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Anglo-Saxon

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in-rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
in-rǽsan, p. de

To rush upon

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Lind. 7, 25. Inrǽsan inrumpere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 84

grǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
grǽfa, gréfa, an; m.
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Lind. 21, 13. See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxvii

bird

(n.)

pullus

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Lind. Rush. War. 2, 24

Linked entry: brid

tǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽslíce, adv.

Conveniently

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Lind. 14, 11

Linked entry: teáslíce

sund-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
sund-ráp, es; m.
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A sounding line:?-Sundgyrd in scipe oððe [sund-] ráp, i. metráp bolidis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 17

þenning

(n.)
Grammar
þenning, e; f.
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Stretching, extension Be Cristes earm[a] þenninge and his honda on róde, Anglia xi. 172, last line

Linked entry: earm-þenning

þyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrstig, adj.

Thirsty

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Lind. 25, 35. Ðyrstende ł ðrystig (þyrstigne, Rush.) sitientem, 37

Linked entries: þrystig þurstig

un-styrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-styrigendlíc, adj.

Not to be stirred ⬩ not to be carried

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Lind. 23, 4

dæl

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Óþer dæl (dell, den, v.ll. latus (vallis) ) wæs lígum ful, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 616, 4. Add

hand-smæll

(n.)
Grammar
hand-smæll, es; m.

A slap with the hand

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Lind. Rush. 19, 3

Linked entry: smæll

tó-drǽfness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfness, e; f.

Division, ⬩ difference

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Lind. 9, 16

Linked entry: drǽfness

á-sencan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sencan, p. te

To sink

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On áse(i)ntum (i above the line) summerso, i. absorbto . An. Ox. 829

wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
wénunga, (wéninga); adv.

Perhaps ⬩ haply ⬩ by chance

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Lind. 11, 13: Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 13. Woenunge Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 2 : forsitan, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 46. Woeninga Ps. Surt. 123, 4: 138, 11

Linked entries: wéning weninga

a-smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
a-smeágung, e; f.

Investigation ⬩ meditation ⬩ scrutinium ⬩ investigatio ⬩ meditatio

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Investigation, meditation; scrutinium, investigatio, meditatio Þurh asmeágunge bóclícre snotornesse through investigation of book-like wisdom, Apol. Th. 3, 16

Linked entry: smeágung

embehtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
embehtsumnes, -nis, -niss, e; f.

A compliance, kind attention ⬩ obsĕquium

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Lind. War. 16, 2

in-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
in-drincan, p. -dranc

To imbibe ⬩ drink

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Lind. 2, 10

Linked entries: on-drincan in-drencan

scía

(n.)
Grammar
scía, an; m.
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Lind. 19, 31-33

fleardian

(v.)
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Ábroðene and fleardigende hí folgiað fracedum lífe hos solutos atque oberrantes sola turpis uita complectit, Chrd. 77, 36. Add

hed-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
hed-cláþ, es; m.

A thick upper garment of coarse material, like a chasuble

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A thick upper garment of coarse material, like a chasuble, Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346, 17

FLEAX

(n.)
Grammar
FLEAX, flex, es; n.

FLAX ⬩ līnum

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FLAX; līnum Of ðære eorþan cymeþ ðæt fleax flax comes from the earth, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 13. Fleax līnum, Wrt. Voc. 82, 6. Þurh ðæt fleax by the flax, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18b, 14.

Linked entry: flex

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