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Anglo-Saxon

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frǽ-gleáw

(adj.)
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Take here freá-gleáw in Dict

ge-giddian

(v.)
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Take here ge-gyddian in Dict

gemynd-full

(adj.)
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Take here ge-mendful in Dict

ge-rícsian

(v.)
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Take here ge-ríxian in Dict

ge-swǽpa

Grammar
ge-swǽpa, v. swǽpa
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in Dict., and cf. ge-swope

ge-byhþ

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Take here ge-bihp in Dict

híwe-stán

(n.)
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Take here hiéwe-stán in Dict

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLD ⬩ brave ⬩ confident ⬩ of good courage ⬩ validus ⬩ strenuus ⬩ fortis ⬩ constans ⬩ audax ⬩ fidens ⬩ bono animo ⬩ liber

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Beald reordade, eádig on elne brave he spake, happy in courage, Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 24; Gú. 998. He healdeþ Meotudes ǽ beald in breóstum bold in his breast he holds the law of the Creator, Exon. 62 b ; Th. 229, 20; Ph. 458.

Linked entry: bald

on-hagian

(v.)
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A. 141, 85 : Wlfst. 103, 5. where that which is in one's power, &c. is denoted by tó. with a case following Forgife mé þæt mé tó ǽgðrum onhagige, Solil. H. 2, 16.

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For that ⬩ for that reason which ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ quia

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Th. ii. 290, 1, 3, 25.

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

geolstor

(n.)
Grammar
geolstor, gelostr, gillister, es; n.: <b>geolstor,</b> e; <b>gillistre,</b> an; f.
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Take here <b>geolhstor</b> in Dict., and add Gelostr supuratio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 74. Geolstor tabo, i. sanie, An. Ox. 2, 228. Þonne yrnð ꝥ gillister út, Lch. ii. 24, 18. Weaxeð sió yfele gillestre and ꝥ yfele blód, 148, 6.

Linked entries: gillister gelostr geolhstor

eádi-

(prefix)
Grammar
eádi-, happy, v. Ps. Th. 64, 14,
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in eádig-líc, eádi-líc

ge-píled

(adj.; part.)
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In l. 4 read swipum

earfoþian

(v.)
Grammar
earfoþian, v. eærfoþian
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in Dict. and ge-earfoþian

eár-plǽttan

Grammar
eár-plǽttan, l. -plættan, see plættan
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in Dict., and ge-eárplættan

ge-lodr

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In 1. 3 read gelodr

Linked entry: -lodr

ge-swíþfrom

(adj.)
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See swíþ-from in Dict

gifes

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in the phrase tó gifes

sidung

(n.)
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Take here sydung in Dict

wala

(n.)
Grammar
wala, (?) a root (?). Perhaps for 'ad walan' ad palam should be read. The gloss is on Ald. 32, i. Cf. An. Ox. 2313, ad liquidum, i. manifeste openlíce : for the use of a preposition with palam see
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in palam, Mk. 4, 22

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