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Anglo-Saxon

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bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bær, pl. bǽron

bore

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bore,Cd. 24; Th. 31, 2; Gen. 479: 178; Th. 223, 18; Dan. 121;

eá-streám-ýþ

(n.)

A river-stream-flood ⬩ rīvi fluctus

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f A river-stream-flood ; rīvi fluctus Cd. 192; Th. 240, II; Dan. 385

lungen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-sealf, e, f.
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A salve for the lungs Ðás wyrte sculon tó lungensealfe, Lchdm. iii. 16, 6

ge-ylca

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-ylca, prn.

The same

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The same Eall ðæ geylcan gerihta all the same rights, Th. Chart. 433, 36

godweb-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-wyrhta, an; m.
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A weaver of godweb To ðám diólgum godwebwyrhtum ad abditos seres, Nar. 6, 15

bócan

(n.)
Grammar
bócan, = bócum

for books

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Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8; dat. pl. of bóc

boém

(n.; num.)

to both

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D. 830; 465, 22; for bám; dat. of begen

þeóster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóster-líc, adj.
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Dark Ðæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlícum genipum oferhangen wæs, Homl. Th. i. 504, 30

un-earhlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earhlíc, adj.

Intrepid ⬩ dauntless

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Intrepid, dauntless Hé cwæð tó ðam cásere unearhlícere stemme, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 164

un-wemming

(n.)
Grammar
un-wemming, e; f.

Incorruption ⬩ immortality

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Incorruption, immortality Ðám unwemmincge sécendum his incorruptionem quaerentibus (Romans 2, 7), Scint. 41, 10

wundor-weorold

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-weorold, e; f.

The wondrous world

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The wondrous world Geond ðás wundor-woruld, Exon. Th. 421, 12; Rä. 40, 17

ymb-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-sprǽce, adj.
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Talked about Geond ðás eorþan ǽghwǽr sindon hiora gelícan hwón ymbsprǽce, Met. 10, 59

beó-þeóf

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Wolde gedón sum man reáflác on ðám ylcum beón, Gr. D. 229, 12. Add:cf

Eáster-symbel

(n.)
Grammar
Eáster-symbel, es; n.
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The Passover On ðǽm dæge gearuadon hiora mett tó Eástrosymble, Jn. 19, 42 margin

Linked entry: symbel

scort-ness

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For sceortnysse daga, 437, 1028

þyncan

Grammar
þyncan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Hit þúhte him feáwa daga videbantur illi panci dies, Gr. D. 29, 20. Add

bismerian

(v.)
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Add: with dat. He arn ... bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 26

sacerd-land

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd-land, es; n.
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Land assigned to priests Bútan ðam sacerd-lande absque terra sacerdotali, Gen. 47, 26

Saracenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Saracenisc, adj.

Saracen

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Saracen Hé gegaderode of ðám Saraceniscum swíðe micele fyrde, Jud. Thw. p. 162, 25

on-gryrelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gryrelíc, adj.

Horrible

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Horrible Hí hine lǽddon on ðám ongryrlícan (-gryslícan ?) fiðerum, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 24

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