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Anglo-Saxon

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hwíting

(n.)
Grammar
hwíting, e; f.

Whiting

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Whiting, chalk and size Of hwítingmelwe, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 20

múr

(n.)
Grammar
múr, es; m.

A wall

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A wall Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143

mynster-hata

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-hata, an; m.

A hater or enemy of monasteries

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A hater or enemy of monasteries Hér syndan sacerdbanan and mynsterhatan, Wulfst. 165, 28

sceatt

Grammar
sceatt, <b>; I a.</b>
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Hæbbe ǽlc cniht mealtes ánne sester and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 614, 1. Add

þúfian

(v.)
Grammar
þúfian, p. ode

To become leafy or bushy

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To become leafy or bushy Þúfaþ and wridaþ frutescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 13

þynnung

(n.)
Grammar
þynnung, e; f.

Thinning ⬩ making thin

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Thinning, making thin Lǽcedómas ðe þynnunge mægen hæbben and smalunge, Lchdm. ii. 260, 23

un-andhéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andhéfe, adj.

Insupportable

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Insupportable Byrþenne hæfige and unandhoife onera gravia et inportabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 4

Linked entry: and-héfe

wlitelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wlitelíce, adv.

Beautifully ⬩ in comely fashion

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Beautifully, in comely fashion Hí weófod wlitelíce geworhtan and gegyredon, Blickl. Homl. 205, 6

ǽ-swice

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swice, es; m.
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Failure in the keeping of the law Þurh lahbrycas and ǽswicas, Wlfst. 164, 3

Linked entry: swice

begannes

Grammar
begannes, l. be-gánnes,
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and substitute: Celebration Begánnes ka-lende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 70, 38. v. preceding word

be-sceáwod

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sceáwod, adj.

Considerate ⬩ thoughtful ⬩ circumspect

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Considerate, thoughtful, circumspect On gleáw-scipe swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, II

brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
brǽde, es; m. l. brǽde, an; f.
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Brǽde assura, Wrt. Voc. i. 82, 67: frixa, Wülck. Gl. 243, 21. and add

célod

Grammar
célod, l. celod, and substitute: Having a boss or
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beak (? cf. cele, and see Worsaae's Primeval Antiquities, p. 52, for such a 'beak')

cól-máse

Grammar
cól-máse, l. col-máse,
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and add Colmáse bardioriolus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 61: parrula, Hpt. 31, 241, 46

cubit

(n.)
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a cubit Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, adj.
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Afiniculum ellende a finibus procul, Txts. 39, 99. Dele last two quotations, and add

fester-man

Grammar
fester-man, l. fester-,
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De emptionibus sine fidejussoribus, quod Anglice dicitur fastermannes, Ll. Lbmn. 668, 18. and add

ge-mæssian

(v.)
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Sanctus Paulus hæfeð nú gemæssad, and bletsað nú þis folc, Vis. Lfc. 17. Add

ge-byrdelíce

(adv.)
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Add: v. ge-byrd; <b>VIII,</b> and next word

ge-wemmedlíce

(adv.)
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Take here <b>ge-wemmodlíce</b> in Dict., and add

Linked entry: -wemmedlíce

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