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Anglo-Saxon

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Alamanne

(n.)
Grammar
Alamanne, pl.
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The Alamanni Gratianus gefeaht wið Alomonne (Alamanne, v. l.) þǽm folce and heora fela M ofslóg (plus quam triginta millia Alamannorum interfecta ), Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 16

eald-gestreón

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Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 11. Brond ǽleð ealdgestreón, Cri. 813. Add

ge-fylstan

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Him gefylste God tó máran áre, Ors. 6, 33; S. 288, 8. Hí him gefylstan ꝥ hié eft tó hiora ágnum becóman, 4, 3; S. 162, 20. Add

ge-myndgung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myndgung, ge-myndigung, e ; f.
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A memorial, monument Hé þǽr his selfes longe gemyndgunge (-mynegunge, Bos. 54, 14) gedyde magnum monu-mentum in reparatione ejus operatus est, Ors. 3, l ; S. 98, 25

Linked entries: myndgung ge-mynegung

heard-sǽlþ

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Se cyning . . . him wæs wániende ǽgþer ge his ágene heardsǽlða ge ealles þæs folces rex . . . nunc suam, nunc publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5: S. 166, 20. Add

bricg

(n.)
Grammar
bricg, e; f.

A bridgepons

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A bridge; pons He hét ða ofermetan bricge mid stáne gewyrcan he ordered a very large bridge to be built with stone, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, II

Linked entries: Cwat-brycg brig Brycg

fyrd-faru

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-faru, ferd-faru, e; f.

A military expedition or servicemīlĭtāris expĕdītio

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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expĕdītio Gif hwá burhbóte, oððe bricgbóte, oððe fyrdfare forsitte if any one neglect reparation of fortresses, or reparation of bridges, or military service, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 8

Linked entry: ferd-faru

á-belgan

(v.)
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Gif hé hwám ábulge, Wlfst. 180, 10: Ors. 6, 11; S. 266, 10. with acc. Ðý lǽs hé ábelge mid ðǽre su;ígean ðone dóm ðæs Sceáweres ne spectatoris judicium ex silentio offendat. Past. 93, 5.

Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan

a-loccian

(v.)
Grammar
a-loccian, p. ode; pp. od

To enticeallicere

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To entice; allicere Ðæt hí aloccodan út ða, ðe ðǽr binnan wǽran that they might entice those out, who were there within, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 39

facian

(v.)
Grammar
facian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To acquire acquīrĕre

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To acquire; acquīrĕre Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28

Linked entry: fǽcan

philosoph

(n.)
Grammar
philosoph, es; m.
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A philosopher Paminunde ðæm strongan cyninge and ðæm gelǽredestan philosophe, Ors. 3, 7 ; Swt. 110, 22. Hié sealdon Demostanase ðæm philosophe licgende feoh, 3, 9 ; Swt. 124, 1

Blecinga ég

(n.)
Grammar
Blecinga ég, e; f.

Blekingey, the sea-coast of the Blekingians, a province on the south-west of Sweden; in A. Sax. times belonging to Denmark

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Sax. times belonging to Denmark, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 1

steóp-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
steóp-sunu, a; m.
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Hé ofslóh his steópsunu, Ors. i. 8; Swt. 42, 22

deád-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-wille, adj.
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Unproductive, barren Ðá beorgas tódǽlað ꝥ wæsmbǽre land and þæt deádwylle sand mons dividit inter vivam terram et arenas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 26, 19. Cf. cwic-wille

efen-réþe

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-réþe, adj.
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Equally cruel Romulus heora forma cyning and Brutus heora forma consul wurdon emnréðe Brutus, primus consul, primum regem Romae exaequare parricidio studuit, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 6

Linked entry: réþe

sixtig

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Feówer hunde wintrum and feówer and siextigum, Ors. 4, 1; S. 154, 2. Add

morþor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cræft, es; m.

Deadly or murderous art or power

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Deadly or murderous art or power Ðǽr sylfǽtan (the cannibal Mermedonians) éðel healdaþ morþorcræftum. Andr. Kmbl. 353; An. 177

Linked entry: morþ-cræft

borges bryce

(n.)

a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge

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a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge,L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9, 10, 12

frécnen-spræc

Grammar
frécnen-spræc, l. -sprǽc.
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But perhaps the word might be taken as adjective frécnen-sprǽce (frécen- or frécne- ?) Using dangerous or mischievous speech

HÝD

(n.)
Grammar
HÝD, e; f.

HIDEskin

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Hiora hýd biþ swíde gód tó sciprǽpum their [walruses'] hide is very good for ship-ropes, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 2.

Linked entry: hýd-gild