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Anglo-Saxon

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lustsum-líc

(adj.)
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Ðá syndon swýþe fægere and lustsumlíce on tó seónne, Ors. 1, 3; S. 32, 14. Add

mǽre-mǽd

(n.)
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a boundary meadow Ðis syndon þá landgemǽro . . . norðrihte on mǽremǽde westewearde, C. D. iii. 416, 18. (?)

mersc-mylen

(n.)
Grammar
mersc-mylen, e; f.
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A mill in afen On hore paðe intó merscmylne; of merscmylne, C. D. vi. 100, 12

Linked entry: mylen

part

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Wé ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16. Add

ræpsung

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Add: repsung. add: evening On hrepsunge hé beeóm tó Iordanes ófrum, Hml. S. 23 b, 663

þúr

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Dæg þúres die Iouis, Archiv cxx. 297, 27. On þurres dæge, Verc. Först. 123, 20. Add

wiþ-æftan

Grammar
wiþ-æftan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Sceoldon hiera senatus rídan on crætwǽnum wiðaeftan þǽm consulum, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 28. Add

ymb-habban

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Add: to detain, hold Unwís on flǽslicum byð emhæfed insipiens in carnalibus detinetur, Scint. 168, 18

byrn-wíga

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byrn-wíga, l. -wiga,
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and add Þá torras . . . þe ðá byrnwigon on stódan turres cum armatis iactatoribus, Nar. 4, 18

úter-mere

(n.)
Grammar
úter-mere, es; m.

Outer-seaopen sea

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Outer-sea, open sea Hié forfóron him ðone múðan on útermere, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 22

wæl-steng

(n.)
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wæl-steng, es; m.

A spear

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A spear Feówer scoldon on ðæm wælstenge weorcum geferian Grendles heáfod, Beo. Th. 3280; B. 1638

wæter-leást

(n.)
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wæter-leást, e; f.

Want of water

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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177

wǽðe-burne

(n.)
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wǽðe-burne, (?), an; f.

A fishing-stream (?)

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A fishing-stream (?) Of ðæm geate on wǽdeburnan; andlang wǽðeburnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27

fyrs-gára

(n.)
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fyrs-gára, an; m.

A triangular piece of land covered with furze

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A triangular piece of land covered with furze On ðane fyrsgáran, C. D. iv. 8, 35

gyfen

(n.)
Grammar
gyfen, es; n.

Ocean

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Ocean Ne on gyfenes grund not in ocean's bed [ground], Beo. Th. 2792, note; B. 1394

hǽle

(n.)
Grammar
hǽle, an; f.

Health, safety

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Health, safety On gode standeþ mín gearu hǽle in Deo salutare meum, Ps. Th. 61, 7

Linked entry: ge-hǽle

ofer-seglian

(v.)

to cross by sailing

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to cross by sailing Ðá ástáh hé on scyp and oferseglode (fransfretavit), Mt. Kmbl. 9, I

of-lecgan

(v.)

to lay downto lay down, put away

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to lay down Eom ic on láme oflegd infixus sum in limo Ps. Th. 68, l

weódian

(v.)
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weódian, p. ode

To weedclear the ground of weeds

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To weed, clear the ground of weeds Me mæig on sumera . . . weódian Anglia ix. 261, 12

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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not on one's guard, unaware, unprepared Gif ðé man scotaþ tó, ðú gescyltst ðé, gif ðú hit gesihst; gif ðú unwær bist, ðú bist ðe swíðor geswenct, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 11. Hí cweþaþ ðæt tó worde, ðæt se biþ on geþance wærast and wísast, se ðe óðerne can

Linked entries: un-gewær un-wæres