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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-swip

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swip, adj.

Cunning ⬩ crafty ⬩ astutus

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Cunning, crafty; astutus Geswippre múþe ore astuto, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 19

Linked entry: swǽpig

hleáppettan

(v.)
Grammar
hleáppettan, p. te

To leap up

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To leap up Hé ongunne hleápettan exsiliens, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 22

holm-weall

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weall, es; m.

A wall formed by the sea

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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467

frum

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.), Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 12. Add

segl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
segl-rád, e; f.

The sail-road ⬩ the sea

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The sail-road, the sea Síð on seglráde, Beo. Th. 2863; B. 1429

gewald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
gewald-leðer, geweald-leðer

a power-leather ⬩ a rein

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a power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 77; Met. 24, 39

Linked entries: LEÐER weald-leðer

ge-welt-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
ge-welt-leðer, es; n.

A power-leather ⬩ a rein

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A power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 155; Met. 29, 78

ge-wyrdlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdlian, p. ede; pp. ed

To hurt ⬩ injure ⬩ lædere ⬩ nocere

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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 11, col. 2

Linked entry: wirdlian

þeór-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeór-wærc, es; m.

The pain caused by þeór

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The pain caused by þeór (q. v.) Wiþ þeórwærce, Lchdm. ii. 120, 7

þorn-geblǽd

(n.)

a blister caused by the prick of a thorn,

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a blister caused by the prick of a thorn, Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

býcnend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
býcnend-líc, adj.

Allegorical, mystical ⬩ allegoricus

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Allegorical, mystical; allegoricus Býcnendlíc racu allegorica expositio, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 42. ;

byrele

(n.)

a cup-bearer, butler

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Voc. 290, 51: Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161

Linked entry: byrle

stíþ-hugende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hugende, adj.

Of purpose stern

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Th. 135, 23; By. 122

Linked entry: -hugende

stregdness

(n.)
Grammar
stregdness, e; f.

Scattering, sprinkling

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Scattering, sprinkling Mid strægdnesse (aspersione) ðæs wæteres, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 29

á-wirgende

(adj.)
Grammar
á-wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Execrable

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Execrable Ꝥ ic beó gewrecen on þǽre áwyrigendan Gezabel, Hml. S. 18, 324

Linked entry: wirgende

earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
earmlíce, adv.

Miserably, wretchedly ⬩ mĭsĕre

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Miserably, wretchedly; mĭsĕre He wæs earmlíce beswicen he was wretchedly beguiled, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 26: 1. 12; S. 481, 21: Cd. 81; Th. 101, 35; Gen. 1692: Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54. Earmlícor more miserably. Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

frió

(adj.)
Grammar
frió, adj.

Free ⬩ líber

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Free; líber Frióra ǽghwilc fundie to ðæm écum góde let every one of the free aspire to the eternal good, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 3; Met. 21, 2. He gesceóp twá gesceádwísan gesceafta frió he created two rational creatures free. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 30

fyrht

(n.)
Grammar
fyrht, firht, freht, es; n?

A divining ⬩ divination ⬩ augury ⬩ auspĭcium ⬩ hariolātio ⬩ augŭrium

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A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28.

gæst-líðnes

(n.)
Grammar
gæst-líðnes, gest-líðnes, giest-líðnys, -nyss, e; f.

Hospitableness ⬩ hospitality ⬩ entertainment of guests ⬩ hospĭtālĭtas

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Hospitableness, hospitality, entertainment of guests; hospĭtālĭtas We willaþ eów on gæstlíðnesse onfón we will receive you in hospitality, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 15.

geár-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
geár-þénung, e; f.

A yearly service ⬩ annual service ⬩ annuum ministĕrium

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A yearly service, annual service; annuum ministĕrium Gif preóst misendebirde ciriclíce geárþénunga, dæges oððe nihtes, gebéte ðæt if a priest misorder the annual services of the church, by day or by night, let him make amends for it, L. N. P.