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scyld-frecu

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-frecu, e;
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f Guilty greed Mé ( Eve ) scyhte tó scyldfrece fáh wyrm þurh fægir word, Cd. Th. 55, 23; Gen. 898

Linked entry: frecu

clufe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>clufu,</b> e; f. , and add Clufu capiclum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 50

geó-hwílum

(adv.)
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formerly, of old Þeáh ic geóhwílum gecóplíce funde, ic nú misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Cf. ær-hwílum

ultor

(n.)
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a vulture Se ultor sceolde forlǽtan ꝥ hé ne slát þá lifre Tyties, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 2

unriht-gewill

(n.)
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Add: , es; n. Evil desire Þ hí þý éð mægen heora unrihtgewill forðbringan. Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 26

freót-gifu

(n.)
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Substitute: freót-gift, e; f. Manumission Freótgift (printed -gife, but see Angl. viii. 452) manumissio, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 1

hrætele

(n.)
Grammar
hrætele, hrætel-wyrt.
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Substitute: <b>hrætel-wyrt,</b> e; f. Rattle*-*wort Hrætelwyrt hierobotanum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 73

hwidere

(adv.)
Grammar
hwidere, hwidre; adv.
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Whither Ac ðǽr ðú ongeáte hwidre ic þé nú teohhie tó lǽdanne, Bt. 22, 2 ; F. 78, l. Cf. hidere

Linked entries: hwidre hidere

orgel

(n.)
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Add: orgello; f. Ic ondette . . . unnyttes gylpes bígong, and ídle glengas, uncyste and ídelre oferhygde orgello, Angl. xi. 98, 28

á-gælwed

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Dele '-gǽlwed(?); but', and add Þá wearþ ic ágelwed (-gaelwed, v.l. ) and swíþe áfǽred, Bt. 34, 5 ; F. 140, 9

hwæt-hweganinga

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganinga, hwæt-unga; adv.
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Somewhat, a little Gif þú hí hwæthweganinga wiþ fýr ne gemengdest, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 10. See next word

Linked entry: -hweganinga

miss

(n.)
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loss Mycel is mé unbliss mínra dýrlinga miss, Hml. S. 23, 271. [cf. Icel. missir; m. a loss; missa; f.]

þurh-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-wunian, <b>. II.</b>
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Se wela and se anweald náuht þurhwuni-endes heora wealdendum sellan ná magon, Bt. 27, 4. F. 100, 22. Add

croc

(n.)
Grammar
croc, crocc, es; m.
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Substitute: <b>crocc,</b> e; f. A pot Man sceal habban . . . pannan, crocca, Angl. ix. 264, 10

hand-spor

(n.)
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Substitute hand-sporu, an ; f. A dagger of the hand, a long, sharp nail :-- Hǽþenes handsporu (húnsporu ?), egl unheóru, B. 986

ac

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No ðæt án ðæt . . . ac (eác), Bt. 21; F. 74, 18: 5, 3; F. 14, 7. Ah ðeáhhwæðre, Past. 305, 1. Nis ðæt mín miht, ac gif ( unless ) ðú gelýfest. Ðá cwæð hé tó him : 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 5 : 74, 5. Hwæt gelamp ðé nú ðá? ac ðé on ðysse

gewit-loca

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Gif þú áwyrtwalast of gewitlocan (cf. of ðínum móde, Bt. 23; F. 78, 33) leása gesǽlþa, Met. 12, 26. Þone wísan on gewitlocan scamian (cf. hine scamian, Bt. 19; F. 68, 23), 10, 12. Sume ðone wæterscipe weriað on gewitlocan, wísdómes streám, Past. 469,

lendenu

(n.)
Grammar
lendenu, pl.

The loinsreins

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The loins, reins Lendenu renes vel lumbi, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 53; Wrt. Voc. 44, 36. Lændenu lumbi, 65, 26. Lendena renes, 71, 41. Laendino rien, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 17. Lendene renes, Ps. Spl. T. 15. 7. Beón eówer lendena ymbgyrde ... On ðám ymbgyrdum

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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an OAK ; quercus, robur Ðeós ác hæc quercus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 46. Sume ác astáh got up into an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 31. acc. Ác an oaken ship. Runic pm. 25; Kmbl. 344, 21. Geongre áce of a young oak, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 9. Of ðære ác [

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [ǽhte = áhte had; p. of ágan to own, possess]

possessionspropertylandsgoodsrichescattleopessubstantiapossessiogregespossessionpowerpossessiopotestas

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possessions, property, lands, goods, riches, cattle; opes, substantia, possessio, greges He hæfde mycele ǽhta erat habens multas possessions, Mk. Bos. 10, 22. Esau nam ealle his ǽhta, and eall ðæt he ǽhte Esau took all his goods, and all that he possessed