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Anglo-Saxon

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Eást-land

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>eást-land,</b> es; n. an eastern land; in pl. eastern lands, the East Hé cóm tó þám eástlande venit in terram orientalem, Gen. 29, 1.

or-sorg

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Bióþ ðá men eallra orsorgoste ǽgðer ge ðises andweardan lífes earfoþa ge þæs tóweardan, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 30. Add Wé ne magon habban þone heofonlican éþel búton wé fram eallum sacum orsorge beón, O. E. Hml, i. 302, 8

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras, and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, and þæt eft gerípe and in gebringe, 398, 20.

æþelo

(n.)
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Gen. 1440. Flód áhóf earce from eorðan and þá æðelo mid, 1389. [O. Sax. aðali; n. noble family: O. H. Ger. adal, edeli; n. prosapia, genus, nobilitas; edií; f. generositas: Icel. aðal; n. nature.]

be-niman

(v.)
Grammar
be-niman, bi-niman; p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen [be, niman to take]

To deprive ⬩ bereave ⬩ privare

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He us hæfþ heofonríce benumen he has bereft us of heaven's kingdom Cd. 19; Th. 23, 20; Gen. 362

Linked entries: bi-niman bi-nom

sealt-stán

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-stán, es; m.
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Th. 154, 31; Gen. 2564. Lothes wíf wearð áwende tó ánum sealtstáne ( in statuam salis ), Gen. 19, 26: Anglia vii., 48, 472

sin-niht

(n.)
Grammar
sin-niht, f.
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Hé geseah deorc gesweorc semian sinnihte sweart under heofonum he saw dark cloud lower, black night under heaven, Gen. 109

wǽg-líþend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-líþend, es; m.: -líþende; ptcpl.

A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring

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Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159. Hæleð langode, wǽglíþende, hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten, Cd. Th. 86, 17; Gen. 1432

wæl-fill

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fill, es; m.

Slaughter ⬩ carnage

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Th. 92,11; Gen. 1527. Heó underbæc beseah wið ðæs wælfylles the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah 154, 29; Gen. 2563

Linked entry: wæl-feall

a-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-streccan, ic -strecce, ðú -strecest, he -strecþ ; p. -streahte, -strehte ; impert. -strece ; pp. -streaht, -streht; v. a.

To stretch out ⬩ to extend ⬩ prostrate ⬩ lay low ⬩ to prostrate oneself ⬩ bow down ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ se prosternere ⬩ adorare

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Ðá feóll Abram astreht to eorþan cecidit Abram pronus in faciem, Gen. 17, 3. Astrehte hine to eorþan adoravit in terram, Gen. 18, 2 : Mt. Bos. 18, 26, 29: Mk. Bos. 3, 11

Linked entries: a-streahte astreht streccan

fold-weg

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

earth-way ⬩ terrestris via ⬩ the earth in general ⬩ terra

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earth-way; terrestris via On foldwege on the earth-way, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 24; Gen. 2050: 116; Th. 151, 17; Gen. 2510: 139; Th. 174, 4; Gen. 2873: Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633. Foldwegas, Beo.

Linked entry: eorþ-weg

magu-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rinc, es; m.

A child ⬩ young man ⬩ a man ⬩ warrior

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A child, young man, a man, warrior Se magorinc sceal wesan Ismahel háten, Cd. 104; Th. 138, 2; Gen. 2285 : ( Isaac ), 106; Th. 140, 15; Gen. 2328. Ða magorincas ( youths), Abraham and Loth, 82; Th. 103, 6; Gen. 1714 : (Cato and Brutus ), Bt. Met.

geongra

(n.)
Grammar
geongra, giongra, gingra, gyngra, giungra, an; m.

A junior, disciple, vassal, subject, follower, attendant, servant ⬩ jūnior; adŏlescentŭlus, discĭpŭlus, assecla, sectātor, mĭnister

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Ne wille ic leng his geongra wurþan I will no longer be his vassal, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 15; Gen. 291: 15; Th. 18, 23; Gen. 277. Þurh ǽnne ðara apostola geongrena through one of the followers of the apostles, Ors. 6, 11; Bos. 121, 8.

Linked entries: gingra giongra giungra gyngra

on-cweþan

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Ger. in-quedan respondere.] Cf. and-cwis

árlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árlíce, adv.

Honourably ⬩ honestly ⬩ properly ⬩ mercifully ⬩ honorifice ⬩ honeste ⬩ decenter ⬩ misericordi vel propitio animo

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Waldend usser gemunde Abraham árlíce our Lord remembered Abraham mercifully, 121; Th. 156, 9; Gen. 2586

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, brittian, bryttigan, brytian; pl. bryttigaþ; p. bryttade; v. a.

To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, use ⬩ dispensare frustatim, gubernare

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Land bryttade ruled the land, Cd. 62; Th. 75, 6; Gen. 1236. Mihton mægyn bryttigan might use force, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 12; Gen. 52

Linked entries: brittian brytan brytian brytnian

driht

(n.)
Grammar
driht, e; f.

A multitude, an army

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A multitude, an army, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79: Cd. 47; Th. 61, 6; Gen. 993

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

folc-gestælla

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gestælla, an; m.

An adherent ⬩ follower ⬩ gentis cŏmes

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An adherent, follower; gentis cŏmes Cræft folcgestælna a force of adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 10; Gen. 271

folc-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
folc-mǽgþ, e; f.

A nation-tribe ⬩ tribe ⬩ nātio ⬩ trĭbus

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A nation-tribe, tribe; nātio, trĭbus Folc-mægþa of nation-tribes, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 18; Gen. 1277

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