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Anglo-Saxon

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mód-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-cearig, adj.

Anxious at heart

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Anxious at heart, Exon. 76b; Th. 286, 18; Wand. 2

be-gímen

(n.)

observationcareobservatio

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observation, care; observatio Wanl. Catal. 78, 24

asca

(n.)
Grammar
asca, ascas, ascum
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Asca of ash spears, Exon. 78a; Th. 292, 15; Wand. 99

for-deáþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-deáþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-dón.

destroysdoes for

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destroys, does for, Wanl. Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;

gleó-stæf

Grammar
gleó-stæf, gliw-stæf, es; m.

Joy

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Joy Gliwstafum joyously, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 22; Wand. 52

Linked entry: gliw-stæf

bletsing-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bletsing-bóc, e; f.

A blessing-bookliber benedictionum formulas continens

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A blessing-book; liber benedictionum formulas continens, Wanl. catal. 80, 33

un-gleáwscipe

(n.)
Grammar
un-gleáwscipe, es; m.

Want of understandingfoolishnessimperitia

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Want of understanding, foolishness; imperitia, Scint. 83, 16

Linked entry: gleáwscipe

bi-hroren

rushed

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rushed, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 4; Wand. 77

un-sægd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sægd, -sǽd; adj.

Unsaid

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Unsaid Wé hit lǽtaþ unsǽd, Wanl. Cat. 6, 13

weg-lísu

(n.)
Grammar
weg-lísu, (?); f.

Want of road

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Want of road Welise ( = wílésu?) devium, Kent. Gl. 432

Linked entries: -lísu weg-leást

breác

(v.; part.)
Grammar
breác, p. of brúcan

enjoyed,

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enjoyed, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 7; Wand. 44;

gold-wine

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wine, es; m.
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Kmbl. 401; El. 201: Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 23; Wand. 35: 76 b; Th. 287, 31; Wand. 22

brúcan

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[For translation of Wand. 44 in Dict. substitute: he ruled a liberal lord

fore-mǽrnes

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Hí wénaþ . . . ꝥ him ne sié wana náþer ne anwealdes ne foremǽrenesse an claritudo nihili pendenda est? . . . sibi sufficientiam . . . potentiam, celebritatem . . . credunt esse venturam, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 17-31. Add

egen

(n.)

fear tĭmor

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fear; tĭmor, Wanl. Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

gǽd

(n.)

a lackwant

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a lack, want, Col. 13; Th. 15, 21; Gen. 236

hægl-faru

(n.)
Grammar
hægl-faru, e; f.

A hailstorm

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A hailstorm, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 26; Wand. 105

ge-bind

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bind, es; n.

A bindingfasteningligātūrastrictūra

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A binding, fastening; ligātūra, strictūra Ofer waðema gebind [or waðema-gebind, cf. ýþ-gebland] over the watery band, i. e. the surface of the water Exon. 76 b; Th. 288, 1; Wand. 24: 77 a; Th. 289, 32; Wand. 57. Gebynd strictura, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Wrt.

Linked entries: -bind for-gebind

geond-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-þencan, p. -þohte; pp. -þoht [þencan to think]

To think over, consider, contemplateaniĭo lustrāre, contemplāri

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Se ðis deorce líf deópe geondþenceþ he profoundly contemplates this dark life, 77 b; Th. 291, 29; Wand. 89

mattuc

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Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe nú mé swá wana is ǽgþer ge spadu ge mattuc, Hml. S. 23b, 765. Of matucce and adesan hý út áwurpon hý bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. Hé sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add