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Anglo-Saxon

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ged

(n.)
Grammar
ged, gedd, es; n.

A song ⬩ proverb ⬩ poem

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Met. Fox 2, 10; Met. 2, 5.; Gedd proverbium, Jn. Skt.; Lind. 10, 6; 16, 25

mægþa

(n.)
Grammar
mægþa, an; m.

Maithen ⬩ may-weed ⬩ anthemis cotula

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Him mon mægþan tó mete gegyrede, Lchdm. iii. 34, 11

Linked entry: mageþe

cíle

(n.)
Grammar
cíle, es; m.

A cold ⬩ frigus

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Met. Fox 29, 101; Met. 29, 50: Gen. 8, 22

Linked entry: cíele

eafor

(n.)
Grammar
eafor, es; m.

A boar, wild boar ⬩ aper

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Met. Fox 26, 161; Met. 26, 81

Linked entries: aferian cum-feorm

folc-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-cúþ, adj.

Known to the people ⬩ folk-known ⬩ well-known ⬩ public ⬩ celebrated ⬩ pŏpŭlis nōtus ⬩ publĭcus ⬩ cĕleber

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Met. Fox 26, 18; Met. 26, 9. Folc-cúþne rǽd a discourse known to nations, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 18; Met. Einl. 9. Be folc-cúþum strǽtum by the public roads, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 4

an-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-healdan, p. -heóld, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden

To hold ⬩ keep ⬩ tenere ⬩ servare ⬩ præstare

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Met. Fox 11, 84; Met. 11, 42

Linked entry: on-healdan

feorsian

(v.)
Grammar
feorsian, fyrsian; p. ode; pp. od

To go beyond ⬩ remove ⬩ ultĕrius procēdĕre ⬩ elongāre

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Met. Fox 24, 52; Met. 24, 26

Linked entry: afor-feorsian

haca

(n.)
Grammar
haca, an; m.

A hook [?], bolt or bar of a door ⬩ pessulus ⬩ a hook ⬩ uncinus, furca ⬩ a hook, clasp ⬩ the chin

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Mett. 658

Linked entries: hæcce hacod hæca

and-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
and-reccan, p. -reahte; pp. -reaht

To relate ⬩ referre

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Met. Fox 26, 3; Met. 26, 2

FÆRBU

(n.)
Grammar
FÆRBU, e; f.

Colour ⬩ cŏlor

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Met. Fox 31, 7; Met. 31, 4

ge-sceádwísnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwísnes, ness, e; f.

Reason, discretion ⬩ ratio

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Met. Fox 20, 375; Met. 188: 393; Met. 20, 197

eald-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gecynd, es; n.

Old or original nature ⬩ antīqua nātūra

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Met. Fox 13, 79; Met. 13, 40: 25, 114; Met. 25, 57: Exon. 54b; Th. 193, 26; Az. 127

Linked entry: ge-cynd

ǽr-lést

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-lést, e; f.

Dishonour ⬩ impiety ⬩ cruelty ⬩ a disgraceful deed

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Met. Fox 9, 2; Met. 9, 1

a-lystan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lystan, p. -lyste; pp. -lysted, -lyst [a, lystan to wish]

To list ⬩ wish ⬩ desire ⬩ desiderare

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Met. Fox 10, 36; Met. 10, 18

ár-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ár-leást, ǽr-lést, e; f. [ár honor, honestas, gratia, -leást]

Dishonour ⬩ impiety ⬩ cruelty ⬩ a disgraceful deed ⬩ inhonestas ⬩ impietas ⬩ crudelitas ⬩ flagitium

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Met. Fox 9, 12; Met. 9, 6

Linked entry: ǽr-lést

embe-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
embe-gyrdan, he -gyrt; p.-gyrde ; pp. -gyrded

To surround, begird ⬩ circumcingĕre

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Met. Fox 9, 81; Met. 9, 41

Linked entry: ymb-gyrdan

flión

(v.)

to flee ⬩ fŭgĕre

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Met. Fox 7, 60; Met. 7, 30

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden

To transform ⬩ transfomāre

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Met. Fox 26, 149; Met. 26, 75: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 31

ge-cépan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cépan, p. -cépte; pp. -cépt

To buy ⬩ ĕmĕre

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Met. Fox 26, 37; Met. 26, 19

gelp-scaða

(n.)
Grammar
gelp-scaða, an; m.

A boastful foe

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Met. Fox 9, 99; Met. 9, 49

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