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Anglo-Saxon

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rípan

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Lytel sáwan . . . lytel rípan, Past. 285, 24. Me mæig on hærfeste rípan, Angl. ix. 261, 14

æfstig

(adj.)
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æfstig, adj.

Enviousemulousæmulus

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Envious, emulous; æmulus Æfstig wið óðra manna yflu æmulus contra aliena vitia, Past. 13, 2 ; MS. Hat. 17 a, 11

fót-síþ-gerif

(n.)
Grammar
fót-síþ-gerif, es; n.

A taking away or stoppage of a foot-pathlīmes

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A taking away or stoppage of a foot-path; līmes, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 72; Wrt. Voc. 16, 45

myndgung

(n.)
Grammar
myndgung, e; f.

A reminding one of anythingadmonition

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A reminding one of anything, admonition Sió myndgung ðara háligra gewrita divinae admonitiones verba, Past. 22, I; Swt. 169, 8

pægel

(n.)
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a wine-vessel, a pail Pægel (Wright gives wægel, but see Anglia viii. 450) gillo, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 26

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
réceleáslíce, adv.
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Negligently, carelessly, without attention Nis ús náwht récceleáslíce tó gehíranne neque neligenter audiendum est, Past. 57, 4; Swt. 439, 31

hǽmed-dreám

(n.)
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., is a compound of which the second part I cannot explain

ge-dróf

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dróf, adj.

Dirtymuddyturbĭduslŭtōsus

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Dirty, muddy; turbĭdus, lŭtōsus On ðæm gedrófum wætere in the muddy water, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 421, 8; Hat. MS

swíþ-swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-swíge, adj.
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MSS.) ða felaídelsprǽcæn nimis taciti, multiloquio vacantes, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 24

Linked entry: swíge

þeówet-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet-dóm, es; m.
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MS.) ðe hié Gode dón sceoldon, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 10

un-rihtwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihtwíslíce, adv.

Unrighteously

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Unrighteously Ic cwæð tó ðǽm unrihtwísum: 'Ne dó gé unryhtwíslíce' dixi iniquis: 'Nolite inique agere,' Past. 54; Swt. 425, 21

Linked entry: riht-wíslíce

feorh-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hama, an; m.
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Some part of the body Seó útre wamb venter, fearhhama cauliculus, cwið vel cildhama matrix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 22

Linked entries: hama fearh-hama

for-hrædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hrædlíce, adv.

Very quicklysuddenly

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Very quickly, suddenly Wé hí forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1

Linked entry: hrædlíce

rihtwís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rihtwís-líc, adj.

Righteous just rational

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Righteous just, rational For ryhtwíslícum andan per zelum justitiae, Past. 17, tit. ; Swt. 107, 7 : 21, 6; Swt. 163, 20

sæpig

(adj.)
Grammar
sæpig, adj.

Full of sap, succulent

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Parv.]

ofer-wintran

(v.)

to winter, pass the winter

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to winter, pass the winter Nán eówer nele oferwintran (hiemare) búton mínum (the shoemaker) cræfte. Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 1

Linked entry: -wintran

copenere

(n.)
Grammar
copenere, es; m.

A loveramator

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A lover; amator Ðú eart forlegen wið manigne copenere tu fornicata es cum amatori multo Past. 52, 3; Hat. MS

á-seárian

(v.)
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Sóna áseáriað ðá twigu, Past. 308, 1. Treówa hé déð fǽrlíce blówan and eft raðe áseárian, Wlfst. 196, 2. Add

heals

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Add: as part of a person Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne þeóden, B. 2809: 3017. Cyning þegn be healse genam, 1872. Hire wið halse grápode, 1565.

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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Ðæs ðe wísfæste weras on gewritum cýþan, 356, 19 ; Pa. 14 : Elen. Kmbl. 627 ; El. 314. Ðæt is tó geþencanne wísfæstum werum, hwæt seó wiht sý, Exon. Th. 429, 5; Rä. 42, 9. intelligent, rational (?)