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Anglo-Saxon

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cýþing

(n.)
Grammar
cýþing, e; f.
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A mating known, telling, narration Þá word mínre kýðinge (segene, v. l.) narrationis meae verba, Gr. D. 86, 14

den-stów

(n.)
Grammar
den-stów, e; f.
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B. iii. 144, 21. v. preceding word

hearpene

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gloss upon which the word has been based is:

streát

(adj.)
Grammar
streát, (?); adj.
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See preceding word

dilmeng

(n.)
Grammar
dilmeng, dilemeng(?)
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sýfer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfer-líc, (?); adj.

Sober, moderate

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Sober, moderate Séferlíce sobriam (but the termination of the Latin word is doubtful, v. note), Hymn. Surt. 16, 21

mealt

(adj.)
Grammar
mealt, adj.

Cooked ⬩ boiled

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Cockayne says the word should be struck out), Lchdm. iii. 6, 17

Linked entry: malt

hring-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, es; n.
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Linked entry: wunden-mǽl

godspellíc

(adj.)
Grammar
godspellíc, adj.
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Mid ðysum wordum ða godspellícan gesetnysse ongan with these words began the gospel narrative, i. 70, 11, 18

hundredes man

(n.)
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apparently the same as preceding word, Cyðe hit man ðam hundredes men, L. Edg. H. 2; Th. i. 258, 7

gold-fyld

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-fyld, adj.
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Linked entry: -fyld

hwæt-hweganinga

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganinga, hwæt-unga; adv.
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Linked entry: -hweganinga

hearm

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm, herm; adj.

Causing harm or sorrow, grievous, injurious, evil, malicious

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Ne hyld ðú míne heortan ðæt ic hearme word þuruh inwitstæf útforlǽte ut non declines cor meum in verbum malum, Ps. Th. 140, 5

ge-trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trahtian, -trahtnian; p. ode; pp. od

To treat ⬩ explain ⬩ expound ⬩ consider ⬩ tractāre ⬩ expōnĕre

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Habbaþ word gearu wið ðam æglǽcan eall getrahtod we have words ready all considered against the wretch, Andr. Kmbl. 2718; An. 1361

Linked entry: trahtian

untíd-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
untíd-weorc, es; n.

Unseasonable work ⬩ work done at a wrong time

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Unseasonable work, work done at a wrong time Geswícan untídweorces ( work done on Sunday ), Wulfst. 209, 27. Geswícan untídweorca, 221, 19

gemynd-blíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gemynd-blíþe, adj.
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The word, however, glosses memoriale Gemynd-blíþe memoriale, Ps. Spl. T. 101, 13

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, m.
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Add: One who performs heáfod-weard (see next word), one who is on guard Heáfodweardas excubitores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 16

hnut-scill

(n.)
Grammar
hnut-scill, (?), e. f.

A nut-shell

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Perhaps the word may be inferred from the form hnutscyllingas in hnutscyllinga mearc, C. D. iv. 105, 5

ofer-mód

Grammar
ofer-mód, pride.
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Dele and see next word

ongeán-weard

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