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Anglo-Saxon

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drífan

(v.)
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Genim geoluwne stán and saltstán and pipor . . . and dríf þurh cláð, Lch. i. 374, 15. Álege þone man úpweard, dríf ii. stacan æt þám eaxlum, ii. 342, 5. Gif hwá drífe stacan on ǽnigne man si quis acus in homine aliquo defixerit, Ll.

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not great ⬩ moderate ⬩ small ⬩ not great ⬩ trifling ⬩ venial ⬩ not important ⬩ not great ⬩ lowly ⬩ mean ⬩ poor

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Medmicel pipores, 2, 44; Lchdm. ii. 256, 5. Medmicel hláfes, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 35. Ðæs medmásta (or medmasta? from medume. v. also under II, III) geleáfe minime fidei, Mt. Kmbl.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Little ⬩ few

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Hwón buteran and pipores hwón and hwón sealtes, 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 25-6. Swá hwæt swá hé læs and hwón hæfde geearnunge si quid minus haberet meriti, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 1. Bealosíþa hwón, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 24; Seef. 28.

Linked entries: æt-hwón ná-teþeshwón hwéne

swilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swilc, swelc; pron. (the word can take the weak declension).
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Medmicel pipores and óþer swilc cymenes a moderate amount of pepper and an equal quantity of cummin, 256, 5: 134, 26. Feówertig daga nihta óðer swilc forty days and as many nights, Cd. Th. 83, 21; Gen. 1383: Beo. Th. 3170; B. 1583: Menol.

Linked entries: swelc swylc swá-lic

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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Mid wyrmendum þingum swilc swá pipor, 62, 2: 82, 4, 15. a thing that is done, an action, a proceeding, way of conduct Án þping ðé is wana ( one thing remains for you to do ); gesyle eall ðæt ðú áge, Mk. Skt. 10, 21.

óðer

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
óðer, indef. prn.
Entry preview:

Medmicel pipores, óðer swilc cymenes. Lchdm. ii. 256, 5. His mágas hine wið óð?r swilc ( contra simile quid ) gescyldan, L. Ecg.

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