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Anglo-Saxon

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land-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
land-scipe, es; m.

region

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A tract of land, region Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I a more hateful region, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376

Linked entry: land-sceap

gonge-wifre

(n.)
Grammar
gonge-wifre, an; f.
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10

tæppel-bred

(n.)
Grammar
tæppel-bred, es; n.

A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool

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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44

Linked entry: tæppil-bred

þúsend-mann

(n.)
Grammar
þúsend-mann, es; m.

A captain of a thousand men

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A captain of a thousand men Gesete of him þúsendmen and hundrydmen rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds (A. V.), Ex. 18, 21, 25

þurh-lócung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-lócung, e; f.

A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a bookprohemium

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A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38

sǽ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-fór, e; f.

A journey by sea, a voyage

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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42

æt-foran-weall

(n.)
Grammar
æt-foran-weall, es; m.

The outer walloutworksa bulwark before a castleantemurale.

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The outer wall, outworks, a bulwark before a castle; antemurale

beorþor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
beorþor-þínen, e; f.

A midwifeobstetrix

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A midwife; obstetrix [beorþor child-birth, þínen a maid-servant]

Linked entry: byrþor-þínen

cincg

(n.)

a king

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a king, Th. Diplm. A. D. 743-745; 28, 21

drenc-cuppe

(n.)
Grammar
drenc-cuppe, an; f.

A drinking-vessel, a cuppocŭlmn

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A drinking-vessel, a cup; pocŭlmn Wrt. Voc. 82, 42

Linked entry: cuppe

dreá

(n.)

a magician, wizard

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a magician, wizard, Salm. Kmbl. 89, MS. A; Sal. 44

ed-gild

(n.)
Grammar
ed-gild, es; n.

A re-payment rĕ-sŏlūtio

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A re-payment; -sŏlūtio, Leo, A. Sax. Gl. 250

leóþ-word

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

mæcga

(n.)
Grammar
mæcga, an; m.

A man

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A man, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52

bodere

(n.)
Grammar
bodere, es; m.

A teacher, a masterpræceptor

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A teacher, a master; præceptor, Lk. Rush. War. 9, 33

bord-haga

(n.)

phalanx

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

démon

(n.)
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a demon, devil From démonum a demonibus, Rtl. 146, 1

eorþ-ling

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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add:

hund-freá

(n.)
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a centurion Hundfre[-á?] ceniurio, Mt. L. 22, 19 marg. (?)

mearce

(n.)
Grammar
mearce, an; f.
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a limit, v. mearc; 2. a territory. v. (?) Dene-mearce