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Anglo-Saxon

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medu-seld

(n.)
Grammar
medu-seld, es; n.

Mead-house ⬩ house in which feasting takes place

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Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

meox-wilige

(n.)
Grammar
meox-wilige, an; f.

A basket for carrying dung

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A basket for carrying dung On meocswilian in cophino, Ps. Lamb. 80, 7

Linked entries: wilige meox-bearwe

mis-fédan

(v.)

to feed improperly

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to feed improperly Misfédeþ glosses de-pascet in Ps. Spl. T. 48, 14

Linked entry: fédan

munt-land

(n.)
Grammar
munt-land, es; n.

A hilly country

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A hilly country Férde on muntland abiit in Montana, Lk. Skt. l, 39

rǽd

(suffix)
Grammar
rǽd, rǽde,
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in composition of adjectives, v. án-, fæst-, heard-, hwæt-, læt-, wiðer-rǽd[e]

ge-cwéming

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwéming, e; f.

A pleasing ⬩ beneplăcĭtum

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A pleasing; beneplăcĭtum On gecwéminge ðínre in beneplăcĭto tuo, Ps. Spl. 88, 17

Linked entry: cwéming

úht-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
úht-cearu, e; f.

Care that comes in the early morning

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Care that comes in the early morning, Exon. Th. 442, 4; Kl. 7

under-singan

(v.)

succinere

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renders succinere in: Ic undersinge succino, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Zup. 181, 2

Linked entry: singan

under-stapplian

(v.)

supplantare

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glosses supplantare in: Understappla ł forscrænc hine supplanta eum, Ps. Lamb. 16, 13

Linked entries: stapplian síþ-stapel

un-landágende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-landágende, adj.

Not owning land

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In. 51; Th. i. 134, 9

wís-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-wyrde, adj.
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Wise in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 18

æt-clifian

(v.)
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Ætfélun (vel ætclofodon in a later hand) adheserunt, Ps. V. 101, 6. Add

án-lípum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-lípum, adv.
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R. 26, 22. v. án-lápum in Dict

Linked entries: án-lápum -lípum

Cent-ríce

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Æðelbyrht cyning on Centríce ( in Cantia ), Bd. i. 25; Sch. 51, 15. Add

crat-hyrdel

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Plecta bige crathyrdle (in marg. hyrdle ł bige plecta ), Hpt. Gl. 497, 70. (?)

deorcung

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On þeorcun(c)ge in crepusculo, Angl. xiii. 398, 475 : 400, 508. Add

fore-sendan

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to send in advance Hé foresende premisit (thesauros), Angl. xiii. 448, 1184. Add:

fore-cynréd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-cynréd, (?)
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usque in progeniem, Ps. Rdr. 48, 20

Linked entry: cyn-réd

ge-níhe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-níhe, adj.
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Take here <b>ge-nýh</b> in Dict

Linked entry: ge-nýh

ge-stala

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For 'A thief' substitute: One who thieves with another, an accomplice in theft

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