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Anglo-Saxon

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hnot

(adj.)
Grammar
hnot, adj.

Bald, shaven, close-cut

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Tó ðon hnottan seale to the pollard-willow, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 35. On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf(?), iii. 211, 24

ge-salde

(v.; part.)

soldtradidit

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sold; tradidit, Cd. 226; Th. 301, 2; Sat. 575 = ge-sealde; p. of ge-sellan

eard-land

(n.)
Grammar
eard-land, es; n.

Country patria

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Country; patria Sealde heora eardland eall Israhélum dĕdit terram eōrum hæredĭtātem Israel, Ps. Th. 134, 12

ge-anwyrde

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Add Þá sé þæs (þær, K.) geanwyrde wæs þe him Lande sealde, C.D. iv. 235, 6

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.

Power

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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

rót-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
rót-hwíl, e; f.
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A time of refreshing Ǽlc rihtwís man, ðonne hé ðysne sealm singþ, wilnaþ him sumere róthwíle on ðissere worulde, and éc reste æfter ðisum, Ps. Th. 14, arg.

wár

(n.)
Grammar
wár, I. sea-weed, waur (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names, in which other forms are given, ware, woare, woore, ore : see also Jamieson's Dict.
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ware) Waar, uaar, uár alga, Txts. 39, 120. Wár. Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 46: i. 285, 12. sand, strand. Cf. sondhyllas alga, Txts. 39, 125 Streámas weorpaþ on stealc hleoþa stáne and sande, wáre ( or under I ?) and wǽge, Exon. Th. 382, 8; Rä. 3, 8. Wára sablonum

Linked entries: wároþ sǽ-wár waar

weorod-ness

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Þá hé him mid mycelre werednysse (wyn-samnysse. v.l. dulcedine) sealde, Gr. D. 25, 18. Add

á-bláwung

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwung, e; f.
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Sealf gód wið swelcre ábláwunge ( quinsy ), 48, 11. Hé onfindeþ swile and ðæt ðá óman beóð inne betýnde þurh ðá ábláwunge, 174, 23

engel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
engel-cund, adj. Angelic; angĕlĭcus = ἀγγελικός
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God him giefe sealde engelcunde God gave him angelic grace, Exon. 34a; Th. 108, 13; Gú. 72

word-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
word-fæst, adj.

Adhering to what one sayskeeping one's word

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Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt hé heora dysig álecge ; and hé sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt hé clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.

Linked entry: word

deáþ-berende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáþ-berende, part.

Death-bearing, deadlymortĭfer

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Death-bearing, deadly; mortĭfer Eue sealde deáþberende gyfl Eve gave the deadly fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 8

Linked entry: deád-bǽrende

gif-heal

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Hé healreced hátan wolde gewyrcean . . . and þǽr on innan eall gedǽlan . . . swylc him God sealde, B. 68-72

súre

(n.)
Grammar
súre, an; f.
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Wiþ cancerádle, súre, sealt . . ., Lchdm. ii. 108, 9: 266, 16. Wensealf, cersan, súran, 128, 14. Genim monnes súran, 124, 19

wenn

(n.)
Grammar
wenn, es; m.

A wen

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Sealf wið wennas 12, 22. Wið wennas æt mannes heortan 40, 4

Linked entry: wæn

un-scearpsíne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scearpsíne, adj.

Not sharpsighted

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Þus mon sceal unscearpsýnum sealfe wyrcean tó eágum, Lchdm. ii. 30, 27-32, 1

Linked entry: scearp-síne

for-lecgan

(v.)

to cover up

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to cover up Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lim, and forlege mid elmrinde, Lch. ii. 66, 22

Linked entry: lecgan

wír-rind

(n.)
Grammar
wír-rind, e; f.

Myrtle-bark

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Myrtle-bark Tó háligre sealfe sceal wyirrind, Lchdm. iii. 24, 3. Nim wírrinde ii. 98, 8: 332, 8; iii. 14, 2

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;

and-gite

(n.)
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Gúðláce on his ondgietan engel sealde þæt him sweðraden synna lustas, Gú. 83. Gif þú his ondgitan ǽnige hæbbe, An. 1523. Add