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Anglo-Saxon

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erk

(n.)
Grammar
erk, e; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Noe on erke eóde. Noe in arcam intrāvit, Lk. Skt. C. C. 17, 27

etere

(n.)
Grammar
etere, es; m.

EATER, a consumer, devourervŏrax

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An EATER, a consumer, devourer ; vŏrax Etere vŏrax, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11. 19. Eteras commessātōres. Prov. 18

fiér-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
fiér-féte, adj.

Four-footedquadrŭpes

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Four-footed; quadrŭpes Sume fiérféte some are four-footed, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 21; Met. 31, 11

fyrd-werod

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-werod, -weord, es; n.

An army-hostphalanxturmaphălanxφάλανξ

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An army-host, phalanx; turma, phălanx = φάλανξ,Cot. 140. Micel stefn fyrdweorodes getrymnesse a great sound off

here-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
here-níþ, es; m.

Hostilityenmity which is felt by those at war with one another

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Hostility, enmity which is felt by those at war with one another, Beo. Th. 4938; B. 2474

in-stice

(n.)
Grammar
in-stice, es ; m.

An inward stitch

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An inward stitch, a pricking sensation within Wið instice, L. M. 2, 54; Lchdm. ii. 274, 27

iugian

(v.)

to joinyoke

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to join, yoke Ic iugie hí tó syl jungo eos ad aratrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 15

iú-meówle

(n.)
Grammar
iú-meówle, an; f.

an old woman

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One who was a maiden long ago, an old woman Ió-meówlan, Beo. Th. 5854; B. 2931

Linked entries: meówle geó-meówle

líc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
líc-ness, e; f.

Likenessformimagestature

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Tó lícnesse ad staturam, 6, 27

líf-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
líf-cearu, e; f.
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Care or anxiety about life, Andr. Kmbl. 2856; An. 1430: Cd. 42; Th. 54, 17; Gen. 878

mearc-díc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-díc, e; f.

A ditch which serves as a boundary

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A ditch which serves as a boundary On ða ealdan mercdíc, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 7

mere-cist

(n.)
Grammar
mere-cist, e; f.

A sea-chest

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A sea-chest Noe ongan wyrcan micle merecieste ( the ark ), Cd. 66; Th. 79, 26; Gen. 1317

mód-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-seóc, adj.

Sick at heartwith mind diseaseddistressed

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Sick at heart, with mind diseased, distressed Un*-*rotne, módseócne, Exon. 51a; Th. 177, 30: Gú. 1235

ge-lǽdan

Grammar
ge-lǽdan, <b>;
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</b> add Þone áð mon gelǽdde ymb xxx næhta, Cht. Th. 71, 7

bísnian

(v.)

to give or set an example

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to give or set an example, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 20: 39, 11; Fox 230, 2

ge-byrd-wítega

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd-wítega, an; m.

A birth-prophetan astrologerex natalibus prophetaastrologusmathematicus

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A birth-prophet, an astrologer; ex natalibus propheta, astrologus, mathematicus, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Wrt. Voc. 60, 12

ge-honge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-honge, adj.

Having an inclination to

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Having an inclination to Teala gehonge inclined to good, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 8; Reim. 42

scip-férend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-férend, es; m.
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A sailor Wǽron hié on gescirplan scipférendum onlíce, eálíðendum, Andr. Kmbl. 500; An. 250. v. preceding word

Linked entry: ferend

scop-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
scop-cræft, es ; m.
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The poet's art, poetry Sceop poeta, ic leornige sceopcræft (scop-) poetor, Ælfc. Gr. 36 ; Zup. 215, 9

stán-geat

(n.)
Grammar
stán-geat, es; n.
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An opening to pass through between stones On stángeat; of stángeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 81, 16