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Anglo-Saxon

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drync

Grammar
drync, <b>; I.</b>
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áscyred fram ðæs dæges drince (cf. 15, 14-) excommunicetur, Chrd. 24, 14. Add

sixtig-wintre

(n.; adj.)
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sixty years old wæs fíf and sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23

þurh-swíðan

(v.)

to prove very strong

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to prove very strong þurhswíðde on ídelnesse praeualuit in vanitate, Ps. Lamb. 51, 9

á-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brúcan, p. -breác
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To partake of (gen. ), eat ábreác ðæs forbodenan treówes æpples, Angl. xi, 1. 17

eást-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
eást-gemǽre, es; n.
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An eastern boundary cóm on India eást*-*gemǽra, Ors. 3, 9; S. 132, 29

Linked entry: ge-mǽre

fóre-áþ

Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ. l. fore-áþ, for-áþ,
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móste mid his foráðe his hláford áspelian, Ll. Th. i. 192, 2. and add

ge-hǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽle, adj.
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Safe, secure gehǽle gedéð rihte heortan salvos facit rectos corde, Ps. Spl. 7, 11

Linked entry: hǽle

ge-wæccan

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ðǽm doruorde bebeád ꝥte gewæhte ianitori praecipiat ut uigilet, Mk. L. 13, 34. Add

Samaritanisc

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Þá Júdéiscan cwǽdon be Críste þæt wǽre Sarnaritanisc, Hml. Th. ii. 228, 29. Add

þær-æt

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cóm þǽrtó, and funde þǽræt feáwa men, Ors. 6, 36; S. 294, 1. Add

un-bunden

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ne stóp mid þý unbundenum fét ofer þá stówe, Gr. D. 214, 14. Add

wit-seóc

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Swá oft swá wolde ádrǽfan deófla of þám witseócum, Hml. S. 31, 1207. Add

blácern-leoht

(n.)
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lamplight Þæs blácernes leóht næs gesýne ... geseh eft ꝥ blácernleóht, Vis. Lfc. 54-59

sceaþel

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþel, e; f.

A shuttle

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sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . cranc*-*stæf, sceaþele, seámsticcan, Anglia ix. 263, 14

heála

(n.)
Grammar
heála, an; m.

Rupture, hydroceleherniahernia

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Rupture, hydrocele Gif hæfde heálan si fuerit ponderosus, Past. 11, 1; Swt. 65, 5

Linked entry: heálede

sorig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorig, adj.

Sorrygrieved

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Sorry, grieved biþ suíðe sorig (sárig, Cote. MSS.) dolet, Past. 33; Swt. 227, 8

tow-tól

(n.)
Grammar
tow-tól, es; n.

An implement for spinning

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An implement for spinning sceal fela towtóla habban, flexlínan, spinle . . . Anglia ix. 263, 10

ná-wiht

(n.)
Grammar
ná-wiht, nó-wiht, ná-uht, náwht, náht, nóht.

nothingnaughta thing of no valuean evil thingnot

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Næfdon heó nóht on hire, búton ðæt án ðæt heó hæfde mennisce onlícnesse, 147, 15.

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adv.
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Gode fyrmest gecwéman mæge how he may best please God, Wlfst. 280, 18.

be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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befeóll on untrumnysse, Hml. S. 33, 261. Ðæt suá suíðe wið ðæt winne suá on ðæt óðer ne befealle, Past. 189, 11. On hwelce ðǽra synna hié befeóllen, 417, 33. wæs on gítsunge befeallan, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 4.