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Anglo-Saxon

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bismer-nes

(n.)
Grammar
bismer-nes, -ness, e; f. [bismer filthiness, pollution, -nes]
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A polluting, staining or defiling; pollutio, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, note 7

býcnend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
býcnend-líc, ; adj.
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Allegorical, mystical; allegoricus Býcnendlíc racu allegorica expositio, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 42

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

fisc-naþ

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-naþ, es; m?

A fishing ⬩ piscātus

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A fishing; piscātus On fiscnaþe by fishing, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 41

heard-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
heard-wendlíce, adv.
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Severely, strictly Heardwendlíce [MS. B. heardlíce] districtius, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 40

hleáppettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleáppettan, p. te
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To leap up: Hé ongunne hleápettan exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 22

mót

(n.)
Grammar
mót, e; f.(?)

Toll ⬩ tax

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Toll, tax Mót ðæs cyninge[s] nomisma census, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 19

on-cunning

(n.)
Grammar
on-cunning, e; f.
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An accusation Mid gelómlícum oncunningum crebris accusationibus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 3

Linked entries: cunning cunning

ge-ondbyrde

(v.)
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strove against, resisted, L. C. S. 49; Th. i. 404, 13, note 30

ge-wyle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyle, es; n.

A will ⬩ vŏluntas

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A will; vŏluntas, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11, MS. A

ge-wyrdlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdlian, p. ede; pp. ed

To hurt ⬩ injure ⬩ lædere ⬩ nocere

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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 11, col. 2

Linked entry: wirdlian

ge-teal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teal, -teall
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a number, Nat. S. Greg. Els. 9, 2: Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 16

ge-swip

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swip, adj.
Entry preview:

Cunning, crafty; astutus Geswippre múþe ore astuto, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 19

spennels

(n.)
Grammar
spennels, es; m. A clasp
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Fibula .s. dicta quod ligat cnæp, sigl, spennels, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 58

stregdness

(n.)
Grammar
stregdness, e; f.
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Scattering, sprinkling Mid strægdnesse (aspersione) ðæs wæteres, Bd. 5, 18 ; S. 635, 29

Linked entry: á-stregdness

á-wirgende

(adj.)
Grammar
á-wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Execrable

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Execrable Ꝥ ic beó gewrecen on þǽre áwyrigendan Gezabel, Hml. S. 18, 324

Linked entry: wirgende

Cappadonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Cappadonisc, adj.
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Cappadocian Cappadoniscre scíre Cappadocie, An. Ox. 2302. Cappadonisce cempan, Hml. S. 11, 16

cyne-botl

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Þæt hí on Rómánisce wísan árǽre his cynebotl, Hml. S. 36, 39. Add

cwémed-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cwémed-ness, e; f.
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Pleasure, satisfaction Hí ǽlc gód árǽrdon Gode tó cwémednesse, Hml. S. 21, 462

for-dyslic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-dyslic, adj.

Very foolish

Entry preview:

Very foolish Is ꝥ þonne fordyslic geswinc, Bt. 18, 1; S. 42, 10

Linked entry: dys-lic

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