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Anglo-Saxon

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cwánung

(n.)
Grammar
cwánung, e; f.
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Lamentation Gránung and cwánung, Nap. 15

eall-rúh

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Dele, and see eall, I. 2

for-hirdan

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Take here for-hyrdan, and add:

Linked entry: for-hyrdan

fór-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-rídan, l. for-rídan.

cut off

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to ride and stop, cut off

gemynd-drepen

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Dele, and see ge-mynd ; XI

Linked entry: drepen

ge-néhlíce

(adv.)
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Dele, and see ge-neahlíce ; II

ge-steald

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Place before ge-stealla, and add:

ge-swǽpa

Grammar
ge-swǽpa, v. swǽpa
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in Dict., and cf. ge-swope

gebed-gíht

Grammar
gebed-gíht, l. -gíht,
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and add: Bedgoing. Cf. sunn-gíhte

Linked entry: gíht

ge-wéne

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Dele, and see ge-wénan; II

hám-brigan

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Dele, and see hám; 1 a

inhoh

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Dele, and see An. Ox. 5161

leágung

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Dele, and see Angl. i. 508

linnan

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Dele: v. á-linnan, and add:

persa

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Dele, and see meduma a treadle

scyldigness

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For synnignise substitute deáþsynnignise, and add:

bǽting

A cable

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Dele: A cable, and see bǽtan

ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, es; n.

Brass ⬩ æs

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Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27

ǽrror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrror, adv.

Before ⬩ formerly

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Before, formerly We iú in heofonum hæfdon ǽrror wlite and weorþmynt we once in heaven had formerly beauty and dignity, Cd. 216; Th. 274, 9; Sat. 151: 220; Th. 283, 4; Sat. 299

dóm-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-hwæt, adj. [hwæt quick, strenuous]

Strenuous in judgment ⬩ in jūdĭcio strēnuus

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Strenuous in judgment; in jūdĭcio strēnuus We hine dómhwate, dǽdum and wordum hérgen hold-ríce we strenuous, may praise him faithfully in deeds and words, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 11; Cri. 429

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