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Anglo-Saxon

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word-gebeót

(n.)
Grammar
word-gebeót, es; n.

A promise

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A promise Héhis wordgebeót gemunde memorfuit testamenti sui, Ps. Th. 10, s, 34

Linked entry: word-beót

wudu-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-lád, e; f.

Carting wood

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Carting wood Æt wúduláde wǽntreów, L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 27

ymb-líþan

(v.)
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to circumnavigate Ymblíþendre Breotone útan circumnavigata Brittania Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 17

á-haccian

(v.)
Grammar
á-haccian, p. ode
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To peck out Fugelas þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 78

Linked entry: haccian

be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

á-wrigennes

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Swá hé geseah on ǽr þurh Godes áwrygennysse, Hml. S. 3, 102. Add

búta

Grammar
búta, unless.
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Ne bið hit bletsung búta hé wyrce tácn, Hml. S. 27, 152. Add

caric

(n.)
Grammar
caric, [-a, -e ?]
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a fig Ǽnne lytelne tánel mid caricum gefylledne, Hml. S. 23 b, 661

dropung

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Hé wæs geondgoten mid þæs swátes dropunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 233. Add

eft-hweorfan

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Þí hálgan lenctenfæstene efthwyrfende when Lent returns, Hml. S. 23 b, 613. Add

endeleás-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
endeleás-lic, adj.

Endless ⬩ everlasting

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Endless, everlasting Heora yfel is egeslic and endeleáslic morð, Hml. S. 17, 154

fácenful-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fácenful-lic, adj.

Deceitful

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Deceitful Náht ne sprece wé fácenfullices nichil loquamur subdolum, Hy. S. 24, 19

for-gifestre

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifestre, an; f.
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A female giver Háligre forgifestre gyfe sancti datrix karismatis, Hy. S. 49, 11

Linked entries: gifestre for-gifend

ge-swǽslic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽslic, adj.
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Pleasant, alluring Ðæt hé wiðsóce þám ge-swæslicum lustum, Hml. S. 5, 315

Linked entry: swǽs-lic

ofer-flówendlíce

(adv.)
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Add: superabundantly, excessively, immoderately Ic oferflówendlíce sorgiende weóp, Hml. S. 23 b, 548

Syrisc

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Ásende God his engel tó þám Syriscan here, Hml. S. 18, 402. Add

þegen

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Add Geánlǽhte Lisias fíf and sixtig þusenda fyrdendra þegena, Hml. S. 25, 363

brád

(adj.)
Grammar
brád, <b>. II</b> 1.
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Hring on heofonum brǽdre þonne sunne, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 9. Add

ge-mǽne

Grammar
ge-mǽne, <b>; I d ¶ 1 aα.</b>
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Unc næs gemǽne man we had no child, Hml. S. 2, 157. Add

arce-bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
arce-bisceop, arce-bysceop, arce-biscop, ærce-bisceop, erce-biscop, es; m.

The chief bishop ⬩ ARCHBISHOP ⬩ archiepiscopus

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The chief bishop, ARCHBISHOP; archiepiscopus [ = ἀρχι-επίσκοπος from ἀρχι = ἀρχός a leader, chief; επίσκοπος v. bisceop] Honorius se arcebysceop gehálgode Thoman his diácon, to bisceope archbishop Honorius consecrated Thomas his deacon, as bishop, Bd

Linked entries: ærce-biscop erce-biscop

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