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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽs, adj.

Dear ⬩ familiar ⬩ kind ⬩ cārus ⬩ fămĭliāris ⬩ blandus

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Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

lust-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lust-bǽre, adj.

desirous ⬩ desirable ⬩ pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Ðás word sind lustbǽre tó gehýrenne these words are pleasant to hear, Homl. Th. i. 130, 16

pleg-scip

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-scip, es; n.
Entry preview:

Voc. i. 56, 35, v. next word

tó-forlǽten

(part.)
Grammar
tó-forlǽten, ptcpl.
Entry preview:

Tóforláeten [is] dimittitur. v. next word, and tó-lǽtan

twi-fyrede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrede, adj.
Entry preview:

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

ǽwisc-firenend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-firenend, es; m.
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 72, 36. v. preceding word

Linked entry: firenend

á-gnídan

(v.)
Grammar
á-gnídan, p. -gnád, pl. -gnidon
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 26, 12. v. next word

Linked entry: gnídan

begannes

Grammar
begannes, l. be-gánnes,
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Voc. ii. 70, 38. v. preceding word

ge-byrdelíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Add: v. ge-byrd; <b>VIII,</b> and next word

un-sidu

Entry preview:

See preceding word

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

fácne

(adj.)
Grammar
fácne, def. se fácna; seó, ðæt fácne; adj.

Deceitful, fraudulent, factious ⬩ subdŏlus, dŏlōsus, factiōsus

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Fácnum wordum with factious words, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 35; Sat. 65

Eal-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
Eal-wealda, an; m.

All-ruler, God, the Almighty ⬩ omnium rector, Deus, omnĭpŏtens

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Noldon ealwealdan [MS. alwealdan] word weorþian they would not revere the all-ruler's [the Almightys'] word, 18; Th. 21, 23; Gen. 328

Linked entries: æl-walda All-walda Al-wealda al-wealda eall-wealda Eal-walda

self-myrþe

(adj.)
Grammar
self-myrþe, (?); adj.
Entry preview:

Voc. ii. 80, 2. v. next word

Linked entry: -myrþe

sin-trendende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

Gl. 408, 73. v. preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: sin-tredende

twi-bót

(adv.)
Grammar
twi-bót, (?) double 'bót.' Perhaps in the passages given under twibóte; adv.
Entry preview:

the word might be taken as a case of this noun. Cf. twi-gilde

Linked entry: twibóte

un-fúl

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fúl, adj.

Not foul ⬩ good ⬩ insulsum

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Not foul, good; but the word glosses insulsum, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 9, 50

Linked entry: fúl

wís-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
wís-wyrdan, p. de
Entry preview:

To be wise in speech Wýswyrdan philosophari, Anglia xiii. 38, 301. v. next word

á-fandodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-fandodlic, adj.
Entry preview:

Gl. 628. v. next word

Linked entry: -fandodlic

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