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Anglo-Saxon

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freó-dohtor

(n.)
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a freeborn, legitimate daughter His fæder hine ( Antichrist ) strýnð be his ágenre freódehter, Wlfst. 193, 6

rǽdness

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The examples under should be taken under hræd-ness, q. v. add: v. gecwid-, wiþer-rǽdness

ádle

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(Ádle Rä. 44, 4 might be pl.) Add

gúþ-geþingu

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geþingu, pl. n.

The lot to be expected from impending war

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The lot to be expected from impending war, Andr. Kmbl. 2044; An. 1024: 2088; An. 1045

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
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the word might be taken as a case of this noun. Similar entries Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

þrítig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
þrítig, þrittig; num.

Thirtythirty (years old)

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Þrittig síðon seofon beóð twá hundred and týn, Anglia viii. 303, 7. Þrittig síðon twelf, 29. Þrittigun sýþum hundteóntig þúsenda, Blickl. Homl. 79, 25, Ða þryttig scyllingas, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 3.

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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or gebéd a supplication, praying, beáda a person who supplicates or prays: Bytl a beetle or hammer, bytla a hammerer, builder.

EÁÐE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EÁÐE, éðe, ýðe; comp. m. eáðera , eáðra ; f. n. eáðere , eáðre ; sup. eáðost ; adj.

Easy, smoothfăcĭlis, lēvis

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Easy, smooth; făcĭlis, lēvis Gode þancedon ðæs ðe him ýþ-láda eáðe wurdon they thanked God for that the wave-paths had been easy [ = smooth] to them, Beo. Th. 462; B. 228.

módig

Grammar
módig, <b>.
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Drihten hét ús beón eádmóde ꝥ wé tó heofonum becómon, for ðan þe þá módigan ne magon tó heofonum, Hml. S. 16, 129. <b>III a.

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394. Hié synt wilcuman Deniga leódum, 782 ; B. 388: 3792; B. 1894. Ic hæleþum bodige wilcumena fela ( many welcome things ) wóþe mínre, Exon. Th. 391, 4 ; Rä. 9, II

a-corenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-corenlíc, adj.

Likely to be choseneligibilis

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Likely to be chosen; eligibilis Biþ swíðe acorenlíc is very estimable, Past. 52, 8; Swt. 409, 36

a-mǽn-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mǽn-sumian, p. ode; pp. od [a ex, mǽn = gemǽne communis; sumian = samnian congregare]

To excommunicateexcommunicare

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To excommunicate; excommunicare Síe amǽnsumod let him be excommunicated, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 18

á-hwænne

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwænne, adv.

Whensometimequando

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When, sometime; quando Drihten áhwænne be-healtst ðu Domine quando respicies, Ps. Spl. 34, 20: 7, 2

Linked entries: á-hwonne ǽ-hwænne

súþ-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-stæþ, es; n.
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A south shore, coast, or bank West-Seaxna lond be ðæm súþstæðe, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 9

Linked entry: súþ-rima

þánian

(v.)
Grammar
þánian, p. ode
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To be or to become moist Þǽnie madeo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 44. Ðániaþ madescunt, 57, 39

Linked entries: þán þǽnian

þenning

(n.)
Grammar
þenning, e; f.
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Stretching, extension Be Cristes earm[a] þenninge and his honda on róde, Anglia xi. 172, last line

Linked entry: earm-þenning

un-ádrysnende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádrysnende, adj.

Not to be quenched or extinguished

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Not to be quenched or extinguished Mið ðæccille his unádrysnendre cum lampade sua inextinguibili, Rtl. 106, 10

Linked entry: á-drysnan

hylu

(n.)
Grammar
hylu, e; f.
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A hollow Of ðǽre wylle on þá hyle; ðonne be ðǽre hyle, C. D. iii. 407, 12

Linked entry: wyla

trendan

(v.)

to turnroll

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to turn, roll. v. sin-trendende teres, but perhaps sin-tredende should be read, see tredan = terere

Linked entries: trandan trinda

á-scortian

(v.)

to run shortrun outbe exhausted

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to run short, run out, be exhausted Æt ðám giftum áscortode wín, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: á-sceortian