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Anglo-Saxon

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liðs-

(prefix)
Grammar
liðs-, lits-mann

a sailor

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a sailor Ða liðsmenn [the Danes], Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 14. Litsmanna, 1047; Erl. 175, 11

mennisc-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mennisc-líce, adv.

Humanlyafter the manner of menhumaniterhumanitus

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Humanly, after the manner of men; humaniter, humanitus, Ælfc. Gr, 38; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

niht-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
niht-weorc, es; n.

A work done at night

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A work done at night Nihtweorce ( the defeat of Grendel ) gefeh, Beo. Th. 1659; B. 827

norþ-duru

(n.)

a door on the north side of a building

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a door on the north side of a building Beforan ðære norþdura, Blickl. Homl. 203, 34

earce

(n.)
Grammar
earce, an; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Ðú earce eart eall-háligra tu arca sanctificātiōnis tuæ, Ps. Th. 131, 8

Linked entry: earc

ge-wísung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wísung, e; f.

Direction

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Direction Be Godes sylfes gewísunge by the direction of God himself, Jud. pref. Thw. 153, 6

gristbátian

(v.)
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to gnash the teeth Gristbátaþ mid his tóþum fremet dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 36, 12, note

secg-gescére

(n.)
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, a name of the grasshopper Secg-gescére vel háman cicad[ae ], Txts. 51, 464. (?)

Linked entries: ge-scére sceár

ge-anwyrde

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Add Þá sé þæs (þær, K.) geanwyrde wæs þe him Lande sealde, C.D. iv. 235, 6

box-treów

(n.)
Grammar
box-treów, es; n.

The BOX-TREEbuxus

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The BOX-TREE; buxus = πύξos Ðis boxtreów hæc buxus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59

ge-drep

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drep, es; n.

A strokeictus

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A stroke; ictus Þurh daroþa gedrep through the stroke of darts, Andr. Kmbl. 2886; An. 1446

Linked entry: -drep

gegn

(adv.)
Grammar
gegn, geagn, geán, gén; adv.

Againcontra

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Again; contra Brego geán þingade the Lord spoke again, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 5; Gen. 1009

Linked entry: geán

set-gang

(n.)
Grammar
set-gang, es; m.
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Setting of the sun Ofer setgong super occasum, Ps. Surt. 67, 5 : 49, 2 : 103, 19

setl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
setl-rád, e; f.
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Setting of the sun Æfter sunnan setlráde, Cd. Th. 184, 19; Exod. 109. Cf. setl-gang

síd-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
síd-wærc, es ; m.
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A pain in the side Wið sídwærce, Lchdm. ii. 62, 24 : 256, 12 : iii. 20, 20

weorold-oandel

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-oandel, weorold-oandell, e; f.
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This world's candle, the sun Woruld*-*candel scán, sigel súðan fús, Beo. Th. 3935; B. 1965

blǽc-pytt

(n.)
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On blǽcpit; of blǽcpytte (the æ is accented), C. D. v. 332, 14

bleó-mete

(n.)
Grammar
bleó-mete, es; m.

A delicacy

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A delicacy Þú gegearwodest þé wiste and bleómettas tu tibi delicias praeparas, Gr. D. 99, 18

Linked entries: mete bleó-fæstnes

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

bol

(n.)
Grammar
bol, (?), es; m.

The ioletrunk

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The iole, trunk: Scæf efic wið, þon[n]e bol, in meolc, Lch. iii. 18, 9