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Anglo-Saxon

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be-weddian

(v.)

to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight

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Th. i. 72, 10. ꝥ nán man nán má wífa næbbe búton .I., and seó beó mid rihte beweddod and forgifen ii. 300, 13 Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod sí, i. 24, 5. Ácenned of beweddodan mǽdene, Hml.

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Th. i. 134, 12. where and are combined Gebéte hé þæs þeófes were oþþe hine mid fullan áðe geládige ꝥ hé him nán fácn mid nyste, Ll. Th. i. 392, 16

feormung

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., susceptio; cf. sum man hine laðode ꝥ hé sǽte mid him in his húse æt þám glédan, 75, 17) næs ná bútan scylde, Gr. D. 76, 22

ge-fyrnness

(n.)
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For Nap. 30 l. Chrd. 25, 10: 26, 16

drync-fæt

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Cristallisce dryncfatu crystallina uasa potatoria, Nar. 5, 13. Add

ealu-gálness

(n.)
Grammar
ealu-gálness, e; f.
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Drunkenness Forlǽtan . . . ǽrǽtas and ealu*-*gálnessa (ealo-), Nap. 5

Linked entry: gál-ness

finger-liþ

(n.)
Grammar
finger-liþ, es; n.
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A finger-joint Lið ł fingerlið articulus, Nap. 79

Linked entry: liþ

for-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wénan, p. de
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To suspect, think ill of Forwéned suspecta, Nap. 25

for-wenedness

(n.)
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glosses insolentia Forwenednessa insolentiam, Nap. 25. v. preceding word

Linked entry: -wenedness

gist-líþian

(v.)
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to be hospitable Gæstlíþiende hospitales, Nar. 38, 18 note

weorold-welig

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-welig, adj.
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Rich in this world's goods Woruldwelige gítseras, Nap. 71

ceaster-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-leód, pl. leóde
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a citizen Þǽr úre bídaþ úre ceasterlióde, Nap. 12

ge-sceádness

(n.)
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For Nap. 32, 1 l. Chrd. 13, 18

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

eáþ-bylgness

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-bylgness, e; f.
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Readiness to anger, irascibility Eáðbylhnyssa gást, Nap. 24

Linked entry: iþ-belig

for-swarung

(n.)
Grammar
for-swarung, e; f.
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Perjury Forswarung, ꝥ is mǽne áðas, Nap. 25

unriht-gestrod

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-gestrod, es; n.
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Unlawful booty Gýtsung and unriht-gestrodu, Nap. 66

Linked entry: ge-strod

unriht-hǽmed

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, In the following passage the word is masculine
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Forlsétan wé . . . unrihtwísnessa and unrihthǽmedas, Nap. 36, 25

ymb-þreodian

(v.)
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Se deófol ús symble ymbeþrydað, Nap. 71. Add

ælmes-lác

(n.)
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alms-offering Mid ælmeslácum God gladian, Nap. 5

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