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sprytting

(n.)
Grammar
sprytting, e; f. (but pl. in -as in Ps. Lamb. 79, 12)

A sprig ⬩ shoot ⬩ sprout ⬩ plant

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A sprig, shoot, sprout, plant Ne biþ spryttingc on wíngeardum non erit germen in uineis, Cant. Abac. 17. Spryttinc incrementum, spryttincgum ł eácnungum incrementis, fructibus, Hpt. Gl. 491, 56-59. Háligre spryttinge almo germine, Hymn.

síþ-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-fæt, es; in sing. generally masc., in pl. neut.

a journey ⬩ expedition ⬩ a path ⬩ course ⬩ way ⬩ road ⬩ a way ⬩ path ⬩ course ⬩ course of time

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Ðá wæs æfter síþfate ðæt mægen on him weóx in course of time it came to pass that strength grew in him, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 25

Linked entry: fæt

tosca

(n.)
Grammar
tosca, (-e; f. (?); in the Ritual feminines sometimes end in a), an; m.

A frog

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hæfdan hí eallunga út áworpen immisit in eos muscam caninam, et comedit eos; ranam, et exterminavit eos, Ps. Th. 77, 45. Sende on heora eorþan toscean teónlíce misit in terram eorum ranas, 104, 26

Linked entries: toxa tostan

dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dráf, drove, Chr. 1099; Ing. 318, 16; p.
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of drífan

ge-díran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-díran, Take here ge-dýran in Dict.

Linked entries: díran ge-dýran

be-gríwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gríwan, (only in) pp. be-griwen
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To steep in, of profound knowledge Hé wæs on ðǽre ealdan ǽ getogen, and mid micelre gecnyrdnysse on ðǽre begriwen wæs (was deeply versed in it), Hml.

Linked entries: gríwan for-gríwan

same

(adv.)
Grammar
same, (always in combination with swá); adv.

Similarly, in the same way

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Similarly, in the same way. Swá same And eft Lǽdenware swá same wendon ealla on hiora ágen geþeóde and again the Romans in the same way translated all into their own language, Past. pref. ; Swt. 6, 3.

næss

(n.)
Grammar
næss, ness, es; m.

a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory

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a ness, land running out into water, headland, promontory. [The word ness found in English local names is mostly of Scandinavian origin, Icel. nes ; but, in a charter of 778, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: næsse ness

món

(n.)
Grammar
món, in the phrase full món

plenilunium

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-máni in niu-máni neomenia; uol-máni plenilunium; unter-máni interlunium, Grff. 2, 795.]

cyne-

(prefix)
Grammar
cyne-, used in compounds, signifying

kingly, royal, special ⬩ regius, præ-

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kingly, royal, special; regius, præ-

-mód

(suffix)
Grammar
-mód, in composition of adjectives.
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v. ácol-, an-, án-, ǽttren-, ǽwisc-, blíðe-, deór-, dreórig-, eád-, eáð-, forht-, freórig-, gál-, gealg-, geómor-, gewealden-, glæd-, gleáw-, gúþ-, heáh-, heán-, heard-, hreóh-, hreówig-, hwæt-, irre-, láðwende-, leóht-, meagol-, meaht-, micel-, ofer-

norþan-eástan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-eástan, in be norþan-eástan

to the north-east

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to the north-east, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 10 : 16, 18

norþan-westan

(adv.)
Grammar
norþan-westan, in be norþan-westan

to the north-west

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to the north-west, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 5

te

(pronoun.)
Grammar
te, = þe in þætte.

eald-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
eald-fæder, an ancestor; in pl.
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fathers, forefathers Ealdfædera cnósle auita stirpe, An. Ox. 1600. Þú forðfærst tó þínum ealdfæderum tu ibis ad patres tuos. Gen. 15, 15. Swá hé behét heora ealdfæderum ( patribus eorum ), Jos. 21, 41

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, to put in bonds.
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Hiene þá burgleóde gebundon . . . Ac hé fealh of þǽm bendum þe hiene mon gebende (lapsus e vinculis), Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 13. Man þá hálgan hæfte and gebende, Hml. S. 23, 105. Gebænde, Wlfst. 14, 6. xi síðan hund þúsenda hí lǽddon gebende, 296, 26. Add

wæscing

(n.)
Grammar
wæscing, (?) washing in weascing-weg

a road leading to a sheep-washing place(?)

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a road leading to a sheep-washing place(?) Tó weascingwege nioðeweardun, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: weascing

fram-ness

Grammar
fram-ness, v. fromnis in Dict.

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emn-

(prefix)
Grammar
emn-, emne-, in composition,

even, equal

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even, equal, as efen mne-cristen a fellow-christian. Emn-sceólere a school-fellow

Linked entry: efen-micel

-mǽlum

(suffix)
Grammar
-mǽlum, -meal (in piece-

meal

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meal)

Linked entry: mǽl