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Anglo-Saxon

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eorþ-ling

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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add:

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

leóf-líce

(adv.)
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leóf-líce, adv.

Kindlygraciouslygladlylovingly

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Hé leóflíce lífes ceápode moncynne graciously he purchased life for mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67,29; Cri. 1096. Fore onsýne éces déman lǽddon leóflíce before the face of the eternal judge they led him lovingly, 44 a; Th. 149, 3; Gú. 756

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

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

gyltig

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Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35. Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ wiþ Gode oþþe wiþ men, 444, 6

ge-hédan

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For 'to hide, conceal' substitute to keep, store up (cf. hédd-ern). For 'to acquire, . . . seize' substitute to take charge or possession of, to take, have. In Met. 27, 15 gehende is to be read rather than gehéde. v. ge-hendan. Dele

weorold

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weorold, <b>. II</b> I c. ¶
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Þá gebróðra áhton mycele feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2. Wæs Tilman mǽre wer and for worulde (weorulde, v.l.) eác swylce æþelra gebyrda vir inlustris et ad saeculum nobilis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 604, 12.

lár-hús

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hús, es; n.

a schoolgymnasium

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A house for instruction, a school; gymnasium, Hpt. Gl. 405, 11

ge-gador-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gador-wist, e; f.

An assembly for feastingcontubernium

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An assembly for feasting; contubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 87

tawa

(n.)

an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment.

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an implement, a tool, an article for use in an employment. (?)

dǽdbótnys

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For Scint. 9 substitute Be dǽdbótnysse de penitenlia Scint. 41, 4

dafen-lic

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Substitute for citation Þæslicum, dafnlicum congruis i. oportunis, An. Ox. 1331