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æl-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódig, æl-þiódig; adj.

Strangeforeignexterusperegrinusbarbarus

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Ðám ælþeódegan to the foreigners, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 100, 2

-an

(suffix)
Grammar
-an, -anne, v. -anne, in alphabetical order, and TO; prep.
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc.

áwðer

(adj.)
Grammar
áwðer, = á-hwæðer; adj. pron.

Eithereachone or otheralteralteruter

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Ða tungl áwðer [MS. auðer] óðres rene á ne gehríneþ, ǽr ðam ðæt óðer of gewíteþ the stars never touch each other's course, before the other goes away, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 19 : Met. 29, 10 : 20, 84; Met. 20, 42 : Bt. 6; Fox 16, 3

eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient rightvĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24

Linked entry: eald-geriht

Sweón

(n.)
Grammar
Sweón, pl.
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Th. 4936; B. 2472: (Swona, MS.), 5885; B. 2946: 5908; B. 2958. Ic wæs mid Sweóm, Exon. Th. 322, 4; Víd. 58: 320, 19; Víd. 31. Ðás land hýraþ tó Sweón, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 4

á-scínan

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D. 174, 11: Bl. H. 249, 1. Ásceán, 145, 12. figurative His líf áscán, Gr. D. 12, 4. Hié on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum wuldorlíce áscinon, Bl. H. 161, 20.

birgan

(v.)

to taste

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(degustans ), Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 625, 12. Úser Drihten gallan berigde, Angl. xi. 173, 3. Bergað gustate, Ps. Srt. 33, 9. Þæt wæter tó bergenne (byrigenne, v. l.), Bd. 5, 4; Sch. 569, 4. Tó beorgenne (byrg-, v. l.), 4, 3; Sch. 366, 18

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and hé lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

eorþ-wæstm

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Ben. 63, 14. Add:

eówer

Grammar
eówer, eówre
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Eówer ǽlces ácennednesse, Bt. 30, 2; F. 110, 18.

fæstrǽdnes

constancyunchangeableness

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, Bt. 7, 2; F. 16, 32

wilsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wilsumlíce, adv.

willinglyvoluntarilyspontaneouslydevoutlydevotedly

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willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously Hé wilsumlíce (sponte) hine geþeódde tó ðam cyninge, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 44.

ofer-geótan

(v.)

to cover by pouring, to suffuse

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to cover by pouring, to suffuse Ðara deófla þeóstro hé oforgeát mid his ðæm scínendan leóhte he overcame the darkness of the devils by pouring upon it his shining light Blickl. Homl. 85, 8.

ǽr-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-fæstnys, -nyss, e ; f.

Honestygoodnesspietypietas

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Honesty, goodness, piety; pietas Aidanus wæs mycelre ǽrfæstnysse and gemetfæstnysse mon Aidan was a man of much piety and moderation, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 31

æsc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-holt, es; nom. pl. holt; n.

Ash-woodan ash-wood spearlignum fraxineumhasta fraxinea

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Ash-wood, an ash-wood spear; lignum fraxineum, hasta fraxinea Æscholt asceóc shook his ashen spear, Byrht. 138, 35; By. 230: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330

an-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-gelíc, adj.

Likesimilarsirnilis

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Like, similar; sirnilis Ðonne ne finst ðú ðǽ r náuht angelíces then thou wilt not find there anything of like, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 11

Linked entries: on-gelíc ge-líc

an-ginnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ginnan, p. -gan, pl. -gunnon; pp. -gunnen

To beginundertakeincipere

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To begin, undertake; incipere Angan hine gyrwan began to prepare himself, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 118; Met. 1, 59

Linked entry: an-gan

a-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-niðerian, p. ode; pp. od [a intensive, niðerian to thrust down]

To put downcondemndamndeorsum trudere

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To put down, condemn, damn; deorsum trudere Ðá wurþe he aniðrod mid Iudas then let him be cast down with Judas, Chr. 675; Ing. 52, 12

deágol

(n.)

secret

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secret, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 14; Rä. 41, 39: L. M. 2, 66; Lchdm. ii. 298, 8: Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 34, MS. T

eldung

(n.)
Grammar
eldung, eldcung, elcung, e; f.

Delaymŏra

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Delay; mŏra Hit is eldung and anbíd ðæs héhstan déman it is the delay and waiting of the highest judge, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17

Linked entries: elcung eldcung