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Anglo-Saxon

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feól-heard

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For 'hard like a file' substitute:

frum-gifu

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For Hpt. 457 substitute Frumgyfe, wyrþmynte praerogativam, An. Ox. 2154

hǽr-nǽdl

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For ' Lye ' substitute Mid þráwincspinle, hǽrnǽdla calamistro, An. Ox. 1200

hús-heofon

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For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58

twi-bytme

(n.)
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For 'bytm' at end l. bytme

wídgalness

Grammar
wídgalness, <b>. II.</b>
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For Greg. Dial. 2, 3 substitute Gr. D. 108, l

wudu-gehæg

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For 'An enclosed wood' substitute: Woodland pasture. Cf. gehæg-holt

fleardere

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For 'Nap. 23' substitute: (eorum nugarum particeps), Chrd. 20, 12

ryne-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-strang, adj.

Strong for the course

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Strong for the course, Exon. Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20,7

murcian

(v.)
Grammar
murcian, p. ode

To grievecomplainrepine

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Murcaþ forðý ðæt hé Gode nolde þeówian gemunt homines quod Deo servire noluerunt Past. 36, 3; Swt. 250, 16. Ðæt hí him ondrǽden and murkien for hira unfullfremednesse ut imperfectionis suae taedio tabescant 65, 6; Swt. 467, 13.

Linked entries: murcen be-murcian

á-sprýtan

Grammar
á-sprýtan, l. á-spryttan,

to sprout outspring upto put forth sproutssprout out

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L. 91, 8. of a root, seed, to put forth sprouts, sprout out For ðám þá wyrttruman magon eft ðanon ásprettan (printed -spretgan) ne talige ic þé þeáh ꝥ tó nánre scylde, Shrn. 184, 21

Linked entry: á-sprettan

an-

(prefix)

againstin returncontrare-un-onininto

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is used in composition, for A.

sceorp

(n.)
Grammar
sceorp, es; n.

Dress, apparel

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Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites novum habitum sumentes, 3, 10; Swt. 138, 30.

Linked entry: á-scirpan

rím

(adj.)
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Feówertig . . . wintra rímes for years forty in number; quadraginta annis, Ps.

un-friþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-friþ, es; n.

absence of peacehostilitiesthe state of being out of the king's peace

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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt

declínung

(n.)
Grammar
declínung, e; f.

A declension declinātio

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A declension; declinātio Seó forme declínung the first declension, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 3. On fíf declínungum in five declensions, 6, 2

líg-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
líg-þracu, gen. -þræce; f.
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Violence or tumultuous movement of flames Æfter lígþræce after the fire has spent its force, Exon. 59 a; Th. 213, 15; Ph. 225

ge-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mearcian, <b>; VI.</b>
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On þám dæge ys seó forme tíd prima geháten, on þǽre sceolon gemearcode cnihtas geornlíce tó Gode clypian, Angl. viii. 319, 42. Add

mearca

(n.)
Grammar
mearca, an; m.
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a mark, line. v. mearc; a territory. v. land-mearca (perhaps also Dene-mearca, the nominative of the weak form does not occur)

wíte-þeów

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wíte-þeów, es; m.

One who had been condemned to slavery for crimeone in hell

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One who had been condemned to slavery for crime, or from inability to pay the fines incurred for violation of the law. For cases which involved loss of freedom, Similar entries v. þeów.

Linked entries: þeów wíte-fæst