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Anglo-Saxon

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stán-geat

(n.)
Grammar
stán-geat, es; n.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 81, 16

wísere

(n.)
Grammar
wísere, es; m.

sign-post

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 301, 36

wíþig-gráf

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-gráf, es; m.

A willow-grove

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 328, 11: 48, 11

wudu-croft

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-croft, es ; m.

A croft with trees on it

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 376, 7

Linked entry: croft

brygd

(n.)
Grammar
brygd, es; m.
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drawing a weapon, v. bryd in Dict. something twisted, a wick (?). v. candel-brygd. a trick, fraud (?)

hunig-flówende

(adj.)
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Add: lit. of flowers, Gú. 1250 (in Dict. ). fig. Huniflówende gecnordnessa melliflua studia, Hpt. Gl. 404, 17

imbe

(n.)
Grammar
imbe, a swarm of bees.
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Take here ymbe in Dict., and add: Cf. Of ðám móre on imbaleá, C.D. v. 277, 13

Linked entry: ymbe

rysc-steort

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-steort, es; m.

A promontory where rushes grow

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Dip. Kmbl. v. 217, 12-13

Linked entry: steort

út-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
út-lǽs, we; f.

Out-pastures ⬩ pasture-land away from the house

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Dip. Kmbl. vi. 214, 14, 21

wíg-cirm

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cirm, es; m.

The din of battle

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The din of battle Ðǽr wæs wígcyrm micel, hlúd hilde swég. Cd. Th. 120, 6 ; Gen. 1990

wræc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wræc-full, adj.

Wretched ⬩ miserable

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Besceáwiaþ hú wræcfull ðis andwyrde líf is, i. 488, 21. Fram ðisum wræcfullum lífe, 84, I: ii. 370, 19. Ðis wræcfulle líf, ðe wé on sind, wé lufiaþ, 540, 12: 490, 15

net-gearn

(n.)
Grammar
net-gearn, es; n.

Net-yarn ⬩ string for making nets

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 7

Norþ-Gyrwas

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Gyrwas, pl.

The northern division of the Gyrwas

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Dip. B. i. 414, 19

god-gesprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-gesprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs ðis Godgesprǽce ðysses gemetes erat oraculum hujusmodi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 1

Linked entries: god-sprǽce god-gesprecen

box-treów

(n.)
Grammar
box-treów, es; n.

The BOX-TREE ⬩ buxus

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The BOX-TREE; buxus = πύξos Ðis boxtreów hæc buxus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59

ásciend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ásciend-lic, adj. Interrogative
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Z. 260, 14. v. áxiend-lic in Dict

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

ge-tíman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíman, to vouch to warranty.
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Take here <b>ge-téman</b> in Dict., and see tíman; II

hrǽcettan

(v.)
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Take here passage under <b>hrǽctan</b> in Dict., and cf. hrǽcetung

Linked entry: hrǽctan

sand-gewyrpe

(n.)
Grammar
sand-gewyrpe, es; n.

A sand-heap

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Dip. Kmbl. vi. 228, 25

Linked entry: sand-geweorp

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