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Anglo-Saxon

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æt-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To lie still or idleinutilem jacere

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To lie still or idle; inutilem jacere Ðæt Godes feoh ne ætlicge ne Dei pecunia jaceat, Ælfc. Gr. pref ; Som. 1, 27

áhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
áhte, áhtest

hadowned

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had, owned He sealde eall ðæt he áhte he sold all that he had; vendidit ornnia quæ habuit, Mt. Bos. 13, 46;

a-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed

To weanablactare

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To wean; ablactare Ǽr ðone, ðæt acennede bearn, awened sí quoadusque, qui gignitur, ablactatur, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8 ; S. 493, 33

cúþice

(adv.)
Grammar
cúþice, adv. = cúþlíce

Clearlymanifeste

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Clearly; manifeste Forðon ic cúþlíce [MS. cuþice] on ðǽm, hér nú cwicu lifige quia in ipsis vivificasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 93

cyld-faru

(n.)
Grammar
cyld-faru, e; f.

A carrying of children parvulōrum subvectio

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A carrying of children; parvulōrum subvectio Ðæt híg nymon wǽnas to hira cyldfare ut tollant plaustra ad subvectiōnem parvulōrum, Gen. 45, 19

Linked entry: cild-faru

fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfortconsōlāri

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Ðæt wíf nalde froefra Rachel noluit consolari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 18

fýfteógða

(num.; adj.)

the fifteenth

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the fifteenth Forþferde he ðý fýfteógeðan dæge Kalendarum Martiarum qui defunctus die dĕcĭma quinta Kalendārum Martiārum, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 36

earding

(n.)
Grammar
earding, e; f.

A habitation, dwelling habitācŭlum

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A habitation, dwelling; habitācŭlum Ðǽr we mótun ágan eardinga where we may possess dwellings, Exon. 65 b; Th. 242, 14; Ph. 673

Linked entry: eardung

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briarbramble

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A briar, bramble Ætt ðæm heápe [heópe, Rush.] secum rubum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

Linked entries: heópe heápa heópe

líðung

(n.)
Grammar
líðung, e; f.

Relievingalleviationrelief

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Relieving, alleviation, relief Hé ongit ðæs innoþes líðunge he will find relief for the stomach, Herb. 18, 4; Lchdm. i. 112, 2

máðum-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-hirde, es; m.

A treasurer

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A treasurer Ða máðmhyrdas ðe ðæt feoh heóldon ðe mon ðám ferdmonnum on geáre sellan sceolde, Bt. 27, 4; Fox 100, 13

næcedness

(n.)
Grammar
næcedness, e; f.

Nakedness

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Nakedness Swá ðæt hig ne gesáwon heora fæder næcednesse, Gen. 9, 23. Ðé ne sceamaþ ðínre næcednysse, Homl. Th. i. 432, 5

níd-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
níd-cofa, an; m.

A prison

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A prison Se hálga wæs lǽded in ðæt dimme ræced, sceal ðonne in neádcofan nihtlange fyrst wunian, Andr. Kmbl. 2619; An. 1311

ofer-getimbran

(v.)
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to raise a building On ðæm stáne hí ciricean ofer*-*getimbredon they raised a church on that rock Blickl. Homl. 205, 5

Linked entry: ge-timbran

on-steppan

(v.)
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Lege on lange hwíle óþ ðæt hé onstæppe, Lchdm. ii. 126, 17

orsorg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orsorg-líc, adj. with gen.
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Secure Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena mæg bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta conjugalis vita a supfliciis secura est, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 22

pínung-tól

(n.)
Grammar
pínung-tól, es; n.
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An instrument of torture Decius hét gearcian eall ðæt pínungtól, Homl. Th. i. 428, 18. Mid eallum ðisum pínungtólum getintregod, 424, 22

gioc

(n.)
Grammar
gioc, es; n.

A yokejugum

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A yoke; jugum Ðæt swǽre gioc the heavy yoke, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 39; Met. 10, 20: 9, 110; Met. 9, 55

sæp-spón

(n.)
Grammar
sæp-spón, a chip or
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shaving with sap in it Genim geongre ácrinde hand fulle . . . sceafe ðæt gréne, wylle ða sæpspóne on cúmeolce, Lchdm. ii. 292, 27

sealt-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ýþ, e; f.
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A salt wave, sea-wave Ðæt ic sealtýþa gelác cunnige, Exon. Th. 308, 5 ; Seef. 35. Sealtýþa geswing, 356, 7 ; Pa. 8