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Anglo-Saxon

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án-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
án-líc, ǽn-líc; adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLY ⬩ singular ⬩ incomparable ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant ⬩ beautiful ⬩ unicus ⬩ eximius ⬩ egregius ⬩ elegans ⬩ pulcher

Entry preview:

Lamb. 34, 17; restore thou myn aon lijf aloone [darling] fro liouns, Wyc

Linked entries: ǽn-líc án-cyn én-líc

eges ful

(adj.)
Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, wonderful ⬩ tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis

Entry preview:

Lamb. 8, 2. 10

Linked entries: ege-full egys full

ǽtter-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtter-loppe, an; f. [átor poison, loppe a silk worm, spinner of a web]

A spider ⬩ atanea

Entry preview:

Lamb. 38, 12; and thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyneWyc

Linked entry: átor-loppe

fægnung

(n.)
Grammar
fægnung, e; f.

A rejoicing, exultation ⬩ jubĭlātio, exultātio

Entry preview:

Lamb. 88, 16. On fægnunga hí rípaþ in exultātiōne mĕtent, Ps. Spl. 125, 6, 8. Fægnunga Godes exultātiōnes Dei, 149, 6

Linked entry: ge-fægnung

swiftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swiftlíce, adv.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 6, 11. Gálful líf swiftlíce ( celeriter ) gelǽt tó ylde, Scint. 88, 19. Ðá férde his gást swyftlíce, Homl. Th. i. 452, 30. Zacheus swyftlíce of ðam treówe álíhte, 580, 34. Hí fleóþ swiftlíce, Wulfst. 200, 17

feht

Entry preview:

xx. lamba and .xx. fehta, C. D. ii. 64, 32

BEÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BEÓD, es; m.

A table ⬩ mensa

Entry preview:

Lamb. 22, 5. Beódas lances Cot. 123

Linked entries: beád beódas

ge-leofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leofian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To live ⬩ vīvĕre

Entry preview:

Lamb. fol. 185 a, 16

Linked entry: ge-lifian

brosnung

(n.)
Grammar
brosnung, e; f.

Corruption, decay ⬩ corruptio, defectio

Entry preview:

Lamb. 29, 10: Homl. Th. ii. 206, 2: 268, 35: 536, 20. Wæs ne wélan brosnung there was no decay of wealth, Exon. 44 b; Th. 151, 25; Gú. 800

frý

(adj.)
Grammar
frý, adj.

Free ⬩ líber

Entry preview:

Lamb. 87, 6. Gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne frýne mon on eallon his ríce if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 25

un-nytwirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðe, adj.

Not fit for use ⬩ useless ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ unserviceable

Entry preview:

Lamb. 52, 4

smoca

(n.)
Grammar
smoca, an; m.

Smoke

Entry preview:

Lamb. 17, 9. Út æt his nosu eode micel smocca Nar. 43, 16. Hé nele ðone wlacan smocan wáces flǽsces wætere gedwæscan nec vult lini tepidos undis exstinguere fumos Dóm. L. 51

Linked entry: smíc

ǽtten

Grammar
ǽtten, for æten,

should eat

Entry preview:

In. 42; Lambd. 8, 5; Wilk. 21, 24;

leóht-fǽtels

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fǽtels, es; m.
Entry preview:

A lamp, lantern Leóhtfǽtels ł leóhtfæt lucernam, Ps. L. 17, 29

Linked entry: fætels

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex, ⬩ irritate, ⬩ provoke ⬩ exasperate

Entry preview:

Lamb. 73, 10. Ða tredaþ ðec and tergaþ, and hyra torn wrecaþ, Exon.Th. 119, 23; Gú. 259. Ða ðe tyrwiaþ qui exasperant, Ps. Lamb. 65, 7: 67, 7. Hé tyride exacerbavit, i. provocavit, adflixit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 56. Tyrgide exacerbavit, Hpt.

Linked entries: tergan tyrgan tyrian tyrwian tirian tirwian

full-sóþ

(adv.)

full sooth ⬩ most truly

Entry preview:

C. 6; Lambd. 128, 29

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox ⬩ taurus, bos ⬩ the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac ⬩ taurus

Entry preview:

Lamb. 21, 13: Mt. Bos. 22, 4. Ete ic flǽscmettas fearra mandūcābo carnes taurōrum, Ps.

Linked entry: fear

drugaþ

(n.)
Grammar
drugaþ, drugoþ, e; f. [drige dry]

DROUGHT, dryness ⬩ siccĭtas, arĭdĭtas

Entry preview:

Lamb. fol. 189 a, 21

græft

(n.)
Grammar
græft, es; m: græft, e; f.[?] Carving, graving, a carved or
Entry preview:

Lamb. 96, 7: Ps. Spl. C. 105, 19: Homl. Th. i. 464, 27, Írene græfta ferrea sculptilia, carpenta, Cot. 38, Lye

ge-litlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-litlian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminish ⬩ lessen ⬩ mĭnōrāre

Entry preview:

Lamb. 106, 38. Ic beóde mínum erfeweardum ðæt heo nǽfre ðis feoh gelitlian I enjoin my heirs that they never diminish this money, Th. Chart. 168, 22

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