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Anglo-Saxon

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á-gildan

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Th. i. 274, 3. to pay for, make retribution for Hí sculon deóre ágildan eal þæt hí forgímdon. Wlfst. 190, 22. Þá ǽrran þing ágoldene wǽron. Ors. 5, 15; S. 250, 31

Linked entries: á-geldan on-gildan

rǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽcan, p. rǽhte.
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Se óðer rǽhte forþ ( protulit ) his hand, Gen. 38, 28. Heó rǽhte hire handahim tó, Th. Ap. 27, 1 : Past. 36, 1; Swt. 247, 21. Ðara ánra ðe for neóde him þénunge æt ðæs mynstres ingange rǽcan scylon, R. Ben. 139, 11.

Linked entry: a-rǽcan

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ transgression ⬩ offence ⬩ injury

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Gif hund mon tóslíte æt forman misdǽde geselle vi sciłł ... Gif æt ðissa misdǽda hwelcere se hund losige ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 3-6. Menn scamaþ for góddǽdan swýðor ðonne for misdǽdan, Wulfst. 164, 16.

hróf-timber

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-timber, es; n.

imbrex

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Material for roofing, imbrex, Hpt. Gl. 459

ge-hlyste

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For Nap. 30 l. Chrd. 22, 36

ge-dælan

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For translation of Gú. 343 (in Dict.)

cum-feorm

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Add: For the nature of this exaction

flít-ful

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For references substitute

ge-heálgian

(v.)
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In l. 4 for 13 read 12

ge-unwendness

(n.)
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In the passage read geunwendnes for ungewendnes

morgen-mete

(n.)
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In l. 3 for 129 l. 192

nefene

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Dele second passage, for which see nefa

on-unspéd

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Add: For prefix cf. three following words

ríp-ness

(n.)
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In l. 2 read 39 for 29

sám-wís

(adj.)
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In l. 4 for 201 l. 202

dengan

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For Nap. 17 l. Chrd. 60, 30

ge-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cweðan, he -cweðeþ, -cwyþ; p. ic, he -cwæþ, ðú -cwǽde, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To say ⬩ speak ⬩ call ⬩ pronounce ⬩ agree ⬩ resolve ⬩ order ⬩ dīcĕre ⬩ lŏqui ⬩ profāri ⬩ pronunciāre ⬩ pangĕre ⬩ stătuĕre

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Hí ǽfre ǽlcne Deniscne cyng útlah of Engla lande gecwǽdon they pronounced every Danish king an outlaw from England for ever, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 34.

Linked entries: ge-cwæþ ge-cweden ge-cwyþ

efosian

(v.)

to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shea ⬩ tondēre

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to cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear; tondēre Hine man efosode eum totondērunt, Gen. 41, 14

un-sceamiende

(adj.)

not being ashamed

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not being ashamed Ðæt hé mæge fore eágum eorðbúensdra unscomiende éðles brúcan bysmetleás, Exon. Th. 81, 17; Cri. 1325

Linked entry: sceamian

læpe-wince

(n.)
Grammar
læpe-wince, an : f.
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A lapwing Laepaeuincae, lepeuuince, laepiuince cucuzata Txts. 52, 264. v. hleápe-wince (of which læpewince seems the earliest form)

Linked entry: hleápe-wince

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