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Anglo-Saxon

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Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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Anglen was the province from which the English derived their being and name. Anglen [v. Engel] lies on the south-east part of the Duchy of Sleswick, in Denmark.

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human formimage of a manstatue

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A human form, image of a man, statue Ǽfre siððan se monlíca ( the pillar of salt into which Lot's wife was turned ) stille wunode, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 1; Gen. 2566.

wrigian

(v.)
Grammar
wrigian, p. ode

To turnwendhiegomove

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Weard æt steorte (the ploughtail) wrigaþ on wonge the ploughman pushes his way over the field, Exon. Th. 403, 9; Rä. 22, 5

sæl

(n.)
Grammar
sæl, sel, es; n.

A hall

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Such a freke watȝ neuer in þat sale er þat tyme, Gaw. 197

Linked entries: sel sales salor

hordere

(n.)
Grammar
hordere, es; m.

A treasurer, steward, chamberlaintreasurer

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Ðis forward was makid wid ordríc hordere, Chart. Th. 438, 3, 7. Cynges hordera oððe úra geréfena swilc, L. Ath. 1, 3; Th. i. 200, 23, see note. Nán man ne hwyrfe nánes yrfes bútan ðæs geréfan gewitnesse ... oððe ðæs horderes, 9; Th. i. 204, 19

tit

(n.)
Grammar
tit, titt, es; m.

A teat,pap,Brest

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A fostre wimman on was tette he sone aueð lagt, Gen. and Ex. 2621. Tete rimes with swete (I sweat), Chauc. C. T. 3704; with lete, pp. of leten, Gow. i. 268, 3. Tete uber, Prompt. Parv. 489

on-weald

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D. on-wald.]

éþung

breathingpantingflatulencyinspirationbreath

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Ðridde wæs windes pund, ðanon him (Adam) wæs seó ǽðung geseald, Sal. K. p. 180, 10. Wæs þǽra wyrma oroð and éþung swíðe deáðberende serpentum halitus erat pestifer, Nar. 14, 15. the emission of a smell.

Linked entry: ǽþung

ge-dafenlic

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Wæs ꝥ eác gedefenlic (-dafen-, v. l.) þætte þæt swefen gefylled wǽre oportebat impleri somnium, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 472, 19. Gedoefenlic is oportet, Jn. p. 4, l. Wæs gidæfendlic oportebat, Jn. R. 4, 4.

Linked entry: ge-défelic

lǽwa

(n.)
Grammar
lǽwa, an; m.

A betrayertraitor

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Judam scarioð se wæs lǽwa [hléga, Lind] iudam scarioth qui fuit proditor, Lk. Skt. 6, 16. His lǽwa him tácen sealde dederat traditor ejus signum eis, Mk. Skt. 14, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 246, 10. Mid Judan ðe Cristes léwa wæs; Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: be-lǽwa

Breoten-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
Breoten-wealda, an; m.
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wæs se eahteþa cyning sé þe Brytenw(e)alda (Bretenan, v. l.) wæs octavus rex qui rexit Bryttaniam, Chr. 827 ; P. 60, 26 note

Linked entry: Bret-walda

ge-bǽdan

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Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð (urgetur)) Hé wæs gebǽded for neódþearfa swá myccles plyhtes tanta periculi necessitate compulsus, Gr. D. 48, 2.

Italia

(n.)
Grammar
Italia, e, an (Latin forms also occur) ; f.
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Italy On Ticinis he" wæs áféd Italian landes (cf. hé wæs áféd on Italia, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 24), Hml. S. 31, 12. Hé gefór on Italie (cf. in Italiam, l, ii; S. 50, 24), Ors. S. 2, 3.

fore-þingiend

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingiend, es; m.

One who pleads for anotheran intercessorintercessor

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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Us Drihten sealde ðé foreþingiend nobis Dŏmĭnus dĕdit te intercessōrem, Wanl. Catal. 294, 34, col. 1

Linked entry: þingiend

myl

(n.)

dust

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dust Ðát ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis loci illius contra ignem voluerit, Bd. 3, 10, tit.; S. 534, 16

ge-cneord

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cneord, adj.

Diligentintentintentussollers

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Diligent, intent; intentus, sollers Wæs he on willsumnesse háligra gebéda gecneord and geornfull ĕrat orātiōnum devōtiōni sollertissĭme intentus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 34

ge-hrepod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hrepod, [pp. of ge-hrepian to touch]

touchedtactus

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touched; tactus He wæs gehrepod mid heortan sárnisse wiðinnan tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus, Gen. 6, 6. Gehrepod tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 56

Linked entry: hrepian

treów-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
treów-lufu, e, an; f.
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Faithful love Wæs seó treówlufu (the love of the disciples to Christ after the ascension) hat æt heortan. Exon. Th. 34, 7; Cri. 538

un-befliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-befliten, adj.

Uncontestedundisputed

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Uncontested, undisputed Ðá wæs hígen and hláforde lond unbefliten éghwæs and seoððan á óð his daga ende, Chart. Th. 48,1: 481, 14: 483, 3

Linked entry: be-flítan

dene

(n.)
Grammar
dene, m.
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On ðám dene ( convalle ) ðe Mambre wæs háten, Prud. 6 b: Gen. 18, 1. Add