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Anglo-Saxon

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súsl-bana

(n.)
Grammar
súsl-bana, an; m.
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A torturing destroyer, one who tortures while he destroys Swarte súslbonan ( devils ), Cd. Th. 305, 1; Sat. 640

teld-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
teld-wyrhta, an; m.
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A tent-maker Paulus se ðe wæs on woruld-cræfte teldwyrhta, Homl. Th. i. 392, 21

telgra

(n.)
Grammar
telgra, an; m.
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A shoot, branch, twig; sucker of a root Telgra virgultum, Wrt. Voc. i. 80, 4. Telgra ramus (fici), Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 32. Dó on ánne telgran (morbeámes), Lchdm. i. 332, 22. Of ánum stelan manega telgran weaxaþ, 276, 22.

wer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wer-genga, an; m.
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Ic mé frið wille æt Gode gegyrnan . . . mec Dryhtnes hond mundaþ . . . hér sceal mín wesan eorðlíc éþel, 117, 23-30; Gú. 228-232.

Linked entry: wær-genga

wésa

(n.)
Grammar
wésa, an; m.
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A soaker, one that drinks intemperately Wésan oþþe eteras commessatores (Prov. 28, 7), Kent. Gl. 1044

west-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

wibba

(n.)
Grammar
wibba, an; m.
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A worm or beetle Se glisigenda wibba the glow-worm; cicindela, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 77

wícing-sceaþe

(n.)
Grammar
wícing-sceaþe, (?), an; f.
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Piracy Wícincsceaðan (the Erfurt Glossary has uuícingsceadae) piraticam, Txts. 87, 1579

weorold-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewuna, an; m.
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The custom of the world Hé ásmeáde ðæt godcunde be woruldgewunan he considered the religious question from a secular standpoint, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15

weorold-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hlísa, an ; m.
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Worldly fame, earthly renown Habbon hí ðone woruldhlísan ðe hí sóhton, ná ða écan méde ðe hí ne róhton, Homl. Th. ii. 566, 6

cyninge

(n.)
Grammar
cyninge, an; f.
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A queen Æfter þǽre bysne þǽre hálgan Godes cyningan, Bl. H. 13, 1

deópe

(n.)
Grammar
deópe, an; f.

egle

(n.)
Grammar
egle, an; f.

ge-hæcca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæcca, an; m.
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A sausage Gehæcca farcimen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 77

Linked entry: -hæcca

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m.
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Leave Be þes cynges gelǽfan (leáfe, lǽfe, v. ll. ), Chr. 1043; P. 165, 10

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, an; f.
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A privy, drain; latrina Genge latrina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 15: 52, 15: 71, 8. Gengan latrine (ilia Arii in latrinae cuniculum defluxerant, Ald. 39, 7), 80, 65. Gengena latrinarum (spurca purgamenta, Ald. 54, 30), 84, 9: 52, 39. Cf. gang; XII

ge-swegra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swegra, an; m.
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A cousin: — Geswegran consobrini, i. ex sorore et fratre vel ex duabus sororibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 18

Linked entry: ge-sweór

gebyrd-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
gebyrd-tíma, an; m.
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Time of birth Of þám heregange tó Crístes gebyrdtíman, Wlfst. 312, 2. v. preceding word

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, an; f.
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Hé sceal habban fela towtóla spinle, reól, gearnwindan, Angl. ix. 263, 11. Add

god-bót

(n.)
Grammar
god-bót, an. l.
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god-bót, e

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