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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-stredd

(v.; part.)
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forþ-loten

(v.; part.)
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ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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ge-défedlic

(adj.)
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leás-bregden

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ongeán-cirring

(n.)
Grammar
ongeán-cirring, (?) return.
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réþian

(v.)
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spiden

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wæl-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gæst, wǽl-gæst ?
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rótsian

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ge-ǽwed

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ge-ǽwed, v. un-geǽwed,
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bádere

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be-hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlehhan, bi-hlyhhan; p. -hlóh, pl. -hlógon; pp. -hlahen, -hleahen

To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ ridere aliquid ⬩ exultare de aliqua re

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To laugh at, deride; ridere aliquid, exultare de aliqua re Ic ne þearf behlehhan I need not deride Exon. 52 b; Th. 183, 22; Gú. 1331

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óleccung

(n.)
Grammar
óleccung, e; f.

soothing, caressing, gentleness of treatment ⬩ flattery, fawning, adulation ⬩ charm, allurement

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Hit gewarenaþ ǽgðer ge wið heora þreáunga ge wið ólecunga nec formidandasfortunae minas, nec exoptandas facit esse blanditias, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 24

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or near ⬩ possess ⬩ observe ⬩ consider ⬩ beware ⬩ regard ⬩ mind ⬩ take heed ⬩ behave ⬩ to mean ⬩ signify ⬩ tenere ⬩ inhabitare ⬩ servare ⬩ curare ⬩ gerere ⬩ to BEHOLD ⬩ see ⬩ look on ⬩ observare ⬩ aspicere ⬩ videre

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to hold by or near, possess, observe, consider, beware, regard, mind, take heed, behave, to mean, signify; tenere, inhabitare, servare, curare, gerere Heora ǽ to behealdenne to observe their laws Ors. 3, 5 ; Bos. 57, 21.

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un-gehende

(adj.; adv.)
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un-gehende, adv.

Not near ⬩ at a distance ⬩ far off

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Not near, at a distance, far off Se ðe tó ðam ungehænde sý, ðæt hé dæghwamlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, Homl. Ass. 144, 8

ge-læccan

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On ðám ǽrran fixnoðe wurdon swá fela gelæhte þæt þæt net tóbærst . . . On ðám æftran fixnoðe wurdon gelæhte micele and manega fixas, and þæt net áþolode, Hml.

wicca

(n.)
Grammar
wicca, an; m.
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Ne áxa náne wicca[n] rǽdes nec sit qui pythones consulat nec divinos, Deut. 18, 11

stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
stealcian, v. be-stealcian,
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stune

Grammar
stune, Lchdm. iii. 32, 19. v. stíme,
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