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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-brittan

(v.)

to exhibit ⬩ give ⬩ to crumble ⬩ break small ⬩ exhĭbĕre ⬩ impendĕre ⬩ friāre

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Ben. Lye

ge-cyrring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cyrring, e; f.

Converting ⬩ changing ⬩ conversio

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Ben. 62 : Ps. Spl. T. 9, 3

ge-gongan

(v.)

to go over ⬩ conquer

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to go over, conquer, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 24; Met. 1, 12

ge-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽte, adj.

Moderate, meet, fit ⬩ modicus, aptus

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Ben. 55

regn-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
regn-heard, adj.

Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard

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Exceedingly hard, wondrous hard Rondas regn-hearde, Beo. Th. 657;B. 326

sella

(n.)
Grammar
sella, an; m.
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Ben. Interl. 25, 6

Linked entry: sylla

sige-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wǽpen, es ; n.
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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612 ; B. 804

sigor-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-eádig, adj.
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Blessed with victory, victorious, Beo. Th. 2626 ; B. 1311 : 4693 ; B. 2352

Linked entry: sige-eádig

Súþ-Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Súþ-Mirce, pl.
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The South Mercians Súþ-Myrcna ríce, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557. 36

þurh-brecan

(v.)

to break through

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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792

wundor-máþþum

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-máþþum, es; m.

A wondrous treasure

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A wondrous treasure Ðone healsbeáh wrǽtlícne wundormáþðum, Beo. Th. 4352; B. 2173

casul

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Ben. Lye substitute Casul byrrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 33

Eást-folc

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Ben. Lye substitute Eástfolcum eeois, Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 75

efen-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-hálig, adj.
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Equally holy Se biscop biþ efenhálig Godes apostolum, Bl. H. 45, 18

ge-hlystfull

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Beó þú béntýþe ł gehlystfull depraecabilis esto Ps. L. 89, 13. Add

ge-syndiglic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-syndiglic, adj.
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Prosperous On gesyndelecum þingum in prosperity, Bd. 4, 23 ; Sch. 475, 10

Linked entries: -syndiglic ge-sundiglic

ge-dyrstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dyrstnes, e ; f.
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Ben. 129, 9

giscian

(v.)
Grammar
giscian, to sob.
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Ic nú wépende and gisciende misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Add

grammatic-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
grammatic-cræft, es; m.
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Grammar On gramaticcræft (gramatisccræfte, v. l. ), Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 344, 17

Linked entry: grammatisc-cræft

grammatisc

(adj.)
Grammar
grammatisc, adj.
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Grammatical, of grammar In gramatiscne cræft, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 344, 19

Linked entry: gramatisc

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