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Anglo-Saxon

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campung

(n.)
Grammar
campung, e; f.
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Ic mid þín wǽpnum getrymed on þínum féþan fæste stande and for þínre campunga ( a better reading is: for ðé campige. v. Bl. N. 5, 40), Bl. H. 225, 34

niht-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
niht-hwíl, e ; f.
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The space of a day, four and twenty hours Gif ǽnig man wǽre áne niht on helle, and hé eft wǽre æfter þám of álǽdd . . . ne áwacode hé nǽfre for eallum þisum, tó ðám wérig hé wǽre for þǽre ánre nihthwíle, Wlfst. 147, 9

æ-gilde

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, adv. l. ǽ-gilde; adj.,

Unpaid for, applied to a slain man for whom wergild was not paid

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Unpaid for, applied to a slain man for whom wergild was not paid :-- Gyf þrǽl ðæne þegen áfylle, licge ǽgylde (-gilde, v. l. ) ealre his mǽgðe; and gyf se þegen ðæne þrǽl ðe hé ǽr áhte áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wlfst. 162, 8. and add

Linked entry: or-gilde

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ exercise ⬩ harass ⬩ to urge a person to something ⬩ press for something ⬩ force to do something ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to threaten

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Voc. ii. 113, 49: 55, 43. to urge a person to something, press for something, force to do something For ðí ic ðreátige ðé tó úra goda offrunge, ðæt ðis folc, ðe ðú bepǽhtest, forléton ða ídelnysse ðínre láre, Homl. Th. i. 592, 31.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

ed-leǽnung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leǽnung, e; f.

A rewarding ⬩ retrĭbūtio

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A rewarding; retrĭbūtio For edleǽnunge propter retrĭbūtiōnem, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 112

hreód-writ

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-writ, es; n.

pen ⬩ calamus scribæ

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A reed for writing, pen; calamus scribæ. Ps. Spl. C. 44, 2

nest-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
nest-pohha, an; m.

A bag for food ⬩ wallet

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A bag for food, wallet Nestpoha pera, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10

Linked entry: pohha

gnyrn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn-wracu, e; f.

Revenge for injury ⬩ grief ⬩ enmity ⬩ hate

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Revenge for injury or grief, enmity, hate, Elen. Kmbl. 718; El. 359

Linked entry: wracu

flǽsc-sand

Entry preview:

For Nap. 23 read Chrd. 14, 36-8

swic

(n.)
Grammar
swic, (swice ? q. v.), es; n.
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Deception, illusion For swicum deóflícum propter illusiones diabolicas, Anglia xiii. 396, 441

sweor-racentteáh

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-racentteáh, g. -teáge; f.
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A chain for the neck:?-Swurracentéh catelle, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 64

Linked entry: racent-teáh

un-gesǽlhþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlhþ, e; f.

Unhappiness ⬩ misery

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Unhappiness, misery For ungesǽlhðe ðissere earman þeóde, Chr. 1057; Erl. 192, 26

Linked entry: ge-sǽhþ

weorold-bismer

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bismer, es; n. m.
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Worldly reproach For woroldbismere ánum per contumaciam, Past. 10; Swt. 61, 10

Linked entry: bismer

bremman

Entry preview:

For ' bremman . . . 192 ' substitute

ceaster-wyrhta

Entry preview:

For Cot. 156 substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 27, 69: 69, 24

eorþ-cyn

Entry preview:

For 'each terrestrial species' substitute 'all that lives on earth,' and add:

flind

Entry preview:

For 'Cot. 98, Lye' substitute

fiþer-berende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

For ' Cot. 9: 170' substitute

frum-talu

(n.)
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, cf. talu; (for delata l. delatio)

hǽlsung

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For ' Cot. 11, Lye' substitute Hǽlsunga auguria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 28

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