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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-neah

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neah, es; n. f.

Sufficiency, abundance ⬩ sufficiency

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Sufficiency, abundance Mid geneahe abundantly, Vercel. Kmbl. ii. 81, 68; Leás. 36

Linked entry: ge-nugan

wóh-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-georn, adj.

Loving iniquity

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Loving iniquity Ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora ungestreónum forweorðaþ, Wulfst. 183, 8

arblast

(n.)
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a cross-bow Mid ánan arblaste ofscoten, Chr. 1079; P. 214, 29

be-seón

(v.)
Grammar
be-seón, p. -sáh

to strain upon ⬩ sprinkle

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to strain upon, sprinkle Ród blode bestémed, biseón mid swáte, Cri. 1088

Linked entry: be-siftan

fíf-fétede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-fétede, adj.
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Having five feet (of a verse) Mid fíffétedum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130

Linked entry: -fétede

ge-cemban

(v.)
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to comb Ic his heáfod mid gambe gekamde, C.D. iv. 261, 2

Linked entry: cemban

ge-þyldmódness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þyldmódness, e; f.
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Patience Gegearwien wé úra sáula clǽnnesse mid lufan and geþyldmódnesse, Nap. 33

Linked entry: ge-þylmódness

ge-wealc

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ꝥ gewealc þára ýða hwaðerode mid windum, Ap. Th. 11, 1. Add

leás-sagol

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Þus hí dweledon mid heora leássagelan sprǽce, Hml. S. 23, 378. Add

súþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-weard, adv.
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Hé gewende súðweard mid fulre fyrde, Chr. 1013; P. 143, 20. Add

swíþ

Grammar
swíþ, <b>. II 2.</b>
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Hé beféng mínne swíðran mid deórwurðum stánum, Hml. S. 7, 32. Add

un-geeahtedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geeahtedlic, ad; '.
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Incalculable, extraordinary Mid ungeehted-licre ændebyrdnesse inaestimabili ordine, Gr. D. 248, 20

Linked entries: ge-eahtedlic ge-eahtian

æfstung

(n.)
Grammar
æfstung, æfestung, e; f.

Envy

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Envy Mid þyccylum ðǽre æfestunge, Gr. D. 117, 28. Æfstunge, 118, 2

on-drencan

(v.)

to inebriate

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to inebriate Hí wǽron ondrencte mid oferdrynce, Guthl. 14; Gdwin. 62, 20

on-stregdan

(v.)

to sprinkle

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to sprinkle Ðú onstrigdes ( asparges ) mec mid ysopan, Ps. Surt. 50, 9

smeá-þancol

(adj.)
Grammar
smeá-þancol, adj.

Acute, subtle

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Acute, subtle Mid smeáþancelre trahtnunge tenaci memoriae textu Hpt. Gl. 410, 64

tó-lísendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-lísendlíc, adj.

Destructive, ⬩ desolating

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Destructive, desolating Mid glédum tólýsendlícum cum carbonibus desolatoriis, Ps. Lamb. 119, 4

scop-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
scop-líc, adj.

Poetic

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Poetic Mid meterlícum fotum ł scoplícum pedibus poeticis, Hpt. Gl. 411, 4

wild-deóren

(adj.)
Grammar
wild-deóren, adj.

Of wild beasts

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Of wild beasts Mid wilddeórenum tóþum cum feralibus dentibus Scint. 99, 7

ge-edþráwen

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Mid geedþráwenum twíne cum bisso retorto, An. Ox. 1062. For 'Som.' substitute: —

Linked entries: ed-þráwen ge-þráwan ge-edðrawen

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