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Anglo-Saxon

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on-þracung

(n.)
Grammar
on-þracung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Fear: — Sýn gescrýdde mid sceame and anðracunge induantur confusione et reuerentia, Ps. L. 34, 26

Linked entries: an-þracung þracung

pleg-stede

(n.)
Grammar
pleg-stede, es; m.
Entry preview:

A play-place On ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede, C. D. vi. 244, 8

rysel-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
rysel-wærc, pain in the abdomen (cf. hrysel
Entry preview:

Voc. i. 44, 20) Wiþ wambe wærce and ryselwærce, Lch. ii. 318, 15

spátl

Grammar
spátl, [El. 300. The MS. has spald.]
Entry preview:

Se sácerd æthrínð mid his spátle þæs mannes nose and eáran, Wlfst. 35, 12. Add

spitel

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Þá íserngelóman gewunelice naman wé hátaþ spadan and spitelas (vangas), Gr. D. 201, 20. Add

stíga

(n.)
Grammar
stíga, (?). l. stiga (cf.
Entry preview:

Icel. ein-stigi), and add(?) Andlang weges tó reádan ánstigan, C. D. v. 166, 7

teáh

Grammar
teáh, <b>. I.</b>
Entry preview:

Dryhten þone ealdan feónd gesǽlde in súsla grund and gefetrade fýrnum teágum, Pa. 60. Add

un-fæger

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Swá sceort man and swá unfægger (-fæger, v.l. ) on ansýne, Gr. D. 46, 20. Add

un-gecirred

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Add: unchanged, unreformed Gif hig þonne gýt eallunga ungerihte and ungecyrrede beón, Nap. 65, ii

un-sehtness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sehtness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Discord, variance, quarrel Þurh þæt áríseð unsehtnesse betweoh twám cyningum and twám gebróðrum, Nap. 66

úþ-witigung

Entry preview:

Wæs sum mǽden . . . wlitig on wæstme and on úðwitegunge snoter, Hml. S. 35, 83. Add

bróþor

Grammar
bróþor, <b>; I.</b>
Entry preview:

Twégra bróþor (bróþera, v. l. ) sunu and dohtor, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 69, 2. Add

eáþ-ness

Entry preview:

Ealle þá gódan God geseóð, heom tó áre and eáðnesse, Solil. H. 67, 15. Add

riht-meterfers

(n.)
Grammar
riht-meterfers, es ; n.

Correct hexameter verse

Entry preview:

Correct hexameter verse Ðæt rihtmetervers sceal habban feówer and twentig tíman Anglia viii. 314, 10

Linked entry: meter-fers

ǽht-spédig

having great possessions

Entry preview:

Add: having great possessions Sum ríce man and for worlde ǽhtspédig, Bl. H. 197, 27

ælf-siden

to charm ⬩ a charm

Entry preview:

Þeós sealf is gód wiþ ǽlcre feóndes costunga and ælfsidenne, Lch. ii. 334, 18. Add

ǽ-rǽfe

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-rǽfe, (-reáfe); adj.

Discovered

Entry preview:

Discovered Hí drifon stacan on Wulfstánes feder, and ðet werð ǽreáfe, Cht. Th. 230, 16

Linked entry: ǽ-reáfe

ofer-stellan

(v.)

to cross

Entry preview:

to cross Hit sum slóg oferhleóp and oferstælde transiliret Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 17

spell-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
spell-cwide, es; m.

Historical narrative

Entry preview:

Historical narrative Ic wolde gesecgan and mid spellcwidum gemearcian, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 100, 12

for-tog

(n.)
Grammar
for-tog, es; n.

Gripes ⬩ colic

Entry preview:

and smælþearma ece, Lch. ii. 300, 27: 324, 8

Linked entry: tog

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