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Anglo-Saxon

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sealm-lofian

(v.)

to sing psalms

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to sing psalms Singaþ him and sealmlofiaþ him cantate ei et psallite ei, Ps. Lamb. 104, 2

sídan

(adv.)
Grammar
sídan, adv.

From a wide area

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From a wide area Of gehwilcum stówum wýdan and sýdan gegaderod, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 389, 23

Linked entry: síde

sigorfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sigorfæstness, e; f.

Victoriousness

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Victoriousness Be sigerfestnisse and swíðmódnisse úses Drihtnes mid ðǽm hé ða hǽþnan ofercom, Anglia xi. 173, 12

Linked entry: sigefæstness

þeów-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów-byrde, -berde; adj.

Of servile birth

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Of servile birth Wéron ðǽr ðreó wíte-þeówe men búrbærde, and ðreó ðeówberde, Chart. Th. 152, 20

ag

(n.)
Grammar
ag, es; n ?

Wickedness ⬩ nequitia

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Wickedness; nequitia Hí þohton and hí sprǽcon ag cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam. Ps. Spl. T. 72, 8

Linked entries: ac ag-lác ag-nys

in-sittende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
in-sittende, part.
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Sitting within Ealra wǽron fífe eorla and idesa insittendra, Exon. 112 b; Th. 432, 3; Rä. 47. 7

Lǽden-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-stæf, es; m.
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A Latin letter Hit wæs áwriten grécisceon and lédenstafon erat scribtum græce et latine, Jn. Skt. 19, 20

mæsse-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-þegen, es; m.

A mass-priest

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A mass-priest Mæsseþegnes and woruld*-*þegnes wergild ii þúsend þrymsa, L. Wg. 5; Th. i. 186, 10

Linked entry: mæsse-preóst

mán-ídel

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-ídel, adj.

Wicked and vain

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Wicked and vain Ðara múþas sprecaþ mánídel word quorum as locutum est vanitatem, Ps. Th. 143, 9, 13

Linked entry: ÍDEL

mann-cwild

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cwild, e; f.

Mortality ⬩ pestilence

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Mortality, pestilence On ða tíd ðæs miclan wóles and moncwylde tempore mortalitatis, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 15

pícan

(v.)
Grammar
pícan, to use a píc, to remove by means of a píc,
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to pick Lét him pýcan út his eágan, and ceorfan of his handa, Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 33

Linked entry: pýcan

ge-stál

Grammar
ge-stál, <b>; I.</b>
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Wé stǽlan sculon ... and eall hellemægen þis gestál gehýrað ... þæt hié þæt gestál gehýren, Verc. Först. 147. Add

Linked entry: ge-stælan

ge-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽran, to celebrate.
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Sum bróðor mid godcundre gyfe gemǽred (-mǽrsad, v.l.) and geweorþad (insignis ), Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 2. Add

geong

(n.)

sighs ⬩ gemitus

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sighs; gemitus Hér is Brytta geong [gnornung, B.] and geómerung gemitus Brittanorum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 42

un-áblinnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áblinnendlíc, adj.

Unceasing ⬩ incessant

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Unceasing, incessant Ðǽr wæs unáblinnendlíc staþolfæstnys Godes herunge ǽghwylcne dæg and eác nihtes, Homl. Skt. ii. 236, 86

un-geþeaht

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþeaht, es; n.

Evil counsel

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Evil counsel Forbeóde hé and álecge ða ðwyrnysse heora ungeþeahtes prohibeant pravorum prevalere consensum, R. Ben. 118, 10

Linked entry: ge-þeaht

unriht-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-gestreón, es; n.

Unrighteous gain

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Unrighteous gain Ða ðe heora sylfra sáula forhycggaþ for feós lufan, and unrihtgestreón lufiaþ, Blickl. Homl. 63, 8

wiþ-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-tremman, p. de

To step back

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To step back Ðonne wiðtremð hé and on*-*hupaþ gressum post terga revocet, Past. 58; Swt. 441, 27

wróht-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-lác, es ; n. (?)

Calumny ⬩ slander

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Calumny, slander Unrihtlíce mǽst ǽlc óþerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícan onscytan and mid wróhtlácan. Wulfst. 160, 5 note

wuldorfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wuldorfæstlíce, adv.

Gloriously

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Gloriously Hér Eleutherius on Róme onféng biscopdóm, and ðone wuldórfæstlíce. xii. winter geheóld, Chr. 167; Erl. 8, 14