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Anglo-Saxon

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mægen-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-heáp, es; m.

A powerful band

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A powerful band Mægenheápum, Cd. 151; Th. 190, 11; Exod. 197

máðum-sigle

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-sigle, es; n.

A costly jewel

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A costly jewel Geseah máððumsigla fela, Beo. Th. 5508; B. 2757

Linked entry: sigle

mód-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-glæd, adj.

Of gladsome mind

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Of gladsome mind, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 23; Gú. 1131

mynster-prafost

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-prafost, es; m.

The provost of a monastery

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The provost of a monastery Ælfnód mynsterprauost, Chart. Th. 434, 4

nunn-híréd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-híréd, es; m.

A nunnery

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A nunnery Ðe ǽr ðes nunhírédes wes, Chart. Th. 232, 6

pápan-hád

(n.)
Grammar
pápan-hád, es ; m.
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The papal dignity Gregorius pápanhád onféng, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 24

ge-wile

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wile, es; n.

A will ⬩ vŏluntas

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A will; vŏluntas, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11

gigant-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
gigant-mæcg, es; m.

Giant progeny ⬩ filius gigantis

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Giant progeny; filius gigantis, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 36; Gen. 1268

gleó-stæf

Grammar
gleó-stæf, gliw-stæf, es; m.

Joy

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Joy Gliwstafum joyously, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 22; Wand. 52

Linked entry: gliw-stæf

gold-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
gold-ǽht, e; f.
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A possession or treasure of gold, Beo. Th. 5489; B. 2748

gold-weard

(n.)
Grammar
gold-weard, es; m.
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A guardian of gold [a dragon], Beo. Th. 6154; B. 3081

riht-wer

(n.)
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a legal wergild Tóeácan þám rihtwere, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 21

be-spyrigan

(v.)

to inquire, trace

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to inquire, trace L. Ath. iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

bí-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
bí-búgan, p. -beág, pl. -bugon; pp. -bogen

To avoid ⬩ avertere

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To avoid; avertere,Exon. 45 a; Th. 154, 9; Gú. 840

bi-helan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helan, p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To conceal ⬩ occultare

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To conceal; occultare,Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 23; Cri. 1311

bi-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-reáfian, p. ode; pp. od

To bereave ⬩ privare

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To bereave; privare, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 30; Vy. 25

bittre

(adv.)

bitterly, sharply, cruelly

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bitterly, sharply, cruelly, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 24; Reim. 50

ge-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beorh, gen. -beorges; m. [ge-, and beorh a hill, mountain]

A mountain ⬩ mons

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A mountain; mons Gebeorh Godes mons Dei, Ps. Th. 67, 15

Linked entry: ge-beorg

ge-corónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-corónian, p. ode; pp. od

To crown

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To crown Ðú us gecorónadest coronasti nos, Ps. Th. 5, 13

Linked entry: -corónian

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughout ⬩ mplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

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