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Anglo-Saxon

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be-feastnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-feastnian, p. ade ; pp. ad

To betrothe ⬩ desponsare

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To betrothe; desponsare Befeastnad betrothed; desponsatus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 1, 18

Linked entry: be-fæstnian

bear-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
bear-swinig, adj.

openly wicked ⬩ a publican

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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1

ciellan

(n.)
Grammar
ciellan, pl. m.

wooden tankards, leather bottles ⬩ obbæ

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Vessels for drink, wooden tankards, leather bottles; obbæ, Dial. 1, 5

dún

(adj.)
Grammar
dún, adj.

Mountainous, hilly ⬩ montānus

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Mountainous, hilly; montānus Todún-landum to hilly lands, Deut. 1, 7

eár-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eár-sealf, e; f.

EAR-SALVE

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An EAR-SALVE, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, l

elone

(n.)

the herb elecampane

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the herb elecampane, L. M. 1, 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 2

em-cristen

(n.)

a fellow-christian

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a fellow-christian, L. Ed. C. 36; Th. i. 461, 1

fǽster-módor

(n.)

a foster-mother

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a foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30, MS. Cot

Linked entry: féster-módor

for-logen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-logen, pp. of for-leógan to lie.

lied greatly

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lied greatly, Lupi Serm. 1, 12; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41;

Linked entries: -logen for-leógan

frignes

(n.)
Grammar
frignes, -ness, e; f.

Freeness ⬩ immunity ⬩ lībertas ⬩ immūnitas

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Freeness, immunity; lībertas, immūnitas, Chr. 796; Th. 102, note 1, 2

ge-cégan

(v.)

to call ⬩ to call upon

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to call, to call upon, Ps. Spl. 48, 11 : 49, 1

hafoc-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-wyrt, e; f.
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Hawk-weed [?]; hieracium, L. M. 1, 14; Lchdm. ii. 56, 11

-hám

(suffix)
Grammar
-hám, es; m. 'The Latin word which appears most nearly to translate it is vicus, and it seems to be identical in form with the Greek κώμη. In this sense it is the general assemblage of the dwellings in each particular district, to which the arable land and pasture of the community were appurtenant, the home of all the settlers in a separate and well defined locality, the collection of the houses of the freemen. Whenever we can assure ourselves that the vowel is long, we may be certain that the name implies such a village or community,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxviii-ix. The distinction between -ham and -hám seems to have been lost before the Norman Conquest, as in the Chronicle one MS. has tó Buccingahamme, another
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tó Buccingahám, 918; Th. i. 190, col. 1, 2, l. 21

hám-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
hám-cúþ, adj.
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Familiar Ða hámcúþa stówa familiaria loca, Mt. Kmbl. p. 11, 1

heáh-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-heort, adj.
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High-hearted, haughty, proud, Cd. 202; Th. 250, 1; Dan. 540

hunig-camb

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-camb, e; f.

Honey-comb

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Honey-comb Hunigcamb teáres favum nectaris, Lchdm. ii. 396, col. 1

Linked entry: camb

med-drosna

(n.)
Grammar
med-drosna, pl. f.

Dregs of mead

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Dregs of mead, L. M. 1, 56; Lchdm. ii. 126, 15

mis-cealfian

(v.)
Grammar
mis-cealfian, p. ode

To cast a calf

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To cast a calf Miscalfaþ abortabit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 1

gram-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-bǽre, adj.
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Angry, passionate; iracundus, Past. 40, 1; Swt. 289, 5; Hat. MS

þeáter

(n.)
Grammar
þeáter, (with declension like winter?)
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a theatre Æt heora þeátra, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 154, 2

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