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Anglo-Saxon

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an-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
an-weorc, es; n.

Material ⬩ cause ⬩ materia ⬩ causa

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Material, cause; materia, causa Búton anweorce without cause, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 16

axse

(n.)
Grammar
axse, an; f.

Ashes ⬩ cinis

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Ashes; cinis On axsan gehwyrfeþ in cinerem convertit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 34

a-weaht

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaht, a-weahte

awaked ⬩ excited ⬩ raised up

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Th. 77, 65: Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 526, 34;

earþ

art

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art, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 9; Dan. 609: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 4

eáþ-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþ-módlíce, adv.

Humbly ⬩ humĭlĭter

Entry preview:

Bt. 42; Fox 258, 21

Linked entry: eád-módlíce

for-bæran

(v.)

to forbear

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Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 13

fór-moni

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-moni, adj.

Very many ⬩ permultus

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Th. 138, 52; By. 239

fýren cylle

(n.)
Grammar
fýren cylle, an; f.

A fiery torch ⬩ ignea fax

Entry preview:

A fiery torch; ignea fax, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29, note, MS. B

Linked entry: fýren

hran-mere

(n.)
Grammar
hran-mere, es; m.

the sea

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The whale-mere, the sea Hronmere, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 19; Met. 5, 10

hýn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýn-ness, e; f.

Humiliation ⬩ abasement ⬩ proscription

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Humiliation, abasement, proscription Unsceaþþiendra hýnnysse proscriptionibus innocentum, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25, note

hýr-geoht

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-geoht, es; n.
Entry preview:

A hired yoke of oxen Be hýrgeohte, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7

Linked entry: geoht

hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyrian, p. ede

To imitate

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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26

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

sibsumlíce

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

Bt. 33, 4 ; Fox 128, 31

Sealh-wudu

(n.)
Entry preview:

Selwood Be eástan Sealwyda, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 9. Sealwuda, 894; Erl. 92, 19

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

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