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Anglo-Saxon

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irfan

(v.)
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to honour with a funeral feast Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forðféredan the guild shall pay half the expense of the feast held in honour of the departed member, Cht. Th. 611, 5

lǽssa

(adj.)
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In l. 18 for geleorrnan l. geleornian

lambes cerse

(n.)
Grammar
lambes cerse, For thiospis l. thiaspis (=
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thlaspis)

land

(n.)
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In l. 7 for ferigen l. ferigan

lecgan

Grammar
lecgan, <b>; VI 1.</b>
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Hé dylfð ðone grundweall swýþe deópne and legð hine mid stáne, E.S. 49, 349. Add

leóht

(n.)
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a light. v. blácern-leóht

liþe

(adv.)
Grammar
liþe, adv.
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Sé þe hit geþyldlíce ábereð, God líðe hé áwácað tó him qui aduersa patienter tolerat, Deum citius placat, Verc. Först. 126, 6

médan

(v.)
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For on méde in l. 2 onméde from onmédan (&lt; on-mód, as eáþmédan &lt; eáþ-mód) may be read

mid

Grammar
mid, <b>;
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VIII b.&lt;/b&gt; add Wið eágena hǽte ..., níwe gáte cýse ofergeseted mid þá eágbrǽwas ( laid on by means of the eyelids ), Lch. i. 352, 6

-mynde

(suffix)
Grammar
-mynde, v. ǽ-mynde. l.
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-mynd

ofer-gesett

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Add: ofer-geseted placed upon. v. mid supra

on

Grammar
on, <b>; A. I 7.</b> add: v. on andan, s. v.
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anda

on-foreweardan

Similar entry: fore-weard

se

Grammar
se, <b>; I 1 a, c.</b>
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Þǽr wearde ꝥ iii hund monna ofslagen, Ors. 4, 6; S. 172, 23. Add

seár

(adj.)
Grammar
seár, The MS. reading at Lch. i. 384, 14 may be retained. v. Siever&#39;s Grammar, &sect; 35, Anm, 2.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

yfel-wyrde

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In the bracket for -oðr l. -orðr

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (? the nominative seems to be ýfre).
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; f. Intó heáhéfre, C.D.B. i. 117, 35. On ðá ýfre, C.D. ii. 172, 27. In l. 2 for C.D. i. l. C.D. ii. and dele C.D. iii

ge-cígan

Grammar
ge-cígan, <b>;
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III 1.&lt;/b&gt; add Þú wítega bist gecégd, Ps. L. p. 250, 8

ge-cneordnes

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Add Ic hine þe befæste mid heálicre gecneordnisse on Crístes gewitnysse I most earnestly commend him to you calling Christ to witness, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 47.

ge-cynde

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Add Adam wearð of his gecyndan áre ( de possessione sua ) þurh his wíf út ádrǽfed, Chrd. 68, 24

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