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Anglo-Saxon

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mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

nídwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nídwíslíce, adv.

Of necessity

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Of necessity Hé sylf wæs ðære hálgan ǽ underþeód, ðæt hé ða álýsde ðe neádwíslíce ðære ǽ underþeódde wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 94, 16

wuldor-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-þrymm, es; m.

Glorious majesty

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Glorious majesty Wealdend and wyrhta wuldorþrymmes, éce God, Andr. Kmbl. 650; An. 325 : 1404; An. 702. Godes wuldorþrymmas mannum cýþan, Blickl. Homl. 111, 17

pyffan

(v.)
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to breathe out Pyfte gást efflauit flamen, An. Ox. 18, 42. Pyf on þínne scytefinger, Tech. ii. 121, 12. Piffendes spirantis, An. Ox. 1885

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á-leóran

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Áleóre transeat, 56, 2. alar-bedel an alder-bed :-- On an selrbedd, C. D. v. 153, 36. Add

abbad-dóm

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

abbad-ríce

(n.)

an abbacy

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an abbacy

a-blignys

(n.)
Grammar
a-blignys, -nyss, e; f.

An offence

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An offence

acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

arwe

(n.)

an arrow

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an arrow

be-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
be-fæsting, e; f

An entrusting

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An entrusting

eolhx

(n.)
Grammar
eolhx, eolx; gen. sing, of eolh, eolc

an elk

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an elk

érra

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
érra, the former, Som. Ben. Lye. = ǽrra ; comp.
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of ǽr

lift

(n.)

the air

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the air

wirde

(n.)
Grammar
wirde, (?), es; m.

An observer

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An observer

æþelian

(v.)
Grammar
æþelian, un-.
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l. an-

cwis

Grammar
cwis, l. un-cwisse (
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at end)

eár

(n.)
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an ear

ysel

(n.)
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an ass

wíg

(n.)

an idol

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an idol

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