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Anglo-Saxon

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hwósta

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Wiþ angbreóste, gif men sié dríge hwósta, Lch. ii. 58, 15. Add:

liþ-wærc

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Add: — Wiþ liðwærce sing viiii síþum þis gealdor, Lch. ii. 322, 6

blissian

(v.)
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Add: with prep. Hí for hire hǽle blyssodon, Hml. S. 7, 281

sige-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wǽpen, es; n.

A weapon with which victory is won

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A weapon with which victory is won, Beo. Th. 1612; B. 804

sigor-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
sigor-eádig, adj.

Blessed with victory ⬩ victorious

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Blessed with victory, victorious, Beo. Th. 2626; B. 1311: 4693; B. 2352

Linked entry: sige-eádig

bearn-eácnigende

(adj.)
Grammar
bearn-eácnigende, adj. (ptcpl.).

Being with child ⬩ pregnant

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Being with child, pregnant Bearneácnigende wíf forbúgan, Hml. Th. ii. 94, 3

frignan

(v.)
Grammar
frignan, [The different treatment of the g in this word gives rise to a great variety of forms. 1.the g may be retained, see the forms in Dict., to which add p.pl. [ge-] frungan; pp. [ge-]frognen. 2. the g may be absorbed giving a. frínan; p. frǽn, pl. frúnon ; pp. frúnen ; or b. frínan may be regarded as of the ablaut series í, á, i and have p. frán, pl. frinon ; pp. [be-]frinen. 3. the g may be assimilated and forms as from frinnan result, see prs. frinne, ppr. frinnende; p. pl. frunnon. Here perhaps belongs the form frunian,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 54.
]

to ask ⬩ inquire ⬩ to ask a question, ⬩ to ask about, after, ⬩ to ask ⬩ to ask a person a question ⬩ to ask a person about something, ⬩ to ask information of or from a person,

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,' B. 332. to ask information of or from a person, Grammar frignan, with gen. Gongen hié tó ðǽm hálgan gewritum, fríne ðára hwæt hié dón scylen, Past. 103, 10. Grammar frignan, with prep.

drinc-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
drinc-wérig, adj.

Drink weary, satisfied with drinking ⬩ potu defessus, temŭlentus

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Drink weary, satisfied with drinking; potu defessus, temŭlentus, Cot. 124

lind-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
lind-weorud, es; n.
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A band armed with shields, Elen. Kmbl. 283; El. 142

ge-fystlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fystlian, pp. -lad

To beat with the fists ⬩ buffet ⬩ pugnis impetere

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To beat with the fists, buffet; pugnis impetere, Scint. 2

Linked entry: -fýstlian

sunn-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-bryne, es; m.
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-Wiþ sunbryne, Lchdm. ii. 324, 16: 300, 30

un-gewítnigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gewítnigendlíce, adv.

With impunity ⬩ impune

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With impunity; impune, Ælfc. Gr. 38 Zup. 233, 6 note

fǽr-cóþu

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cóþu, fǽr-coþu, e; f.

Apoplexy

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Wiþ fǽrcoþe, Lch. ii. 276, 10: 170, 16. Substitute:

for-cilled

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cilled, adj. (ptcpl.)

Chilled

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Chilled Wiþ forcillede wunda, Lch. i. 310, 15: 66, 5

Linked entry: cílian

gilp-plega

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Add: play that is glorious with pomp, pride and circumstance

-rǽd

(suffix)
Grammar
-rǽd, -rǽde.
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Add: á-, ge-, gelóm-, oft-, twi-, unfæst-, wiþ-rǽd[e]

under-fangelnes

(n.)
Grammar
under-fangelnes, Ps. L. Lind. gives under-fangennes
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with the note, -ennes scheint aus -elnes korrigiert.'

un-gemét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemét, adj.
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Not met with, not experienced Ungeméttum inexperto, An. Ox. 2488

Linked entry: ge-métan

bláwende

(v.; adj.; part.)
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blustering, with high winds Bláwende lencten, Archiv cxx. 298, 19

brýde láste

(n.; adv.)

with conjugal footstep

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with conjugal footstep, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 16; Gen. 2715

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