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Anglo-Saxon

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brég

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Ps. Surt. 131, 4: Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, note 18

on-dǽlan

(v.)

to impart, infuse ⬩ infundere

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Lind. 10, 34

Linked entry: dǽlan

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed

To strengthen; ⬩ confortare

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Lind. 1, 80

tó-fær

(n.)
Grammar
tó-fær, es; n.

A going away, ⬩ departure, ⬩ decease

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Lind. 9, 31

un-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-berende, adj.

not bearing ⬩ barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ unbearable

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Lind. 15, 2 margin. Unbeorende sterilem, Ps. Surt. 112, 9. Eádige syndon ða men ða ðe wǽron unberende, Blickl. Homl. 93, 30. Unberende telgan spadones, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 58. unbearable Byrðenna unbærende onera importabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 4

ge-tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽlan, -télan; p. ede; pp. ed

To accuse ⬩ reprove ⬩ accusare ⬩ exprobrare ⬩ calumniari ⬩ reprehendere

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Lind. 20, 26. Óðerne getéleþ alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Nǽfre getéldon gé ða unsuinnigo numquam condemnassetis innocentes, 12, 7. Ðætte hé getéldon him ut accusarent eum, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2.

Linked entry: ge-télan

hlot

(n.)
Grammar
hlot, es; n.

A lot, ⬩ portion, ⬩ share

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Lind. 15, 24. Hlott ł tán, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes secundum consuetudinem sacerdoti sorte, Lk. Skt. 1, 9. Sel mé dǽl ł hlodd [hlott, Rush.] striónes da mihi portionem substantiæ, Lind. 15, 12.

Linked entries: hlét hlodd hlyt

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, indecl. adj.

Accustomed

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Lind. 10, 1. Gewuna wæs se groefa consueverat præses, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 15: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 27; Gen. 473

aldor-leás

(adj.)

deprived of parents ⬩ orphanus

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Lind. War. 14, 18. Aldorleás [MS. aldoras], Beo. Th. 30; B. 15

éd-módian

(v.)
Grammar
éd-módian, -módigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be humble, to obey ⬩ obēdīre

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Lind. War. 1. 27

lustgeorn-ness

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

Desire ⬩ concupiscence

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Lind. 4, 19

neáwung

(n.)
Grammar
neáwung, e; f.

Nearness ⬩ coming near

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Lind. 13, 28

loccod

(adj.)
Grammar
loccod, loccode; adj.
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Ox. 56, 13. v. hwít-, líg-loccod[e]

Linked entry: -locced

wilm-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
wilm-hát, adj.

Burning hot

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Burning hot Him brego engla wylmhátne líg tó wræce sende, Cd. Th. 156, 5 ; Gen. 2584

wín-trog

(n.)
Grammar
wín-trog, es; m.

A wine-press

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Lind. 21, 33

ge-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-slítan, p. -slát; pp. -sliten

To tear ⬩ rend ⬩ break

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Lind. 8, 29

ge-þeód

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeód, part. p.

Captive; ⬩ captivus

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Lind. 21, 24. Fore geþeádum pro captivis, Rtl. 177, 19

Linked entry: ge-þeád

cedelc

(n.)
Grammar
cedelc, e; f.

The herb mercury ⬩ mercurialis perennis, Lin

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The herb mercury; mercurialis perennis, Lin Cedelc mercurialis, Glos. Brux. Recd. 41, 44. Herba mercurialis, ðæt is, cedelc the herb mercurialis, that is, mercury, Herb. cont. 84; Lchdm. i. 34, 3.

gagel

(n.)
Grammar
gagel, es; m? gagelle, gagille, gagolle, an; f.

Gale ⬩ sweet gale ⬩ myrica gale

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Gale, sweet gale; myrica gale, Lin Genim gagel take gale, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 10 : iii. 22, 21. Nim þré leáf gageles take three leaves of gale, Lchdm. iii. 6, 17.

Acsan mynster

(n.)
Grammar
Acsan mynster, Ascan mynster, Axan minster, es; n. [Acsa, an; m? the river Axe; mynster a monastery: Flor. Axanminster: Hunt. Acseminster]

AXMINSTER in Devonshire ⬩ hodie Axminster, in agro Devoniensi

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AXMINSTER in Devonshire; hodie Axminster, in agro Devoniensi; ita dictum quod situm est ad ripam fluminis Axi Se Cynewulf rícsode xxxi wintra, and his líc líþ æt Wintan ceastre, and ðæs æðelinges æt Ascan [Acsan, Gib. 59, 3; Ing. 71, 28] mynster Cynewulf

Linked entries: Acsa Ascan mynster Axan minster Eaxan minster

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