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Anglo-Saxon

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horsc

(adj.)
Grammar
horsc, adj.
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Foul, dirty On horscum wyllan (cf. in fúle wyllan, 367, 18: contrast, tó þám fægran wille, C. D. B. iii. 352, 14), C. D. iii. 456, 16. v. horh, horu, horsc-lic, foul

fóre-fón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-fón, ic -fó; p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen

To take before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ antĭcĭpāre

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To take before, anticipate; antĭcĭpāre Fóreféngon wæccan eágan míne antĭcĭpāvērunt vĭgĭlias ŏcŭli mei. Ps. Spl. C. T. 76, 4. Raðe fórefó us mildheortnysse ðine cĭto antĭcĭpent nos mĭsĕrĭcordiæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. C. 78, 8

ge-erian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-erian, p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To ear ⬩ plough ⬩ arare

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To ear, plough; arare Geerod [geered MS. C; geerad MS. D.] aratus, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 45. Ðæt land is geerod [geered MS. C.] aratur terra, 19; Som. 22, 46 : Heming, p. 134

Gleáwceaster-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Gleáwceaster-scír, e; f.
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Gloucestershire Intó Gleáwecesterscýre,C. D. ii. 132, 30. Tó Gleáweceastrescíre (Gleáwcestrescíre, v. l. ), Chr. 1016; P. 152, 10. Tó Gleáwcestrescíre, 1038; P. 161, 18. ¶ Latin form :-- In Glocestriae schira, C. D. iv. 273, 24

ǽryr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽryr, adv.

Before ⬩ prius

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Before; prius, C. Jn. 1, 30, Lye

an-bryrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-bryrdnes, -ness, e; f.

Compunction ⬩ remorse ⬩ compunctio

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Compunction, remorse; compunctio, C. R. Ben. 70

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ cognoscere

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To know; cognoscere, C. R. Ben. 25

be ongewyrhtum

(adv.)

freely ⬩ gratis

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freely; gratis, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 8

cielf

(n.)

a calf

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a calf, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 20

ge-blecte

(adj.; part.)

destroyed ⬩ extermĭnāvit

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destroyed; extermĭnāvit, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

ge-illerocaþ

(part.)

surfeited ⬩ crapulatus

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surfeited; crapulatus, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 71

Linked entry: illeracu

blíþs

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On gefeán blíðse, Ps. C. 79. Add

hring-burne

(n.)
Grammar
hring-burne, (?), an; f. A brook with many windings (? cf. hring; <b>V a</b>)
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On hringheburne, C. D. iii. 416, 31

sugu

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Æt strǽthã .xx. sugen[a] . . . æt [m]eldeburnan .xxiii. suge[na]. Cam. Phil. Trans. 1902, p. 15. Cf. Tó suge-bróce, C. D. B. ii. 284, 30. On suga-róde, C. D. iii. 48, 9. Add

wer

(n.)
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a weir. Add Án wer on Ycenan, C. D. B. ii. 247, 20. Twýgen weoras in fluvio qui dicitur Stúr, i. 598, 8. v. beám- (C. D. v. 148, 21), sǽ-wer; see also Midd. Flur

áþ-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
áþ-stæf, es; m. [áþ oath, stæf]

An oath ⬩ juramentum

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An oath; juramentum, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 8

býsenian

(v.)
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to give an example, C. R. Ben. 2

dægréd-sang

(n.)
Grammar
dægréd-sang, es; m.

Morning song ⬩ matutīna cantio

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Morning song; matutīna cantio, C. R. Ben. 20

em-hydig

(adj.)
Grammar
em-hydig, adj.

Anxious about, solicitous ⬩ sollĭcĭtus

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Anxious about, solicitous; sollĭcĭtus, C. R. Ben. 33

biécn

(n.)

a beacon, wonder

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a beacon, wonder, Ps. Spl. C. 104. 25

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