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Anglo-Saxon

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réfa

(n.)
Grammar
réfa, an; m.
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A prefect Ðá hét Ualerianus se réfa hí ácwellan, Shrn. 121, 26

ge-bringan

Grammar
ge-bringan, <b>; II.</b>
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Gebringe þe se Hǽlend tó hyre hafenleáste, Hml. S. 3, 187. Add

súþ-westerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-westerne, adj.
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South-western Se súðwesterna wind him ongeán stód, Apol. Th. 11, 3

un-byrged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-byrged, adj.

Unburied

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Unburied Se cásere bebeád ðæt hine man forléte unbyrgedne, Shrn. 57, 1

Linked entry: byrgan

wræc-mæcga

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-mæcga, an; m.

A wretch

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A wretch Se wræcmæcga the devil, Exon. Th. 258, 4; Jul. 260

brerd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
brerd-full, adj.
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Brim-full Ǽfre wæs se bteruc brerdful wínes, Hml. S. 6, 282

canonic

(adj.)
Grammar
canonic, adj.
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Canonical Sé ðe tóbrecð þá canonican gesetnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 96, 13

declíniendlic

Grammar
declíniendlic, declínigendlic.
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Bið se nama declíniendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 9: 86, 9. Add

efen-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-hálig, adj.
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Equally holy Se biscop biþ efenhálig Godes apostolum, Bl. H. 45, 18

ge-dwol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwol, adj.
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Heretical Arrianus se gedwola bisceop, Gr. D. 234 10, 21 : 235, i

Linked entries: -dwol ge-dwolhring

mǽg-myrþra

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Se treówleása fæder and mǽgmyrþra ( parri-cida ), Gr. D. 239, 4. Add

þrym-lic

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Sé wæs Iouis geháten, hetol and þrymlic, Sal. K. 121, 24. Add

á-þwínan

(v.)
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to dwindle away, vanish Se scucce áðwán of heora gesihþe, Nap. 74

Linked entry: þwínan

for-licgan

Grammar
for-licgan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Heora gedohtra ... forlæg se fæder fúllíce, Sal. K. p. 121, 35. Add

feorm

(n.)
Grammar
feorm, <b>; II.</b> of an arval feast
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Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forþféredan, Cht. Th. 611, 5

ærce-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
ærce-ríce, es; n.

Archbishopric

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Archbishopric Se cyng sealde Rótbearde ðæt arceríce, Chr. 1051; P. 170, 31

efne

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Efne swá seó byrþen siteþ . . . swá sæt seó byrþen, Bl. H. 75, 7: 221, 12. Hié cwǽdon . . . Efne swá swá hié openlíce cwǽdon . . ., 81, 19.

on

Grammar
on, Add: <b>A. I.</b> 5 ¶
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S. 23, 219. 2 Seó fird gehergade swíðe micel on þǽm norðhere, Chr. 910; P. 94, 29. Mæg ic þis setl on eów geþringan, Gú. 215.

MANN

(n.)
Grammar
MANN, man, monn, es; m.

MAN ⬩ a human being of either sex ⬩ a man who is wnder the authority of another ⬩ a servant ⬩ vassal ⬩ liege-man ⬩ a parishioner

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MAN, a human being of either sex Hic et hæc homo ǽgþer is mann ge wer ge wíf, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 54.

Linked entry: manna

in-faru

(n.)
Grammar
in-faru, e ; f.

Invasion ⬩ inroad

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Invasion, march into a country, inroad Se cyng bæd hine faran intó Cent ... ac se eorl nolde ná geþwǽrian ðære infare the king bade him [Godwin] march into Kent . . . but the earl would not assent to the invasion, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 11

Linked entry: in-fær

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