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Anglo-Saxon

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be-hlýðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To deprive ⬩ privare ⬩ spoliare

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To deprive; privare, spoliare Ic sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan I must lie deprived of head Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 20; Rä. 15, 10

hindrian

(v.)
Grammar
hindrian, p. ede

To hinder, ⬩ obstruct, ⬩ keep back, ⬩ repress

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To hinder, obstruct, keep back, repress Á hé sceal hǽðendðm hindrian he must always repress heathenism, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7

god-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
god-scyld, e; f.
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A sin against a god, impiety Ic nýde sceal godscyld wrecan I needs must avenge impiety, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 29; Jul. 204

berne-lác

(n.)
Grammar
berne-lác, es; n.

A burnt offering ⬩ holocaustum

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A burnt offering; holocaustum Ic ðé bernelác brengan móste I must bring thee a burnt offering, Ps. C. 50, 123; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 123

Linked entry: bærne-lác

ellen-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-leás, adj.

Lacking courage ⬩ fortitūdine cărens

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Lacking courage; fortitūdine cărens Ic sceal sécan óðerne ellenleásran cempan I must seek another less courageous soldier, Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 7; Jul. 394

pise

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Mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula, ꝥ syndon pysan, heó onhrán and on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 715. Add

-iht

(suffix)
Grammar
-iht, an adjective suffix having much the same meaning as -ig, or as the Latin -osus, e.g. stǽniht : O. H. Ger. steinaht : Ger. steinicht petrosus. Icel. has a suffix -óttr.

ge-þinnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þinnian, -þinngian, -þynnian; p. ode; pp. od

To thin ⬩ lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ dispel ⬩ attenuāre

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I must first dispel them, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 19

Linked entry: ge-þynnian

ge-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glídan, p. -glad, pl. -glidon; pp. -gliden

To glide ⬩ fall ⬩ labi

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To glide, fall; labi Ðá he sceolde into gegíldan Nergendes níþ when he must fall into the Saviour's hate, Cd. 221; Th. 288, 6; Sat. 376

flot-weg

(n.)
Grammar
flot-weg, es; m.

A sea-way ⬩ the sea ⬩ mărīna via ⬩ măre

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A sea-way, the sea; mărīna via, măre He sceolde faran on flotweg he must journey on the sea, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 1; Bo. 41

byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
byrde, sup. byrdest, def. se byrdesta; adj.

Born, well-born, noble, rich ⬩ natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus

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Born, well-born, noble, rich; natus, natu vel genere præstans, nobilis, opulentus Se byrdesta sceall gyldan the richest must pay, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36

éðel-seld

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-seld, es; n.

A native seat, settlement ⬩ patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium

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A native seat, settlement; patria sēdes, dŏmĭcĭlium Sceoldon ða rincas sécan ellor éðelseld the chieftains must seek a settlement elsewhere, Cd. 90; Th. 113, 32; Gen. 1896

Linked entry: éðel-setl

un-tweónigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweónigende, adj.

Not to be doubted ⬩ indubitable

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Not to be doubted, indubitable God untwýnigendre mildheortnesse God of mercy which must not be doubted (but the Latin is: Deus inestimabilis misericordie), Anglia xi. 115, 45

Linked entry: un-twýnigende

brýd-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-lufe, an; f.

love, favour ⬩ A bride's love ⬩ sponsæ amor

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[lufe love, favour] A bride's love; sponsæ amor He ða brýdlufan sceal sécan he must seek a bride's love, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 20; Jul. 114

cumbol-haga

(n.)
Grammar
cumbol-haga, an; m. [haga a hedge]

A compact rank, phalanx ⬩ phalanx

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A compact rank, phalanx ; phalanx Ic sceal sécan óðerne under cumbolhagan cempan I must seek another soldier in the rank, Exon. 71b ; Th. 266, 8 ; Jul. 395

dégol-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
dégol-ful, adj.

Full of secret, mysterious ⬩ secrēti plēnus, mystĭcus

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Full of secret, mysterious; secrēti plēnus, mystĭcus Ic míðan sceal dégolfulne dóm mínne I must conceal my mysterious power, Exon. 127 b; Th. 491, 14; Rä. 80, 14

fen-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hliþ, -hleoþ, es; n. [hliþ a declivity, slope]

A fen-slope ⬩ bank of a fen ⬩ păluster clīvas ⬩ pălūdis rīpa

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A fen-slope, bank of a fen; păluster clīvas, pălūdis rīpa Scolde Grendel fleón under fenhleoþu Grendel must flee under the fen-slopes, Beo. Th. 1645; B. 820

fyniht

(adj.)
Grammar
fyniht, adj.

Produced in marshy, fenny places

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He must abstaine from maryshe fyshes and fennie

eáster-ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-ǽfen, eástor-ǽfen, es; m.

Easter-even ⬩ dies ante festum paschæ

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Easter-even; dies ante festum paschæ Ðys sceal on eáster-ǽfen this [gospel] must be on easter-even, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 28, 1; notes, p. 577, 28, I a

Linked entry: eástor-ǽfen

on-dón

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Ic ne ondyde ná mínne múð non aperui os meum, Ps. Th. 38, 11. Wearð eft Janes duru andón apertus est Ianus, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 17. Add