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Anglo-Saxon

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scín

(n.)
Grammar
scín, an evil spirit.
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Hé yfelsacode þæs ælmihtigan Godes mægnþrym in wyrginge and in scinna cíginge, Gr. D. 289, 9. Add

scyttels

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Hé ne mihte þá scyttelsas unscyttan, Hml. S. 31, 863. Add

tó-berstan

Grammar
tó-berstan, <b>I a.</b>
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Hé sylf áhreófode and tóbærst mid wundum from ðám heáfde oð Ðá fét, Shrn. 132, 8. Add

un-gelǽredlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredlic, adj.
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That learns with difficulty Hé forlét þá ungelǽredlican (earfoðlǽran, v.l.) gebróðru indociles deseruit, Gr. D. no, 21

un-scógian

(v.)
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Hé cleopode tó his þeówtlinge, 'Cum, deótul, hider and unscó (discalcea) mé, Gr. D. 221, 22. Add

wang

Grammar
wang, a cheek.
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Add: — Slóh hé þone Godes wer mid his brádre handa ofer his wange, Gr. D. 200, 15

á-wácian

(v.)
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Add: to make gentle, mollify, appease God hé áwácað tó him placat Deum, Verc. Först. 126, 6

folm

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Add: m. pl. folmas Hé áþenede his folmas (folme, v.l. ) upp tó heofonum, Gr. D. 166, 7

dysig-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
dysig-cræftig, (?); adj.
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Skilled in foolish arts Hé bið disicreafti (yfele cræftas leornað, v.l., erit sortilegus ), Archiv cxxviii. 300, 2.] [

Linked entry: cræftig

ed-leǽnian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-leǽnian, ed-leánian; p. ode; pp. od

To reward, recompense, renew, remit ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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To reward, recompense, renew, remit; retrĭbuĕre He edleǽnaþ me retrĭbuit mihi. Ps. Spl. T. 17, 26

Linked entries: ge-eæd-leǽnian eæd-leǽnian ed-leánian

hand-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
hand-geweald, es; n.
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Power Hé hí on handgeweald hǽðenum sealde tradidit eos in manus gentium, Ps. Th. 105, 30

heorra

(n.)
Grammar
heorra, an; m.

[?] A bar ⬩ hinge[?]

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Hé gestrangode heorran geata ðínra confortavit seras portarum tuarum, Ps. Lamb. 147, 2

mód-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-þwǽre, adj.

Gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild

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Gentle, meek, mild Hé gerehþ módþwǽre on dóme diriget mansuetos in judicio, Ps. Lamb. 24, 9

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.
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Over-loud, noisy Hé ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. v. preceding word

ge-sigfæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sigfæstnian, p. ode; pp. od
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To triumph, crown He gesigfæstnade triumphans, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 3. Gesigfæstnad coronandus, Jn. Skt. 8, 12

ge-wardod

(part.)

seen ⬩ visus

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seen; visus Þat he sý gewardod fram him ut videatur ab illo, R. Ben. interl. 49

Linked entry: ge-weardian

searwung

(n.)
Grammar
searwung, e; f.
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Treachery, artifice, plot, snare Hé sit mid searwungum sedet in insidiis, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 8

Linked entry: sirwung

syn-bysig

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-bysig, adj.

Troubled in consequence of sin

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Troubled in consequence of sin Hé heteswengeas fleáh ond ðǽrinne fealh secg synbysig, Beo. Zup. 2227

þǽr-uppan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-uppan, adv.
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Thereupon Him wæs his myxen forlǽten, ðæt hé þǽruppan sittan mihte, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 200

tó-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sundrian, p. ode
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To separate Hwanne hé tósundrode bearn Adames quando separabat filios Adam, Cant. M. ad fil. 8

Linked entry: tó-syndrian

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