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Anglo-Saxon

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hún

(n.)
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Txts. 635 for many examples

hreddere

(n.)
Grammar
hreddere, es; m.
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A defender For þig is þǽre hálgan cyrcan neód ꝥ heó hæbbe hredderas ( defensores ), Chrd. 94, 4

mann-þw-érness

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Dáuid for his manþwǽrnysse (-þwyrnysse, v. l. ) and mildheortnysse wearð Gode gecwéme, Hml. S. 16, 55. Add

níd-behéfedness

(n.)
Grammar
níd-behéfedness, e; f.
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A need, necessity Lytles hwega for þæs líchaman nédbehǽfednyssum mid him hæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 150

Linked entry: be-héfedness

scip-ác

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ác, f.
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An oak-tree fit for shipbuilding(?) On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16

Linked entry: ác

blótan

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ꝥ hié sceolden mid monnum for hié heora godum blótan, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 5. Add

æppel-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for carrying apples

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A vessel for carrying apples Æppelfæt (-fæc, MS.) apoforeta, vasa pomis ferendis apta, Hpt. 31, 15, 401

Linked entry: fæt

hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl, es; n.

Omen, auspiceomen, auspiceomen, auspicium

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Omen, auspice Hǽl sceáwedon they observed the favourable omen (for Beowulf's undertaking), Beo. Th. 414; B. 204

Linked entry: hǽlu

sprǽc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc-hús, es; n.

A house for speakingcuriacuria, consistorium, praetorium.

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A house for speaking Sprǽchús auditorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 11. Úþwitena sprǽchús curia vel senatus, 13

Linked entry: sprǽc-ærn

a-rǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽran, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a, rǽran to rear, raise]

To rear upraise uplift upexaltset upbuild upcreateestablisherigereexcitareresuscitareextollereædificarecreare

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Eardas rúme Meotud arǽrde for mon-cynne the Creator established spacious lands for mankind, Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 14; Gn. Ex. 16

sealt

(adj.)
Grammar
sealt, salt; adj.
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Salt, of that which is naturally salt For hwam wæs seó sǽ sealt geworden? Moises áwearp ða .x. word in ða sǽ, and his teáras ágeát in ða sǽ; for ðam wearð seó sǽ sealt, Salm. Kmbl. 188, 15-19. Sealt wæter the sea, Ps. Th. 68, 2: Cd.

weorold-lust

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lust, es; m.
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For ðam ðe hé mæg ðurh ðæt tó anwealde cuman oððe tó sumum woruldluste vel potentiae caussa, vel delectationis, 24, 3; Fox 82, 34

secgan

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Först. 96, 3. Add Secge him mon swíðe gedæftelíce for his ágnum scyldum modis congruentibus de proprio reatu feriendus est, Past. 185, 12. Add Ic nǽfre gít ne gemétte goldhord swá swá gé mé on secgað, Hml. S. 23, 668. v. full-, wiþ-secgan; un-sægd

næs

(v.)
Grammar
næs, = ne wæs

was not

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Nǽron ðá welige hámas, ne diórwyrþra hrægla hí ne girndan, forðam hí ðá git nǽran, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 4-6. Ða cyningas Rómeburg begeáton ðǽr Mutius nǽre ( if it had not been for Mucius ), Ors. 2, 3; Swt. 68, 20.

incer

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. ¶ plural and dual forms used of the same persons :-- Ic geseó þæt eówer mód is áwend, for ðan ðe gé eówre spéda þearfum dǽldon: gáð nú tó wuda, and heáwað incre byrðene gyrda ... Bicgað eów landáre ...

oft-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
oft-rǽde, adj.

frequentready at many times

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Bydele gebyraþ ðæt hé sý weorces frigra ðonne óðer man forðan hé sceal beón oftrǽde he must be always ready, 18; Th. i. 440,7

hǽtu

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Feáwe men mehten beón eardfæste . . . for þǽre hǽte and for þǽm stence . . . ge ealle þá fiscas ácwę́lan for þǽre hǽte, 5, 4; S. 226, 2-7. Ic drífe sceáp míne tó heora lǽse, and stande ofer hig on hǽte ( aestu ) and on cyle, Coll.

brogdettan

(v.)
Grammar
brogdettan, (brodd-, bród-, bréd-, brott- ?); p. te.

to shakequiverto glitterbe splendid

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Voc. ii. 67, 54. to glitter, be splendid (cf. brogdian) Mid dislicum glengcgum brottetende (v. brogdettung for form) stolidis pompis indruticans, Hpt. Gl. 435, 37

cerg

(adj.)
Grammar
cerg, adj. [= cearig, q. v.]

Sad, dire, wickedtristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus

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Sad, dire, wicked; tristis, sollicitus, dirus, malus Cerge reótaþ fóre onsýne éces déman the wicked shall wail before the face of the eternal judge, Exon. 20a; Th. 52, 20; Cri. 836

frum

(adj.)
Grammar
frum, comp. frumra; adj.

Vigorousstrenuouspromptquickrapidstrēnuus

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Vigorous, strenuous, prompt, quick, rapid; strēnuus Swift wæs on fóre, fuglum frumra it was swift in its course, more rapid than birds, Exon. 113 b; Th. 434, 21; Rä. 52, 4

Linked entry: cennan