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Anglo-Saxon

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eástran

(n.)
Grammar
eástran, eástron; dat. pl. of éaster; gen. eás-tres, q. v. Eástron
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl

eáþ-médan

(v.)

To adore ⬩ adōrāre

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To adore; adōrāre Eáþmédaþ feorr adōrābĭtis prŏcul, Ex. 24, 1

Linked entries: eád-médan ge-eáþmédan

ed-cucian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-cucian, -cwician; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To re-quicken, revive ⬩ reviviscĕre

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To re-quicken, revive; reviviscĕre, Greg. Dial. 1. 12, Lye

fleán

(v.)
Grammar
fleán, p. flóh, pl. flógon; pp. flagen

To flay ⬩ pull off the skin ⬩ excŏriāre ⬩ deglūbĕre

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To flay, pull off the skin; excŏriāre, deglūbĕre,Cot. 61

for-sǽcan

(v.)

to punish

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to punish, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 2; Gú. 348

for-scríhan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scríhan, p. -scráh, pl. -scrigon; pp. -scrigen [scríhan dĭcāre]

To abdicate ⬩ resign ⬩ give up ⬩ abdĭcāre

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To abdicate, resign, give up; abdĭcāre Forscráh abdĭcāvit, Cot. 205

for-spyllan

(v.)

to lose

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to lose Wyle forspyllan will lose, Mt. Bos. 16, 25

fram-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
fram-síðian, p. ode; pp. od

To go from or away ⬩ depart ⬩ abscēdĕre

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To go from or away, depart; abscēdĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

fram-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand away from ⬩ stand aloof ⬩ abstāre

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To stand away from, stand aloof; abstāre, Som. Ben. Lye

freón

(v.)
Grammar
freón, p. freóde; pp. freód

To free ⬩ love ⬩ lībĕrāre ⬩ ămāre

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To free, love; lībĕrāre, ămāre, Chr. 777; Erl. 55, 18

from-gebúga

(v.)
Grammar
from-gebúga, p. -beáh, -bég

To turn from

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To turn from: — Fromgebég declinavit, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 15

ful-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ful-dón, p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. -dón

To do fully ⬩ satisfy ⬩ plēne ăgĕre ⬩ satisfăcĕre

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To do fully, satisfy; plēne ăgĕre, satisfăcĕre, R. Ben. 44

eærfoðian

(v.)

to trouble ⬩ tribŭlāre

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to trouble; tribŭlāre, Ps. Spl. T. 12, 5: 41, 14

Linked entry: ge-eærfoðod

heó-dæg

(adv.)
Grammar
heó-dæg, adv.

To-day ⬩ hodie

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To-day; hodie, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 23; Gen. 661

lár-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hlystend, es; m.

a catechumen

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One who listens to instruction, a catechumen, Mone B. 2802

leás-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
leás-tyhtan, p. te

To wheedle ⬩ flatter

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To wheedle, flatter Leástyhtendum lenocinantibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 15

midsumor-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
midsumor-dæg, es; m.

Midsummer-day

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Midsummer-day Tó midsumer dæi, Chr. 1131; Erl. 259, 34

mis-tríwan

(v.)

to mistrust ⬩ be diffident

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to mistrust, be diffident Wé mistríwaþ difidimus, Rtl. 39, 32

norþan-westan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-westan, in be norþan-westan

to the north-west

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to the north-west, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 5

Norþ-hymbrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbrisc, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97. 58

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