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Anglo-Saxon

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boren

(v.; part.)

borne, carried, born

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borne, carried, born, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 92; Met. 26, 46; pp. of beran

ge-célnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-célnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Coolness ⬩ refrigerium

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Coolness; refrigerium For wegferendra gecélnysse ob refrigerium viantium, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6

gefe

(n.)

a gift

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a gift, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 6 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exalted ⬩ exaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

ge-orn

(v.; part.)

rose ⬩ exortus est, surrexit

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rose; exortus est, surrexit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 40; p. of ge-yrnan

un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Unallowed ⬩ illicit

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Unallowed, illicit Ðurh ungelýfedne willan per inlicitam voluptatem, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 29

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

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Impossible Nǽniht unmæht bið iúh nihil inpossibile erit vobis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 20

un-orne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-orne, adj.

Simple ⬩ plain ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ humble

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Th. 139, 18; By. 256

Linked entry: orne

worþig-netele

(n.)
Grammar
worþig-netele, an; f.

A nettle that grows by a homestead

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A nettle that grows by a homestead (?) Sió micle worþignetle, Lchdm. ii. 116, 2

Linked entry: netele

wyrt-eceddrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-eceddrenc, es; m.
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An acid potion made with herbs Be ðam súþernan wyrteceddrence, Lchdm. ii. 172, 11

Linked entry: eced-drenc

Angel-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
Angel-cyrice, an; f.
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The church in England In Ongelcyricean, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 11: 492, 2

bodiend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bodiend-lic, bodigend-lic; adj.

praised

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To be celebrated, praised, Ic bletsige ðé, Fæder, bodigendlic God, Hml, S. 7, 232

bitere

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Þú scealt þá sáwle bitere forgyldan, Wlfst. 177, 7: Bl. H. 195, 23. Add

cubit

(n.)
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a cubit Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29

cyning-cyn

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Of Francena cyningcynne de gente Francorum regia, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 53, 8. Add

flóh

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A bit of stone Stánes flóh gleba silicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 27. Substitute:

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m.
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Leave Be þes cynges gelǽfan (leáfe, lǽfe, v. ll. ), Chr. 1043; P. 165, 10

ge-þóhtung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þóhtung, e; f.
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Counsel Þú scealt geðeón be þisse geþóhtunge, Hpt. 21, 189, 8. Cf. ge-þeahtung

Linked entry: -þóhtung

ge-frédmǽlum

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Substitute: Gradually, little by little, imperceptibly Gefrédmǽlum, stundmǽlum sensim, paulatim, Hpt. Gl. 482, 50

heard-mód

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Heardmód bið se mon þe ne mage þysum gelýfan. Hml. S. 36, 326. Add

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