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Anglo-Saxon

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on-gryntan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gryntan, (?), on-grintan(?) to grind with the teeth (?), show the teeth (?), smile (?). [v. N. E. D. grint.]
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réþian

(v.)
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sígerian

(v.)
Grammar
sígerian, l. sigerian.
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sinc-brytta

(n.)
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spiden

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sufel-mete

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tó-flówness

(n.)
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út-áwunden

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wæl-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gæst, wǽl-gæst ?
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wiþ-hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hæftan, to restrain, Angl. vii. 12, 112.
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-wyrmsig

(suffix)
Grammar
-wyrmsig, corrupt matter.
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rótsian

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ge-ǽwed

Grammar
ge-ǽwed, v. un-geǽwed,
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bádere

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gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e; f: nom. acc. gif [as tíd, dǽd]

A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ donum ⬩ gratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575

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leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy

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Leóhtre ic eom micle ðonne ðes lytla wyrm I am much lighter than this little worm, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 19; Rä. 41, 76. Líhtre tolerabilius, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 15.

ge-cwed

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed, -cwid, -cwyde

a word ⬩ command

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stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
stealcian, v. be-stealcian,
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stune

Grammar
stune, Lchdm. iii. 32, 19. v. stíme,
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tilpe

(n.)
Grammar
tilpe, an; f.
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