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Anglo-Saxon

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bi-teldan

(v.)

to cover, surround, overwhelm

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to cover, surround, overwhelm, Exon. 59 b; Th. 217, 1; Ph. 273: 64 b; Th. 238, 25; Ph. 609

Sweó-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Sweó-ríce, es; n.
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Sweden Ðone sélestan sǽcyninga ðara ðe in Swió*-*ríce sinc brytnade, Beo. Th. 4755; B. 2383: 4983; B. 2495

Linked entry: Sweó-land

clufe

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>clufu,</b> e; f. , and add Clufu capiclum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 50

ege-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ege-leás, adj.
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Cf. ege-full, <b>II,</b> and see two following words

georneste

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
georneste, adj.
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Substitute: <b>georneste;</b> adv. Earnestly; serio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 73. v. eorneste; adv

gríming

(n.)
Grammar
gríming, witchcraft.
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Substitute: <b>gríming,</b> es; m. A spectre Gríming mascam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 25

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.
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Substitute: <b>lám-seáþ</b>, es; m. Cf. lám*-*pytt for use of the plural

orcen

Grammar
orcen, (?) a sea-monster.
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Substitute: <b>orcnéas</b> sea-monsters, and in 1. 2 for orcneas (orcenas ?) l. orcnéas

wæl-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gæst, (-gǽst?), es; m.

A deadly guestspirit?a murderous guest

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A deadly guest (spirit?), a murderous guest Wælgaest (Grendel), Beo. Th. 3994; B. 1995: (Grendel's mother), 2666; B. 1331

wacen

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<b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> intentional wakefulness, vigilance, v. wacung. Add Mid þý Benedictus behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes, gefealh his wæcce (wacone, v.l.) (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30.

grund-wang

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wang, -wong, es; m.
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The bottom, ground, floor, the earth He ðone grundwong ongytan mihte he could perceive the bottom [of the lake ], Beo. Th. 2996; B. 1496: 5533; B. 2770. Grundwong ofgyfan to give up the earth, to die, 5169; B. 2588

frum-líc

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>frum-lic</b> original, primitive. v. next word, and cf. frym-lic

ge-lífenscipe

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Take here <b>ge-léfenscipe</b> in Dict., and add: v. ge-lífen excused

Linked entry: ge-lífen

ge-wirdlian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-wyrdlian</b> in Dict., and add: (ge-ǽwerdledan, v. l. )

Linked entry: ge-wyrdlian

hroden

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For <b>hreóðan</b> l. hreódan, in bracket for hroðian l. hroðinn, and add:

tó-weorpan

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Add Hira gimmas licgeað tóworpne æfter strǽtum lapides dispersi per plateas jacent, Past. 135, 13. <b>la.</b> add :-- -worpenum helle claus[tr]um destructis herebi claustris, Angl. xiii. 400, 498. <b>II b.

á-láþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-láþian, p. ode.
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to be hateful, odious. v. láþ, <b>I </b>Dýpe stencum áláþode fundus fetoribus horrebat, An.

Linked entry: láþian

deófol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deófol-líce, (deóf-); adv.
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as a devil. v. deófol-lic, <b>I </b>Antecríst áginð leógan deófollíce (deóflíce, v. l. ), Wlfst. 85, 1: 200, 1. like a devil, furiously, cruelly. v. deófol-lic, <b>II </b>Datianus deófollíce (deóflíce, v. l. ) geyrsode ongeán

Linked entry: deófel-líce

á-rǽran

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Add: <b>I a.</b> to place in a superior position Se óðer beó árǽred from ðǽm óðrum alter regatur ab altero, Past. 107, 23. add: <b>IVa.

fíftig

(n.; num.; adj.)

FIFTYquinquāginta

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Se wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang he was fifty feet of measure long, 6076; B. 3042

Linked entry: feówertig