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burg

(n.)
Grammar
burg, burh, burhg, buruh (-ug, -ig), byrg, byrig; gen. byrig, burge, burhge, burcge; dat. byrg, byrig, byrh, burh; n. acc. pl. byrg, byrig, burh, burga, burha; gen. pl. burga, burha; dat. pl. burgum, burhum, byrgum.
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</b> a residence surrounded by a wall (v. burg-geat) :-- Þá geáscode hé þone cyning on Merantúne, and hine þǽr berád and þá burh útan beeóde ...

ǽ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bylgþ, ǽ-byl(i)gþ(u); f. (but n. in El. 401).

angerwhat causes anger, offence, injuryira

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Gif hwylce beóð ðára ðe hwæt ǽbylhða wið óðre habbað, ðonne sceolan hig ðá forgyfan if there are any of those that have any angry feelings against others, they shall give up those feelings, Ll.

ge-manigfealdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfealdian, p. ode.
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Hé his cyrican timbrede, and wundorlicum weorcum gebrǽdde and gemonigfealdode (ampliauit), Bd. 5, 20; Sch. 674, 10. the object non-material Gemycla nú and gemonigfealda þá hǽlo ðæs cynges magnificans salutare regis ipsius, Ps. Th. 17, 48.

Linked entry: ge-mænigfealdian

weg

(n.)
Grammar
weg, (wig,
  • Kent. Gl. 207
  • :
  • 475
  • :
  • 772
; pl. , weogas,
  • 21
), es; m.

a road (lit. or fig.) made for passengers, a path commonly usedspace to be traversed, a journeymanner, mode, method, plan way, way,

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Hié ofer feorne weg ceólum lácaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 504; An. 252 : 2348 ; An. 1175. Fóre gefremman on feorne weg, 382 ; An. 191. Nán man ne mihte faran þurh ðone weg (woeg, Lind.: wæge, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 8, 28.

meolcian

(v.)
Grammar
meolcian, p. ode.

to milktake milk from an animalto give milkto suckle

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to milk, take milk from an animal Se geþyrsta men meolcode ða hinde and dranc ða meolc, Shrn. 130, 4. Nán wíf hire yrfe ne meolcige, bútan heó ða meolc for Godes lufan syllan, Wulfst. 227, 10.

Linked entries: melcan milcian

un-gesceapen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceapen, adj.

unshapenunformeduncreated

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Th. i. 474, 8. uncreated Ungesceapen ( increatus ) is se Fæder, ungesceapen is se Sunu, and is ungesceapen se Hálga Gást, Ath. Crd. 8

Linked entry: ge-sceapen

efen-fela

(v.)
Grammar
efen-fela, (em-).
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Gl. 511, 4) reádum rosum cum purpureis totidem rosis, An. Ox. 4509

fágnys

Grammar
fágnys, fáhness
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Th. ii. 586, 16: An. Ox. 1019. Mid geolewere fáhnysse crocea qualitate 525. On ðisum getelde (the tabernacle) wǽron menigfealde fáhnyssa and frætwunga ; swá beóð eác on Godes gelaðunge menigfealde fægernyssa, Hml. Th. ii. 210, 10.

ge-weorp

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was close to land, cf. in ceól stigon ellenrófe, 349, so that the words spoken passed over the beach, not over water), An. 306

offrung-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-sceát, es; m.
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An offering-sheet [explained in the following passage: Their offerings of bread and wine, which they brought . . . having their hands muffled up in a very fine linen cloth or offering-sheet, v. N. E.

teám

Grammar
teám, <b>. I.</b>
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</b> add :-- Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hé hit geearnian mæge tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 4. efen-teám. Add

brond-hord

(n.)
Grammar
brond-hord, es; n.

a burning, hord a hoard, treasureA burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desiresardens thesaurus

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far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 15; Reim. 46

Linked entry: brand-hord

on-wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wealcan, v. trans.

To roll

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Sóna swá ðú geseó ðæt ðú hyre ( the mandrake ) geweald hæbbe, genim hý sóna on hand, swá andwealc hí, and gewring ðæt wós of hyre leáfon, Th. An. 116, 22

Linked entry: and-wealcan

E

Grammar
E, Anglo-Saxon words, containing the short or unaccented vowel e, are often represented by modern English words of the same meaning, having the sound of e in
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consonants, when followed by a long or by a final vowel; as, Sele, henne. e is often contracted from ea; as, Ceaster and cester a burgh, fortified town; eahta and ehta eight.

wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
wilisc, adj.

foreign, not Englishservile

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Onwócon of Chame .xxx. theóda mycelra, and eác ðæt cynn wæs geseald ðám óðrum cynnum twám on heaftneád and on þeówdóm. 2, 51), and on cyrlisc cynn, and on gesýðcund cynn, Anglia xi. 3, 62

eówod

(n.)
Grammar
eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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Th. ii. 514, 23. v. n. and f. in eówode

for-werednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-werednys, -nyss, e; f.

Old agesĕnium

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Old age; sĕnium On ylde and forwerednysse in sĕnectam et sĕnium, Ps. Spl. 70, 19

Linked entry: for-weorenness

ísig

(adj.)
Grammar
ísig, adj.

Icy

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Icy, covered with ice Ðǽr stód hringedstefna ísig and útfús, Beo. Th. 65; B. 33

neáh-dún

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-dún, e; f.

A neighbouring hill

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A neighbouring hill Of ðǽm neáhdúnum and scrafum ex vicinis montium speluncis, Nar. 14, 6

neurisn

(n.)
Grammar
neurisn, e; f.

A kind of paralysis

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A kind of paralysis Wið paralisin and wið neurisne, Lchdm. i. 12, 21 : 130, 11