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Anglo-Saxon

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un-geþwǽre

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽre, es; n.

A disturbance ⬩ dissension

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Rush. 26, 5

ymb-wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wærlan, p. de
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.), Rush. 9, 55

brand-óm

(n.)

blight

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rust that comes from exposure to burning, or (?) blight Similar entries (v. brand, II a) Brondoom rubigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 34

ofer-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sceatt, es; m.

Money in excess (of a loan), interest

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Rush. 25, 27

bære-flór

(n.)
Grammar
bære-flór, es; m.

A barley-floor ⬩ barn-floor ⬩ threshing-floor ⬩ hordei area ⬩ area

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Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: bere-flór

beorht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht-líc, adj.

Bright ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ lucidus ⬩ clarus ⬩ splendidus

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Bright, light, clear, lucid, splendid; lucidus, clarus, splendidus, Runic pm. 6; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 340, 19 : Ps. Th. 67, 3

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briar ⬩ bramble

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A briar, bramble Ætt ðæm heápe [heópe, Rush.] secum rubum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

Linked entries: heópe heápa heópe hióp

goding

(n.)
Grammar
goding, es; m.
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Rush. 4, 1

súmness

(n.)
Grammar
súmness, e; f.
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Delay Æfter monige ł longsum ł monigful súmnise (æfter micclum fæce, Rush.: fyrste, W. S.) post multum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 19

sweord-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-rǽs, es; m.
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A sword-rush, an attack with swords:?-Sweord*-*rǽs fornam, ðǽr se hálga gecrang wund for weorudum, Apstls. Kmbl. 118; Ap. 59

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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Rush. 6, 55

setl

(n.)
Grammar
setl, sedl, seðl, seotl, sotl, seatl, sitl (-el, -ol, -ul), es; pl. setl, setlu, sotelas, setlas (
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.: on sedlum twelfe, Rush.) démende, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 28. <b>Ib.</b> metaph. seat, place, position :-- Hé áwearp ða rícan of setle (sedle, Lind., Rush.), Lk. Skt. 1, 52.

Linked entries: sedl seotl setel setl-gang sitl ge-setl sotol

bér

(n.)
Grammar
bér, beer, e; acc. bé, bére ; f.

A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus

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Rush. War. 5, 12

Linked entry: bǽr

fællan

(v.)
Grammar
fællan, p. de; pp. ed

To offend ⬩ scandălīzāre

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Rush. 5, 29, 30: 18, 8

in-standendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
in-standendlíc, adj.

Present

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Rush. 6, 11

bismærian

(v.)
Grammar
bismærian, p. ede; pp. ed

To revile ⬩ maledicere

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To revile; maledicere Bismæredon uncit [Inscription, Bismærede ungket] men, bá ætgædre they [men] reviled us two, both together, Runic Inscrip. Kmbl. 354, 30

feall

(n.)

a fall

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a fall Feallo torres foretreden ruina turris oppressi, Lk. p. 8, 3. Þá getimbru wǽron gehrorene mid gelómlicum feallum, Gr. D. 134, 12

búta

(prep.)
Grammar
búta, prep, [be, út out]
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Rush. War. 5, 10. Búta ðæm wíngeard extra vineam, Mt. Lind. War. 21, 39

nestan

(v.)
Grammar
nestan, p. te

To spin

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Rush. 12, 27

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To shine ⬩ grow light ⬩ lucere ⬩ lucescere

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Rush. 5, 15. Gelihted lucescit, Lind. 28, 1

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