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Anglo-Saxon

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rogian

(v.)
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Heán sceal gehnígan, ádl gesígan, ryht rogian, Exon. Th. 340, 30; Gn. Ex. 119. (?)

cimb-íren

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-íren, es; n.
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Hé sceal habban . . . cimbíren, tigehóc, Angl. ix. 263, 2

singal-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-lic, adj.
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Constant, assiduous Hé sceal geleornian ðæt hé gewunige tó singallecum gebedum, Past. 61, 21

fýr-tang

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-tang, e; f.

Fire-tongs

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Fire-tongs Hé sceal fela andlómena tó húsan habban . . . fýrtange, Angl. ix. 263, 9

sáp-box

(n.)

a box for resin

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a box for resin Man sceal habban leóhtfæt, blácern, cyllan, sápbox, Anglia ix. 264, 22

Linked entry: box

wægn-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-gewǽde, es; n.

A waggon-cloth ⬩ covering for a waggon

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A waggon-cloth, covering for a waggon Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, Anglia ix. 264, 4

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan,  sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Rǽd sceal mid snyttro . . . til sceal mid tilum. Exon. Th. 334, 26; Gn. Ex. 22. Wita sceal geþyldig, ne sceal nó tó hátheort, 290, 15 ; Wand. 65. Hige sceal þe heardra, mód sceal ðe máre, ðe úre mægen lytlaþ, Byrht. Th. 140, 62 ; By. 312.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

týdred

(adj.)
Grammar
týdred, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Provided with offspring Heora sceáp wǽron swylce tydred oves eorum foetosae, Ps. Th. 143, 17

leác-blæd

(n.)
Grammar
leác-blæd, es; n.
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A leek leaf Þis man sceal wið ꝥ gedrif wrítan on þreóm leácbladan, Nap. 41

mete-awul

(n.)
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Mán sceal habban . . . meteawel and tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 7. (?)

riht-meterfers

(n.)
Grammar
riht-meterfers, es ; n.

Correct hexameter verse

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Correct hexameter verse Ðæt rihtmetervers sceal habban feówer and twentig tíman Anglia viii. 314, 10

Linked entry: meter-fers

sceaþel

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþel, e; f.

A shuttle

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Hé sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . cranc*-*stæf, sceaþele, seámsticcan, Anglia ix. 263, 14

tow-tól

(n.)
Grammar
tow-tól, es; n.

An implement for spinning

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An implement for spinning Hé sceal fela towtóla habban, flexlínan, spinle . . . Anglia ix. 263, 10

fódder-hec

(n.)

a rack

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a rack or manger to hold fodder Man sceal habban . . . fódder-hec, Angl. ix. 265, l

Linked entry: hec

nægled-cnearr

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Scip sceal genægled, Gn. Ex. 94. [Cf. Sie forlétun . . . nettiu and neglitskipu, Hél. 1186.] Add:

stodle

(n.)
Grammar
stodle, (-a; m. ?), an ; f.
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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11

egeþ-getígu

(n.)
Grammar
egeþ-getígu, pl. n.
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The apparatus belonging to a harrow Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, sulhgesídu, egeðgetígu, Angl. ix. 264, 5

fǽr-steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-steorfa, an; m.

Murrain

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Murrain Gif sceáp sý ábrocen, and wið fǽrsteorfan, Lch. iii. 56, 15. Wið swína fǽrsteorfan, 25

ceás-lunger

(adj.)
Grammar
ceás-lunger, odj.
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Quick to quarrel, contentious Se hordere sceal beón sýfre and ná ceáslunger (conteniiasvs), Chrd. 19, 12

ofer-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽte, adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Given to excess in eating, gluttonous Ne sceal mon beón druncengeorn, ne oferǽte, R. Ben. 17,15

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