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Anglo-Saxon

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hors-minte

(n.)
Grammar
hors-minte, an; f.

Wild mint; ⬩ menthastrum,

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Wild mint; menthastrum, Lye. v. E. D. S. Plant Names, horse mint

Súþ-Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Mirce, pl.
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The South Mercians Súþ-Myrcna ríce, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557. 36

brerd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
brerd-full, adj.
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Brim-full Ǽfre wæs se bteruc brerdful wínes, Hml. S. 6, 282

bríw-lác

(n.)
Grammar
bríw-lác, es; n.
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Dressing food Ðá sceandlican wíglunga on brýw-láce, Hml. S. 17, 103

fore-gehát

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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

for-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-spendan, to spend entirely, exhaust property.
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Hí úre sceattas forspenden geond ealle eorðan, Hml. S. 23, 304. Add

ge-segness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-segness, e ; f.
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Saying, expressing Beforan gesegnesse lícwurðe beyond expression pleasing, Hml. S. 23b, 73

for-sworcenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sworcenlic, adj.
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21

leás-sagol

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Þus hí dweledon mid heora leássagelan sprǽce, Hml. S. 23, 378. Add

marmel-stán

(n.)
Grammar
marmel-stán, es; m.
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Marble Fægere geheówed swylce marmelstán mǽres cinnes, E. S. viii. 476, 56

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, to paint.
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Wercað hió of weaxe . . . mgtað Fenix, E. S. viii. 478, 50. Add

samod-geherigendlic

(adj.)
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glosses conlaudabilis Þisne suna . . . samodgeherigendlicne hunc partum conlaudabilem, Hy. S. 109, 19

seohhian

(v.)
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to strain Þurh cláð geseohhod (-seohgod, v. l. ), E. S. 49, 353.] [

swíþ

Grammar
swíþ, <b>. II 2.</b>
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Hé beféng mínne swíðran mid deórwurðum stánum, Hml. S. 7, 32. Add

wearg-cwedolness

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Þæs wirigcwedolnesse cuius malediclione (Ps. g. 28), E. S. 49, 358. Add

blissian

(v.)
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Add: with prep. Hí for hire hǽle blyssodon, Hml. S. 7, 281

á-standendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-standendness, e; f.

Continuance ⬩ persistence ⬩ perseverance

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Continuance, persistence, perseverance On þǽre gebedes ástandendnysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 272

Linked entry: standendness

án-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípig, -lýpig; adj. [án one; hlíp, hlýp]

Going alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ singular ⬩ alone ⬩ solitarius ⬩ privatus ⬩ singularis ⬩ solus ⬩ tantus

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Going alone, solitary, private, singular, alone; solitarius, privatus, singularis, solus, tantus Se ðá ánlýpig [MS. ánlýpi] awunode on syndrige stówe fram ðære cyricean qui tum in remotiore ab ecclesia loco solitarius manebat, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 1. Cynelíco

Linked entries: ǽn-lípig án-lépig án-lípie án-lýpig én-lípig -lípig ǽlpig

cyric-sang

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-sang, cyric-song, es; m.

A church-song ⬩ ecclesiasticum carmen

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A church-song; ecclesiasticum carmen He ða cyricsangas lǽrde, ðe hí ǽr ne cúðan quæ illi non noverant, carmina ecclesiastica doceret, Bd. 5, 20; S. 642, 8. He wæs on cyric-songe se gelǽredesta qui cantandi in eeclesia erat peritissimus, 2, 20; S. 522

deófol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-cræft, es; m.

Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft ⬩ dæmoniăca ars

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Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft; dæmoniăca ars Þurh dígolnesse deófolcræftes per dæmoniacæ artis arcāna, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 9. Hí nalæs mid deófolcræfte ac mid godcunde mægene gewélgade cóman illi non dæmoniaca sed divīna virtūte prædĭti veniēbant

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