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Anglo-Saxon

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hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
hlystend, es; m.

A hearer, ⬩ listener

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A hearer, listener On móde ðære >hlystendra in the mind of the hearers, Homl. Th. i. 362, 18

fræfelian

(v.)
Grammar
fræfelian, p. ode

To be cunning

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Voc. ii. 103, 48. Fræfele, 14, 13. Ic frefelie calleo, decipio, 127, 62

frécne

(n.)
Grammar
frécne, es; n.

Peril

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Byþ lytel frécne (frǽcne, v.l. ) frani fýre, Lch. i. 330, 2. Take here frécen in Dict., and add

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

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A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in L. Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

þefian

(v.)

to pant, ⬩ to be agitated

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Þefian aestuare in animo, Dial. 1, 9 (Lye)

Linked entry: of-þefian

þífe-feoh

(n.)

stolen goods

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In. 25; Th. i. 118, 13

Linked entry: þiéfe-feoh

byrgels

(n.)
Grammar
byrgels, birgels, bergels, es; m.

A BURIAL-place, sepulchre, tomb ⬩ sepulcrum, bustum

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To birgelse in possessionem sepulcri, Gen. 23, 9

Linked entries: bergyls birgels

a-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
a-líhting, e; f.

Enlightening ⬩ illuminatio

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Enlightening; illuminatio On alihtinge [MS. alíh-tincge] andwlitan ðínes in illuminationem vultus tui, Ps. Th. 89, 8

Linked entry: alýhtnys

and-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wís, adj.

Expert ⬩ skilful ⬩ gnarus ⬩ expertus

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Expert, skilful; gnarus, expertus Yfeles andwís expert in evil, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 8; Jul. 244

Linked entry: wís

clústor-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
clústor-cleófa, an; m.

A prison-chamber, cell ⬩ carceris cubiculum

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A prison-chamber, cell; carceris cubiculum On clústorcleófan in the prison-chamber, Andr. Kmbl. 2041; An. 1023

cwyc-ǽht

(n.)

live stock

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live stock On cwycǽhturn in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 Th. 1, 72, 12, note 28

Driht'

(n.)
Grammar
Driht', Driht

the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

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the Lord, used with or without the apostrophe in Spelman's Psalms for all the cases of Drihten

eówes

(n.)

a sheep

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In. 55; Th. i. 138, 6, note 11, MSS. G. H

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornication ⬩ fornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

fór-mete

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mete, es; m. [fór a journey, mete food]

Fare-meat ⬩ provision for a journey ⬩ cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus

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Fare-meat, provision for a journey; cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus, Gr. Dial. 2, 13: Deut. 15, 14

gǽn-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽn-ryne, es; m.

A running against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus

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A running against, meeting; occursus Arís on mínum gǽnryne exsurge in occursum meum, Ps. Lamb. 58, 6

galder-cræftiga

(n.)

one crafty or skilful in enchantments ⬩ an enchanter

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one crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter, L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 52, 9; MS. H

geán-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
geán-ryne, gǽn-ryne, es; m.

A running against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus

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A running against, meeting; occursus Arís on geánryne mínne exurge in occursum meum, Ps. Spl. 58, 5

Linked entry: gǽn-ryne

ísern-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-wyrhta, an ; m.

a blacksmith ⬩ ferrarius

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A worker in iron, a blacksmith; ferrarius, Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 46; Wrt. Voc. 16, 18

níd-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gewuna, an; m.

A necessary, suitable custom

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A necessary, suitable custom (v. néd, IV) Neádgewuna debitus usus, i. congruus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 72