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Anglo-Saxon

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leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, e; f.
Entry preview:

Gelamp on þǽre leóde gewinn, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 3. Hé þám cyninge and his leóde bodade, 128, 21. Hé gecyrde tó his ágenre leóde, i. 400, 15. Þás land syndon Créca leóde, Ors. 1. 1; S. 22, 12. Add

eálá

(int.)
Grammar
eálá, æálá, ǽlá, hélá; interj.

0! alas! Oh! ⬩ eheu! euge! proh

Entry preview:

0! alas! Oh! eheu! euge! proh Eálá ge næddran O! ye serpents. Mt. Bos. 23, 33: 23, 37. Eálá, eálá euge, euge. Ps. Spl. 69, 4. Eálá eálá! oððe wel wel! ahah ahah! or well well! euge euge! vel bene bene! Ps. Lamb. 34, 25. Ǽlá, ðú Scippend O, thou Creator

Linked entries: æálá ǽ-lá eáw lá

a-biran

(v.)

to bear ⬩ carry ⬩ portare

Entry preview:

to bear, carry; portare, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 31

a-reccende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reccende, part.

Explaining ⬩ exponens

Entry preview:

Explaining; exponens, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 494, 35

eáþ-médan

(v.)

To adore ⬩ adōrāre

Entry preview:

To adore; adōrāre Eáþmédaþ feorr adōrābĭtis prŏcul, Ex. 24, 1

Linked entries: eád-médan ge-eáþmédan

ed-cucian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-cucian, -cwician; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To re-quicken, revive ⬩ reviviscĕre

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To re-quicken, revive; reviviscĕre, Greg. Dial. 1. 12, Lye

el-þeódian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódian, foreigners; barbăros, = el-þeódigan; acc. pl. def.
Entry preview:

of el-þeódig, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12, note

fæðer-homa

(n.)

a feather-covering, the wings

Entry preview:

a feather-covering, the wings, Cd. 22; Jun. 11, 1

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

Entry preview:

Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

Gaful-ford

(n.)

Camelford ⬩ Cornwall

Entry preview:

Camelford, Cornwall, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 111, 17, col. 1

ge-cygd

(n.)

strife ⬩ contention ⬩ debate ⬩ jurgium

Entry preview:

strife, contention, debate; jurgium, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 26

ge-hiérsumian

(v.)

to make obedient

Entry preview:

to make obedient, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 1

níþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
níþ-líce, adv.

Cowardly ⬩ meanly

Entry preview:

Cowardly, meanly Earhlíce ł níþlíce muliebriter, Hpt. Gl. 424, 1

ofer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cirr, es; m.
Entry preview:

A passing over Ofercerr transmigratio, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 11

ofer-sprecolness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sprecolness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Talkativeness, loquacity; superfluitas locutionis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 308, 16

Linked entry: sprecolness

ród-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ród-bora, an; m.
Entry preview:

One who bears a cross Ródbora crucifer, Germ. 389, 1

stillan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to stall [ Hrýðer anstyllan, swín stigian, Anglia ix. 262, 1]

þǽr-ymbe

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbe, adv.
Entry preview:

About that Hig tó lyt þǽrymbe þenceaþ, Wulfst. 273, 1

Linked entry: ymb

un-wunden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wunden, adj.
Entry preview:

Not wound Unwunden gearn glomus, Wrt. Voc. 1. 59, 36

weard-seld

(n.)
Grammar
weard-seld, es; n.
Entry preview:

A guard-house Weardseld excubias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 1

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