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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-defenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-defenlíc, adj.

Fit ⬩ proper ⬩ due ⬩ dēbĭtus

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Fit, proper, due; dēbĭtus Mid gedefenlícre ege dēbĭto cum tĭmōre, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 28

sele-ful

(n.)
Grammar
sele-ful, [<b>sele-full</b>], es ; n.
Entry preview:

A cup used in a hall Hé geþah symbel and seleful Beo. Th. 1242 ; B. 619

scild-freca

(n.)
Grammar
scild-freca, an; m.
Entry preview:

A warrior with a shield: — Ðonne scyldfreca ongeán gramum gangan scolde, Beo. Th. 2071; B. 1033

tán-hlytere

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlytere, es; m.

One who divines by casting lots

Entry preview:

One who divines by casting lots Tánhlytere sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 41. v. preceding word

Linked entries: hlítere hlytere

þingestre

(n.)
Grammar
þingestre, an; f.
Entry preview:

A female advocate Ðæt heó ús beó þingestre tó ðam heofenlíce mægenðrymme, Homl. Ass. 137, 698

un-forhæfedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-forhæfedness, e; f.

Incontinence

Entry preview:

Unforhæfdnysse, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 36

Linked entry: for-hæfedness

un-gehíred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehíred, adj.

Unheard of

Entry preview:

Unheard of Ungehéredre leoma tóslítnysse wundade inaudita membrorum discerptione lacerati, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 13

Linked entry: ge-híran

un-gehrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehrinen, adj.

Untouched ⬩ intact

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Untouched, intact Seó studu ungehrinen ( intacta ) fram ðam fýre áwunede, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 36

Linked entries: un-gedered ge-hrínan

unriht-wífung

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wífung, e; f.

Unlawful matrimony

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Unlawful matrimony Hé forlét ða unrihtwífunge abdicato connubio non legitimo, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 30

wóh-bogen

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-bogen, adj.

Bent ⬩ crooked

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Bent, crooked Wyrm wóhbogen the crooked (cf. Job 26, 13) serpent, Beo. Th. 5646; B. 2827

weorold-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-rǽdenn, e: f.
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The rule or way of the world Hé ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne, Beo. Th. 2289; B. 1142

án-rǽdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
án-rǽdlic, adj.
Entry preview:

Unhesitating, decided ꝥ wæs ánrǽdlicu eáþmódnes ꝥ heó sylf hié þeówen nemde, Bl. H. 13, 13

and-weardlíce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

Swá Drihten ondweardlíce ( when present with them ) spræc tó his gingrum, Bl. H. 131, 30. Add

and-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
and-wille, (?); adj.
Entry preview:

Ben. 121, 13

bósmig

(adj.)
Grammar
bósmig, adj.

Sinuous

Entry preview:

Sinuous Bósmigum bí(g)um sinuosis (laterum) flexibus, Hpt. Gl. 405, 35 ; An. Ox. 8, 2

discipul-hád

Entry preview:

Swá swá níwe discipulháda underðeódde quasi novo discipulatui subditam, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 680, 12. Add

fore-gesceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-gesceáwung, e; f.

Providence ⬩ forethought

Entry preview:

Ben. 66, 1

Linked entry: ge-sceáwung

for-hogness

(n.)
Grammar
for-hogness, (-hoh-), e; f.

Contempt

Entry preview:

Contempt Tó worolde forhohnesse (-hoge-, v. l.) ad contemtum saeculi, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 15

Linked entry: -hogness

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
Entry preview:

For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037

ofestan

(v.)
Grammar
ofestan, ofstan ( = efestan, efstan)
Entry preview:

Ben. I. 29, 5. Ofstende festinanda, Angl. xiii. 378, 186

Linked entries: ofstan efestan

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