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Anglo-Saxon

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sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

ceás-lunger

(adj.)
Grammar
ceás-lunger, odj.
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Quick to quarrel, contentious Se hordere sceal beón sýfre and ná ceáslunger (conteniiasvs), Chrd. 19, 12

ofer-ǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽte, adj.

Given to excess in eating, gluttonous

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Given to excess in eating, gluttonous Ne sceal mon beón druncengeorn, ne oferǽte, R. Ben. 17,15

forad

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
forad, part. adj.

Broken ⬩ weakened ⬩ void ⬩ fractus ⬩ lăbĕfactus

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Gif ða earmscancan beóþ begen forade if the arm-bones be both broken, 55; Th. i. 94, 26. Beó ðæt ordál forad let the ordeal be void, L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 9: iv. 7; Th. i. 228, 1

aldor-leás

(adj.)

lifeless

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lifeless,Beo. Th. 3178; B. 1587

Linked entry: ealdor-leás

a-sungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sungen, pp. of a-singan.

sung

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sung,Beo. Th. '2323; B. 1159 ;

býsigu

(n.)
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labour, Beo. Th. 5153; B. 2580

be-fongen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-fongen, pp. of be-fón.

encircled

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encircled,Beo. Th. 2906; B. 1451;

Eormen-ríc

(n.)

Ermanric

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Ermanric, Beo. Th. 2405 ; B. 1200

for-barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-barn, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616;

for-grand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-grand, p. of for-grindan.

crushed

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crushed, Beo. Th. 852; B. 424;

for-sworceþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-sworceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweorcan.

darkens

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darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767;

geald

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geald, p. of gildan.

paid

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paid, Beo. Th. 2099; B. 1047;

hrá-fyl

(n.)
Grammar
hrá-fyl, -fyll, es; m.

Slaughter

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Slaughter, Beo. Th. 559; B. 277

ge-wand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wand, p. of. ge-windan

turned

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turned .Beo. Th. 2007; B. 1001;

Linked entry: -wand

un-swícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-swícende, adj.

Not failing in duty to others ⬩ faithful ⬩ loyal

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Hig áþas swóron and gíslas saldan ðæm cynge and ðæm eorle, ðæt heó him on allum þingum unswícende beón woldon, Chr. 1063; Erl. 195, 17

Linked entry: swícan

wer-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wer-reáf, es; n.
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Preósta werreáf (uestes) and hyra gescý . . . sceolon beón swá gedafenlice and swá medme ꝥ hí ne beón tó deórwyrðe ne eft tó wáce, 65, 15

ge-stælan

Grammar
ge-stælan, l. -stǽlan, dele first passage, in last for leágung l. leásung, and add: to bring home to a person a charge, liability, &c., to prove something to have been committed by, or
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to be due from, a person Gif mon on folces gemóte cyninges geréfan geyppe eofot (þeófðe, v.l.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum

balzam

(n.)

balsam

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balsam Se sceal on balzame beón it shall be of balsam, L.M. 2, 64; Lchdm. ii. 288, 23

un-gewemmedness

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

Purity

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Purity Rihtlíc is mé swá besmitenre fram ðínre clǽnan ungewemmednesse beón áscirod, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 438

Linked entries: un-gewemedness ge-wemmedness

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