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ge-sáweled

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sáweled, part. p.
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Provided with a soul; animatus, Mk. Skt. p. 1, 11

Linked entry: -sáweled

ge-wópen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wópen, pp.

wept ⬩ lamented

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wept, lamentedÆlfc. Gr. 26, 1; Som. 28, 28of ge-wépan. ;

smedemen

(adj.)
Grammar
smedemen, smedmen ; adj.
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Of fine flour Smedmen hláf similagineus panis, Scint. 154, 1

sigor-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-beorht, adj.
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Triumphant, epithet of Christ, Exon. Th. 1, 18 ; Cri. 10

Linked entry: sige-beorht

tirwen

(adj.)
Grammar
tirwen, (?); adj.
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Of resin Tyrwene, stórsæpes, hryseles resinae, Hpt. Gl. 501, 1

Linked entry: tyrwen

wearg-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-berende, adj.
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Villainous, rascally Ða weargberendan furcifera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 1

weald-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
weald-stapa, an; m.
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A grasshopper, locust Waldstapan locustas, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: stapa

wyrcung

(n.)
Grammar
wyrcung, e ; f.

Working ⬩ doing ⬩ operatio

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Working, doing; operatio, Rtl. 15, 42 : 31, 1 : 170, 3

bord-haga

(n.)

phalanx

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[haga a hedge. 1. an enclosure.] A shield-enclosure, phalanx

ceaster-sǽtan

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-sǽtan, -sǽte; pl.
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Towns-folk Ceastersétna preóst, Cht. Th. 140, 19: 142, 1

dearf-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf-lic, adj.
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Bold, presumptuous From dearflicum a praesumtoribus, Mt. p. 2, 1

Linked entry: dearr-lic

démon

(n.)
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a demon, devil From démonum a demonibus, Rtl. 146, 1

eft-níwung

(n.)
Grammar
eft-níwung, e; f.
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Renewal, restoration Eftnívuwunges reparationis, Rtl. 7, 27. Eftníwawnges, 31, 1

innan-weard

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In 1. 4 after B. 1976 add cf. innor; II

méce-fisc

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Þes mécefisc hic mugil, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 39, 1. Add

of-setenness

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Add: a sitting down Obsetnesse sessionem, Ps. Cant. 138, 1

ge-scræpe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-scræpe, -screope, -scroepe; adj.
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Convenient, meet, fit for, accommodated; aptus Breoton is gescræpe on læswe sceápa and neáta Brittannia est apta alendis pecoribus ac jumentis, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 13, 22. Giscroepo aptas, Rtl. 117, 14: Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

Linked entries: ge-screope ge-screpelíce ge-scroepe ge-scropenys

á-plantian

(v.)
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Þá ðé heora heortan wyrtruman on his lufe áplantodon, Hml. Th. i. 612, 29. Áplanta on ðínre heortan þá sóðan lufe, ii. 410, 1. Hé hæfde áplantod án fictreow binnon his wíngearde, 406, 35: Ps. Th. 1, 3. Add

brastlung

(n.)
Grammar
brastlung, e; f.
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A BRUSTLING, rustling, creaking, breaking, crashing; strepitus, crepitus, fractio Híg tobrǽcon ða búcas mid micelre brastlunge they broke the pitchers with great crashing, Jud. 7, 20. Brastlung treówa rustling of trees, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35: Greg.

Linked entries: BRASTL bærstlung

Difelin

(n.)
Grammar
Difelin, Dyflen, Dyflin,es ; m? [Hovd. Diveline]

Dublin ⬩ Dublāna

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Dublin;Dublāna Gewiton him ða Norþmen ofer deóp wæter Difelin [Dyflen, Th. 206, 14, col. 2: Dyflin, 207, 14, col. 1] sécan the Northmen departed over the deep water to seek Dublin, Chr. 937; Th. 206, 14, col. 1; Æðelst. 56

Linked entry: Dyflen

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