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Anglo-Saxon

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Nefrod

(n.)
Grammar
Nefrod, es; m.

Nimrod

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Nimrod Nefrod se gigant; se Nefrod wæs Chuses sunu, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 162, 17

Linked entry: Nebrond

GESE

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
GESE, gise, gyse [ge+se = geá+sí]; adv.

YES ⬩ immo, etiam

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YES; immo, etiam Gise, lá gese, yes, oh yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

Linked entries: gyse gise

regn-

(prefix)
Grammar
regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used

Linked entries: regen- regn-heard regn-meld regn-þeóf regn-weard

stefnettan

(v.)
Grammar
stefnettan, stemnettan; p. te
Entry preview:

Th. 135, 22; By. 122

Linked entry: stemnettan

þurh-swimman

(v.)

to swim through or over ⬩ pass by swimming

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to swim through or over, pass by swimming Ðorhsuimmaþ tranant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 74

Linked entry: swimman

wráþian

(v.)
Grammar
wráþian, p. ode

To be angry ⬩ to anger

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To be angry Ða ténu ongunnun wráðiga (wurǽðia, Lind. indignari), Mk. Skt. Rush. 10, 41

coren-beág

(n.)
Grammar
coren-beág, es; m.
Entry preview:

A crown Be þǽm þyrnenan corenbége ofer Crístes hǽfde on róde, Angl. xi. 172, 32

démed-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
démed-lic, ; adj.
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That may be judged Hwæthugu démedlices aliquid judicabile, Gr. D. 336, 20. v. for-démedlic

dysigu

(n.)
Grammar
dysigu, (-o); indict. or gen. e; f.
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Folly, stupidity Neátum gelíce for eówre dysige, Bt. 26; F. 90, 3. v. dysig; n

efen-spédiglic

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Efenspédelice consubstantialem . . . efenspédelicum (efne-, v. l.) consubstantialibus, Bd. 4, 17; Sch. 432, 18, 21. Add

Linked entry: spédiglic

flód-hamm

(n.)
Grammar
flód-hamm, es; m.
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A place surrounded by water (?), or protected against water (?) Flðdhammas, C. D. i. 289, 18

for-hogodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogodlic, adj.

scorn ⬩ contempt

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Denoting scorn or contempt Drihten þá cynelican burh forhogodlice naman nemde, Bl. H. 77, 23

Linked entry: -hogodlic

ge-hnycned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hnycned, drawn (?),
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Éþung bið sárlic, gehnycned neb, Lch. ii. 258, 17. [Cf. (?) Icel. hnykkja to pull.]

Linked entry: -hnycned

ge-bésmed

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Add: Swelled out by the wind Segelbósmas gebésmed carbasa sinuata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 26

healf-brocen

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-brocen, adj.

Half-broken

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Half-broken Þam sticcum healfbrocenra ísa semifractarum crustis glacierum, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 633, 9

leáh-tric

Grammar
leáh-tric, l. leahtric, take here <b>leác-tric</b>
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., and add Be þǽre nunfǽmnan þe bát þone leahtric, Gr. D. 30, 33

múþa

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On múþan in porlum, Bl. Gl. Aestuaria, ostia ł múþan, An. Ox. 41, 3. Add

ná-teþeshwón

(adv.)
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by no means Náteþeshwón nequaquam, Chrd. 116, 30. Nátyþeshwón nullatenus, 113, 20: 114, 15. 3a

rudian

(v.)
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to be ruddy.E. S. viii. 478, 60. Him an rǽd hiów rudaþ on þám ricge

Samaritanisc

Entry preview:

Þá Júdéiscan cwǽdon be Críste þæt hé wǽre Sarnaritanisc, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 29. Add

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