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Anglo-Saxon

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þ

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

eástran

(n.)
Grammar
eástran, eástron; dat. pl. of éaster; gen. eás-tres, q. v. Eástron
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl

níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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A malignant foe, Exon. Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

ge-fætian

(v.)

to fetch ⬩ send for

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to fetch, send for, Cd. Th. 297, 22; Sat. 521

un-andwendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andwendlíc, adj.

Immovable ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ immobilis

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Immovable, unchangeable; immobilis, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 16 note

yndan

Grammar
yndan, in ða belocenan yndan wega conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 11.
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For betýndan? cf. betýndan wega gelǽtan competa clausa, 132, 52

cleacian

(v.)
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For M. H. 115 a substitute Hml. S. 23, 493

dífan

(v.)
Grammar
dífan, (causal to dúfan); p. de
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.), immerse, [v. dýfan in Dict. for citations.]

ellen-campian

(v.)
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Substitute for quotations

fóst-raþ

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For Som. Ben. Lye substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 41

ge-sibness

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For Lye substitute Gesibnesse adfinitate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4. 53

rop

(n.)
Grammar
rop, (?) broth.
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See broþ for instances in which that word translates jus

sin-trendende

(adj.)
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Substitute for citation Sintrendende, sinhwyrfende teretes, rotundos, An. Ox. 114

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, a pillar.
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Dele passage from Shrn. 149, 2, for which see sigle

ǽwiscnys

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., for which see eáwiscness

web-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
web-teáh, -teág, e; f.

Thread for weaving

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Thread for weaving Waebtaeg linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 4

cræftga

(n.)

an artificer

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Fox ii. 184; Met. 11, 92

hilde-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-grǽdig, adj.

Eager for battle

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Eager for battle, Cd. 150; Th. 188, 3; Exod. 162

áweg-gewitennes

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Sárie for his áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 159, 226. Add

Linked entry: ge-witennes

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