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Anglo-Saxon

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folc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lár, e; f.

Popular instruction ⬩ a sermon ⬩ pŏpŭlāris institūtio vel instructio ⬩ hŏmīlia ⬩ sermo

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Ben. Lye

fóre-manian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-manian, p. ode; pp. od

To fore-warn ⬩ præmŏnēre

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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39

forþ-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihte, adv.

Distinctly ⬩ plainly ⬩ manifestly ⬩ expresse ⬩ plāne ⬩ directe

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Ben. 29. Forþrihte indeclinabiliter, Hpt. Gl. 406

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by

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went forth, proceeded, passed by, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

eádig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
eádig-líce, adv.

Happily ⬩ felīce

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Happily; felīce Da drihtguman lifdon eádiglíce the retainers lived happily, Beo. Th. 200; B. 100

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet Hé him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

lagu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
lagu-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in matters connected with the sea Lagu-cræftig mon, Beo. Th. 423; B. 209

leód-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
leód-bealu, wes; n.

Harm

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Harm or bale which affects a people, Beo. Th. 3448; B. 1722: 3896; B. 1946

líg-draca

(n.)
Grammar
líg-draca, an; m.
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A fire-drake, dragon vomiting flames, Beo. Th. 4655; B. 2333. Légdraca, 6073; B. 3040

mǽg-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hǽmed, es; n.

Incest

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Incest Nǽnig mǽghǽmed ne unclǽne fremme nullus incestum faciat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 15

Linked entry: hǽmed

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

Norþ-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Dene, pl.

The North-Danes

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The North-Danes, Beo. Th. 1571; B. 783 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 16, 25, 27

gise

(n.; int.)

yes ⬩ imnio ⬩ etiam

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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

Linked entries: gyse gese

searu-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-fáh, adj.
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Curiously, cunningly coloured (cf. gold-fáh) Herebyrne síd and searofáh, Beo. Th. 2892; B. 1444

bísgian

(v.)

to occupy, busy

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to occupy, busy, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 29; Gen. 1264: Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 6

ge-sǽlþ

(v.)

happens

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happens, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 43; Met. 13, 22; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-sǽlan

ge-sǽl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽl-líc, adj.

Happy ⬩ fēlix

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Happy; fēlix Gesǽllíc mon a happy man, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17

scín-gedwola

(n.)
Grammar
scín-gedwola, an; m.
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A delusion produced by magic, delusive appearance, phantom Scíngedwolan nebulam , Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 30

scín-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-seóc, adj.
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Haunted by apparitions Scínseócum men wyrc drenc of hwítes hundes þoste, Lchdm. i. 364, 4

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