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Anglo-Saxon

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æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumble ⬩ spurn at ⬩ dash or trip against ⬩ mistake ⬩ cæspitare ⬩ offendere ad aliquid ⬩ impingere

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Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs ðú ætspurne [Lamb, ætsporne] æt stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Ps. Spl. 90, 12.

Linked entry: æt-spurne

weorþung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
weorþung-dæg, es; m.
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a day for the bestowing of honours or offices Árdagas vel weorðungdagas (weordung-, Wrt.) comitiorum dies, honorum dies Wrt.

óþer-hwílen

(adj.)
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The passage seems imperfect, and perhaps aliquando has been read for aliquanto and óðer-hwíle should be read for óðer-hwílen. (?)

of-sendan

(v.)

to reach by sending, send for, summon

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to reach by sending, send for, summon Ofsænd se cyng Godwine eorl the king sent for earl Godwin Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 7.

be-brecan

To break to pieces

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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.)

æppel-hús

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-hús, es; n.

An apple-house ⬩ a place for fruit generally ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-house, a place for fruit generally; pomarium, Wrt. Voc. 58, 55

Linked entry: hús

neód-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
neód-weorþung, e; f.

Great honouring

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Great honouring For naman ðínes neódweorþunge propter nomen tuum. Ps. Th. 142, 11

gagolisc

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For geglisces mægdenes ( the daughter of Herodias ) plegan, Mart. H. 156, 18. Add

á-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-metsian, p. ode
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To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note

be-strúdan

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For second passage substitute

cin-tóþ

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For 'Prov. 30, Lye' substitute Of his cintóþum molaribus suis, Kent. Gl. 1084

críst-ness

(n.)
Grammar
críst-ness, (crísten- ?), e; f.
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Christianity Ic eów hálsige . . . for ðǽre crístnesse ðe gé underféngan, Rtl. 114, 16

Linked entry: crísten-ness

dol-sceaþa

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Cf. dolswaþu for dolh-swaþu

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

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

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