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Anglo-Saxon

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bóc

Grammar
bóc, beech.
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Gif ne byð ne æceren ne bóc ne oðer mæsten si glandes uel fagina non sint, Chrd. 15, 10

egþ-wirf

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A young ass (weorf, q,v.) used for harrowing(?)

camp

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Add: — Úres gewinnes and compes militiae noslrae, Nar. 2, 28

ceaster-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-leód, pl. leóde
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a citizen Þǽr úre bídaþ úre ceasterlióde, Nap. 12

clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽne, <b>; II.</b>
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</b> free from what is shameful, of ground used for burial, hallowed, III

ríceter

(n.)
Grammar
ríceter, rícetere, es; n.

powerdominionrulegreatnessgloryviolenceforce

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Hé dyde him ðæt ríceter tó sida and tó gewunan ministerium regiminis vertit in usum dominationis, 17, 9; Swt. 121, 19. power improperly used, violence, force Hé (Lucifer) wolde mid ríccetere him ríce gewinnan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 42.

Linked entry: rícceter

rif

(adj.)
Grammar
rif, (?); adj.

Fierce

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Fierce Ic wiste ðæt úre fór wæs þurh ða lond and stówe ðe missenlícra cynna eardung in wæs rifra wildeóra ego sciebam per bestiosa loco nobis iter esse, Nar. 10, 5. Ða rifista ferociora, Rtl. 125, 31

ryne-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
ryne-gæst, es; m.
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, a term used for lightning Feá ðæt gedýgaþ ðara ðe gerǽcaþ rynegiestes wǽpen few escape whom the lightning strikes, Exon. Th. 386, 8; Rä. 4, 58

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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Kmbl. 342, 15; Rún. 16, when English affairs are referred to the word is used of the Scandinavians Wálá ðære woruldscame ðe nú habbaþ Engle. Oft twegen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽtð tó sǽ, Wulfst. 163, 5.

sǽ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-rinc, es; m.

A sea-man,

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A sea-man, one who journeys by sea (used of the Scandinavians, cf. sǽ-mann) Hine ymb monig snellícsǽrinc (of Beowulf and his companions), Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690. Sende se sǽrinc(one of the Danes attacking Byrhtnoth) súþerne gár, Byrht.

sanct

(n.)
Grammar
sanct, es; m.

A saint

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The Latin forms sanctus, sancta (also sancte) are used before proper names :-- Sanctus Johannes, se mon Sancte Johannes, Sanctus Johanneslíf Blickl. Homl. 163. Sancta Maria, 5, 30. Sancta Marian (gen. ), 165, 27

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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On salig wé sárige úre organan áhéngan, 136, 2. Ðá wurdon hiora wíf swá sárige on hiora móde, and swá swíðlíce gedréfed, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 29. Hig wæron sárie ( dolentes ¨ ) for hira geswince, Num. 11, 1.

sceamol

(n.)
Grammar
sceamol, es; m.

A bench, stool.

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T. ) to hore uet, A. R. 166, 16. I sal set þe faas of þe schamel of þi fete to be, Ps. 109, I

Linked entry: sceamel

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, e; f.

shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominya shameful, infamous, or abominable thing,

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Unk schal itide harm and schonde, O. and N. 1733. ÞU schalt haue schonde, Horn. 714. To spouse þe emperoures doȝter yt ner hym no schonde, R. Glouc. 65, 12

sceár

(n.)
Grammar
sceár, e ; f.

A pair of shears or scissors;

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A pair of shears or scissors; but the word is generally used in the plural (dual?) as the modern shears, scissors Scér forfex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36,65. Scéroro, scérero forices, Txts. 60, 401. ísern*-*scéruru forfex, 65, 903. Sceára forfex, Wrt.

sceát

(n.)
Grammar
sceát, es; m.

a corner, an anglecorner, quartera projection, promontorya nook, corner, regiona lap, bosomthe bosoma baysinusa garmenta cloth, napkin cloak,fold

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Icel. hann hafði und skauti sér leyniliga handöxi) exsurrexit repente, et evaginata sub vests sica, impetum fecit in regem, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 21: Exon. Th. 431, 3; Rä. 45, 2: 391, 18; Rä. 10, 7. a cloth, napkin Sceát manuterium vel mantele, Wrt.

Linked entry: sceáta

úre-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
úre-lendisc, adj.

Of our country

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Of our country Úrelendisc nostras, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 93, 17

úsic

(pronoun.)

Similar entry: ús

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Outward, extreme; may sometimes be translated on the outside of, at the extremity of, the noun to which it refers; sometimes is used substantively, the outward part, extremity Úteweard (dǽl) crepido, Wrt. Voc, i. 34, 27.

Linked entry: útan-weard

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitivetransitorynot to be retainedpassing out of one's possession

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Fugitive, transitory, not to be retained, passing out of one's possession Se éþel úðgenge wearð Adame and Euan, eardríca cyst beorht óðbróden that country could no more be held by Adam and Eve, the choicest realm was taken away from them, Exon. Th. 153