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Anglo-Saxon

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sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
sweostor, swistor, swystor, swustor (-er, -ur); indecl. in sing.; pl. sweostor, sweostra, sweostru (u, y); f.
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A sister. of blood relationship Saga ðæt ðú sié sweostor mín, líces mǽge, Cd. Th. 110, 3, Gen. 1832. Ðære swustur (suoester. Lind.: swester, Rush.) wæs Maria huic erat soror nomine Maria, Lk. Skt. 10, 39. Soester, Lind. 10, 40.

Linked entries: suster swuster ge-sweostor

a-lésenis

(n.)

redemption

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Lind. Stv. 20, 28

fácon

(n.)

deceit

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Lind. War. 1, 47

froht

(adj.)
Grammar
froht, adj.

Timid

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Lind. 4, 40

in-merca

inscribtio

Entry preview:

Lind. 12, 16

Linked entry: -merca

ge-blann

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-blann, p. of ge-blinnan.

ceased

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Lind. 6, 51;

þió

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þió, pron.
Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 4, 5)

ofer-wistlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-wistlíc, glosses

supersubstantialis

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Lind. 6, 11

Linked entry: -wistlíc

ge-þuild

(n.)

patience

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Lind. 18, 7

þæcele

(n.)
Grammar
þæcele, an; f.
Entry preview:

Lind. 18, 3

Linked entries: þecele fæcele fæcele blysige

fóre-rynel

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-rynel, fór-rynel, es; m. [fóre, fór before; rynel, es; m. a runner]

A fore-runner ⬩ præcursor

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A fore-runner; præcursor Iohannes his fórerynel wæs on lífe ge on deáþe John was his fore-runner both in life and in death, Ælfc. T. 24, 20: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28, MS. Cot

tæbere

(n.)

some implement used in weaving

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some implement used in weaving Tæbere claus (the word occurs in a list de arte textoria; but in an almost identical list, p. 282. the form is teltre. v. teld-treów), Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 27. (?)

tó-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwilman, p. de

To afflict grievously, ⬩ torment

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To afflict grievously, torment Ða druncengeornan ná ðæt án ðæt hí on ðam tóweardan lífe mid écum tintregum tócwylmede synt, ac eác hý synt on ðisum andweardan lífe mid mænigfealdum untrumnyssum gewǽhte, Homl. Ass. 146, 56

Linked entry: cwilman

ge-néhwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néhwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To approach, draw near, adhere

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Lind. 19, 5. Ánum genéhwaþ uni adhærebit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 13. Genéhwade ánum adhæsit uni, 15, 15

Linked entries: -néhwian ge-neán ge-neán

wel-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-boren, adj.

Well-born ⬩ noble

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Lind. Rush. 15, 43. Monn sum welboren homo quidam nobilis Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 12. Ic nam wíse menn and welborene (nobiles) Deut. 1, 15

ældo

(n.)
Grammar
ældo, aldu

the elders ⬩ seniores

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Lind. Stv. 21, 23

a-lýfþ

is it allowable? ⬩ licet?

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licet?Mk. Bos. 3, 4

asca

(n.)

dust ⬩ pulvis

Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. War. 6, 11

cýþling

(n.)

a relation ⬩ cognātus

Entry preview:

Lind. War. 18, 26

cunnere

(n.)
Grammar
cunnere, es; m.

A tempter ⬩ tentator

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Lind. Stv. 4, 3

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