-mód should be read Onmód (an-) contumax, Txts. 48, 202. Anmóde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 67. Contumax, i. superbus anmóda contemptor, 135, 23

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

an-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
an-hagian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure

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To be at leisure, R. Ben. 58

ǽ-tynge

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-tynge, adj.
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An. Ox. 46, 45

æ-swáp

Grammar
æ-swáp, v. swǽpa
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., and An. Ox. 608: 4155

án-hyrne

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Add: as noun, a unicorn (; as adj., having one horn) Ánhyrne monoceros, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 41. Of þám hornum þára ánhyrna (unicornuorum), Ps. Th. 21, 19. Ánhyrnera, Ps. Srt. 21, 22. Ánhyrnra, 28, 6: 77, 69

an-lícnes

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Add: likeness, resemblance Hwí is gecweden ǽgþer ge anlícnyss (imago) ge gelícnyss (simililudo )? Seó anlícnyss is tó understandenne on þǽre écnysse, and seó gelícnyss on hire þeáwum, Angl. vii. 20, 178.

án-spræce

(adj.)
Grammar
án-spræce, adj.

One speaking ⬩ speaking as one

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One speaking, speaking as one, Ps. Th. 40, 7

Linked entry: -sprǽce

ác-bearo

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

Linked entry: bearo

át-leáh

(n.)
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an oat-field In átleahe geat, C. D. iii. 80, 10

Linked entry: leáh

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