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Anglo-Saxon

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blæstm

(n.)
Grammar
blæstm, es; m.
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Blast Þǽra líga blæstm, Verc. Först. 74, 7

sægedness

(n.)

a sacrifice

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Lind. Rush. 12, 33

wíf-geornness

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-geornness, e; f.

Incontinence

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Lind. 15, 19

ge-soecan

(v.)

to seek ⬩ follow

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Lind. 13. 37

am

am ⬩ sum

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Lind. Stv. 26, 22: 11, 29: Jn. Lind. War. 7, 34. Ic am witnesse I am witness. Chr. 1121; Erl. 39, 23 [vide p. 28, note 3, for the date, A. D. 1121.]

swenc

(n.)
Grammar
swenc, es; m.
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Lind. 24, 20. On swencum (suoenccum, Lind.: geswincum, W. S.) ł costungum mínum in temtationibus meis, Rush. 22, 28. In suoencum in tribulationibus, Rtl. 184, 4

windung

(n.)
Grammar
windung, winnung, e; f.

What is winnowed ⬩ chaff ⬩ straw

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Lind. 13, 38. Wynnunga, 26. Wynnung, 25. Ða halm ł ða windungo (winnunge, Rush.) paleas, Lk. Skt. Lind.3, 17. Bisin ofwinnuncum parabolam de zizaniis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 17, 4

Linked entry: wind

ge-wyrdelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdelíce, adv.
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Gewyrde[lice] uerbatim, andgytful[líce] sensatim An. Ox. 56, 120

sáda

(n.)
Grammar
sáda, an; m.

A cord, halter, snare

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Lind. 21, 35. Grin biþ on sádan tórænded laqueus contritus est, Ps. Th. 123, 7. Mid sáde ( laqueo ) hine áwrigde, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 5

ge-sóþfæstian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sóþfæstian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To justify

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Skt, Lind. 7, 29. He wolde gesóþfæstiga hine seolfne ille volens justificare seipsum, 10, 29. Gesóþfæstad is snytro justificata est sapientia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 19: 12, 37

Linked entry: sóþfæstian

egen

(n.)

fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

færm

(n.)

a supper, feast

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Lind. 22, 2, 3, 4

from-gebúga

(v.)
Grammar
from-gebúga, p. -beáh, -bég

To turn from

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Lind. 5, 15

hyngrig

(adj.)
Grammar
hyngrig, adj.

Hungry

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Lind. 25, 35

líxende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
líxende, adv.

Splendidly

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Lind. 16, 19

mót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mót-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A court-house

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Lind. 18, 28

ge-bernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bernan, [ge-, bernan to burn]

To burn ⬩ combūrere

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Lind. 3, 17

ge-cælcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cælcian, p. ode; pp. od

To whiten ⬩ dealbare

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Lind. 23, 27

ge-druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-druncnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To sink ⬩ drown

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Lind. 5, 7

ge-hǽnan

(v.)

to accuse ⬩ condemn

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Lind. 8, 6; 8, 10

Linked entry: hǽnan

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