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sal-warp

Grammar
sal-warp, v. sealt-wearp.
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The word is a river name, the Salwarpe in Worcestershire

Linked entry: sal-warp

Seár-mónaþ

(n.)
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See preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: sére-mónaþ

síþ

(adv.)
Grammar
síþ, adv.
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The word shows a comparative form without a comparative ending, v. Sievers, § 323

for-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weorþan, -wurþan; ic -weorþe, ðú -weorþest, -wyrst, he -weorþeþ, -wyrþ, pl. -weorþaþ, -wyrþaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; pp. -worden

To become nothing ⬩ to be undone ⬩ to perish ⬩ die ⬩ ad nihilum devĕnīre ⬩ pĕrīre ⬩ interlre ⬩ deficére

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Ðæt hí forwordene weorþen syððan, on worulda woruld and to wídan feore ut intĕreant in sēcŭlum sēcŭli, Ps. Th. 91, 6

Linked entries: for-wurþan ge-forwearþan

breóst-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-gehygd, e; f: es; n. [breóst
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the heart, mind, gehygd thought, meditation] The thought of the heart or mind, a thought; cordis vel animi cogitatio, cogitatio Ðæt wæs gingeste word breóstgehygdum that was the last word from his mind's thoughts, Beo. Th. 5628; B/ 2818: Andr.

ford

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. ¶ The word occurs very frequently in the Charters both in composition and as an independent word. Add

under-ágenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
under-ágenlíc, adj.

subnixus

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The word glosses subnixus in: Underágenlícum beadum subnixis precibus, Rtl. 182, 33

ge-hresp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hresp, es; n.
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See next word

Linked entry: -hresp

ge-flǽscod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-flǽscod, adj.
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Incarnate Þurh ꝥ geflǽscode Godes word, Hml. S. 23 b, 597

Linked entry: flǽscod

los-wist

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This word is taken out of its order between los and lose

sundorcræftiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sundorcræftiglíce, adv.
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See preceding word

un-geméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

be-werung

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Add: The Latin word translated in the last two passages is tutamentum

médan

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Ondsware ýwe sé hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15

ofer-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúd, adj.
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Voc. ii. 131, 61. v. next word

Linked entry: hlúd

ongend

Grammar
ongend, <b>= (?)</b> ongén (cf.
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the form of the word under ongeán-flówende), Exon. Th. 323, 28; Víd. 85

pleg-scip

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-scip, es; n.
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Voc. i. 56, 35, v. next word

tó-forlǽten

(part.)
Grammar
tó-forlǽten, ptcpl.
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Tóforláeten [is] dimittitur. v. next word, and tó-lǽtan

twi-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrede, adj.
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Two-furrowed; the word renders the Latin bisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 11

þri-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-fyrede, adj.

Three-furrowed ⬩ trisulcus

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Three-furrowed; the word renders Latin trisulcus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 12 note

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