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Anglo-Saxon

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freatewung

(n.)
Grammar
freatewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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An adorning, adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum, Som. Ben. Lye

frymþ-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
frymþ-yldo, e; f.

An early, original age

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An early, original age, Hpt. Gl. 462. Cf. frumyldo

helle-ceafl

(n.)
Grammar
helle-ceafl, es; m.

The jaws of hell,

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Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705

in-áwritting

(n.)
Grammar
in-áwritting, e; f.

An inscription

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An inscription Innáwritting inscribtio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 24

Linked entry: á-writting

lind-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gecrod, es; n.
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A shield-bearing crowd, Andr. Kmbl. 2442; An. 1222

biscop-stól

(n.)

an episcopal seat

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an episcopal seat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 32

geher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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an ear of corn, Mk. Skt. Rush. 4, 28

ge-iukod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-iukod, part. p.

Yoked

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An. 19, 19

Linked entries: ge-geocian geocian iucian

ge-meotu

(n.)

boundaries, limits

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Kmbl. 907; An. 454, = ge-metu

be-heáfodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-heáfodlic, adj.
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Capital Beheáfodlicne dóm capitalem senten-tiam, An. Ox. 4042

be-ládiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-ládiendlic, adj.
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Apologetic; apologeticus, excusabilis, An. Ox 2299: 2793: 2957: 4233

brǽding

(n.)
Grammar
brǽding, e ; f.
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Roast meat Gesod cocturam, brǽdingce assaturam, An. Ox. 3760

cwild-full

(adj.)
Grammar
cwild-full, adj.
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Pernicious, deadly Cwyldfulle perniciosum, i. mortiferum, An. Ox. 1223

cranic-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
cranic-wrítere, es; m.
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A chronographer, chronicler Cranicwrítera chronographorum, An. Ox. 7, 24

dyppan

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Dele the forms given as cognates, and see dípan

eást-norþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
eást-norþerne, adj.
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North-east Cóman eástnorþerne windas, Ap. Th. 11, 2

Linked entry: norþerne

eofor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-spere, es; n.
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A boar-spear Eofursperum venabulis, An. Ox. 7, 56

fésterling

(n.)
Grammar
fésterling, es; m.

A foster-child ⬩ pupil

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A foster-child, pupil Fésterlincgum alumnis, An. Ox. 3021

Linked entry: fósterling

fiþer-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-híwe, adj.
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Having four forms Mid fiðerhíwum quadriformis, An. Ox. 177

fore-bisigian

(v.)

to pre-occupy

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to pre-occupy Sý forebisegod preoccupetur, An. Ox. 1236

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