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Anglo-Saxon

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eall-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-hwít, adj.

All-white omnīno albus

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All-white; omnīno albus On eallhwítre þryh in an all-white coffin, Th. Diplm. A.D. 970; 241, 11

Linked entries: eal-hwít HWÍT

lǽd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lǽd-ness, e; f.

production

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A bringing forth, production On ðæs tuddres lǽdnysse in prolis prolatione, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 21 note

nafel-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
nafel-sceaft, e; f.

The navel

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The navel Ðisne lǽcedóm man sceal dó ðan manne se his nafuisceaft in týhþ, Lchdm. iii. 124, 22

glengista

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In the passage Dr. Bradley suggests that for minra should be read niura, and gleáwnis tó for glengista

ge-feohan

(v.)

to rejoice

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to rejoice Gefeoh nú on ferþe rejoice now in mind, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: ge-feagan

þeów-racian

(v.)
Grammar
þeów-racian, þeów-wracian, p. ode
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To threaten Ne on écnysse hé þeówracaþ neque in aeternum comminabitur, Ps. Spl. 102, 9. v. next word

under-plantian

(v.)

supplantare

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glosses supplantare in: Ðú underplantedest supplantasti, Ps. Spl, 17, 41. Dysig byð underplantud stultus supplantatur, Scint. 169, 2

Linked entry: plantian

þýmel

(adj.)
Grammar
þýmel, adj.

A thumb thick

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A thumb thick, applied to the fat of swine Æt þýmelum, L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 19

úht-floga

(n.)
Grammar
úht-floga, an; m.

A creature that flies in the early morning

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A creature that flies in the early morning Ðæs wyrmes denn, ealdes úhtflogan, Beo. Th. 5513; B. 2760

weorþing

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Andlang streámes in wiððan weorðing (weording, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 391, 19), Cod. Dip. B. ii. 41, 2

wíþig-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-bróc, es; m.

A brook by which willows grow

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A brook by which willows grow In wíðibróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 380, 2. On wíðigbróch, 202, 3

word-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
word-gleáw, adj.

Prudent in speech

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Prudent in speech Cwæð se ðe wæs cyninges rǽswa, wís and wordgleáw, Cd. Th. 242, 12 ; Dan. 418

an-líc

(adj.)
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Ne finst þú þǽr náuht anlíces, Bt. 18, 3; F. 66, 11. v. on-líc in Dict. Add

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

be-þerscan

(v.)
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to thrash thoroughly: þurh þé wé beþurscon úre fýnd in te inimicos nostros ventilabimus, Ps. Th. 43, 7

cærs-will

(n.)
Grammar
cærs-will, es; m.
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A spring where cress grows In cærswylle ; æfter cærswylles síce, C. D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word

ceaster-weall

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-weall, es; m.
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A city-wall Sé wæs in þǽre ceastre Augustodonensi ... clypode his módor of þám cesterwealle, Shrn. 119, 26

crísten-mann

(n.)
Grammar
crísten-mann, es; m.
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A Christian Hé gerǽsde on þá fǽmnan in crístenmonna (crístenra monna, v. l. ) midle, Mart. H. 170, 25

eall-meaht

(n.)
Grammar
eall-meaht, -miht, e; f.
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Omnipotence On mihtigre handa and on eallmihte earmes in manu forti et brachio excelso, Ps. Th. 135, 12

eást-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
eást-lang, adj.
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Lying in an easterly direction On ðá eástlangan dícwale, C. D. v. 334, 28. v. west-lang; adj