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Anglo-Saxon

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on-sǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sǽtness, e; f.
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Take here Rtl. 121, 40 under on-setness; in Dict

Linked entry: -sǽtness

paradís

(n.)
Grammar
paradís, es; m.
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Paradise Ðæt wé inn móton gaan tó ðám upplican paradíse, Hex. 28, 9

Syrisc

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Ásende God his engel tó þám Syriscan here, Hml. S. 18, 402. Add

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sow ⬩ to sow ⬩ implant

Entry preview:

And ðá ðá hé seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá hé séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4. Hé wíngeard sette,seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 9; Gen. 1559.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

ge-wítan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Hé geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, 103, 5. to desist from doing Hé gewát from þǽre dústsceáwunga, Bl. H. 113, 29.

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Hé þæt gecýðde, þæt hé cræft hæfde. Sae. 200.

Linked entry: cýþan

geostra

(adj.)
Grammar
geostra, giestra [estra],
  • [Ps. Spl. 89, 4]
gystra, gyrsta; adj.

Of yesterday ⬩ hesternus ⬩ heri ⬩ hesternum

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Gioster doeg heri, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 52. Giestron yesterday, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 24; Rä. 41, 44. Gystran niht yesternight, Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334. Gyrstan dæg heri, Jn. Bos. 4, 52: Th. An. 22, 1

Linked entry: giestron

tígan

(v.)
Grammar
tígan, p. de
Entry preview:

To tie, literal Valerianus hét beheáfdian on Ypolitus gesihðe ealle his híwan, and hine sylfne hét tígan be dám fótum tó ungetemedra horsa swuran, Homl.

fore-sceáwung

consideration ⬩ contemplation ⬩ foreseeing ⬩ foreknowledge ⬩ forethought ⬩ foresight ⬩ providence ⬩ divine providence

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Hé ongeat ꝥ heó mid þǽre godcundan foresceáwunge onlíht wæs, Hml. S. 23 b, 216.

Linked entry: fore-gesceáwung

fús

ready ⬩ eager ⬩

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Ðá ðá hé swá fús wæs (cf. his swíðlice geornes, Gr. D. 156, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 176, 18. Rád Iulianus mid mycelra fyrdunge swíðe fús tó wíge, Hml. S. 3, 207. Ðá wæs here fús forðwegas, Exod. 248.

þicgan

(v.)
Grammar
þicgan, p. þah, þeah, and þigde, þigede, pl. þǽgon, þégon, and þígdon, þigedon; pp. þegen,
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and þiged. to take, receive, accept Hé him brád syleþ load tó leáne, hé hit on lust þigeþ, Exon. Th. 331, 31; Vy. 76. Hié ða lác þégon tó þance, Andr. Kmbl. 2225; An. 1114. Ðeáh hé máðmas þége, Elen. Kmbl. 2516; El. 1259. Ðæt hý beágas þégon, Exon.

Linked entry: ge-þicgan

máðum-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-gestreón, es; n.

Treasure

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Treasure Næs heó tó gneáð gifa Geáta leódum, máðmgestreóna, Beo. Th. 3866; B. 1931

birgean

(v.)

to bury

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to bury Iosue hét hí birgean Joshua ordered to bury them, Jos. 10, 27

biscop-wyrt

(n.)

bishop's-wort, betony

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bishop's-wort, betony, Lchdm. iii. 46, 26: Herb, cont. 1; Lchdm. i. 2, 1

ge-sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceorpan, p. -scearp

To scrape, carve in pieces ⬩ conscindere minutatim

Entry preview:

To scrape, carve in pieces; conscindere minutatim, Herb. 57, 1; Lchdm. i. 160, 4

Linked entry: sceorpan

wyrt-weard

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-weard, es; m.
Entry preview:

A gardener Heó wénde ðæt hit se wyrtweard ( hortulanus ) wǽre, Jn. Skt. 20, 15

Linked entry: leác-weard

be-hylian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hylian, p. ede
Entry preview:

To cover, veil Heó hire heáfod behylede mid hire cúlan, Hml. S. 33, 237

Linked entries: be-helian -hylian

brego-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
brego-róf, adj.
Entry preview:

Very valiant Bold wæs betlic, bregoróf cyning, heá healle, Hygd swíðe geong, B. 1925

Linked entry: róf

frætwian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Take here frættewian in Dict., and add Frætwian comere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 47

ge-medummicel

(adj.)
Entry preview:

Take here passage under <b>ge-medmicel</b> in Dict

Linked entry: medum-micel

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