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Anglo-Saxon

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on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support Hú þyncþ eów hú seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan?

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

goingwalkinga goingcoursejourneya wayroadthe runcarriagevehicle a trainretinuecourseproceeding

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Add: of movement, going, walking, &c. Færelde cursu (rapidissimo abscessit), An. Ox. 4903.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Add: a covering for the head. a helmet Helm galea, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 10: cassium, ii. 103, 38: 14, 5: 129, 24. Þǽr wæs helm monig, eald and ómig, B. 2762. Helm sceal cénum, On. Ex. 205. Wæs of þǽm hróran helm and byrne álýsed, B. 1629.

abbud

(n.)

an abbot

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an abbot. Chr. 803; Erl. 60, 13: Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 14

ǽfen-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þeówdóm, es; m.

An evening service or officevespertinum officium

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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

Linked entry: þeów-dóm

áncer-líf

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-líf, es; n.

An anchoret's or hermit's lifeanachoretica vita

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An anchoret's or hermit's life; anachoretica vita, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

cearcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cearcetung, e; f.

stridor

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A gnashing, grinding, crashing noise, as of the teeth; stridor, Som. Ben. Lye

daga

(n.)
Grammar
daga, an; m.

A day dies

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A day; dies,-found in the compound word án-daga, q. v; also

cyrm

(n.)

a noise, shout, uproar

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a noise, shout, uproar, Andr. Kmbl. 2313; An. 1158; Scint. 55: Cot. 86

eár-ring

(n.)

an ear-ring

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an ear-ring, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7

gafol-tíning

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-tíning, e; f.

Material for fencing due as gafol

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Material for fencing due as gafol XVI gyrda gauoltíninga, Th. Chart. 145, 8

here-wóp

(n.)
Grammar
here-wóp, es; m.

The shout raised by an army

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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460

Linked entry: wóp

lætemest

(adv.)
Grammar
lætemest, adv.

Lastly at lastfinally

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Lastly, at last, finally Lætemest (lætmest, Lind.) novissime, Mk. Skt. Rush. 16, 14

leoþu-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leoþu-líc, adj.

bodily

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Belonging to the limbs, bodily Leoþolíc and gástlíc, Andr. Kmbl. 3254; An. 1630

lid-weard

(n.)
Grammar
lid-weard, es; m.
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One who guards a ship Lidweardas on merebáte, Andr. Kmbl. 487; An. 244

lim-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-seóc, adj.
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Kmbl. 1157; An. 579: Elen. Kmbl. 2425; El. 1214

losing

(n.)
Grammar
losing, e; f.

Lossperdition

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Loss, perdition: Tó lose ł losing ad perditionem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 13

mægen-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þegen, es; m.

A mighty minister

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A mighty minister (an angel), Exon. 49 a; Th. 169, 23; Gú. 1099

rǽd

(suffix)
Grammar
rǽd, rǽde,
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in composition of adjectives, v. án-, fæst-, heard-, hwæt-, læt-, wiðer-rǽd[e]

scip-weard

(n.)
Grammar
scip-weard, es; m.
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One who has charge of a ship Scipweardas, Andr. Kmbl. 596 ; An. 297