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Anglo-Saxon

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reord-hús

(n.)
Grammar
reord-hús, es ;n.;

A house; or ;room where meals are taken;

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Lind. 14, 15

sceamisc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceamisc, adj.

Of which one is to be ashamed ⬩ pudendus

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Of which one is to be ashamed; pudendus Scamescan lim veretrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96,54

wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
wærlan, p.de

To wend, turn

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Lind. 9, 1

Linked entry: ge-wærlan

wǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
wǽtness, e; f.

Wetness, moisture

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Lind. 8, 6

wiht-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
wiht-mearc, e; f.

A weight-mark ⬩ a plumb-line

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A weight-mark, a plumb-line Of punder, ol wihtmearce perpendiculo . Hpt. Gl. 476, 75

wil-cume

(int.)
Grammar
wil-cume, (-a); interj.

Welcome

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Lind. 25, 23

cól-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cól-þrǽd, -þréd, es; m.

A coal or blackened thread ⬩ plumb-line ⬩ perpendiculum

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A coal or blackened thread, plumb-line; perpendiculum Cólþréd perpendiculum Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 73

sóþ-cwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-cwǽde, (?); adj.

Veracious

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Lind. 7, 18 : 8, 26. Sóðcuéd, 3, 33

Linked entries: -cwǽde sóþ-cweden

gestig

(adj.)
Grammar
gestig, adj.

Strange

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Lind. 25, 38

héra

(n.)
Grammar
héra, an; m.

One who obeys another ⬩ a servant ⬩ follower

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Lind. 10, 43. Héra ł þegn minister, Jn. Skt. Lind. 12, 26. Héro ministros, Rtl. 11, 35. Æþelinga hleó beorna beággifa hérna hildfruma the shelter of princes, ring-giver of warriors, warlike chief of his followers, Elen, Kmbl. 201; El. l01

styreness

(n.)
Grammar
styreness, e; f.
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Lind. 8, 24. Æfter styrenisse wætres post motum aquae, Jn. Skt. Rush. 5, 4. figuratively Styrenise tumultus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 2. Swá monigum and swá myclum styrenesse (-um?)

fadian

(v.)
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Hé wíslíce his líf ne fadað he orders not his life wisely, Wlfst. 52, 28. Fadode, 159, 18. Gesette man þæne þe Godes hús wel fadige domui Dei dignum constituant dispensatorem, R. Ben. 119, 12. Gif hé his líf rihtlice fadige, Ll. Th. i. 346, 18.

a-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wisnian, p. ade; pp. ad

To be dry ⬩ to become dry ⬩ wizen ⬩ arescere

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Lind. War. 8, 6

feber-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
feber-ádl, e; f.

A fever-disease ⬩ fever ⬩ febris

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Lind. 8, 15

hréð-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hréð-ness, e; f.

Fierceness ⬩ roughness ⬩ cruelty

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Lind. 8, 24

in-hirdmann

(n.)
Grammar
in-hirdmann, es ; m.

body-guard

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Lind. 8, 9

Linked entries: in-cempa hirdmann

in-þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
in-þicce, adj.

Gross ⬩ thick

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Lind. 13, 15

mete-bælg

(n.)
Grammar
mete-bælg, es; m.

A bag for food ⬩ wallet

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A bag for food, wallet Búta metbælge (met-bælig, Lind.) sine pera, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 35

ge-cláded

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cláded, part.

Clothed ⬩ clad ⬩ vestitus

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Lind. 5, 15

teárian

(v.)
Grammar
teárian, p. ode
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Lind. ii. 35

Linked entry: tæherende

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