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Anglo-Saxon

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siht

(adj.)
Grammar
siht, adj.
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On sihtre mǽde norþeweardre, C. D. iii. 430, 29. Cf. seohhe, seohtre

stán-rǽw

(n.)
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a line of stones On stánrǽwe; of stánrǽwe, C. D. iii. 444, 5

stihtere

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Add: a steward, treasurer Úre cyrican stihteres ( dispensatoris) mǽg, Gr. D. 221, 19

súþ-heáfod

(n.)
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a south head Andlang hlinces on þæt súþheáfod, C. D. iii. 414, 2

undern-mete

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Mid him beran his undernmete (-gereord, v.l., prandium), Gr. D. 150, 14. Add

un-forgifende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgifende, adj.
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Unforgiving wæs heard and unforgyfende þám forwyrhtum mannum, Gr. D. 320, l

un-geswícendlíce

(adv.)
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ungeswíkendlíce (unáblinnendlíce, v.l. indesinenter) þurhwunað wyrcenne, Gr. D. 86, 10. Add

úp-ende

(adj.)
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Andlang þǽre díc ðæs furlanges úpende, C. D. iii. 418, 24. Add

west-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-rihtes, adv.
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Due west Ðanon westrihtes on ðá ealdan stánreáwe, C. D. iii. 450, 2

wóp

Grammar
wóp, <b>. II.</b>
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Mid singalum stefnum his wópa continues lamentorum vocitius, Gr. D. 215, 23. Add

æcer-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
æcer-mǽlum, adv.

By acres

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By acres Ðæt land líð hídmǽlum and æcermǽlum, C. D. vi. 98, 5

ge-anbidung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-anbidung, e; f.

Expectation

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Expectation Drihten generede of eallre geanbidunge (expectatione) folkes, Gr. D. 107, 25

Linked entry: an-bidung

cumb

(n.)
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and should be taken as separate words (but see N. E. D. coomb). Add:to cumb, On cumb middeweardne, C. D. iii. 411, 11. On wulfcumb ufeweardne, 403, 19: 446, 22. But also neuter (?); cf. Innan rigecumb norðewærd, 449, 27.

dagung

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Add: crepusculum Hwæðer hit þe ǽfenglommung ðe on morgen d(e)agung (e written above; dagung, v. l.) utrum crepusculum adhuc permaneat uespertinum, an jam advenerit matutinum, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9, 21.

ge-þrǽstedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstedness, e; f.
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Voc. ii. 134, 78. of material. v. ge-þrǽstan; Geunrótsode for geþrǽstednysse (tócwysednysse, v. l.) þæs bróðres contristati contritione fratris, Gr. D. 125, 12. of the mind, contrition In úre heortan geþrǽstednesse in cordis contritione, Gr.

Linked entry: ge-þrǽstnes

hús-bót

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bót, e; f.
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House-repair; wood for the repair of a house; the right to cut such wood Ðis is seó wudung ðe ðǽrtó gebyreð, ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte and húsbót, C. D. vi. 243, 13. [v. N. E. D. house-bote.]

hwifer

(adj.)
Grammar
hwifer, (?); adj.
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Perhaps this adjective may be inferred from the following words in Suffolk names hwifermirsce, C. D. iii. 275, l. Wifærmyrsc, 273, 26. hwifræme-[ra, v. C. D. B. iii. 603, 40], 275, 12. Ic gæan þæs landes æt hwi-fersce, 272, 16

tó-liþian

(v.)
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Add: to relax þæs módes sceát byð tóleoðod (-liðod, v.l.) mentis laxatur sinus, Gr. D. 173, 9.

ǽfnian

(v.)
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Ðá ðá se dæg ǽfnode vesperascente die Gr. D. 75, 2. Oþ ðæt hit ǽnode, Hml. S. 13, 27. Swylce hit ǽfnige, Lch. iii. 260 7. Mid ðí ðe hit ǽfnian wolde, Hml. S. 23, 245. Ǽfni(g)endum ðám dæge, Gr. D. 253, 8. Add

byrig-man

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-man, -mann, es; m. [byrig a city, man a man]
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A city officer; ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28, MS. D; Som. 11, 29

Linked entry: birigh-man