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Anglo-Saxon

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æscen

(adj.)
Grammar
æscen, adj.
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Genim grénne æscenne stæf, Lch. ii. 42, 10. Add:—

crycc

(n.)

a crutch ⬩ staff

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a crutch, staff Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 17

Linked entry: cricc

-dóm

(suffix)
Grammar
-dóm, es; m. as the termination of nouns is always masculine, and denotes

Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition ⬩ as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

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Dominion, power, authority, property, right, office, quality, state, condition; as Cyne-dóm a king's power, office, etc. a kingdom; freó-dóm freedom; hálig-dóm holiness; wís-dóm wis-dom; i.e. the state or condition of being free, holy, wise

múr

(n.)
Grammar
múr, es; m.

A wall

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A wall Burstan múras and stánas, Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 23; Cri. 1143

wer-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wer-scipe, es; m.
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Married state, estate of matrimony Gebodene werscipe oblatam matrimonii sortem, Hpt. Gl. 490, 60

flóh

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A bit of stone Stánes flóh gleba silicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 27. Substitute:

and-wreþian

(v.)
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to support Stæf ꝥ hí mægen manna untrumnyssa and-wreðian (sustentent), Chrd. 62, 29

Linked entry: wreþian

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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The word also occurs in hæsel-, hege-, hlinc-, stán-, wiðig-rǽw, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. xxxv. Cf. also gerǽwud féða acies, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 26. Standaþ on geréwe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 424, 8. Hí on gerǽwe sǽton, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 779

Linked entry: ráw

stillan

(v.)
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to stall [ Hrýðer anstyllan, swín stigian, Anglia ix. 262, 1]

standend

(n.)
Grammar
standend, es; m.
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One who stands Ðrífaldo stondendo ternos statores, Rtl. 193, 35

weorpan

Grammar
weorpan, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>Ib.</b> where the implement used in throwing is given
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Hit wæs swá tóbrocen efne swilce hé mid stáne wurpe on þæs fætes forwyrde, Gr. D. 105, 6

torn-geníðla

(n.)
Grammar
torn-geníðla, an; m.

A malignant, grievous, fierce enemy

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Heó wǽron stearce, stáne heardran, noldon hire andsware ǽnige secgan torngeníðlan (the Jews whom Elene asked about the cross), Elen. Kmbl. 1132; El. 568. Hié (the wicked after doomsday) worpene beóþ in helle grund torngeníðlan, 2609; El. 1306

sceaþel

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþel, e; f.

A shuttle

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Hé sceal habban fela tówtóla . . . cranc*-*stæf, sceaþele, seámsticcan, Anglia ix. 263, 14

ǽ-rǽfe

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-rǽfe, (-reáfe); adj.

Discovered

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Discovered Hí drifon stacan on Wulfstánes feder, and ðet werð ǽreáfe, Cht. Th. 230, 16

Linked entry: ǽ-reáfe

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, l. bytlian,
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and add: , bytlan Wer þe ofer fæstum stáne bytlode, R. Ben. 4, 12. Man bytlode áne gebytla, Hml. Th. ii. 354, 32. 'Ðá synfullan bytledon uppe on mínum hrycge.' Hé sárette ðætte hié sceoldon bytlan , Past. 153, 9.

gabul-roid

(n.)

a line ⬩ rod ⬩ staff compass ⬩ rădius ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos,

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a line, rod, staff compass; rădius, circĭnus = κίρκινos, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gafol-rand

stempan

(v.)
Grammar
stempan, p. te; pp. ed
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To stamp, bray Nim ysopo and stemp, Lchdm. i. 378, 20

ge-baswian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-baswian, to dye purple or
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crimson Ðá stánas wǽron gebaswad mid his blóde, Shrn. 74, 32

Linked entry: baswian

teónlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
teónlíce, <b>. II.</b>
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Achan wearð ðá oftorfod teónlíce mid stánum, Hex. 54, 5. Add

wís

(n.)
Grammar
wís, a manner.
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Add: v. leóþ-, níd-, sár-, sceád-, stæf-, þearl-, word-, wrang-wís