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Anglo-Saxon

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on-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hildan, -hieldan, -heldan, -hyldan.

to lean, incline, recline, bend down ⬩ with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to incline ⬩ to bow, bend ⬩ to turn from the right course ⬩ to cause to sink ⬩ To decline, deviate, incline, sink

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Surt. 20, 12. to cause to sink Onhælde sind ríce inclinata sunt regna, 45, 7. intrans. To decline, deviate, incline, sink Heofones gym west onhylde, Exon. Th. 174, 32; Gú. 1186. Onhylde (onhældeþ, Ps. Surt.) of ðysum on ðys ( inclinavit ), Ps.

Linked entries: on-hæld on-heldan on-hyldan

a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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Surt. 63, 4

be-sárgung

(n.)
Grammar
be-sárgung, e; f.

A sorrowing

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Surt. 126, 24

Linked entry: sárgung

calferu

(n.)
Grammar
calferu, acc. pl.
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Surt. 49, 9

dreápian

(v.)

to drop

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Surt. 67, 9

éfen-gereordian

(v.)

To sup ⬩ cœnāre

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To sup; cœnāre. Som. Ben. Lye

ymb-eardiendra

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Surt. 30, 14

ni-wiht

(pronoun.)

nothing

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Surt. 59, 14

bréd-búr

(n.)

a bed-chamber

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a bed-chamber, Hymn Surt. 34, 30: 103, 17

wiþer-broca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-broca, an; m.

An adversary

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Surt. ii. p. 186, 36: 187, 25. Wiðerbrocum adversariis, 194, 37. Ðú slóge alle wiðerbrocan mé tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Surt. 3, 8

Linked entry: broca

am

am ⬩ sum

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am; sum Ic am ego sum. Mt. Lind. Stv. 26, 22: 11, 29: Jn. Lind. War. 7, 34. Ic am witnesse I am witness. Chr. 1121; Erl. 39, 23 [vide p. 28, note 3, for the date, A. D. 1121.]

eornan

(v.)

to run ⬩ currĕre

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Surt. 57, 8

horrat

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Horrat sub[si]stit, Germ. 402, 79

on-hildedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hildedness, e; f.

Declining

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Surt. 72, 4

Linked entries: on-hældedness -hildedness

tó-stencness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-stencness, e; f.

Dispersion

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Surt. 146, 2

a-mællad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-mællad, part.

Emptied out ⬩ brought to naught ⬩ exinanitus

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Surt. 74, 9

sunn-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-bryne, es; m.
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Sun-burn:?-Wiþ sunbryne, Lchdm. ii. 324, 16: 300, 30

yfel-sprecende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-sprecende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Surt. 11, 4

íþast

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Wé magon hié suá íðesð gebétan, Past. 306, 20. Add

rǽswan

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Ic eom résiende suspicatus sum, Ps. Vos. 118, 39. Add

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