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Anglo-Saxon

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Breten

(n.)

Britain,

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Britain, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99

Linked entry: Breoten

brícsian

(v.)
Grammar
brícsian, p. ade

To profit ⬩ prodesse

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To profit; prodesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 6

Brytta

(n.)
Grammar
Brytta, gen. pl. of Bryttas.

of the Britons

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of the Britons, Bd. l, 34; S. 499, 20;

copest

(adj.)

chiefest ⬩ most precious ⬩ a summit ⬩ pretiosissimus

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Ben. Lye

corenes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
corenes, -ness, e; f. [coren, pp. of ceósan to choose]

An election ⬩ a choice ⬩ electio

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Ben. 62

corn-hwæcca

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwæcca, an; m.

A corn-chest ⬩ bin ⬩ arca frumentaria

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A corn-chest, bin; arca frumentaria Som. Ben. Lye

Crécisc

(adj.)

Grecian

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Grecian Bt. Met. Fox 26, 55; Met. 26, 28

Linked entries: Creácisc Grécisc

cualme-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cualme-stów, e; f.

A place of burial ⬩ calvariæ locus

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Ben. Lye

hilde-swát

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-swát, es; m.

Hostile vapour or steam

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Hostile vapour or steam, Beo. Th. 5109; B. 2558

hilde-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wǽpen, es; m.

A weapon of war,

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A weapon of war, Beo. Th. 77; B. 39

ge-willnung

(n.)

a wish ⬩ appetite

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a wish, appetite, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 7

ge-worpan

(v.)

to throw ⬩ cast

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to throw, cast, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 11

wig-getawa

(n.)
Grammar
wig-getawa, (-e); pl. f.

War-equipments

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War-equipments On wíggetawum, Beo. Th. 741; B. 368

burh-waru-man

(n.)
Grammar
burh-waru-man, -mann, es; m.

A citizen ⬩ civis

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A citizen; civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12

býsegu

(n.)

occupation

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occupation, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 509; Met. 20, 255

á-swicung

(n.)

scandal ⬩ offence:—

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Ben. I. 44, 10

Linked entry: swícung

wana

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wana, adj. generally indeclinable. I.

wanting ⬩ lacking ⬩ absent ⬩ to be wanting ⬩ wanting for the completion of a number

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Spl. 38, 6 : Bt. 33, 3; Fox 126, 20. Ðam biþ anweald wana (anwaldes wana, Cott. MS. ), 36, 3; Fox 176, 13. Mé wana is ǽgþer ge spadu ge mattuc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 765. Synn wana ná byð peccalum non deerit, Scint. 78, 4 : Kent. Gl. 335.

æll-reord

(adj.)

foreign speaking ⬩ barbarous

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foreign speaking, barbarous, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44

ællyfta

(n.; num.; adj.)

the eleventh ⬩ undecimus

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Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 35

æt-nýhstan

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-nýhstan, adv.

At last ⬩ tandem

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At last; tandem, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26

Linked entry: et-néhstan