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Anglo-Saxon

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niþer-stige

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Se nyðerstige and se úpstige descensus et ascensus, R. Ben. I. 28, 3. Add

ofer-swógan

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Add: v. swógan; <b>II,</b> and see ofer-hón

ofesc

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Add: Cf. efesc (under efes), and M. E. ovese (v. N. E. D. eaves)

ómiht

Grammar
ómiht, Add: <b>ómihte</b>
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Gif ómihte blód and yfel wǽte on þám milte sié, Lch. ii. 252, 25

sárga

Grammar
sárga, l. sarga,
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and add Heargan (seargan? cf. salpistę trúþ*-*hornes-743) salpistę, An. Ox. 7, 57

smeáþancole

(adv.)
Grammar
smeáþancole, adv.
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Thoroughly, searchingly Hí wǽron smeáþancole andspyrigende and geondsmeágende subtiliter indagantes, Gr. D. 344. 15

under-þencan

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Búton hí hí selfa underþæncan and tó dǽdbóte cuman. Ll. Lbmn. 438, 35. Add

wítiend-lic

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Se wítiendlica and se apostolica cwyde prophetica apostolicaqae scententia, Gr. D. 138, 16. Add

ymb-þringan

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Þá mycclan þreátas þe him mid férdon and embþrungon, Bl. H. 99, 36. Add

-dysig-ness

(suffix)
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Add: a foolish, irrational, erroneous practice Forlǽtan wé ... dysinessa and gedwolcræftas, Nap. 36, 25

ears-gang

Grammar
ears-gang, <b>; II.</b>
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ꝥ meox his argancges and his micgan stercus et urinam, Chrd. 69, 29. Add

ece

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Ic þrowode mycelne ece mínre heortan and líflicra leoma, Gr. D. 243, 18. Add

ofer-flówend

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-flówend, adj.

Superfluous

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Superfluous Ídel and oferflówend byþ eal ðæt tóforan ðysum is, R. Ben. 91, 4

Spáneas

(n.)
Grammar
Spáneas, pl.

The Spaniards ⬩ Spain ⬩ Spain

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The Spaniards or Spain Betux Galleum and Spáneum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 15

Linked entry: Spéne

friht

(n.)
Grammar
friht, freht, es; n.

Inquiry about the future ⬩ divination

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Inquiry about the future, divination. Take here passages under fyrht in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: firht fyrht

sceþþ

(n.)
Grammar
sceþþ, sceþþu, e; f.

Hurt ⬩ injury

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Hurt, injury Wið fótswylum and sceþþum (scæþþum, MS. H. B.), Lchdm. i. 342, 18

Linked entry: sceaþa

Scrobbes-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Scrobbes-burh, f.

Shrewsbury

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Shrewsbury Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre and intó Scrobbesbyrig, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 4

sculdor-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
sculdor-wærc, es; m.

Pain in the shoulders

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Pain in the shoulders Wið sculdorwærce and earma, Lchdm. ii. 340, 12: 6, 2

eówod

(n.)
Grammar
eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd ⬩ grex

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A flock, herd; grex, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 23. v. n. and f. in eówode

for-werednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-werednys, -nyss, e; f.

Old age ⬩ sĕnium

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Old age; sĕnium On ylde and forwerednysse in sĕnectam et sĕnium, Ps. Spl. 70, 19

Linked entry: for-weorenness

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