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Anglo-Saxon

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edisc

(n.)
Grammar
edisc, es; n. [ed-, Lat. re- again; isc a termination, generally an adj. but also es; n. ]

EDISH or aftermath, pasture ⬩ pascua ⬩ a park ⬩ vīvārium

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EDISH or aftermath, pasture; pascua Wǽrun we his sceáp, ða he on his edisce afédde we were his sheep, which he fed in his pasture Ps. Th. 94, 7: 99, 3. a park; vīvārium, Cot. 207, Lye

Linked entries: edisc-weard ersc

swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíge, adj.
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Stille þynceþ lyft ofer londe, and lagu swíge, Exon. Th. 383, 16; Rä. 4, 11. Nis mín sele swíge, ne ic sylfa hlúd, 494, 1; Rä. 82, 1

ge-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sundrian, p. ode; pp. od [sundrian, syndrian to sunder]
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Gesundrod wæs lago wið lande water was separated from land, 8; Th. 10, 26; Gen. 162. Of sceádes ł gesundras definiens, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 13. Ðú ðe gesundradest qui destinasti, Rtl. 56, 31

Linked entry: ge-syndrian

snǽd

(n.)
Grammar
snǽd, es; m. 'A piece of land within defined limits, but without enclosures, a limited circumscribed woodland or pasturage,' Leo, Anglo-Saxon Names of Places, pp. 68-9. Or (?)
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a clearing in a wood. Cf. snǽdan, Ic hire léte tó ðæt ceorla gráf tósundran . . . and se alhmunding snǽd hére intó preosda byrig, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 100, 16. Be ðam gráue ðæt hit cymþ intó ðam snǽde; and of ðam snǽde, iii. 399, 34. Ðet firhde bituihu

mislíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mislíce, <b>. I.</b>
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Men móston ǽr Móyses lage mistlíce libban men might live according to various systems of law before the law of Moses, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 13. Manega cynegas wǽron myslíce geworhte ( of various dispositions), Hml. S. 18, 386.

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

Andrew ⬩ Andreas

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Andrew; Andreas. Andreas, Simónes bróðer Petres Andreas, frater Simonis Petri, Ἀνδρέας, ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου, Jn. Bos. 1, 40. Hí cómon on Andreas hús venerunt in domum Andreæ, ἦλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Ἀνδρέου, Mk. Bos. 1, 29. Fram Bethsaida, Andreas

sǽtnian

(v.)
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xl. snacca lágan æt Sandwíc manega wucan; þá sceoldon sǽtnian (cépan, v. l. ) Godwines eorles, Chr. 1052; P., 178, 22. Add

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demand ⬩ exact ⬩ exigere

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To demand, exact; exigere Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it, L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12. Se biscop amanige ða oferhýrnesse æt ðam geréfan let the bishop exact the penalty for contempt from the reeve, L. Ath. i

sehtan

(v.)
Grammar
sehtan, p. te
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To bring about agreement between people, to settle a dispute Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt hé eall cristen folc sibbie and sehte mid rihtre lage, L. I. P. 2 ; Th. ii. 304, 12 : Wulfst. 266, 17.

setness

(n.)
Grammar
setness, e; f.
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Gé forlǽtaþ Godes bebod and healdaþ manna laga (setnesse, Lind.: setnisse, Rush. traditionem ), Mk. Skt. 7, 8, 3, 13. Setnesa, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 2. The word glosses also testimonium, Mt.

cost

(n.)
Grammar
cost, es; m.
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Þár þegen áge twégen costas, lufe oþþe lage, and hé lufe geceóse where a thane has two ways of settlement open to him, by amicable agreement or by appeal to law, and he choose the former, Ll. Th. i. 298, 5

ofer-seón

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Hí noldon míne lage healdan, ac mé ofersáwon on mænigfealde wísan, 133, 16

ge-runnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-runnen, run together, congealed, joined; coagulatus, Ps. Lamb. 67, 16: 118, 70: Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 17; Wrt. Voc. 28, 1: 78; Som. 72, 52; Wrt. Voc. 46, 12; pp.
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of ge-rinnan

Linked entry: rynning

slæclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
slæclíce, adv.
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F. ) lágon and slépon, R. Ben. 68, 21

maþa

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Þǽr manna líc lágon . . . þá weóllon eall maðon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 212. Add

griþ-bryce

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On Dena lage cyning áh griðbryce ( mulctas pacis violatae ), Ll. Th. i. 384, 6

deáþ-stede

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-stede, es; m. [deáþ death, stede a place]

A death-place ⬩ mortis campus

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A death-place; mortis campus Lágon on deáþstede drihtfolca mǽst the greatest of people lay on their death-place, Cd. 171; Th. 216, 1; Exod. 589

hirde-cnapa

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-cnapa, an; m.
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A (young) herdsman Hé let dǽr árǽran his hyrdecnapan cýtan, ꝥ hí ðǽr gehende mid heora hláfordes yrfe lágon. . . . And þá hyrdecnapan . . . ymbe ꝥ wǽron, Hml S. 23, 417-421

be-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífan, ic -lífe, ðú -lífest, -lífst, he -lífeþ, -lífþ; p. -láf, pl. -lifon; pp. -lifen

To remain ⬩ abide ⬩ to be left ⬩ superesse ⬩ manere ⬩ remanere

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To remain, abide, to be left; superesse, manere, remanere Ne se rysel ne belífþ óþ morgen nec remanebit adeps usque mane Ex. 23, 18. He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta mansit solus Gen. 32, 24 : Ps. Spl. 105, 11. Hí námon ðæt of ðám brytsenum beláf, seofon wilian

Linked entries: lífan lífan

egeslíce

(adv.)
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Þǽr manna líc lágon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 211. Þá wyrhtan tótǽron hí sylfe and egeslíce grymetedon, 6, 197

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