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Anglo-Saxon

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ele-beámen

(adj.)
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ele-beámen, adj.

belonging to the olive-tree ŏleāgĭnus

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Of or belonging to the olive-tree; ŏleāgĭnus, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39

Linked entry: -beámen

eóred-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-geatwe, pl. f.

Military trappings armāmenta

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Military trappings; armāmenta Se eów geaf eóred-geatwe who gave to you military trappings, Beo. 5724; B. 2866

fæstingan

(v.)

to fasten, make firm firmāre

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to fasten, make firm; firmāre Ic fæstinge mín wedd mid eów firmābo pactum meum vobiscum, Lev. 26, 9

fore-costian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-costian, -costigan; p. ode; pp. od [ = for-costian]

To profanepolluteprofānāre

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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín hí forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31

friá

(n.)
Grammar
friá, an; m.

A lordmasterdŏmĭnus

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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Ðam ágenan frián to the possessor, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 17

full-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
full-fleón, ic -fleó; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flee fully or completelyflee awayperfŭgĕre

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To flee fully or completely, flee away; perfŭgĕre Ic fullfleó perfŭgio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 49

Linked entries: fleón ful-fleón

gæmnian

(v.)
Grammar
gæmnian, p. ode; pp. od

To playgamelūsĭtāre

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To play, game; lūsĭtāre Ðæt man ungemetlíce gæmnige that a man immoderately play, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 26

ge-ærnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ærnian, p. ode; pp. od

To earndeservemĕrēripromĕrēri

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To earn, deserve; mĕrēri, promĕrēri Hí geærnian mágen illi promĕrēri pŏtĕrint, L. Alf. pol. 39; Wilk. 44, 42

Linked entry: ærnian

(n.)
Grammar
eǽ, dat. or abl.
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To or by a river Be ðære eǽ by the river, Chr. 896; Th. 172, 35, col. 1

in-bewreón

(v.)
Grammar
in-bewreón, pp. -wrigen

To cover up

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To cover up Heora andwlitan inbewrigenum with their faces covered up, Cd. 77; Th. 95, 28; Gen. 1585

Linked entry: be-wreón

líðan

(v.)

to assuagemitigatesoften

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to assuage, mitigate, soften Ðæt se hié líðe and hǽle foveantur sananda, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 124, 12

marmstán-gedelf

(n.)
Grammar
marmstán-gedelf, es; n.

Marble-quarrying

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Marble-quarrying Má ðonne twá þúsend cristenra manna ðe marmstángedelfe gesette wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 560, 32

mittan

(v.)
Grammar
mittan, p. te

To meet withfind

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To meet with, find Ne meahton ceastre weg cúðne mittan viam civitatis non invenerunt, Ps. Th. 106, 3

nǽcan

(v.)

to kill

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to kill Ic nǽce (other MSS. knǽce, nǽte) oððe ic ácwelle neco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 56

Linked entry: hnǽcan

raggig

(adj.)
Grammar
raggig, adj.
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Shaggy, bristly, ragged as applied to the rough coat of a horse Raggie setosa, Hpt. Gl. 524, 16

scrifen

(adj.; part.)
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Icel. skrifa to paint; scrifan a picture.]

ge-leógan

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Add: to play a person false Hiora earmas ágáledon and hira handa him gelugon, Verc. Först. 80, 25

glengista

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Bradley suggests that for minra should be read niura, and gleáwnis for glengista

foran-lencten

(n.)
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the early part of Lent, early spring Blód bið gód lǽtenne on foranlenctene, Lch. ii. 256, 1

Linked entry: lencten

hálig-dóm

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Add: a sacrament ðám háligdóme ( sacramentum ) Drihtnes líchaman and blódes, Chrd. 116, 29. Háligdómas sacramenta, 115, 17