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Anglo-Saxon

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candel leóht

(n.)
Grammar
candel leóht, es; n.

Candle-light ⬩ lucernæ lumen,

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Ben. 53

a-screpan

(v.)

to bear out

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to bear out. Dele, and see preceding word

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A ford ⬩ shallow water ⬩ water that may be traversed ⬩ a body of water ⬩ sea

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Wit on sǽ wǽron, óþ ðæt unc flód tódráf, wado weallende, Beo. Th. 1096; B. 546: 1166; B. 581. Sǽholm oncneów ðæt ðú gife hæfdes ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1066; An. 533.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

a-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To lie ⬩ fail ⬩ confine ⬩ perish ⬩ jacere ⬩ conquiescere ⬩ deficere ⬩ aboleri

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To lie, fail, confine, perish; jacere, conquiescere, deficere, aboleri Nú sceal eall éðelwyn alicgean now all joy of country shall fail, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886. His dóm alæg its power failed, Beo. Th. 3061; B. 1528

Linked entry: a-legen

a-blýsgung

(n.)
Grammar
a-blýsgung, -blýsung, e; f.

The redness of confusion ⬩ shame ⬩ pudor

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Ben. 73

Linked entry: blysung

ælecung

(n.)
Grammar
ælecung, e; f.

An allurement ⬩ a blandishment ⬩ blandimentum

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Ben. 2

an-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew ⬩ demonstrate ⬩ ostendere ⬩ demonstrare

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Ben. 7, 11

an-fangennes

(n.)
Grammar
an-fangennes, -ness, e; f.

A receiving ⬩ receptacle ⬩ acceptio ⬩ susceptio ⬩ receptaculum

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Ben. 2

cépe-stów

(n.)

a market-place, market ⬩ forum, emporium

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Ben. Lye

cim

(n.)
Grammar
cim, cim-stanas; pl. m.
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Ben. Lye

cyn-recen

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-recen, gen.cyn-recenne ; f.

A pedigree, genealogy, parentage ⬩ generatio, genealogia, parentela,

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Ben

cúþ-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽtan, [cúþ = cýþ relationship, lǽtan to admit]

To enter into friendship ⬩ societatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

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Ben. Lye

cwíðend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwíðend-líc, adj.

Proper, peculiar, natural ⬩ genuīnus

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Ben. Lye

dreór-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
dreór-fáh, adj.

Stained with gore ⬩ cruentātus

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Stained with gore; cruentātus, Beo. Th. 974; B. 485

demman

(v.)
Grammar
demman, p.de ; pp. ed

DAM, stop water ⬩ obturāre flūmen

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Ben. Lye

deógol

(n.)
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secret, Beo. Th. 555; B. 275: Elen. Grm. 1093

droht

(n.)

drawn, draught ⬩ tractus, haustus

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Ben. Lye

drýming

(n.)
Grammar
drýming, e; f.

A soft or murmuring noise ⬩ sŭsurrus

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Ben. Lye

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: metan

egean

(v.)

To harrow or break clods ⬩ occāre

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Ben. Lye

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