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Anglo-Saxon

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píslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
píslíce, adv.
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Rush. 11, 53. v. preceding word

scía

(n.)
Grammar
scía, an; m.
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Scíu (scía, scíæ, Rush.) crura, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 31-33

þyld

(n.)

patience

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Rush. 21, 19

wín-belg

(n.)
Grammar
wín-belg, es; m.

A wine-skin ⬩ wine-bottle

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Rush. 9, 17

sóþ-hwæðere

(con.)
Grammar
sóþ-hwæðere, conj.

However ⬩ yet ⬩ nevertheless

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Rush. 12, 42

bereþ

(v.)
Grammar
bereþ, 3rd pres. of beran

bears ⬩ brings forth ⬩ produces

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Rush. Stv. 1, 21 : Hick. Thes. i. 135; Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 28

drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
drysnan, p. ede ; pp. ed

To put out, quench, extinguish ⬩ extinguĕre

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Rush. 9, 46

maca-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
maca-, macca-líc; adj.

Fit ⬩ suitable ⬩ convenient

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Fit, suitable, convenient Mið ðý dæg maccalíc [macalíc, Rush.] gecuom cum dies opportunus accidisset, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 21

þrycness

(n.)
Grammar
þrycness, e; f.

Oppression ⬩ affliction ⬩ tribulation

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Rush. 24, 21. In ðrycnisse in tribulationem, 9

plæce

(n.)
Grammar
plæce, plæse, an: plæts, e; f.
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On plæcum (on plætsa, Rush.) in plateas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 10 : 14, 21. In plaecum in plateis, 13, 26. In plæcum (plæsum, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 56. In plægiword ł on plæcum in plateis, Rtl. 36, 7. In plæcum, 65. 37

Linked entries: plægi-word plæts

wín-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wín-treów, es; n.

A vine

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Rush. 15, 1, 5. Hwylc treów is ealra treówa betst? Wín-treów, Salm. Kmbl. p. 188, 10. Wæstma ðæs wíntreówes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 34. Of ðissum cynne wíntreós (-trées, Lind.) de hoc genimine vitis, 26, 29

beadu-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-rǽs, es; m.

A battle-rush ⬩ onset ⬩ pugnæ impetus

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A battle-rush, onset; pugnæ impetus Biter wæs se beadurǽs the onset was bitter, Byrht. Th. 134, 68; By. 111

æt-écan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-écan, -ycan; p. -écte; v. trans, [æt to, at, eacan to eke]

To add to ⬩ increase ⬩ addere ⬩ adjicere

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Rush. Stv. 6, 27

in-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bláwan, p. -bleów

To inspire

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Rush. 20, 22. Ðec inbláwende te inspirante, Rtl. 103, 32

bi-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush down, cover ⬩ ruere, obruere, incidere

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To rush down, cover; ruere, obruere, incidere Hríme bihrorene covered with rime, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77

Linked entry: bi-hroren

stand

(n.)
Grammar
stand, es; m.
Entry preview:

Rush. 6, 35

þurh-trymman

(v.)

to confirm thoroughly ⬩ corroborate

Entry preview:

Rush. Lind. 10, 25

gémunglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gémunglíc, adj.

Belonging to a marriage, nuptial ⬩ nuptialis

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Rush. 22, 12: 11. Gímungalíc nuptialis, Rtl. 108, 1

smǽran

(v.)
Grammar
smǽran, (?); p. de

To laugh at, deride

Entry preview:

cf. besmeradun in Rush.) hine deridebant eum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 24

un-ered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ered, adj.

Unploughed

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Unploughed Unered land rus, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 49

Linked entry: erian

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