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Anglo-Saxon

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twi-bille

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-bille, adj.
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Double-edged Bipennis twibille vel stánæx (the double gloss seems to render the double character of the Latin word as adjective and noun; a little later (see preceding word) in the same glossary bipennis as noun is rendered by twybill ), Wrt.

Linked entry: -bille

un-lígne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lígne, adj.

Not to be denied or rejectedincontrovertible

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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1

Linked entry: un-lǽgne

áncor

Grammar
áncor, l. ancor,
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transfer the bracket to next word, and add Þú sǽdest be mé ꝥ ic óðer tǽhte, óðer eówer ancor, Hml. A. 13, 4. Án hálig ancer genam ǽnne deófol . . . Ðá cwæð se deófol tó ðám ancre, Wlfst. 214, 23-25. v. ancra, and next word

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearkenlisten

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Ypolitus mid geþylde heora wordum heorcnode Hippolytus listened to their words with patience, Homl. Th. i. 442, 2. Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16.

Linked entry: hyrcnian

burg-geat-setl

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Substitute (for entry under burh-geat-setl): If burg-geat is used in the sense given under burg-geat, I. the word would mean 'jurisdiction over those belonging to the "burg," the owner's family and tenants'; if as in burg-geat, II, it would mean 'a seat

calwer-clympe

(n.)
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Voc. ii. 127, 60. v. preceding word

for-hwirfedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hwirfedlic, adj.

Perverse

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Perverse Se forhwyrfda gást spræc forhwyrfedlice word, Bl. H. 31, 4

Linked entry: -hwirfedlic

ǽcen

(n.)

a wood of oaks

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a wood of oaks Ǽcen roboretum, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 82

tonwinto

adlido

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The word occurs as a gloss to adlido, Txts. 39, 79

gafol-wydu

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-wydu, a; m.

Wood furnished as gafol

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Wood furnished as gafol IIII foðera aclofenas gauolwyda, Th. Chart. 145, 6

hyrst-geard

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst-geard, es; m.
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An enclosed wood [?] In ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 19, 1

metcund-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
metcund-líc, adj.

Metrical

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Gl. 409, 17. v. preceding word

regniend

(n.)
Grammar
regniend, es; m.

One who arranges

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Kmbl. 1756; El. 880. v. preceding word

sige-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wǽpen, es ; n.
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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612 ; B. 804

ác-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wudu, a; m.
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An oak wood Betwénan ácwudu and wulleleáh, C. D. vi. 218, 23

Linked entry: wudu

friclan

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Þæt hé geóce fricle, Hpt. 33, 73, 15. v. next word. Add

ge-heáw

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Þár bið eágna wóp and tóða geheáw, Hml. A. 168, 128. Add

líhtingness

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As the word translates levitas perhaps líhtnes should be read: líhtness. Add::

sealten

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See preceding word: <b>sealtere</b> a psalter

ýr

(n.)
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For this explanation of the word see Anglia xxxv. 175. )