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Anglo-Saxon

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ólehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ólehtan, ólectan
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mylen-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-steall, es; m.

A mill

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Mylenstall, 169, 9. v. next word

pílere

(n.)
Grammar
pílere, es; m.
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Voc. i. 34, 52. v. next word

sciccing

(n.)
Grammar
sciccing, a cloak, cape: — Scicing, scinccing, scicging
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Voc. i. 284, 64: ii. 13, 24. v. preceding word

stihtend

(n.)
Grammar
stihtend, es ; m.
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Th. 267, 23 ; Jul. 419. v. next word

tán-hlytere

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlytere, es; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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Voc. i. 57, 41. v. preceding word

Linked entries: hlítere hlytere

swígness

(n.)
Grammar
swígness, e; f.
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Voc. ii. 135, 14. and next word

wudig

(adj.)
Grammar
wudig, adj.

Woody ⬩ full of woods ⬩ trees

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Woody, full of woods or trees Waldend scóp wudige móras, Exon. Th. 193, 12 ; Az. 120

wudu-gehæg

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-gehæg, es; n.

An enclosed wood

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An enclosed wood (?) Of ðam hwítan stoccæ þurh ðæt wudugehæg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 176, 1

Linked entry: ge-hæg

byrgels-sang

(n.)
Grammar
byrgels-sang, es; m.
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Ox. 3504. an epitaph, v. preceding word

ge-þyldiglic

(adj.)
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., and see next word

Linked entry: -þyldiglic

girrettan

(v.)
Grammar
girrettan, gyrrettan
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Linked entry: gyrretynde

rúm-gifol

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seár

Grammar
seár, siére.
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tindting

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Dele: the word seems only a bad reading of tyhting. Cf. Tyhtingce suasionis, An. Ox, 3382

bróm-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
bróm-fæsten, es; n. [bróm
broom
, fæsten
an inclosed place
]

broom ⬩ an inclosed place ⬩ A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom ⬩ myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium

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A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom; myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium, Cot. 97

Linked entry: fæsten

ofer-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúd, adj.

Over-loud, noisy, clamorous

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Linked entry: hlúd

eald-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient work, the world ⬩ priscum ŏpus, mundus

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An ancient work, the world; priscum ŏpus, mundus Freán ealdgeweorc the ancient work of the Lord, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 80; Met. 11, 40: 20, 232; Met. 20, 116

witan

(v.)
Grammar
witan, prs. ic, hé wát, ðú wást, wǽst, pl. wé witon; p. wiste; pp. witen.

to wit ⬩ know ⬩ have knowledge ⬩ be aware, ⬩ to know ⬩ have knowledge of, ⬩ be aware of ⬩ to be wise ⬩ be in one's senses ⬩ to be conscious of ⬩ to know ⬩ to feel ⬩ shew

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Gif man on Godes griðe mǽðe witan wolde, Wulfst. 161, 3. Ne wolde hé ǽnige áre witan on ðære Cristenan ǽfestnysse nec religioni Christianae aliquid inpendebat honoris, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 29. Ðú mé noldest þanc witan mínra góda, Wulfst. 261, 10.

Linked entries: weotan wietan

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could the word mean 'unable to bend, stiff, awkward?'

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