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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-reónung

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Substitute for second passage Swicful feónda gereónung fraudulenta emulorum factio, An. Ox. 2243

ge-stenc

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For gistencs l. gistences, and add In gestenc in adore, Rtl. 12, 15

ge-corenlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 77 substitute Gecorenlíce ł æþelíce eleganter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 71

hand-selen

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For 'Cot. 136, Lys.' substitute Handselen manci*-*patio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 8; 59

hunigteár-lic

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For ' Cot. . . . Lye' substitute þone hunigteár- lican nectareum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 49

seten

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Take ymb-seten to for Lind. l. Rush. Add: v. cwild-, hundred-seten

weald

(adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.
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For wealdestan perhaps weallendestan should be read as a literal rendering of ferventissirno

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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thread for weaving Webtawa linea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 11. Cf. next word

heals-beág

(n.)
Grammar
heals-beág, es; m.

A ring for the neck, necklacemonile, collare,torques

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A ring for the neck, necklace; monile, collare, Beo. Th. 4350; B. 2172

ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harppercussorium, mazaa hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

smirwung-ele

Grammar
smirwung-ele, smiring-ele, es; m.

Oil for anointing

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Oil for anointing Of ðam smiring-ele de oleo unctionis Ex. 29, 21

and-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
and-swaru, ond-, e; f. [and, swaru a speaking]

An ANSWERresponsum

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Fox 22, 86; Met. 22, 43. Nú sceal he sylf faran to incre andsware now he must come himself for your answer. Cd. 27; Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557

Linked entries: swaru and-wyrde

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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Ealles ðú ðæs wíte awunne for all this thou hast gained suffering, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 18 ; Gú. 440. Súsl wæs awunnen the pain was overcome, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8 ; Dan. 654

Linked entry: a-wunnen

un-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
un-medume, (-ome, -eme); adj.

Unmeetunfitunworthy

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Ongitan hú micelne unweorþscipe se anwald brengþ ðam unmedeman, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 10. Ða ðe unmedome bióð tó ðære láre for unwisdóme quos a praedicatione imperfectio prohibet, Past. 49; Swt. 375, 18.

Linked entry: medume

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, p. sác.
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Th. 6, 5. to sigh for, long for Ðæt wǽron ða tída ðe Rómáne nú ǽfter sícaþ en tempora . . . quibus recordatio suspirat, Ors. 2, 8 ; Swt. 92, 35

seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
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seofon-feald, adj.
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Sevenfold Seofonfeald wracu biþ sealde for Cain and hundseofontig seofonfeald for Lamech, Gen. 4, 24. Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15.

gúþ-frec

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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction.

húslian

(v.)
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Man sceal húslian þone seócan þá hwýle hé hit for*-*swelgan mæg, and man ne sceal hit ná dón nánum sámcwyce men, for þan þe hé hit sceal etan, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 23. Gé sculon húslian þá cild bonne hí gefullode beóð, and hý Add: —

ander-gilde

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In repayment, in compensation Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre tó þæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde never let things come to so ill a pass for you, that you don't hope for better times to make amends, Prov. K. 41. (Cf. án- gilde, ¶.)

Linked entry: un-andergilde