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Anglo-Saxon

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hand-plega

(n.)
Grammar
hand-plega, an; m.

Fighting

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Fighting Heard handplega hard fighting, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 23; Exod. 327: 95; Th. 124, 3; Gen. 2057: Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 25.

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.

Usefulprofitableadvantageousbeneficial

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Ex. 119

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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On this practice, see, inter alia, Brand's Antiquities, ed. Hazlitt, vol. iii. p65, Grmm. D.

Linked entry: stacung

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, to lament. I.
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Woepende and mǽnende (-iende, L. ) flentes et heiulantes, Mk. R. 5, 38. Mǽnendeand woepende lugentes et flentes, 16, 10. Add Hé wépende mǽnde þá unáre þe mon him búton gewyrhton dyde deplorans injurias suas Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 9.

Ceóles íg

(n.)
Grammar
Ceóles íg, e; f. [ceól a ship, íg an island]
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CHELSEA, on the bank of the Thames, Middlesex; Somner says, 'Insularis olim et navibus accommodata, ut nomen significat.'

CEREN

(n.)
Grammar
CEREN, cyrin, e; f.

A CHURN

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A CHURN; vas in quo lac agitatur et butyrum cogitur, fidelia, sinum Cyrin sinum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 31

dǽma

(n.)
Grammar
dǽma, an; m.

A judge judex, arbiter

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A judge; judex, arbiter Béte swá mycel swá dǽman tǽcan subjacebit damno quantum arbitri judicaverint, Ex. 21, 22

fóre-warde

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-warde, an; f.

An agreementpactum

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An agreement; pactum Seó fórewarde ǽr wæs gewroht the agreement was formerly made, Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 34

forþ-bylding

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-bylding, e; f.

An instigationincitementemboldeningincĭtātio

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An instigation, incitement, emboldening; incĭtātio Heora feónda forþbylding the emboldening of their foes, Chr. 999; Erl. 135, 38

Linked entry: forþ-bilding

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

linden

(adj.)
Grammar
linden, adj.
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Ex. 95

Linked entry: lind

mis-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-byrd, e; f.

A mis-birthabortion

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Voc. ii. 4, 13: 98, 17: Ep. Gl. 2 f, 4

Linked entry: mis-boren

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

big-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
big-swíc, es; m.

Deceit, guilefraus

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Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 7

ge-sceafan

(v.)

to shave, plane

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to shave, plane, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 9; Lchdm. i. 352, 15: 4, 12; Lchdm. i. 344, 23

Linked entry: ge-scafan

ge-séclod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séclod, part.

Taken sick, illægrōtus

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Taken sick, ill; ægrōtus Warþ se cyng geséclod the king was taken sick, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 22

ge-near

(n.)
Grammar
ge-near, -ner

a refuge, protectionrefugium

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a refuge, protection; refugium Genear [gener, Lamb.] mín eart ðú refugium meum es tu, Ps. Spl. 90, 2

tæfle

(adj.)
Grammar
tæfle, (?); adj.

Given to play

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Ex. 185

un-geleáf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáf, adj.

Unbelieving

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Unbelieving Ne magon ðǽr eard niman ungeleáfe menn qui non credunt inhabitare in eo, Ps. Th. 67, 19

Linked entry: ge-leáf

un-áteald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áteald, adj.

Uncounted

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Uncounted Gif se dæg bið forlǽten unáteald, ðǽrrihte áwent eal ðæs geáres ymbrene ðwyres, Boutr. Scrd. 28, 32

Linked entry: á-tellan