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Anglo-Saxon

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leáh

Grammar
leáh, lye.
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Lǽcedónias wiþ miclum heáfodece . . . and sealf tó þon ilcan, and leáh and eágsealfa, Lch. ii. 172, 28 : 302, 23. Add

cwilmian

(v.)
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., and add: intrans. To suffer torment Hí cwylmiað on écum fýre, Hml. Th. i. 132, 16, 22. Hé sceal beón cwylmiende mid deófle, Angl. viii. 337, 9. Ðá sceaðan ðágyt cwylmigende cuce hangodon, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 8: i. 334, 6.

ge-reording

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D. 86, 23. ꝥ wé é Metes gereordung (cibi refectionem) ána hé underfó, R. Ben. 1. 57, 7

ge-broc

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-broc) in Dict., and add Gif hé þá áne un-treówþa ne gedyde, from ðǽm dæge hé mehte bútan gebroce eallra Cartaina onwald begietan, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 12

líf-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
líf-cearu, e; f.
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Care or anxiety about life, Andr. Kmbl. 2856; An. 1430: Cd. 42; Th. 54, 17; Gen. 878

scip-férend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-férend, es; m.
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A sailor Wǽron hié on gescirplan scipférendum onlíce, eálíðendum, Andr. Kmbl. 500; An. 250. v. preceding word

Linked entry: ferend

wundor-ágræfen

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-ágræfen, adj.

Wondrously graven

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Wondrously graven Hé wundorágræfene anlícnesse engla sínra geseh, Andr. Kmbl. 1424; An. 712

Linked entry: á-grafan

ge-setl

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Gl. 447, 65) ante consessum, An. Ox. 1753

snúd

(n.)

swiftness, quickness

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swiftness, quickness Ús bær naca, snellíc sǽmearh, snúde bewunden (possessed by swiftness) Andr. Kmbl. 534; An. 267

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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He was a very learned and a very mighty teacher, and he appointed monastic canons with strict conduct.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make warfightcontendpugnarebellum gerereto obtain by fightingto conquergainwinpugna consequiobtineresubjugare

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to make war, fight, contend; pugnare, bellum gerere He ána gewon he fought alone, Exon. 39 a; Th. 129, 15; Gú. 21: Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 2. Hú hie wið ðæm drý gefliton and gewunnon how they contended and strove against the sorcerer, Blickl.

sol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
sol, eses; n.: solu, we, e; f.

Mire or a miry place filthy volutabrum

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His (the priest's) alter cloð great and sole, and hire (the priest's concubine's) chemise smal and hwit; and te albe sol, and hire smoc hwit Rel. Ant. i. 129. Solwy dirty Wrt. Voc. i. 171, 41.]

þindan

(v.)
Grammar
þindan, p. þand; pp. þunden.
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Se streám ongan tó þindende ongeán swilce hit wǽre án heáh dún ( ad instar montis intumescentes ), Jos. 3, 16. Hit bíþ þindende, Lchdm. ii. 210, 22.

Linked entry: a-þindan

wicg

(n.)
Grammar
wicg, es; n. (a poetical word)
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Kmbl. 2192; An. 1097. Þrió wicg, Beo. Th. 4355; B. 2174

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, f. also has gen. ge-cynd (Bl. H. 31, 32); dat.
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Þú man worhtest and him ... sealdest word and gewitt and wæstma gecynd ( the property of growth ), Hy. 9, 56. Uþwitan secgaþ ꝥ sió sáwul hæbbe ðrió gecynd; án ðára gecynda is ꝥ heó biþ wilnigende ... twá ðára gecyndu (-a?)

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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But the word occurs mostly in phrases Ðá Noe ongan níwan stefne (anew, a second time) hám staðelian, Cd. Th. 94, 2; Gen. 1555: Beo. Th. 5181; B. 2594. Eft ... niówan stefne, 3582; B. 1789: Andr. Kmbl. 2607; An. 1305: Cd. Th. 113, 12; Gen. 1886.

eaht

(n.)
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), Bd. i. 25; Sch. 52, 2. v. æht, eht in Dict., and ymbeaht

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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Nú wé hwætlíce þis habbað gegaderod, þæt is on Lýden actiuum opus, Angl. viii. 330, 35. of the operation of things, e.g. diseases Hwæt[líce] perniciter (quos lethale virus perniciter prostraverat), An.

wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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MSS.), and ðá wurdon hié dysige, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 2: 30; Swt. 203, 10. Wín nys drenc cilda ne dysigra, ac ealdra and wísra, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 21;Ps. Th. 106, 42. Mæg ic wísran findan, ðonne ðú eart? Gen. 41, 39; Andr. Kmbl. 947; An. 474.

ge-wæterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wæterian, -wætrian; p. ode; pp. od

To waterirrigateadăquāreirrĭgāre

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To water, irrigate; adăquāre, irrĭgāre Ðæt mǽge and cunne óðerra monna inngeþonc giendgeótan and gewæterian [gewætrian, MS. Cot.] that he may be able and know how to irrigate and water the minds of others, Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 10; Hat.

Linked entry: wæterian