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Anglo-Saxon

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fet

(v.)
Grammar
fet, fetches, brings,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 61
    • ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fetian

fiht

(v.)
Grammar
fiht, fights,
  • Ex. 14, 14
;
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3rd sing. pres. of feohtan

flát

(v.)
Grammar
flát, pl. fliton

strove ⬩ contended

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strove, contended; p. of flítan

fulluht-tíd

time of baptism ⬩ baptismal time

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time of baptism, baptismal time

ge-wát

(v.)

departed

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departed; p. of ge-wítan

bollen

(v.; part.)

bellowed, roared

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bellowed, roared; pp. of bellan

ge-náp

(v.)

darkened

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darkened; p. of ge-nípan

un-grið

(n.)

violation of peace ⬩ hostility

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violation of peace, hostility (Lye)

Wísle-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle-múþa, an; m.

The mouth of the Vistula

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The mouth of the Vistula

Linked entry: múþa

ge-dǽle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dǽle, (?), es; n.
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A portion of common land

Linked entries: -dǽle ge-dál ge-dela

brute

(v.)
Grammar
brute, pl. bruton

bruisedst, broke

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bruisedst, broke; p. of breótan

cropen

(v.; part.)

crept ⬩ crawled

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crept, crawled; pp. of creópan

croden

(v.; part.)

crowded ⬩ pressed

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crowded, pressed; pp. of creódan

ge-streht

(v.)

spread;

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spread; pp. of ge-streccan

hiwleás-ness

(n.)

want of form; ⬩ deformitas.

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want of form; deformitas. Som

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

Ælfric ⬩ Ælfricus

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Ælfric of Canterbury, the grammarian, was of noble birth, supposed to be the son of the earl of Kent. He was a scholar of Athelwold, at Abingdon, about 960.

æl-wihta

(n.)
Grammar
æl-wihta, pl.

strange creatures ⬩ monsters ⬩ alieni generis entia ⬩ monstra ⬩ all created things ⬩ omnia creata

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Th. 3004; B. 1500. all created things; omnia creata Helm ælwihta, engla scippend the protector of all created things, the creator of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 236; An. 118

fulluht-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht-bæþ, fulwiht-bæþ, es; n. [full, wiht, e; f: bæþ, es; n.]

A bath or font of baptism ⬩ baptismi fons ⬩ baptistērium ⬩ βαπτιστήριον

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A bath or font of baptism; baptismi fons, baptistērium = βαπτιστήριον Ðæt gerýne onfón fulluhtbæþes to receive the sacrament of the baptismal font, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 31. Fulluhtebæþes, 3, 3; S. 525, 30.

fyrd-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-gestealla, an; m.

A comrade in arms ⬩ martial comrade ⬩ expĕdītiōnis bellĭcæ sŏcius ⬩ commīlĭto

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Wurdon Sodomware leófum bedrorene fyrdgesteallum the inhabitants of Sodom were deprived of their beloved martial comrades, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 23; Gen. 1999

Linked entry: fird-gestealla

twicen

(n.)
Grammar
twicen, e: twicene, an; f.
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Of ðære mere on ða twycene; of ðære twycenan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 77, 4. On ða smalan twichenan; and swá andlang twichenan, 240, 20. Tó ðere twichenen ; of ðere twichene, 201, 27

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