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Anglo-Saxon

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ciric-pæþ

Grammar
ciric-pæþ, v. cyric-pæthorn; in Dict., and add: [O. Frs. kerk-path.]
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Cf. ciric-stíg, -weg

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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To fore-ordain, predestine Seó menniscnys wæs ǽfre forestiht . . . swá swá Paulus cwæð, 'Qui predestinatus est Filius Dei'; þæt is, 'Sé þe is forestiht Godes Sunu' . . . Be ús cwæð se ylca apostol, þæt wé wǽron forestihte, ðus wrítende, 'Quos autem predestinavit

þweran

(v.)
Grammar
þweran, p. þwær, pl. þwǽron; pp. þworen, þuren

To twirl ⬩ stir

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To twirl, stir

Linked entries: a-þweran þwǽre þwirel

a-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturn ⬩ overthrow ⬩ cast out ⬩ drive out ⬩ cause to stumble ⬩ offend ⬩ evertere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ scandalizare

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Stv. 21, 12: Mk. Rush. War. 3, 23: Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 6

Linked entry: ge-fælan

acas

(n.)
Grammar
acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.

An axe ⬩ securis

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Stv. 3, 10. Acase, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 9 [id. Lind. Acasa, a Northumbrian form]. Axe, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 10

Linked entry: axe

ælding

(n.)

delay

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Stv. 24, 48

a-lésenis

(n.)

redemption

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Stv. 20, 28

dégullíce

(adv.)

secretly

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Stv. 1, 19

ægsa

(n.)
Grammar
ægsa, an; m.

Fear ⬩ timor

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Stv. 14, 26

a-froefred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-froefred, = a-fréfred; pp. of a-fréfran.

comforted ⬩ consolatus

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Stv. 5, 4

bí-sæc

(n.)

a bag

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Stv. 10, 10

Linked entries: -sæc un-besacen

horrat

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Horrat sub[si]stit, Germ. 402, 79

déglíce

(adv.)

secretly

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Stv. 20, 11

dégolnis

(n.)

solitude

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Stv. 6, 6

stirc

(n.)
Grammar
stirc, stiorc, styric, es ; n.
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A stirk, calf, a young bullock or a heifer Stirc bucula, juvenca, vitula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 63. Styrc juvencus, i. 78, 44. Ðæt þridde stód ánum styrce (cealfe, MS. C. : cf. ðæs celfes gelícnyss belimpþ tó Lucan, 192) gelíc. Homl. Skt. i. 15, 183.

Linked entries: stiorc styrc styric stert

bælig-nis

(n.)
Grammar
bælig-nis, -niss, e; f. [from belgan to be angry, to make angry]

An injury ⬩ injuria

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Stv. 20, 13

cleopung

(n.)
Grammar
cleopung, e; f.

A cry ⬩ clamor

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Stv. 25, 6

æf-íst

envy ⬩ invidia

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Stv. 27, 18

and-spyrnes

(n.)
Grammar
and-spyrnes, -ness, e; f.

An offence ⬩ scandalum

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Stv. 16, 23

axe

(n.)

an axe

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Stv. 3, 10

Linked entries: acxan æxe axan

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