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Anglo-Saxon

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weorc-sige

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-sige, es; m.
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Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15

Linked entry: sige

wuldor-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-micel, adj.

Gloriously great ⬩ magnificent

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Gloriously great, magnificent Gewitnesse beóð wuldormicele heofonwaru and eorðwaru, helwaru þridde, Hy. 7, 94

word-gid

(n.)
Grammar
word-gid, word-gidd, es; n.

A lay

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A lay Cyning mǽnan, wordgyd wrecan and worn sprecan, Beo. Th. 6325 ; B. 3173

wyn-ele

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-ele, es; m.

Pleasant oil

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Pleasant oil Wynele se ðe bánes byrst béteþ and hǽleþ, Ps. Th. 108, 18

wyn-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wyn-fæst, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Ðætte Sione dún sigefest weorðe, and weallas Sion wynfeste getremed, Ps. C. 133

cusceote

Grammar
cusceote, l. cúsceote,
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and add Cúscotae (-e) palumbes, Txts. 90, 829. Cúscote palumba, Hpt. 33, 240, 40

cistel

(n.)
Grammar
cistel, a chestnut. v. cystel,
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and add On swæce swylce gréne cystel (cysten, v. l. ), Lch. i. 108, 3

Linked entry: cystel

cran

(n.)
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.,' and add: The word occurs in local names, e.g. Cransleá, Cranmere

eáwesclíce

(adv.)
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Eáwislíce sié manifestum fiat, Rtl. 114, 1. v. newt word, and cf. eáwunga. Add

fág-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
fág-wyrm, es; m.

A basilisk

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A basilisk Ofer nédran and fágwyrm super aspidem et basiliscum, Ps. Srt. 90, 13

for-bígan

(v.)
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., and add;

fore-þingere

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Hé wæs getreówe on neóde and strang fore*-*þingere, Hml. S. 5, 6. Add

cyning-dóm

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Dele 'a kingdom,' substitute 'kingship,' 'sovereignty' for 'thy, the kingdom' in extracts, and add:

gelíc-gemaca

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Dele. v. ge-líc; <b>IV,</b> and ge-maca

ge-nídmágas

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., and add:

Linked entries: níd-mǽg ge-nýd-magas

glíw-dreám

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., and add:

gund

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Átíhð hió þá yfelan wǽtan út and þone gund, Lch. ii. 44, 23. Add: —

hǽmere

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God fordémð þá dyrnan forligeras and þá unrihtan hǽmeras, Hml. A. 19, 145. Add

hund-wintre

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Add: — Seth wæs hundwintre and fíf Seth vixit centum quingue annis, Gen. 5, 6

hungor-geár

(n.)
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Add: (n) and m. Ǽr þá hungorgeáras cómon antequam veniret fames, Gen. 41, 50