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Anglo-Saxon

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under-fóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
under-fóndlíc, adj.

To be received

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Ben. Interl. 97, 8

Linked entry: -fóndlic

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Ben. 18, 10

ofer-flówedlicness

(n.)
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Ben. I. 101, 15

self-démere

(n.)
Grammar
self-démere, with the same meaning as self-déma, q. v.
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Ben. I. 10, 6. Sylfdémerum sarabaitis, 11, 4

Linked entry: démere

sixtigoþa

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Ben. 37, 6, 16. Add

cræft-searo

(n.)
Grammar
cræft-searo, gen. -searowes; n.

An instrument of war ⬩ a device ⬩ stratagem ⬩ machina

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Ben. Lye.

fǽle

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽle, adv.

Faithfully, truly, well ⬩ fĭdēlĭter, apte, bĕne

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Faithfully, truly, well; fĭdēlĭter, apte, bĕne Ðú míne fét fǽle beweredest thou faithfully protectedst my feet, Ps. Th. 55, 11: 84, 1: 90, 4

bígean

(v.)

to bow, bend ⬩ flectere

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to bow, bend; flectere His cneówu bígean genua flectere, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 23: 3, 2; S. 524, 21: Ps. Th. 94, 6

norþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
norþ-heald, adj.
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Sloping to the north, bent northwards Of þám hwítan treówe on ðæt norðhealde treów; of ðám norðhealdan treówe, C. D. B. ii. 246, 32

undern-sang

(n.)
Grammar
undern-sang, es; m.

The service at the third hour of the day ⬩ tierce

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Ben. 39, 19: 40, 6: L. Ælfc. C. 19; Th. ii. 350, 6. Undernsanges gebed tertie oratio, R. Ben. Interl. 47, 10. Æt ǽfensonge and æt undernsonge, Chart. Th. 137, 34

ge-sinlíce

(adv.)
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Ben. 127, 9. Hé breác gesinlíce Dúnstánes rǽdes, Lch. iii. 440, 4. diligently Hé georne behogige and gesinlíce (georne, v.l.) gíme hwæþre . . . curiose intendat et sollicitus sit. . . R. Ben. 97, 14

hand

Grammar
hand, also.
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Ben. I. 86, 4) þá ðe on fare synd, R. Ben. 78, 9: 105, 7. Sýn eác hand swá gelíce geþreáde þá ðe on þám sylfum cildum mid ungesceáde gehátheortað, 130, 6

gearuwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearuwe, adv.

Entirely ⬩ well ⬩ very well ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ optĭme

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Entirely, well, very well; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, optĭme, Ps. Th. 53, 2 : 61; 11 : 62, 1 : 70, 1 : 118, 21 : 138, 11 : 139, 12

efen-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
efen-heáp, es; m.

A fellow-soldier, soldier of the same band ⬩ commănĭpŭlāris

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: heáp

efen-lǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcung, e; f.

A matching or making like or equal ⬩ imĭtātio, æquipărātio

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Ben. Lye

enid

(n.)

a duck, drake, coot, water-fowl ⬩ ănăs, ănĕta, fulĭca

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Ben. Lye

flyht-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
flyht-cláþ, es; m.

A joining ⬩ binding or tying together ⬩ commissūra ⬩ conjunctūra ⬩ lĭgātūra

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Ben. Lye

for-weosnian

(v.)

to pine ⬩ fade ⬩ wither away ⬩ tābescĕre ⬩ languescĕre ⬩ marcescĕre

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Ben. Lye

fram-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-weard, adj.

Turned from or away ⬩ averse ⬩ froward ⬩ perverse ⬩ aversus ⬩ perversus

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Ben. Lye

frum-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
frum-yldo, e; f.

The first age ⬩ prīma ætas

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Ben. Lye

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