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wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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Óþer cyn is muneca, ðæt is wéstensetlan, ðe feor fram mannum gewítaþ, and wéste stówa and ánwunung gelufiaþ. . . Swilce wéstensetlan . . . on wéstenes wununge gelustfulliaþ, R. Ben. 134, 11-16. Óþer cyn is ancrena, ðæt is wéstensetlena, 9, 5

Bec

(n.)

an abbey in Normandy

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an abbey in Normandy Teodbald, ðe was abbot in ðe Bec Theobald, who was abbot of Bec, Chr. 1140 ; Th. 383, 40

ceahhetan

(v.)
Grammar
ceahhetan, te; ed

cachinnare

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cachinnare To laugh loud or in a cackling manner Ceahhetton they laughed in a cackling manner, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 34

Linked entry: cancettan

Twide

(n.)
Grammar
Twide, Tweode, an; or indecl. (cf. Humbre for declension)
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The Tweed In ófre Tweode (Tuidon, Bd. M. 360, 29) streámes in ripa Tuidi fluminis Bd. 4, 27 ; S. 603, 34

un-geþwǽre

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, es; n.

A disturbance ⬩ dissension

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A disturbance, dissension Ðýles ungerec ł ungeþwǽre in ðæm folce gewyrde ne forte tumultus fieret in populo, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 26, 5

ge-brot

(n.)
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See Lk. 9, 17 in Dict. broken material, a collection of fragments. See Mt. 15 (not 16), 37 in . Dict

hefig

(n.)

force ⬩ violence

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action as of a heavy body, force, violence: All in ꝥ hefig wyrcas omnis in illud uim facit, Lk. L. 16, 16

full

(adv.)
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Th. ii. 422, 19. On ceác fulne wínes, Ll. ii. 30, 23. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. where a receptacle is used as a measure, v. ceác-, hand-full Dó þæs dústes fíf cuculeras fulle, Lch. i. 196, 13.

ge-weaxan

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Th. ii. 432, 29. Wearð hrædlíce micel mennisc geweaxen, Hml. Th. i. 20, 21. Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.

BÓSUM

(n.)
Grammar
BÓSUM, bósm, es; m.

The space included by the folding of the arms, the BOSOM, lap, breast, interior parts ⬩ sinus, gremium, pectus, interna ⬩ sinus

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Ðá he híg dyde on his bósum mitte manum tuam in sinum tuum: cum misisset in sinum, Ex. 4, 6, 7.

æt-ícness

Grammar
æt-ícness, v. tó-ætícness, and æt-ýcnes
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in Dict

Linked entry: -ícness

an-ýwan

Grammar
an-ýwan, v. on-íwan
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in Dict

ár-dæg

Grammar
ár-dæg, v. weorþung-dæg
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in Dict

amore

Grammar
amore, v. omer
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in Dict

asce-geswáp

Grammar
asce-geswáp, v. swǽpa (
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in Dict.)

an-hefedness

Grammar
an-hefedness, v. on-hefedness
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in Dict

an-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
an-hende, v. on-hende
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in Dict

Linked entry: -hende

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, v. on-líce
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in Dict

an-speca

Grammar
an-speca, v. on-spreca
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in Dict.:

an-tállic

(adj.)
Grammar
an-tállic, Cf. un-tállíce
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in Dict

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