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Anglo-Saxon

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for-stondan

(v.)

to stand up fordefendprotect

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to stand up for, defend, protect, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 31; Hy. 4, 58

ge-lugon

(v.)

deceived

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deceived, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 27; Hy. 4, 56; p. pl. of ge-leógan

hand-leán

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þonne hé þá handleán hafað and sceáwað, Hy. 2, 7, 12. Cf. hand-gift. Add

organ

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Ðæs hálgan cantices se gyldena organ, hé ealle oferhleóðrað, Sal. K. 152, 12. Add

on-stépan

(v.)

to raise

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Th. 454, 25; Hy. 4, 38

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Seó sáwul ealle líchamlicra þinga híw mæg on hyre sylfre gehíwian, and swá gehíwode on hyre móde gehealdan, I. 225. Blódig wolcen on mistlíce beámas wæs gehíwod, Chr. 979 ; P. 122, 26.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;
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Hió becwið hyre betstan dunnan tunecan, Chart. Th. 537, 31. Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena, swá ðǽr hyre leófre beó, 538, 6. Se ðe hæfþ twá tunecan (cyrtlas. Lind. Rush. ), Lk. Skt. 3, 11: Blickl. Homl. 169, 13

Linked entry: tunice

strícan

(v.)
Grammar
strícan, p. strác, pl. stricon; pp. stricen.
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to stroke, smooth, rub, wipe Ne delfe nán man mid ísene and mid wætere ne þweá, ac stríce mid cláðe clǽne, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. v. ymb-strícan. to make a stroke, v. be-strícan; strica. to go, move, run Búlon ðæm rodere ðe ðás rúman gesceaft ǽghwylce

Linked entries: a-strícan strece

dǽl-mǽlum

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Of wæterum úpásprungen cynn dǽlmǽlum ( partim ) þú ongeánsændst wǽle, dǽlmǽlum þú úp áhefst on lyftum, Hy. S. 25, 6. Genim þás wyrte, syle dǽlmélum etan oððe on drince þicgean, Lch. i. 198, 24. Add

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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Ne þorftan þá þegnas in þám þýstran hám, seó geneátscolu . . . tó þám frumgáre . . . wénan, þæt in wínsele beágas þégon. Jul. 675-687

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
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Gewuldorbeágode laureati, Hy. S. 105, 34: Hml. S. 11, 128. Add

hearm-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-stæf, es; m.

Hurt, harm, sorrow, trouble, affliction

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Ne móstun Gúþláces gæste sceððan ... ac áhófun hearmstafas they might not injure Guthlac's spirit ... but they raised up troubles, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 35; Gú. 200

tó-syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-syndrian, p. ode

To separateto distinguish

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Hy. 9, 21; Btwk. 198, 6: Hy. 7, 65; Dom. L. 44, 65. Gescádene ł tósendrede discretas, segregatasHpt. Gl. 411, 21

Linked entry: tó-sundrian

blæc

(adj.)
Grammar
blæc, blac black.
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Hió an Ceóldrýþe hyre blacena tunecena swá þǽr[a?] hyre leófre beó, Cht. Th. 538, 5. Beátan mid blacum flintum, Hml. S. 11, 99. Dele last paragraph, and add

Linked entries: blac blec

wuldor-word

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-word, es; n.

A glorious word

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A glorious word Ðú, ealra cyninga þrym, clypast ofer ealle; bið ðín wuldorword wíde gehýred, Hy. 7, 46

án-spræce

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án-spræce, l. -sprǽce
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saying the same, unanimous Worhton heora gemót and wǽran ealle ánsprǽce loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7

gellan

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gyllende gáras sændan, Lch. iii. 52, 23

ge-sundfullian

(v.)
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Mislimp hé gesundfullige tearte casus secundet asperos, Hy. S. 16, 5. Gesundfullod hiht secunda spes, 28, 5. Add: —

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, a people.
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Þanan sum þeódscipe columbinam háteð, Lch. i. 170, 14. Þeódscipum ongemang, ... byrgum tómiddes, Dóm. L. 282. Add

a-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
a-cuman, p. -cam, -com, pl. -cámon, -cómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To comebearvenireferresustinere

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Ge hyt ne mágon nú acuman non potestis portare modo, Jn. Bos. 16, 12