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Anglo-Saxon

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ofer-ild

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

ge-suppan

(v.)

to taste

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to taste Hia ðæt gebirigdon ł gesupedon gustaturos, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 3

for-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
for-wemman, p. de

To defile

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To defile Hé manega his mágan mánlice forwernde, Sal. K. p. 121, 38

swǽsende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
swǽsende, es; but occurring almost always in pl. swǽsendu (-a, -o); n.

food, victuals, refectionflatteries, blandishments, fair speech.

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Ðæt on his hús ne eodon ne of his swǽsendum mete ðygedon ne domum ejus intrarent neque de cibis illius acciperent Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 28. Mid hígna suésendum ( the articles of food are then given ).

Linked entries: swoese swésende

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Þeóden mǽrne þegn, winedryhten his, wætere gelafede, Beo. Th. 5435; B. 2721: 5570; B. 2788. Leófne þeóden, ríces hyrde, 6151; B. 3079.

ÁÐUM

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÐUM, es; m.

A son-in-lawa daughter's husbanda brother-in-lawa sister's husbandgenersororisut et patrissororis maritus

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Cwæþ to his twám áðumum locutus est ad generos suos, 19, 14 : Exon. 66 b ; Th. 246, 22; Jul. 65. Fór to ðam cynge his áðume went to the king his sister's husband, Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 6

tó-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sciftan, p. te

To divide for the purpose of distribution,to divide and distribute

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Se cyng lét tóscyfton ðone here geond eall ðis land tó his mannon the king had the troops divided and quartered all over the country on his men, 1085; Erl. 218, 8

ir-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ir-scipe, es; m.

Anger

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Anger Æfter mycelnes[se] his irscipes secundum multitudinem iræ suæ, Ps. Lamb. second 9, 4

ge-týdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-týdan, p.de; pp. ed

To happencontingĕre

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To happen; contingĕre Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

birgels

(n.)
Grammar
birgels, es; m.

A burial-place, sepulchresepulcrum

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A burial-place, sepulchre; sepulcrum Him sylfum to birgelse in possessionem sepulcri, Gen. 23, 9

ge-dwolsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwolsum, adj.

Erroneouserrōneus

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Erroneous; errōneus Hit biþ swíðe gedwolsum it is very erroneous, Ælf. Pref. Gen. 4, 10

Linked entry: -dwolsum

geornlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geornlíc, adj.

Desirable

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Desirable Hit biþ geornlíc ðæt ... it is desirable that..., Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 28

slecgettan

(v.)
Grammar
slecgettan, p. te
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To palpitate, beat, throb Seó wamb cloccet, swá swá hit slecgete. Lchdm. ii. 220, 18

sin-birnende

(adj.)
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ever burning, continually burning Hit ( the fire of Etna ) simle biþ sinbyrnende, Met. 8, 52

Linked entry: birnan

þurh-brengan

(v.)

to bring through

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to bring through Hé tóslát sǽ and hé þurhbróhte ( perduxit ) hig, Ps. Lamb. 77, 13

Linked entry: brengan

un-slíped

(adj.)
Grammar
un-slíped, adj. (ptcpl.)

Unloosed

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Unloosed His tungan bend wearð unslýped solutum est uinculum linguae ejus, Mk. Skt. 7, 35

ymb-lofian

(v.)
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to praise Heriaþ Drihten ealle þeóda, ymblofiaþ ( laudate ) hine ealle folctruman, Ps. Lamb. 116, 1

ge-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bán, ge-bǽne, es; n.
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Bones Mid his gebána reliquium (gebǽnum, v.l.) apud mortua sua ossa, Gr. D. 86, 11

Linked entries: bán ge-bǽne

ge-beddian

(v.)
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to make a bed Him wearð gebeddod mid hnescre bed*-*dinge, Hml. S. 37, 191

Linked entry: beddian

heáh-sǽl

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Nú is hire helpe heáhsǽl cumen venit tempus miserendi ejus, Ps. Th. 101, 11. Add