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Anglo-Saxon

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an-æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
an-æðelian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [an = un not, æðelian to ennoble]

To dishonour ⬩ degrade ⬩ ignobilem reddere

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To dishonour, degrade; ignobilem reddere And ðonan wyrþ anæðelad óþ-ðæt he wyrþ unæðele and thence becomes degraded till he is unnoble, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27

eáþ-metto

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-metto, indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33

scrúd-land

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-land, es; n.
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Land given to provide means for buying clothing, land given as scrúdfultum, q. v. Hé geunn(-ann?) ðæs landes æt Orpedingtúne for his sáwle intó Cristes cyrican ðám Godes þeówum tó scrúdland. Chart. Th. 329, 19

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, gen. bísne, bísene; f.

An example, similitude, command, precept

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An example, similitude, command, precept, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13: 29, 1; Fox 102, 12: Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 33; Gú. 499: Lk. Rush. War. 13, 6: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571

ge-wilnung

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On ðǽm eorðlicum gewilnungum terrenis desideriis, 155, 23. ¶ desire for the pleasures of sense, lust. greediness for food Suá hé sceal etan ðætte hine sió gewilnung ðǽre gífernesse of his módes fæsðrǽdnesse ne gebrienge ne illos appetitus gulae a mentis

líc-wyrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
líc-wyrþe, adj.

pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ agreeable ⬩ estimable ⬩ sterling

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Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 16. iiii pund lícwyrþes feós four pounds of sterling money, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 254, 15. For his lícweorþan feó, 255, 11. Ðínre ðære lícwurþan mundbyrdnesse to thine acceptable protection, Glostr. Frag. 108, 16.

þiustra

(n.)
Grammar
þiustra, Wrt. Voc. ii. l00, 18; according to form the word might belong to þeóstru, but it glosses ambulas, the meaning of which, according to the dictionary, is endive
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or chicory

a-bísegien

should prepossess

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should prepossess, Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 154, 32

abret

Grammar
abret, abrit

takes away

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takes away, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 5

ǽgen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽgen, adj.

Own ⬩ proprius

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Own; proprius, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 23

ændemes

(adv.)
Grammar
ændemes, ændemest

likewise ⬩ equally ⬩ pariter

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likewise, equally; pariter.Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 12

a-rǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, = a-rǽded, pp. of a-rǽdan.

uttered

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uttered,Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8

ascirred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ascirred, = ascired

separated from ⬩ saved

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separated from, saved,Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6;

a-scortian

(v.)

to shorten

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to shorten, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

a-sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
a-sweotole, adv.

Clearly ⬩ manifeste

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Clearly; manifeste, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16

cwuc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwuc, def. se cwuca

alive, quick

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alive, quick, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20

-ende

(suffix)
Grammar
-ende, the termination forming the active participle
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Wegfer-ende way-faring: also found for -enne

fetlum

(n.)

with belts

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with belts, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 5

flíhst

(v.)
Grammar
flíhst, he flíhþ

fleest ⬩ flees

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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;

gást-geníþla

(n.)

a persecutor or foe of souls ⬩ the devil

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a persecutor or foe of souls, the devil

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