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Anglo-Saxon

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æppel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-tún, es; m.

An apple-garden ⬩ orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-garden, orchard; pomarium, Ælfc. Gl. 24? Somn. 299

Linked entries: apple-tún tún

æppyl

(n.)

an apple

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an apple, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 57; MS. C

a-tendincg

(n.)
Grammar
a-tendincg, = atending, e; f.

A fire-brand ⬩ an incentive ⬩ a provoking ⬩ incentivum

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A fire-brand, an incentive, a provoking; incentivum, Scint. 81

derung

(n.)
Grammar
derung, e; f.

An injuring, harming ⬩ læsio, injūria, nocumentum

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An injuring, harming; læsio, injūria, nocumentum, Greg. Dial. 3, 16

edesc-hen

(n.)

an edish hen, a quail ⬩ cŏturnix

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an edish hen, a quail; cŏturnix, Ps. Surt. 104, 40

ele-twíg

(n.)
Grammar
ele-twíg, es; n.

An olive twig, a small branch of olive

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An olive twig, a small branch of olive, Cot. 146

firigend-streám

(n.)

a mountain-stream ⬩ the ocean

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a mountain-stream, the ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 779; An. 390

fyrdringnes

(n.)

an exalting ⬩ promoting ⬩ advancing orfurthering ⬩ exaltātio ⬩ promōtio

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an exalting, promoting, advancing orfurthering; exaltātio, promōtio, Som. Ben. Lye

in-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
in-sceáwere, es; m.

An inspector

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An inspector Ofer-insceáweras super-inspectores, Rtl. 194. 25, 29

leóþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-word, es; n.
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A word in a poem, Andr. Kmbl. 2975; An. 1490

locen

(n.)
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an enclosed place (?), Cd. 220; Th. 283, 6; Sat. 300

be-twinum

(prep.)

between, amid ⬩ inter, in medio

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between, amid; inter, in medio,Andr. Kmbl. 2207; An. 1105

staþol-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
staþol-ǽht, e; f.
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An estate, landed possession, Exon. Th. 353, 33; Reim. 22

ulm-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ulm-treów, es; n.

An elm-tree

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An elm-tree Ulmtreów ulmus, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 63

unriht-hǽmdere

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmdere, es; m.

An adulterer

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An adulterer Mid unrehthǽmderum cum adulteris, Ps. Surt. 49, 18

Linked entry: hǽmdere

weorold-gefeoht

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gefeoht, es; n.
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An earthly fight Sigefæste on worold-gefeohtum, Shrn. 61, 29

wréhtend

(n.)
Grammar
wréhtend, es; m.

An accuser

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An accuser Wréhten his selfes accusator sui, Kent. Gl. 650

bord-haga

(n.)

phalanx

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[haga a hedge. 1. an enclosure.] A shield-enclosure, phalanx

byrdling

(n.)
Grammar
byrdling, es; m.
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A tortoise Byrdlingc testudo, An. Ox. 23, 21. Cf. bord

ciricend

(n.)
Grammar
ciricend, es; m.
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An ecclesiastic Ciricendum hlifiendum ecclesiasticis vivis, Mt. p. 10, 10

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