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Anglo-Saxon

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twigu

(n.)
Grammar
twigu, (?), an; f.; the forms in the Northern specimens may also be taken as weak, tuigge, pl. tuiggo
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A branch, twig Steola cauliculus, twigu ramunculus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 84. Twigge ł telge (telgra, Rush.) ramus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 32: Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 28. Ðe tuigga palmes, Jn. Skt. Lind. 15, 6. Ða tuiggo (twigan late southern MS.) palmites, 15,

Linked entry: palm-twiga

CALU

(adj.)
Grammar
CALU, caluw; adj.
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Monig man weorþ fǽrlíce caluw many a man becomes bald suddenly, Prov. Kmbl. 42

Linked entry: caluw

a-creópian

(v.)
Grammar
a-creópian, p. ede; pp. ed

To creep ⬩ serpere ⬩ scatere

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To creep; serpere, scatere Ðá lǽfdon híg hit [Manhu] sume, óþ hit morgen wæs, and hit wearþ wyrmum acreóped dimiserunt quidam ex eis usque mane, et scatere cæpit vermibus, Ex. 16, 20

þorian

(v.)
Grammar
þorian, The gloss 'dosmui thorie' may be explained as δος μοι dó mé. v. Angl. xxi. 238 n.

em-fela

(adj.)
Grammar
em-fela, adj.

Equally many ⬩ tŏtĭdem

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Equally many; tŏtĭdem Gán inn emfela manna of ǽgðre healfe let equally as many men of either side go in, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 20

Gallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gallisc, adj.

Gaulish ⬩ belonging to Gaul ⬩ Gallĭcus

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Gaulish, belonging to Gaul; Gallĭcus Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius wið ánne Galliscne mann there Manlius fought with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 16

ge-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sceapen, part. p.

Formed, created

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Formed, created Adam wearþ ðá mann, gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman Adam then became man, formed with soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 30

Linked entry: ge-scapen

for-faran

(v.)
Grammar
for-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [for-, faran to go] .

to go or pass away ⬩ perish ⬩ perīre ⬩ to cause to pass away ⬩ cause to perish ⬩ to destroy ⬩ perdĕre

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Ðæt man ða sáwla ne forfare ðe Grist mid his agenum lífe gebohte that a man cause not the souls to perish which Christ bought with his own life, L. C. S. 3; Th. i. 378, 2.

Linked entry: for-ferian

þrili

(adj.)
Grammar
þrili, This word has the form of an i-stem adjective in the glosses
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ðrili trilex, Txts. 35, 29; drili triplex, 115, 158; þrielig hrægil triligium, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 53

Linked entry: þrilig

þurh-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-spédig, adj.

Very wealthy

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Very wealthy Ðǽr eardode sum þurhspédig mann (cf. of the same person sum ríce man and for worlde ǽhtspédig, Blickl. Homl. 197, 27), Homl. Th. i. 502, 8

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio ⬩ adultĕrium

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Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

Linked entries: for-legere for-ligr for-lír for-legor

frum-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frum-sceapen, part.

First formed or created ⬩ prīmus formātus vel creātus

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First formed or created; prīmus formātus vel creātus Ðá ðá he geworhte Adam, ðóne frumsceapenan mann when he wrought Adam, the first created man, Hexam. 14; Norm. 22, 14

be-clipian

(v.)
Grammar
be-clipian, (-clypian, q. v. in Dict.)

to challenge

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to challenge Gif Englisc man beclypað ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste, Ll. Th. i. 489, 5, 10, 12, 21. Gif se Englisca ne durre hine tó orneste beclypian, 24

be-faran

to come upon ⬩ surprise ⬩ catch

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Gif man hwilcne man teó ꝥ hé þone man féde þe úres hláfordes grið tóbrocen habbe . . . and gif hine (the man so accused) man mid him (the breaker of the peace) befare, beón hig bégen ánes rihtes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 298, 2.

hafetian

(v.)

to clap ⬩ applaud

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to clap [as a bird with its wings, or a man with his hands], applaud Ic hafetige plaudo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 28. Flódas hafettaþ hundum flumina plaudent manu, Ps. Spl. 97, 8.

Linked entries: a-fétigan hafe beaftan

þrymm

Grammar
þrymm, <b>. IV.</b> add: — Betwyx þám þrymme þǽre módignysse and þǽre swelgende þǽre áswundennysse inter aciem superbie et uoraginem Chrd. 65, 19. Hwý noldest ðú biddan þé árfulle þingeras wið ælmihtigan þrym þǽre hálgan þrynnesse and æt þǽre sóðan ánnesse. , Wlfst. 240, 10. v. hláford-, mann-þrymm.

orsorg-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
orsorg-leás, (?); adj.
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Without security, anxious Ǽghwylc crísten mann smeáge on him sylfum hú nearo se síðfæt bið ðǽre synfullan sáwle. For þan ne sceal nǽfre se crístena man beón orsorhleás (-lic ?), Verc. Först. 138. 16

pening-weorþ

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Nán man nán þing ne bycge ofer feówer penigweorð (peninga weorð, v. l. ) . . . búton man hæbbe getreówe gewitnesse feówer manna, Ll. Th. i. 390, 2. Add

æ-léten

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æ-léten, æ-lǽten, a-lǽten; part, [from a-lǽtan to let go]

One let go ⬩ divorced ⬩ repudiata uxor

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One let go, divorced; repudiata uxor Ne on ælǽten ǽnig cristen mann ǽfre ne gewífige nor with one divorced let any Christian man ever marry, L. C. E. 7 ; Th. i. 364, 23

ceorl-lic

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Substitute for citation Heánra mann vel ceorlic (l.? heánra manna vel ceorlicra) ǽhta peculium, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 59

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