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dihtan

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Aman dihte gewritu be þám Iudéiscum tó ǽlcere scíre scriptum est ut jusserat Aman, et litterae missae sunt ad universas provincias, Hml. A. 97, 162

neáh-lǽcan

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Add: with dat. or tó. of movement in space Hé ána beláf and neálǽhte tó þǽre stówe, Hml. S. 30, 105. Þá apostolas ealle neálǽhton tó Drihtne, Bl. H. 155, 14. Hé wearð áweht tó his neálǽcendan stefne, Gr.

ge-séman

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<b>II a.

aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún

ágen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-spræc, e; f. [ágen own, spræc speech]

One's own tonguean idiomthe peculiarity of a languageidioma

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One's own tongue, an idiom, the peculiarity of a language; idioma, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

æt-beón

(v.)

To be at or presentadesse

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To be at or present; adesse Ætbeón ðé we biddaþ adesse te deposcimus, Hymn Surt. 14, 26

Affrican

(n.)
Grammar
Affrican, es; m.

An AfricanAfricanus

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An African; Africanus Regulus feaht wið Affricanas Regulus fought against Africans, Bt. 16, 2; Rawl. 33, 19

clústor-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
clústor-cleófa, an; m.

A prison-chamber, cell carceris cubiculum

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A prison-chamber, cell; carceris cubiculum On clústorcleófan in the prison-chamber, Andr. Kmbl. 2041; An. 1023

cwyc-ǽht

(n.)

live stock

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Alf. pol. 18 Th. 1, 72, 12, note 28

eced-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
eced-fæt, æced-fæt, es; n.

An acid-vat, a vinegar-vesselacetābŭlum

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An acid-vat, a vinegar-vessel; acetābŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 32; Wrt. Voc. 61, 12

Linked entry: æced-fæt

eorþ-styrennis

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styrennis, -niss, e; f. [styrenes motion]

An earthquaketerræ mōtus

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An earthquake; terræ mōtus Eorþstyrennis gewarþ micelu terræ mótus factus est magnus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 28, 2

eágan beorht

(n.)
Grammar
eágan beorht, es; n.

An eye's glance, a moment ocŭli micātio, momentum

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An eye's glance, a moment; ocŭli micātio, momentum. Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20, MSS. C. B

Linked entry: eágan bryhtm

in-siht

(n.)
Grammar
in-siht, e : f.

An accountnarrativeargument

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An account, narrative, argument Onginneþ insiht æfter iohannem incipit argumentum secundum Johannem, Jn. Skt. p. 1, 1

iuc-téma

(n.)
Grammar
iuc-téma, an; m.
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An animal yoked with another Ioctéma jugalis, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 59; Wrt. Voc. 16, 31

lár-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
lár-smiþ, es; m.

a counsellor

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A wise man, a counsellor Lársmiþas, Elen. Kmbl. 406; El. 203. Lársmeoþas, Andr. Kmbl. 2441; An. 1221

magu-rǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rǽdend, es; m.

One who advises men

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Kmbl. 2920; An. 1463

nǽnig-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽnig-wiht, adv.

Nothingnotnot at all

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Nothing, not, not at all Andreas nǽnigwuht ðú gefirnodest Andrew, thou host nothing sinned, And. 10, 20

niht-eáge

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-eáge, -ége; adj.

Able to see at night

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Able to see at night Nihteáge nyctalmus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 23. Nihtége nictalmus, i. 20, 8

GIN

(n.)
Grammar
GIN, es; n.

A gapan openingabysshiatus

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A gap, an opening, abyss; hiatus Gársecges gin ocean's expanse, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 3; Exod. 430

scorfende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
scorfende, sceorfende, scurfende ; part.
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Getting rough or scabby Wið scurfendum næglum ad scabiem unguium, Lchdm. i. 370, 9. v. preceding word

Linked entry: scurfende