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stów

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Dele weall in the compounds. add: with reference to material things Momentum ys gewyss stów þǽre sunnan on heofenum, Angl. viii. 318, 4. with reference to non-material things Sume úre déningbéc onginnað on Adventum Domini; nis ðeáh þǽr for ðý ðæs geáres

sang-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
sang-bóc, f.

a music-book, one of the service books, containing 'besides the canticles, the hymns which were used in the Anglo-Saxon churches.'

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a music-book, a book with the notes marked for singing Nota ðæt is mearcung. Ðæra mearcunga sind manega and mislíce gesceapene, ǽgðer ge on sangbócum ge on leóþcræfte, Ælfc.

gál

(adj.)
Grammar
gál, adj.
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Helle bryne eów wæs gegearwod for eówer gǽlnesse gǽlra dǽda, Angl. xii. 510, 12. Add

wíg-heafola

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Icel vígr in fighting state, serviceable for fighting, and afli strength; so that the passage would mean he had or brought strength that might serve to help his lord in battle. (?)

Linked entries: hafela wíg

hord-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
hord-cófa, an; m.

A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart

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A place for treasure, a retired chamber, closet, a place where the thoughts are stored, the breast, heart Ðá æfter ðon ðá cégde seó hálige Mariæ tó eallum apostolum on hire hordcófan post hec vocavit Sancta Maria omnes apostolos in cubiculo suo, Blickl

hnesc-ness

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

Softness, delicacy, gentleness, weakness

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Gif hwá for his hnescnysse ðæt fæsten áberan ne mæg si quis præ mollitie sua jejunium perferre nequeat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 60; Th. ii. 220, 24. Gif þurh his hnescnysse seó heord forwurþ if through his want of vigour the flock perish, L. I.

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.

A swallow

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For instances of the word in local names, see Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 338

Linked entry: swalewe

EORÞE

(n.)
Grammar
EORÞE, an; f; eorþ, e; f. I. the

EARTH in opposition to the sea, the ground, soil terra, hŭmus, sŏlum

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Fox 8, 118 ; Met. 8, 59.

Linked entries: eord eorþ

rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd, es; m.
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Ðæt heó ús sý þingere ondweardes rǽdes and éces wuldres that she be for us an advocate for present profit and eternal glory, Blickl. Homl. 159, 34.

Linked entry: rád

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
a-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, -tíhþ, -tíþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen [a from, out; teón to tow, draw] .

to draw out or awaypull outlead outpluckdrawabstrahereextrahereejicereeduceretrahereducereto treatusedispose ofemploytractareutiadhibereto draw to any placebetake oneself anywheregocomemake a journey or expeditionse reciperemeareproficisciirevenireiter facere

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v. trans. generally with a preposition : to draw out or away, pull out, lead out, pluck, draw; abstrahere, extrahere, ejicere, educere, trahere, ducere For ðam ðe he wolde ateón ðé fram Drihtne quia voluit te abstrahere a Domino, Deut. 13, 10.

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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Ðás leásan spell hæc fabula, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 15. Fram leásum wítegum a falsis prophetis, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 15. Wiðsacaþ ðám leásum welum renounce the deceitful riches, Blickl. Homl. 53, 23. Ða leásan godas false gods, 201, 30.

Linked entry: -leás

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Wið foredum lime for a broken limb, 1, 25; Lchdm. ii. 66, 22, 26. Ne biþ nán tó ðæs lytel liþ on lime áweaxen, Soul Kmbl. 192; Seel. 96. Ic nán lim onstyrian ne mihte I could not stir a limb, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 26.

Linked entry: leomu

dop-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
dop-fugel, es; m.

A dipping-fowl, a water-fowl, a moorhenmergus, mergŭlus

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A dipping-fowl, a water-fowl, a moorhen; mergus, mergŭlus Dop-fugel mergus, Wrt. Voc. 280, 12. Dop-fugel mergŭlus, Glos. Brux. Recd. 36, 6; Wrt. Voc. 62, 6

feðer-sceátas

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-sceátas, pl. m.

Four corners or quartersquătuor plăgæ

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Four corners or quarters; quătuor plăgæ Eall ðeós leóhte gesceaft feðersceátum full feohgestreóna all this bright creation in its four quarters full of treasures, Salm. Kmbl. 63; Sal. 32

fiþer-byrste

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-byrste, (?); adj.
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Having four bristles (? of a stick split into four at the end) Genim ǽnne sticcan and gewyrc hine feðorbyrste . . . styre mid ðý sticcan ðá buteran, Lch. iii. 24, 18

Linked entry: feþor-byrste

scúwan

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Add: Cf. fore-scýwung

G

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The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu a gift, because gifu is the Anglo-Saxon name of this Rune, Similar entries v. gifu II. and RÚN

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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Sende se Fæder his áncennedan sunu tó cwale for mancynnes álýsednysse, Homl. Th. ii. 6, 17. For ealles mancynnes hǽle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 14. Ord moncynnes ( Adam ), Cd. 55; Th. 68, 2; Gen. 1111. Drihten of deáþe árás mancynne tó bysene, Blickl.

ge-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceótan, he -scýt, -scítt, pl. -sceótaþ; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; subj. ic, ðú, he -sceóte, pl. -sceóten; pp. -scoten.

to shoot forward, to rush or dart forward with a quick motion, send forth, expend, pay, to fall to any one's share, be allotted tocum impetu movere vel ruere, expendere, cedere in partem alicujusto bring before or refer to any onereferre ad aliquem

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Ðæt feoh ðe ic for hyre áre gescoten [MS. gesceoten] hæbbe the money which I have paid for her honour, Th. Diplm. 558, 19. Ðú nást hwám hit [wela] gescýt thou knowest not to whom it [wealth] shall fall, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9.

Linked entry: ge-stoten