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Anglo-Saxon

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hangra

(n.)
Grammar
hangra, an; m.

A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,

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'A meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of a road; the village green,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxix Of ðam hangran súþ tó ðære strǽt from the meadow south to the road, 229, 27: V. 374, 29.

Linked entries: æsp-hangra sealh-hangra

fromawælta

(v.)
Grammar
fromawælta, pp. -ed

To roll away

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To roll away Stan fromawælted lapidem revolutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 2

punian

(v.)
Grammar
punian, p. ode
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To pound, beat, bray Puna pound (the roots ), Lchdm. iii. 292, 19

Linked entry: punere

sláhþorn-weg

(n.)
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a road along which blackthorns grow, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 130, 27

þæc-tigele

(n.)
Grammar
þæc-tigele, an; f.
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56

Linked entry: tigele

hors-weg

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

A horse-road

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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2

inwit-hlemm

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hlemm, es ; m.
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A stroke treacherously or maliciously given,Rood Kmbl. 93; Kr. 47

lim-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-wérig, adj.
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Having the limbs wearied Álédon hié ðǽr limwérigne, Rood Kmbl. 125; Kr. 63

ofer-gewrit

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Pilatus wrát ofergewrit (titulum) and sette ofer his róde, Jn. 19, 19. Add

róstian

(v.)
Grammar
róstian, p. ode;

To roast ⬩ dry by a fire

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To roast, dry by a fire Geróstode passos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 60

Linked entry: róscian

a-wóx

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wóx, p. of a-weaxan.

waxed ⬩ grew ⬩ rose

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waxed, grew, rose,Exon. 103 b ; Th. 392, 6 ; Rä. 11, 3 ;

a-trendlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-trendlian, p. ode; pp. od

To trundle ⬩ roll ⬩ volutare ⬩ provolvere

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To trundle, roll; volutare, provolvere, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 33; Met. 5,17

Linked entry: trendlian

bǽl-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-wudu, es; m.

Wood of the funeral pile ⬩ rogi lignum

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Wood of the funeral pile; rogi lignum, Beo. Th. 6216; B. 3112

lagu-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-strǽt, e; f.

A sea-road ⬩ the sea

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A sea-road, the sea Ofer lagustrǽte, Beo. Th. 483; B. 239

gremettan

(v.)
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to rage, roar Ic gremette fremo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 30, 60

Linked entry: grimetan

á-hirstan

(v.)
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to roast, fry Gáte blǽdre, áhyrste, sele etan, Lch. ii. 88, 25

Linked entry: á-hyrstan

ceaster-herpaþ

(n.)
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a high road (?) Andlang furh on ceasterherpað, C. D. v. 217, 1

Linked entry: here-pæþ

ciric-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-weg, es; m.
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Road to a church Tó þám cyricwege, C. D. iv. 36, 10

burg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
burg-strǽt, a
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town-road On eásthealfe seó burhstrǽt, C. D. B. iii. 15, 11

sniring

(n.)

a sharp rock

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a sharp rock Stánum oððe snyringum cautibus Wrt. Voc. ii. 18, 15

Linked entry: snyring

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