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Anglo-Saxon

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betesta

(adj.)

best

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best Se betesta the best, Cot. 153

súþ-weardes

(adv.)
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súþ-weardes, adv.
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Southwards, in the south, Met. 1, 4

brycg-bót

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brycg-bót, v. bric-bót
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., and see the following word

cum-feorm

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Add: For the nature of this exaction

ge-unwendness

(n.)
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In the passage read geunwendnes for ungewendnes

grasian

(v.)
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Add: The Latin is; Boues pascentes uiderit

hwata

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Dele the passage from Deut. 18, 10

holt-wudu

(n.)
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In Kr. 91 the MS. has holmwudu

land-gewyrpe

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Add: the ridge formed by a land (?)

spíder

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The MS. has spiden not spider

bed-gerid

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Substitute : The food in an ants' nest

hand-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
hand-fæstan, p. -fæste

To pledge by giving the hand, ⬩ betrothed ⬩ to betroth by joining hands ⬩ to strike a bargain by shaking hands, to pledge, betroth

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To pledge by giving the hand, Lye

þearme

(n.)
Grammar
þearme, (es; n.? v. smæl-þearme)

the entrails

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the entrails Tharme viscera, Txts. 107, 2140

Clod-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
Clod-hangra, an; m. [clod, hangra a meadow]

Clodhanger

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Clodhanger Þurhút Clodhangran; of ðan hangran andlang róde út on Mules dene out through Clodhanger; from the meadow along the road out to Mule's dean, Cod. Dipl. 1198; A. D. 956; Kmbl. v. 374, 28

flyge-reów

(adj.)
Grammar
flyge-reów, adj. [reów wild, fierce, cruel]

Wild-flying ⬩ wild inflight ⬩ vŏlātu férus

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Wild-flying, wild inflight; vŏlātu férus Flygereówe þurh nihta genipu neósan cwómon, hwæðere . . . the wild-flying [evil spirits] came in the darkness of night to find out, whether . . . Exon. 37b; Th. 123, 10; Gú. 320

ful-gehende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ful-gehende, prep.

Full nigh ⬩ very near ⬩ valde prŏpe

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Full nigh, very near; valde prŏpe Hine man byrigde ðám stýple fulgehende, on ðám súþ-portice he was buried very near the steeple, in the south porch, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 38; Ælf. Tod. 19

Linked entry: ge-hende

plegere

(n.)
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plegere, es; m.
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A player, athlete, wrestler Nacod plegere gimnosophista (the glosser seems to have misunderstood the word, which is rendered by heáhláreów, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40-40, and by weoroldsnottor, 81, 52), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 10

Linked entry: pleg-mann

Port

(n.)
Grammar
Port, es ; m.
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The name attributed to one of the Saxon invaders of Britain, apparently an inference from a place-name Hér cuom Port on Bretene ... on ðære stówe ðe is gecueden Portesmúþa, Chr. 501 ; Erl. 14, 12

berigeblæ

farcille

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This form, however, which might be possible in the Erfurt Glossary, is quite out of keeping with the glossary in which it occurs]Wrt. Voc. ii. 40. 1

Linked entry: gafol

ge-médren

(adj.)
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ge-médren, adj.
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13

Linked entries: ge-médred ge-fæderen