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Anglo-Saxon

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orretscipe

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

Infamy, disgrace Ðæs unhlíseádgan orretscipe infamis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 49. Orretscipe infamis, 85, 11

ge-myne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myne, adj.
Entry preview:

Mindful Gif ðú ðǽr gemyne bist si ibi recordatus fueris, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 23

Linked entry: ge-mun

ge-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceortian, p. ade
Entry preview:

To fall short, fail Miððý ðæt wín gesceortade vino deficiente, Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 3

ge-trucian

(v.)

to fail ⬩ deficere

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to fail; deficere Ðá ðæt wín getrukede deficiente vino, Jn. Skt. 2, 3, col. 2

Linked entry: trucian

rest-hús

(n.)
Grammar
rest-hús, es; n.
Entry preview:

A sleeping-chamber Hé ðǽr hæfde án resthús ( cubiculum ), Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 23

sun-sunnu

(n.)
Grammar
sun-sunnu, m.
Entry preview:

A grandson Gif his sunu and ðæs sunsunu, L. Wg. 11; Th. i. 188, 23

sumer-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
sumer-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte
Entry preview:

To draw near to summer Wite gé ðæt hit sumorlǽhþ, Homl. Th. i. 614, 5

tigel-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-getæl, es; n.
Entry preview:

A tale of bricks; laterum numerus Gé sceolon ágifan ðæt ilce tigolgetel, Ex. 5, 18

þanc-hycgende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

thoughtful Hé, gumena nát hwylc, þanchycgende ðǽr gehýdde deóre máðmas, Beo. Th. 4462; B. 2235

Tróiánísc

(adj.)
Grammar
Tróiánísc, adj.
Entry preview:

Trojan On ðæm Tróiániscan gefeohte, Ors. 1. 10; Swt. 48, 2 : 1, 11; 50, 24

þegnung-weorod

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-weorod, es; n.
Entry preview:

A body of attendants or serving-men Manege of ðæs ealdormannes þénungwerode, Shrn. 154, 26

un-gelácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelácnod, adj.

Uncured

Entry preview:

Uncured Næs nǽnig untrum ðæt hé ungelácnod fram him férde, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 16

Linked entries: ge-lácnian un-lácnod

wíf-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-gemána, an; m.
Entry preview:

Mulieris consortium Wífgemánan to áwec*-*canne . . . ðæt áwecceþ wífgemánan lust, Lchdm. i. 336, 15 — 17

west-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weardes, adv.
Entry preview:

Westwards Hé man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

wíg-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-þreát, es; m.
Entry preview:

A military troop Ðæs hiofenlícan werodes wíg-þreátas coelestis exercitus militiae Lchdm. i. lxviii, 8

Linked entry: þreát

wudu-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bucca, an; m.

A wild goat

Entry preview:

A wild goat Firginbucca, ðæt ys wudubucca, Lchdm. i. 348, 2. Wudubuccan gealla, 348, 6

Linked entries: wudu wudu-gát

bríw-þicce

(adj.)
Grammar
bríw-þicce, adj.
Entry preview:

Thick as pottage Wylle hit oð ðæt hit beó wel bríwþicce, Lch. iii. 76, 7

for-legness

(n.)
Grammar
for-legness, e; f.

Fornication

Entry preview:

Fornication Ðæt yfel forlegnesse fornicationis vitium, Past. 401, 25: Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 133, 9

forðmest

(adv.)
Grammar
forðmest, adv.
Entry preview:

First Cueð tó ðǽm apostolum and biscopum æfter him forðmest, Mt. L. 10, 8 note

fyxe

(n.)
Grammar
fyxe, an; f.
Entry preview:

A she-fox, vixen Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gæð, C. D. ii. 29, 1

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