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Anglo-Saxon

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eáþ-ness

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Ealle þá gódan God geseóð, heom áre and eáðnesse, Solil. H. 67, 15. Add

byccen

(adj.)
Grammar
byccen, adj.
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Of a goat preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles bucinas), Chrd. 48, 26

Linked entry: biccen

sáwere

(n.)
Grammar
sáwere, es; m.

A sower

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A sower Út eode se sáwere his sǽd sáwenne, Mt. Kmbl. A. 13, 3.

sceamisc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceamisc, adj.

Of which one is to be ashamedpudendus

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Of which one is to be ashamed; pudendus Scamescan lim veretrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96,54

scear-beám

(n.)
Grammar
scear-beám, es ; m.

The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed

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The wood to which the ploughshare is fixed (?) Scearbeám brigacus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 21

wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
wærlan, p.de

To wend, turn

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To wend, turn Ðona foerde ł mið ðý wærlde praeteriens, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 1

Linked entry: ge-wærlan

wealcian

(v.)
Grammar
wealcian, p. ode

To roll up, muffle up

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To roll up, muffle up Hefeldþrǽdum liða wealcedon liciis arliculos obvolverent, Hpt. Gl. 489, 56

Linked entry: wealca

hǽlnes-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlnes-griþ, es; n.

Privilege of security belonging to a sanctuary

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Privilege of security belonging to a sanctuary, L. Eth. 7, 19; Th. i. 332, 25

heáfod-gold

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gold, es; n.

A crownhead jewels

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A crown Ðú him sylst heáfodgold mǽrþe honore coronasti eum, Ps. Th. 8, 6

braccas

(n.)
Grammar
braccas, pl. m.

Breechesbracæ

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Breeches; bracæ Braccas on swefnum geseón to see breeches in dreams, Lchdm. iii. 198, 28

hor-pyt

(n.)
Grammar
hor-pyt, -pytt, es; m.

A dirt-pit, slough [?]

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ðæm horpytte, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 37, 21 : 162, 9

ofer-gǽgan

(v.)

to transgress

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to transgress Hwí ofergǽge gé Godes word cur trans*-*gredimini verbum Domini? Num. 14, 41

ofer-stellan

(v.)

to cross

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to cross Hit sum slóg oferhleóp and oferstælde transiliret Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17

ofer-swimman

(v.)

to cross by swimmingtranare

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to cross by swimming Oferswam ða sioleþa bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367

ge-þylmédan

(v.)

to make patientbring down

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to make patient, bring down Hí geþylméde synt ipsi obligati sunt, Ps. Lamb, 19, 9

hof-rede

(adj.)
Grammar
hof-rede, adj.

Confined to the house;clinicus,

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Confined to the house; clinicus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 30; Wrt. Voc. 45, 62

Linked entry: -rede

be-efesian

(v.)

to cut the hair of a person

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to cut the hair of a person Hwá mæg mé beefesian?, Hml. S. 33, 84

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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H. 199, 21. . foran tó.foran- as prep. Before. Take here foran- (l. foran ) in Dict., and add Foran his þrowunga and foran þon tócyme dómes dæges, Bl.H. 35, 7: 27, 26. Foran þyssum ondweardan dæge, Bl. H. 131, ii.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Th. i. 220, 4. to bear with patiently, without getting angry, put up with, not to resent, not to punish Forberet dissimulat (injuriam), Kent. Gl. 411.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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A. 187, 178. to relieve of anxiety, restore to peace of mind Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme, Gen. 758. to heal a disease, wound, &c. physical Þú gehǽldest míne ádla, Bl. H. 89, 3.