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Anglo-Saxon

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teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, to accuse.
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Wrec ðé gemetlíce, and eác swá gebǽr, ðý lǽs ðé men leásunga teó, ðæt ðú ðíne cysta cýðe, Prov. K. 46. Add

up-sprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
up-sprungenness, e; f.

Defect ⬩ eclipse

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Defect; in reference to the sun, eclipse Eclypsis solis, ðæt is sunnan ásprungennysse (uppsprungennes, MS. B.), Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10

ǽfen-glóma

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-glóma, an; m.

Evening-twilight

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Crepusculum ys seó forme, ðæt ys ǽfenglðma, Angl. viii. 319, 27: Lch. iii. 242, 27

Linked entries: niht-glóm glóma

ælmes-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-weorc, es; n.

Alms-deed, work of charity

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Alms-deed, work of charity Ðæt wé úre synna béton mid fæstenum and mid gebedum and mid ælmesweorcum, Bl. H. 25, 17

ofer-getimbran

(v.)

to raise a building

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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.)

to walk, go

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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.

Secure

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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

sluma

(n.)
Grammar
sluma, an; m.

Slumber ⬩ to slumber

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Ðæt hine elne binóman slǽpa sluman oððe sǽne mod Exon. Th. 122, 31; Gú. 314

tó-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-mearcian, p. ode

To distinguish, ⬩ describe

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Ðæt eall ymbehwyrft wǽre tómearcod ut describeretur uniuersus orbis. Lk. Skt. 2, 1

Linked entry: tó-mearcodness

sweord-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-rǽs, es; m.

A sword-rush, an attack with swords

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A sword-rush, an attack with swords Sweord*-*rǽs fornam, ðǽr se hálga gecrang wund for weorudum, Apstls. Kmbl. 118; Ap. 59

sealt-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-ýþ, e; f.

A salt wave ⬩ sea-wave

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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

seolfor-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hilt, adj.

Silver-hilted

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Ðæs sealferhiltan swurdes ðe Ulfcytel áhte, 559, 13

sige-tác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tác, [e]n, es ; n.

A sign of victory

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A sign of victory Ðæt hálige sigetácen (the cross), Blickl. Homl. 97, 13. Hé sigetácen sende misit signa, Ps. Th. 134, 9

Linked entry: sigor-tácn

síþ-stapel

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-stapel, síþ-stappel

a track ⬩ footstep

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a track, footstep Ðæt ne sýn ástyrode síþstapla míne ł wegas ł fótswaþu ut non moueantur uestigia mea, Ps. Lamb. 16, 5

Linked entry: fót-stappel

six-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
six-féte, adj.

Having six feet

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Having six feet (of verse) Ðæt syxféte vers, Anglia viii. 335, 13. Mid getelferse ł sixfétum catalectico versu, Hpt. Gl. 409, 21

gioc

(n.)
Grammar
gioc, es; n.

A yoke ⬩ jugum

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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

þancfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancfullíce, adv.

Thankfully, ⬩ gratefully

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Thankfully, gratefully Ðá ongeat Eustachius ðæt seó foresǽde costnung him ðá æt wæs, and þancfullíce hí underféng, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 144

wíg-haga

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-haga, an; m.

A phalanx

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A phalanx Hé mid bordum hét wyrcan ðone wíhagan, and ðæt werod healdan fæste wið feóndum. Byrht. Th. 134, 50 ; By. 102

wyrm-galdor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-galdor, es; n.

A charm against worms

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Ðæt wyrmgealdor (cf. ðis ylce galdor mæg mon singan wið smeógan wyrme, 10, 17), Lchdm. iii. 24, 25

á-súgan

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Ic hét hié gebindan ðæt hié on niht wǽron from þǽm wyrmum ásogone ut nocte a serpentibus consumerentur, Nor. 16, 26. Add