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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exalted ⬩ exaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

Ealdhelm

(n.)

Aldhelm

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Aldhelm, Chr. 731; Th. 74, 31, col. 2, 3; Aldhelm, 74, 31, col. 1

hýn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýn-ness, e; f.

Humiliation ⬩ abasement ⬩ proscription

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Humiliation, abasement, proscription Unsceaþþiendra hýnnysse proscriptionibus innocentum, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25, note

lawer

(n.)
Grammar
lawer, laber

laver

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laver [a plant. v. E. D. S. Plant Names], Lchdm. i. 254, 1, 2

Linked entry: laber

listig-

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
listig-, liste-líce; adv.

Skilfully

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Skilfully: Seóð æt leóhtum fýre listelíce, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 30, 7

neáh-eáland

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-eáland, es; n.

A neighbouring island

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A neighbouring island : - On ðysum neáheá-lande ðæt is nemned Ulcani, Shrn. 86, 1

Linked entry: eá-land

ongeán-flówende

(adj.)
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refluent Ongéntflówende ýða reciproca, Hpt. Gl. 418, 41. Ongéndflówendum wæterum reciprocis fluentis, 462, 1

Linked entry: geond-flówende

ge-sceorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceorpan, p. -scearp
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To scrape, carve in pieces; conscindere minutatim, Herb. 57, 1; Lchdm. i. 160, 4

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed
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To strengthen; confortare Se cnæht gestrenced wes puer confortebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 80

spring-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
spring-wyrt, e; f.
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Wild caper, caper-bush, -plant, -spurge; Euphorbia lathyris, Lchdm. ii. 104, 2: 106, 1

un-áwirded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwirded, adj.

Uninjured ⬩ uncorrupted

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Uninjured, uncorrupted Unáwerded incorruptibilis, Jn. Skt. p. 1, 12. Unáwoerdedo inlaesos, Rtl. 102, 31

un-sibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sibsumness, e; f.

Want of tranquillity ⬩ anxiety

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Want of tranquillity, anxiety Mið unsibsumnise gedroefede anxietate turbati, Jn. Skt. p. 6, 1

Linked entry: sibsumness

Angel-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
Angel-cyrice, an; f.
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The church in England In Ongelcyricean, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 11: 492, 2

cyning-cyn

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Of Francena cyningcynne de gente Francorum regia, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 53, 8. Add

clífan

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On clífende þám gáste se líchama inhaerendo spiritui caro, Gr. D. 264, 1. Add

eág-wræc

(n.)
Grammar
eág-wræc, -wærc, es; m. (not n.).
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Eáhsalf wið éhwærce, Lch. i. 374, 1. Eáhsealf wið eáhwyrce, iii. 4, 5. Add

geocian

(v.)
Grammar
geocian, p. ode
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To join, yoke Ic geceige (jucige, v. l.) jungo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 174, 1

Linked entries: ge-iukod ge-iukod

fylgend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fylgend-lic, adj.
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That may be imitated. Cf. fylgean ; 1 b Fyligendlicne imitabilem, Angl. xiii. 421, 803

hæpsian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Sero, seras, ic hæpsige, is ðǽre forman geðeódnysse, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 166, 1. Add

sceatt

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

Hæbbe ǽlc cniht mealtes ánne sester and sceat huniges, Cht. Th. 614, 1. Add

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