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Anglo-Saxon

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æfstung

(n.)
Grammar
æfstung, æfestung, e; f.

Envy

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Envy Mid þyccylum ðǽre æfestunge, Gr. D. 117, 28. Æfstunge, 118, 2

hors-minte

(n.)
Grammar
hors-minte, an; f.

Wild mint; ⬩ menthastrum,

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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint

sceát

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add: fig. Hé gelǽdde hine tó þám sceáte þǽre hálgan cyrican eum ad sanctae ecclesiae gremiun perduxit, Gr. D. 190, 26.<b>IV a.

ge-lád

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Add: a lode, water-course Vicum qui nu[ncupatur] Æt Euulangeládæ, C. D. B. i. 297, 10. Æt Eánflǽde geláde, C. D. v. 402, 2. Norð út onefen þæt gelád, and swá eástweardes þæt hit cymeð eft wiðnioðan þæt gelád on Sæferne, ii. 150, 12-14

Ác-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Ác-tún, es; m. [ác oak, tún a town]

ACTON, Staffordshire ?

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— Æt Áctúne at Acton, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1002; 546, 27

Linked entries: aac Ácan-tún

maffa

(n.)
Grammar
maffa, an; m.

A caul ⬩ omentum

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A caul; omentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 43: Ep. Gl. 17 d, 23

æt-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-standende, adj.
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By-standing Þá heortan þára æt-standendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 21

aler-sceaga

(n.)
Grammar
aler-sceaga, an; m.
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An alder-copse On arlscagan, of alrscagan, C. D. B. iii. 667, 18

Linked entry: sceaga

Aro-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Aro-sǽte, Aro-sǽtan the name of an English people (
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district) Arosǽtna landes is syx hund hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 26

bisceop-ród

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-ród, e; f.
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A cross worn by a bishop ii. bisceopróde, C. D. iv. 275, 11

ford-wer

(n.)
Grammar
ford-wer, es; m.
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A weir at a ford Be súðan fordwere, C. D. iii. 437, 11

fleax-waran

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Andlang burnan on ðá flexwaran; on ðone hagan, C. D. v. 382, l

fisc-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-lacu, e; f.

A fish-pond

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A fish-pond Andlang móres on fisclace, C. D. B. ii. 374, 16

Linked entry: lacu

fore-witan

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Be þám sáwlum þe forewiton (praenoscunt) monige wísan, Gr. D. 301, 14. Add

hors-weg

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On horsweg; of horswege innan gátánstíge, C. D. B. i. 417, 12. Add

innan-burhware

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Ðá þreó geférscipas innanburhwara and útanburhwara, C. D. B. iii. 491, II. Add

líf-brycgung

Grammar
líf-brycgung, v. ge-brýcgan in Supplement: íif-dæg.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. life-day] : -lífe. v. lang-lífe : lifen. Add:

lustbǽr-lic

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Add: — Seó andweardnes þǽre lustbǽrlican onsýne praesentia concupitae formae, Gr. D. 188, 12

sǽtian

(v.)
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Sǽtiende hí ofslógon þone beran ursum insidiantes occiderunt, Gr. D. 206, 30. Add

sceaga

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In hǽðleáge sceagan ðǽr hé þynuest is, C. D. iii. 391, 15. Add

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