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Anglo-Saxon

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sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Ongan hospword sprecan, Andr. Kmbl. 2632; An. 1317. Ðæt ǽrende wæs sprecen, 3242; An. 1623: Beo.

linnan

(v.)
Grammar
linnan, p. lann, pl. lunnon

To ceaseleave offdesistlose

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Ealdre linnan to die, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 21; Vy. 54: An. 2277; An. 1139: Beo. Th. 2960; B. 1478. Ealdres linnan, 4878; B. 2443

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?

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

alh-stede

(n.)
Grammar
alh-stede, es; m.

A sheltering-placecityarxurbs

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A sheltering-place, city; arx, urbs, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 11; Dan. 690

byst

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art, shalt be, Lk. Bos. l, 76: Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 12

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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Having diseased limbs, Andr. 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