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Anglo-Saxon

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tídlícness

(n.)
Grammar
tídlícness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lind. 22, 6

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
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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

feorh-berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feorh-berende, part.

Life-bearing ⬩ living ⬩ vītam fĕrens ⬩ vīvens

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Life-bearing, living; vītam fĕrens, vīvens Heó wile gesécan ǽghwylcne feorhberendra it will seek each of those bearing life, Exon. 110 a; Th. 420, 19; Rä. 40, 6: Cd. 92; Th. 117, 17; Gen. 1955

ymb-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen
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To circumcise Gé ymbceorfas (-cearfas, Lind.) ðone monno circumciditis hominem, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 22. Tó ymbceorfanne (-cearfanne, Lind.) ðone cnæht circumcidere puerum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 59. Ðætte ymbcorfen wére ðe cnæht, 2, 21

þæcele

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

Lind. 18, 3

Linked entries: þecele blysige fæcele fæcele

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injury ⬩ injuria

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Lind. Stv. 20, 13

be-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To pretend ⬩ simulare

Entry preview:

Lind. War. 20, 20

Linked entry: be-brugdon

ballíce

(adv.)

boldly

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Lind. War. 15, 43

bieþ

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Lind. War. 10, 43

ceaol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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Lind. War. 9, 17

ceoul

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophĭnus

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Lind. War. 6, 13

cilic

(n.)
Grammar
cilic, es; m.

Hair-cloth ⬩ cilicium

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Lind. 11, 21

fric

(adj.)
Grammar
fric, adj.

Voracious

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Lind. 11, 19

ge-costung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-costung, e; f.

Tribulation ⬩ trial ⬩ tribulatio

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Lind. 13, 24

Linked entry: costung

ge-léfenscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-léfenscipe, es; m.

Permission ⬩ excuse ⬩ excusatio

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Lind. 15, 22

ge-leswian

(v.)

to feed ⬩ pascere

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Lind. 21, 17

ge-ond-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ond-swarian, p. ode; pp. od
Entry preview:

Lind. 10, 28

ge-soecan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 13. 37

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