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Anglo-Saxon

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cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian ⬩ christianus

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Godes þeówas for eall cristen folc þingian let the servants of God intercede for all Christian people L. Eth. v. 4; Th. i. 304, 25: vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 18:;L. C. E. 6; Th. i. 364, 7.

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave

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The word is found in local names, e.g. Cwicchelmes hlǽw. Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 21 [for other examples see Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxi], and exists still in the forms -low, as Ludlow, Hounslow; and -law, frequently applied to hills in Scotland. [Cf.

Linked entry: hláw

æðel-cundnes

(n.)
Grammar
æðel-cundnes, -ness, e; f.

Nobleness ⬩ nobility ⬩ nobilitas

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Nobleness, nobility; nobilitas Mid micelre æðelcundnesse with great nobleness, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 31

an-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
an-weorc, es; n.

Material ⬩ cause ⬩ materia ⬩ causa

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Material, cause; materia, causa Búton anweorce without cause, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, es; m.

A grate formed as a ring used for baking ⬩ a gridiron ⬩ craticula

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A grate formed as a ring used for baking, a gridiron; craticula, Cot. 99

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere

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Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

driht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
driht-líc, driht-lec

lordly

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Fox 511; Gn. C. 26: Cd. 33; Th. 168, 12; Gen. 2781

earþ

art

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art, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 9; Dan. 609: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 4

eáþ-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþ-módlíce, adv.

Humbly ⬩ humĭlĭter

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Bt. 42; Fox 258, 21

Linked entry: eád-módlíce

eahteða

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
eahteða, eahteoða

eighth

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Fox 6: Men. 3

hran-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hran-mere, es; m.

the sea

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Fox 5, 19; Met. 5, 10

hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyrian, p. ede

To imitate

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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

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are; for, Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

bí-spell

(n.)

a fable

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a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 19: Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 11

Linked entry: big-spell

boren

(v.; part.)

borne, carried, born

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Fox 26, 92; Met. 26, 46; pp. of beran

ge-bealg

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bealg, -bealh [ge, and bealg was angry, p. of belgan to be angry]

made angry ⬩ irritated ⬩ enraged

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made angry, irritated, enraged, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 32 : Lk. Bos. 15, 28

ge-célnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-célnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Coolness ⬩ refrigerium

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Coolness; refrigerium For wegferendra gecélnysse ob refrigerium viantium, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6

sibsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sibsumlíce, adv.
Entry preview:

Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 128, 31

screádung-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
screádung-ísen, es; n.
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An instrument for pruning or trimming Wíngeardes screádungísen sarculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 11

sweor-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
sweor-cláþ, es; m.
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A cloth for the neck, a collar Sweorcláþ collarium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 48

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