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Anglo-Saxon

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un-sliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sliten, adj.

Unrent

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They said: Let us not rend it, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23

æt-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-glídan, p. -glád
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To slip away, disappear Ædglide delitesceret (cf. another gloss of the same passage in An. Ox. 2089: Bemiþe, fordwine; and fordwínan delitescere, 2152), An. Ox. 7, 132

Linked entry: glídan

fela-geong

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Fród guma sægde fela geongum the wise old man said much to the young one (cf. sægde eaforan worn, 66), Fä. 53. Dele, and for citation substitute

heard-neb

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-neb, -nebb; adj.

Having a hard beak

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Having a hard beak [epithet of the raven] Ðá cwæþ se hálga tó ðám heardnebbum then said the saint to the ravens, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 15

ge-þang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þang, es; n.

Growth

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Growth Gyfe pund, ðanon him wæs geseald se fæt and geþang a pound of grace, thence was given him the fat and growth, Salm. Kmbl. 180, 12

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presume ⬩ audēre

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Sax. gi-durran, gi-dar,   gi-dorsta, O. Frs. thura, thur, dur thuron, thorste, M. H. Ger. turren, tar, turren, torste, O. H. Ger. turran, tar, turrumés, torsta, Goth. daursan, dars, daursum, daursta.]

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Still ⬩ yet

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Be ðiosum git is swíðe ryhtlíce gecweden to ðæm wítegan about which further is very rightly said to the prophet, Swt. 162, 22; Cot. MS.

Linked entries: giet geot

þanan

(adv.)
Grammar
þanan, þonan (-on, -un, -en); adv.
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Cunnaþ fýr eft tó his éðle, ðanon hit ǽror cwom, Salm. Kmbl. 834; Sal. 416. Hé gewát on Hibernia, ðonan hé ǽr com, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 13. Þonan, Exon. Th. 17, 12; Cri. 269. He tó ðæm fæderlícan setle eode, þonon hé nǽfre onweg ne gewát, Blickl.

Linked entries: þanan-forþ þanon þonan þonon

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murder ⬩ mortal sin ⬩ great wickedness ⬩ torment ⬩ deadly injury ⬩ great misery

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Seó sáwl sceal mid deóflum drohtnoþ habban in morþre and on máne, Wulfst. 187, 18. Morþor (adultery), Exon. 10b; Th. 12, 29; Cri. 193. Ic andette mínes módes morþor, L. de Cf. 8; Th. ii. 262, 31: Salm.

Linked entry: morþ

be-windan

(v.)
Grammar
be-windan, bi-windan; p. -wand, -wond, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden; v. a.

To wind or bind around or about, entwine, wrap, enwrap, encircle, surround, wind, turn ⬩ amplecti, involvere, cingere, circumdare, volvere

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Ðǽr is geat gylden wynnum be-wunden there is the golden gate encircled with joys, Cd. 227; Th. 305, 21; Sat. 650: Beo. Th. 6097; B. 3052. He is wuldre biwunden he is encircled with glory, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 34; Ph. 666.

Linked entries: be-wand be-wunden bi-windan

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Þǽre stýlenan helle, Sal. 490. Tó þám (þǽre, v.l.) deópan helle, Hml. S. 27, 159. Þæs þú in helle scealt werhðo dreógan, B. 588. On þǽre fýrenan helle. Bl. H. 45, 5. Wið þone weallendan bryne þe weallað on helle, Ll. Th. i. 364, 13.

lim

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Wé ðe his (Christ's) liomu (limo, v. l. ) sindon membra ejus, Past. 33, ii. ée (the angels) ymb bíne (Christ) hófan, leomu ymb leófne, lofsonga word, Sat. 155.

neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add Ealle ðá clifu þe neáh þǽm sǽ wǽron, Ors. 5, 4 ; S. 226, 4. Ðǽm ǽrestan godwebbe ðióstro na magon cxxtigum míla neáh gehleonian, Sal. K. 152, 20.

cerlic

(n.)
Grammar
cerlic, es; m? n?

CARLOCK ⬩ CHARLOCK ⬩ rapum sylvestre

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The herb CARLOCK or CHARLOCK; rapum sylvestre Nim cerlices sǽd take seed of charlock, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 2: 2, 34; Lchdm. ii. 238, 30

Linked entry: cirlic

delan

(v.)
Grammar
delan, p. dæl, pl.dǽlon ; pp.dolen

To fall, sink ⬩ lābi

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To fall, sink; lābi Ǽrðon engla weard for oferhygde dæl on gedwilde ere the angels' guardian for pride sank into error, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 22; Gen. 23

þurh-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-spédig, adj.

Very wealthy

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Very wealthy Ðǽr eardode sum þurhspédig mann (cf. of the same person sum ríce man and for worlde ǽhtspédig, Blickl. Homl. 197, 27), Homl. Th. i. 502, 8

æþel-íce

Grammar
æþel-íce, æþel-líce.
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Swá fulfremed þæt nǽnig æþelícor ne sang, 127, 13. Add

deád-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-wille, adj.
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Unproductive, barren Ðá beorgas tódǽlað ꝥ wæsmbǽre land and þæt deádwylle sand mons dividit inter vivam terram et arenas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 19. Cf. cwic-wille

á-weódian

(v.)
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Ǽlc unriht bétan and unweód áweódian and gód sǽd árǽran, 73, 2. Add

Linked entry: weódian

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curse ⬩ execrate ⬩ malign ⬩ execrari ⬩ maledicere ⬩ malignari ⬩ execrable ⬩ wicked ⬩ detestable ⬩ execrabilis ⬩ maledictus ⬩ malignus ⬩ malignans

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The devil is called Se awyrgda the accursed, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 3; Sat. 316. Se awyrgeda gást the accursed spirit, Guthl. 7 ; Gdwin. 44, 12. Se awyrgda wulf the accursed wolf, Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 20; Cri. 256

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

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