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Anglo-Saxon

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and

(prep.)
Grammar
and, prep. dat. acc.

With ⬩ cum ⬩ Against ⬩ before ⬩ on ⬩ into ⬩ contra ⬩ apud ⬩ in

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with the dative; cum dativo With; cum Emb eahta niht and feówerum after eight nights with four [twelve nights ], Menol. Fox 419; Men. 211.

Linked entries: ænde and-þwǽre niht-gerím ond end

Q

Grammar
Q, This letter occurs but seldom in Anglo-Saxon; in those native words where qu is now found, e. g. quick, quoth, cw or cu was written, cwic, cuic, cwæþ, cuæþ. In the glossary (belonging to the eighth century) given in Wrt. Voc. ii. 98 sqq. are six instances of words beginning with qu, and four others occur in the same volume; in the Blickling Gloss the form quémde glosses complacebam, and the foreign word
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reliquias retained its original form

-tig

(suffix)
Grammar
-tig, -ty, a numeral suffix in words denoting the decades; up to 60 such words are formed with a suffix only, from 60 to 120 hund is prefixed and tig suffixed, hund-seofon-tig, hund-twelf-tig. Other dialects make a distinction in the numerals at the same point. Gothic uses tigus (pl. tigjus) in the earlier, -téhund in the later, O. Saxon -tig in the earlier, while 70 is given by ant-siƀunta; in
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O. H. Ger. the two forms are -zug and -zó. In O. Frs. and Icel. the same forms are used throughout. Tig is another form of the root seen in ten (tehan, g for h according to Verner's Law)

ǽtten

Grammar
ǽtten, for æten,

should eat

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In. 42; Lambd. 8, 5; Wilk. 21, 24;

fór-scýt

Grammar
fór-scýt, pres. of fór-sceótan.

shoots before ⬩ prevents or will prevent

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shoots before, prevents or will prevent, Homl. Th. i. 576, 2;

fór-wernedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-wernedlíce, adv.

Against one's will ⬩ very grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ ægre ⬩ anguste

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Against one's will, very grievously, hardly; ægre, anguste, Som. Ben. Lye

heáfod-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-cyrice, an; f.
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E. 3; Wilk. 127, 52

hinsíð-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
hinsíð-gryre, es; m.
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Terror connected with death, Cd. 223; Th. 293, 17; Sat. 456

hyge-fród

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-fród, adj.

Wise of mind ⬩ prudent

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Wise of mind, prudent, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 13; Gen. 1953

lind-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
lind-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior armed with a shield, Beo. Th. 5199; B. 2603

of-sceacan

(v.)
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to shudder, shake with fear Ofscóc exhorruit Hpt. Gl. 504, 10

ge-wile

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wile, es; n.

A will ⬩ vŏluntas

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A will; vŏluntas, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11

súþ-eásterne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþ-eásterne, adj.
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South-eastern Súðeásterne wind eurus, Ælfc. Gr. 4; Zup. 8, 2

Linked entry: súþan-eásterne

tó-brocen

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-brocen, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Suffering from eruptions Wiþ innan tóbrocenum múðe. Lchdm. ii. 310, 19

Linked entry: tó-brecan

westansúþan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westansúþan-wind, es; m.
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A south-west wind Westansúðanwind austrum Ps. Spl. C. 77, 30

wyrmǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrmǽte, adj.

Worm-eaten

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Worm-eaten Wiþ wyrmǽtum líce, Lchdm. ii. 12, 15: 126, 4

eág-ece

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Wiþ miclum eágece, Lch. ii. 32, 4, 10: 34, 11. Add

eástansúþan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
eástansúþan-wind, es; m.
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A south-east wind Eástansúþanwind vulturnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 12

firen-tácnian

(v.)
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to pollute with sin Hý fyrentácnodon conpulluerunt, Ps. Rdr. 288, 21

Linked entry: firen-tácn

ge-húfod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-húfod, adj.
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Provided with a húfe (q. v. ) Gehúfud vittatus Germ. 397, 525

Linked entry: húfian

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