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Anglo-Saxon

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mǽra

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Tó werbolde .XL. mǽra oððe án fóðer gyrda, C. D. iii. 451. 1

nearu-wrenc

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Add: an evil, mean trick (?) Æfestum onǽled oferhygda ful, níðum, nearowrencum, Mod. 44

ómig

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Add Ómiges anfiltes scabrae incudis, An. Ox. 478. Hómigre tangan- rubiginosae forcipis, 483

pǽl

(n.)
Grammar
pǽl, es; m.
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A javelin Pǽlas pila, An. Ox. 19, 3. [From Latin palus?]. Cf. pál

pearroc

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Án leó útbærst út of þǽre leóna pearruce, Hml. S. 35, 253. Add

scúwa

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Add: a 'shady' person (?) Scúan nebulonis, An. Ox. 7, 139. Cf. fore-scýwa

sticol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
sticol-ness, e; f.
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Loftiness On sticylnysse, on héhþe in edito, i. in fastigio, An. Ox. 4437

swíþ-sprecende

(adj.)
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verbose, speaking too much Swýðspecende verbosa (swýðspecen verbositas, MS.), An. Ox. 56, 140. (?)

twi-sestre

(adj.)
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twi-sestre, adj.
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Containing two sesters Éghuælc án wæs twisestre gemet, Jn. L. 2, 6 marg

þideres

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Hider and þyderes ultro cilroque, i. hinc et inde. An. Ox. 1040. Add

wíd-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-genge, adj.
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Rambling, roving, going far and wide Wíd-genge girouagum, An. Ox. 58, 10

gryn-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
gryn-smiþ, es; m.

One causing grief, affliction, evil

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One causing grief, affliction, evil [gryn, q. v.], Andr. Kmbl. 1833; An. 919

Linked entry: smiþ

breahtm

(n.)

a shining, moment, glance, an atom;scintillatio, atomusbrightness.

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a shining, moment, glance, an atom; scintillatio, atomus Breahtm atomus, Cot. 36: 100

ofer-teldan

(v.)

to cover with an awning

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to cover with an awning Segle ofertolden. Cd. Th. 182, 26; Exod. 81

of-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
of-sprǽc, e; f.

An outspeaking, utterance

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An outspeaking, utterance Gydde i ofsprǽce elogio, textu, locutione, Hpt. Gl. 460, 65

on-cunning

(n.)
Grammar
on-cunning, e; f.

An accusation

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An accusation Mid gelómlícum oncunningum crebris accusationibus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 3

Linked entries: cunning cunning

bed-gerid

(n.)
Grammar
bed-gerid, es; n.

An ants' nest

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An ants' nest Nime ǽmettan mid hiora bed-geride, Lch. ii. 328, 8

linnan

(v.)
Grammar
linnan, p. lann, pl. lunnon

To ceaseleave offdesistlose

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To cease, leave off, desist, part from, lose Blǽd his blinniþ blisse linniþ [-aþ MS.] listum [lissum?] linneþ his glory comes to an end, he ceases from joy, desists from delights, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 30; Reim. 53. Lunnon sáwlum they parted from their

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support Hú þyncþ eów hú seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan? ðonne is wén, swá micle swíðor swá hé þencþ ðæt hé hit ádwæsce, ðæt hé hit

sigel

(n.)
Grammar
sigel, sægl, segl ; n. (?)
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The sun ; also the name of the rune=S ᛋ sǽmannum symble byþ on hihte (cf. Icelandic Runic poem—Sól er landa ljómi), Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 15 ; Rún. 16. Woruldcandel scán, sigel súþan fús, Beo. Th. 3936 ; B. 1966. Wuldres tácen swylce hádre

Linked entries: segl sægl