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Anglo-Saxon

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droht

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Droht conversationis (but cf. drohtnunge religionis, conversationis, 466, 34. An. Ox. 2507 has droh), Hpt. Gl. 465, 29: 428, 49; An. Ox. 933

ge-mimorlíce

(adv.)
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Capitul gemimorlíce tó rec[c]anne (printed secanne, but v. reccanne, 39, 6 : 48, 2) lectio memoriter recitanda, R. Ben. I. 44, 4. Add

ed-staðelig

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-staðelig, adj.

Firm, strong firmus

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Firm, strong; firmus Beó se awirged, ðe ǽfre eft gedó edstaðelige ðas burh Hiericho mălĕdictus vir qui suscitāvĕrit et ædifĭcāvĕrit [restĭbĭlītam fēcĕrit] cĭvĭtātem Jĕrĭcho, Jos. 6, 26

eácnung

(n.)
Grammar
eácnung, e; f.

Increase, a conceptionconceptio

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Increase, a conception; conceptio Hú ðú eácnunge onfénge bearnes burh gebyrde how thou didst receive increase through child-bearing, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 26; Cri. 75

un-tweónigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweónigende, adj.

Not to be doubtedindubitable

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Not to be doubted, indubitable God untwýnigendre mildheortnesse God of mercy which must not be doubted (but the Latin is: Deus inestimabilis misericordie), Anglia xi. 115, 45

Linked entry: un-twýnigende

heáh-mód

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. ; but cf. wrǽtlice twá, 1) twá hátne sindon, Rä. 43, 17

hop-steort

(n.)
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the train of a dress Hopsteort (printed honsteorc, but v. Du Cange ' limpus in veteri glossario Saxonico hopsteort') limpus Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 41. Cf. hop-páda

Linked entry: honsteorc

scild-weall

(n.)
Grammar
scild-weall, es; m.
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Cf. scild-burh

Linked entry: bord-weall

þurh-lócung

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-lócung, e; f.

A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a bookprohemium

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of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38

folc-ágende

(adj.)

ruling

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Breca gesóhte swǽsne éðel, leóf his leódum, lond Brondinga, . . . þǽr hé folc áhte, burh and beágas, B. 522. Add: For force of ágende

reót

(n.)
Grammar
reót, (?)

(;joyous;); sound; (?) gladness; (?)

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Gesyhþ sorhcearig on his suna búre wínsele wéstne, reóte berofene . . . nis ðǽr hearpan swég, gomen in geardum, Beo. Th. 4905; B. 2457

réðig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðig-mód, adj.

Of fierce or savage mind

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., but cf. wédende hund, Fox 186, 8) wuhta gelícost, Met. 25, 17

hæcine

(n.)
Grammar
hæcine, an; f.
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A drink made of vinegar and water Hæcine pusca (printed hacine (but see Angl. viii. 451) pusta ), Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 4 (in a list' de generibus potionum ')

Linked entry: hacine

sǽtnere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnere, es; m.

One who lies in wait

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One who lies in wait. but used in the following case to gloss seditiosus Mid setnerum cum seditiosis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7. Similar entries v. sǽtnian, sǽtere ;

Linked entries: sétnere sǽtnung

ǽr-ildo

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-ildo, (?); f.

Former age

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Former age Ǽryeldo antisitus (but the Latin in Ald. 152, 31 is ante situm ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 19. Ǽreldo anteritus (has the glosser read anteritas?), 5, 52

wille-burne

(n.)
Grammar
wille-burne, an; f.

A bubbling burn, running stream

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A bubbling burn, running stream Lago yrn-ende, wylleburne, Cd. Th. 14, I; Gen. 212. Drihten lét willeburnan on woruld þringan of ǽdra gehwære, 83, I ; Gen. 1373

Linked entry: will-flód

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

sweord-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-wyrhta, an; m.
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-Móna se án and twentigoða unnytlíce tó wyrcenne bútan swurdwyrhtan (but the word glosses gladiatoribus), Lchdm. iii. 194, 10

ge-galan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-galan, p. -gól; pp. -galen, -gælen
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Gegælen (printed -grelen, but see Wülck. Gl. 422, 24), 45, 60. Beóþ gegalene fram wísum, Ps. Spl. 57, 5

ge-meode

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v. ge-medemian; but see next word) ðú wére tu formam corporis adsumere dignatus es, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 202, 38