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Anglo-Saxon

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earm-hreád

(n.)
Grammar
earm-hreád, e; f.

An arm-ornament ⬩ brachii ornāmentum

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An arm-ornament; brachii ornāmentum Earm-hreáda [MS. earm reade] twá two arm-ornaments, B. 1194

Linked entry: hreád

éd-módian

(v.)
Grammar
éd-módian, -módigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be humble, to obey ⬩ obēdīre

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Mk. Lind. War. 1. 27

embiht-mon

(n.)
Grammar
embiht-mon, -monn, es; m.

A servant-man, servant, minister ⬩ servus, minister

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A servant-man, servant, minister; servus, minister Allra embihtmon omnium minister, Mk. Rush. War. 9, 35

fǽman

(v.)
Grammar
fǽman, p. de; pp. ed [fám foam]

FOAM or froth ⬩ spūmāre

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Fǽmende spūmans, Mk. Bos. 9, 20

Linked entry: FÁM

for-scurfon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scurfon, p. pl. of for-sceorfan.

gnawed ⬩ ate off

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gnawed or ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L;

land-begang

(n.)
Grammar
land-begang, es; m.
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54

Linked entry: be-gang

líget-ræsc

(n.)
Grammar
líget-ræsc, es; m.

Lightning

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Skt. 10, 18, MS. A

luf-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
luf-rǽdenn, e; f.

Love

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Love Hig gesetton hatunge for lufrǽddenne mínre posuerunt odium pro dilectione mea, Ps. Lamb. 108, 5

mend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mend-líc, (?); adj.

Moderate ⬩ small

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Moderate, small Tó medmyclum (MS. C. mendlícum) fæce ad modicum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 21

mennisc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mennisc-líce, adv.

Humanly ⬩ after the manner of men ⬩ humaniter ⬩ humanitus

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Humanly, after the manner of men; humaniter, humanitus, Ælfc. Gr, 38; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

neáwung

(n.)
Grammar
neáwung, e; f.

Nearness ⬩ coming near

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Nearness, coming near In neáwung síe sumer in proximo sit aestas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 28

scriðe

(n.)
Grammar
scriðe, es; m.
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A course Ða habbaþ scyrtran scriðe and færeld, ymbhwerft læssan ðonne óðru tungl, Met. 28, 11

geriht-geswinc

(n.)
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lawful labour Of mannes gerihtgeswincon ( Justis laboribus ) sylle ma[n] Gode rihte ælmessan, Chrd. 70, 3

Linked entry: ge-swinc

beðing

(n.)
Grammar
beðing, e; f.

A fomentation ⬩ fomentum

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A fomentation, an assuaging or nourishing medicine; fomentum,Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 20; MS. B

Linked entry: beðen

ge-beorglíc

(adj.)

safe ⬩ cautious ⬩ prudent ⬩ becoming

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Edg. ii. 1; Th. i. 266, 6, note 12, MS. G

ge-dyrstig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstig-nes, -ness, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ audacia

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MS. 17 a, 15 : Nar. 19, 11

ge-érendian

(v.)

to go on an errand

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In. 33; Th. i. 122, 13, note 37, MS. B

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste

To fast

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Lind. 5, 34 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 2; 6, 16

ge-fættian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fættian, p. ode; pp. od

To fatten ⬩ anoint ⬩ impinguare ⬩ pinguefieri

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Gefætted incrassatum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 15

Linked entries: be-fættian fættian

ge-fryþsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fryþsum, adj.

Safe ⬩ fortified ⬩ salvus ⬩ mūnītus

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Safe, fortified; salvus, mūnītus On stówe [MS. stówum] gefryþsumre in lŏcum mūnītum, Ps. Spl. 70, 3

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