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Anglo-Saxon

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á-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hangian, p. ode
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Án of ðǽm ðá ðe áhongadon ( pendebant ), Lk. L. 23, 39

Linked entry: hangian

burn-stów

(n.)
Grammar
burn-stów, e; f.
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On ðá burnstówæ; of ðǽre burnstówæ, 176, 10. ?

burg-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
burg-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a city Hé fulluht underféng æt þám burhbiscope, H.R. 15, 16

Cant-waru

(n.)
Grammar
Cant-waru, e; f.
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The people of Kent Eall Brytene búton Cantware ánre, Chr. 617; P. 24, 28

cealf-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cealf-loca, an; m.
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An enclosure for calves Of dǽm londe et cealflocan, C. D. i. 312, 6

costnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
costnung-stów, e; f.
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16

dægen-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dægen-lic, adj.
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Of this day Fram þyssum dægenlican dæge ab hodierno die, Angl. xvii. 121, 7

eorþ-gemǽre

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-gemǽre, es; n.
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An end of the earth Eall eorðgemǽru universi fines terrae, Ps. Th. 21, 25

hancréd-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
hancréd-tíd, e; f.
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Cock-crow, a division of the night Honcrédtíd gallicinium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 17

healdsum

(adj.)
Grammar
healdsum, (?); adj.

Taking care of ⬩ protective

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Taking care of, protective Sé bið halsum in his líf, Archiv, cxxix. 25, 6

hell-god

(n.)

Dis

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the god of hell, Dis Helgodes Ditis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 3: 27, 24

Linked entry: helle-god

hell-grund

(n.)
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the depth of hell Þú in hellgrundes (helle-, v.l.) ástige, Angl. xii. 507, 8

Linked entry: helle-grund

hweorf

(n.)
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the whorl of a spindle Huerb vertil (printed ventil), Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 39

méér-síc

(n.)
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a boundary sike On mǽrsíc ; of mǽrsíce on mǽrdíc, C. D. vi. 60, 17

mynster-faeder

(n.)
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the head of a monastery Sum mynsterfæder quidam monasterii pater Gr. D. 293, 1

súþan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-weard, adj.
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Southern (part of a place) Súþanweard hit hefdon Brittas, Chr. pref.; P. 3, 14

earm

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Add: the arm of a cross Under þǽre róde swýðran earme, Vis. Lfc. 53

Centingas

(n.)
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men of Kent Ealle Centingas, Chr. 1011, P. 141, 16 : 1052; P. 179, 7

reód-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
reód-múþa, an;m.;

The name of a bird

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; The name of a bird Reódmúþa ;faseacus, nomen avis,; Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 56

ríc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ríc-líc, adj.

Great ⬩ splendid ⬩ magnificent

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Great, splendid, magnificent Ungemetlíce ríclíc lýf excessively splendid mode of life, Shrn. 184, 8

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