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Anglo-Saxon

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breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spacious ⬩ ample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

earfoþ-rihte

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-rihte, adj.
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Hard to correct, incorrigible Gif hé þwur sý . . . oððe earfoðrihte, Nap. 19

Linked entry: -rihte

ecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ecgan, p. egede
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to harrow Egide occabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 39. Egede, 63, 33

efen-weaxan

(v.)
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to grow together Emnweaxende (efenwexende, lxxiv, 21) concrescentes, Lch. i. lxxi, 13

feólian

(v.)
Grammar
feólian, p. ode

To file

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To file Sum heora mid feólan feólode ábútan, Hml. S. 32, 203

fligel

(n.)
Grammar
fligel, es; m.

A flail

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A flail Man sceal habban tó odene fligel, Angl. ix. 264, 8

forlegis-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
forlegis-wíf, es; n.

A prostitute

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A prostitute Ic þé háte lǽdan tó forlegeswífa húse, Shrn. 154, 21

Linked entry: forliger-wíf

for-hǽlde

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, for-hǽlan; p. de

injure

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To make unsound(?), injure Forhǽlde offensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 53. Substitute:

freós

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Gehlódon him tó húðe hordwearda gestreón, feá (feó?) and freós, Dan. 66. (?)

for-wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wracnian, p. ode
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To be an exile Þám forwracnedum elþeódigum peregrinis, R. Ben. 82, 2

ge-fúrian

(v.)
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to furrow Gefúrede sulcate, An. Ox. 4323. Cf. ge-fýran, ge-fýrian

ge-greátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-greátian, p. ode
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To become thick or stout Gegreátod incrassatus, Ps. L. fol. 192, 15

Linked entry: greátian

ge-hrisian

(v.)
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to shake together Gehrysed coagitatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 45: 17, 60

Linked entry: hrisian

ge-liccian

(v.)
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to lick Ðá hundas his wunda geliccedon, Hml. Th. i. 330, 22

Linked entry: liccian

ge-rísan

(v.)
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to rise together Gif gé girioson (consurrexistis) mid Críste Rtl. 25, i

ge-unmihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unmihtan, pp. -miht
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To deprive of strength His geféran feóllon geunmihte, Hml. S. 25, 771

Linked entry: un-mihtan

hincian

(v.)
Grammar
hincian, (?); p. ode

To limp ⬩ hobble ⬩ halt

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To limp, hobble, halt: Hincodon (? printed luncodon) claudicauerunt, Ps. L. 17, 46

Linked entries: luncian hinca

impian

(v.)
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to imp, graft On længtene eregian and impian, Angl. ix. 262, 7

Linked entry: ge-impian

mid-þeahtian

(v.)
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to consent Ná midþeahtien wiþerwenglum ne consentiant adversariis, Ps. Rdr. 290, 1

Linked entry: þeahtian

morþ-wyrhta

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Ðider ( to hell ) sculan mánsworan and morð-wyrhtan, Wlfst. 26, 16. Add

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