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Anglo-Saxon

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ang-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
ang-sum, anc-sum; adj.

Narrowstraittroublesomeharddifficultangustusdifficilis

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Narrow, strait, troublesome, hard, difficult, angustus, difficilis Eálá hú neara and hú angsum is ðæt geat, and se weg ðe to lífe gelǽdt; and swýðe feáwa synt ðe ðone weg findon quam angusta porla, et arcta via est, quae ducit ad vitam; et pauci sunt

Linked entries: anc-sum ang-sum-líc

ofer-trahtnian

(v.)

to comment upon, expound

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to comment upon, expound Langsum hit biþ ðæt wé ealne ðisne lofsang ofertrahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 202, 28

ge-wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wærlan, p. de

To gopass

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To go, pass Éghuoelc on weg his giwærlde quisque in viam suam declinavit, Rtl. 19, 39

fore-boda

(n.)
Grammar
fore-boda, (for-), an; m.

A heraldcrier

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A herald, crier Þæt syndan forbodan and Antecrístes þrǽlas þe his weg rýmað, Wlfst. 55, 8

Linked entry: boda

féran

Grammar
féran, <b>; I 1.</b>
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Add On weg féran to travel, Lch. ii. 330, 9. add : Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 23

fild-denu

(n.)
Grammar
fild-denu, (?)
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a valley with a flat bottom(?) Andlang bróces on fildena wyllan, C. D. iii. 15, 30. Of hlǽwe on fildena weg; andlang weges on ðone ealdan ford, 289, 3. Ondlong longan hylles on fildena weg; ðonan on holan dene, 400, 15. Tó fildene lane uppende, 410,

a-wrióhan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrióhan, -wrión

to uncoverrevealrevelare

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to uncover, reveal; revelare Awrióh Drihtne weg ðínne revela Domino viam tuam, Ps. Spl. T. 36, 5

hors-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
hors-pæþ, es; m.
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A horse-track Ádúne on streáme tó horspæðes forda, C. D. v. 157, 25. Cf. hors-weg

mid-eard

(n.)
Grammar
mid-eard, es; m.

The world

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The world Mideardes ordfruman mundi originem, Hymn. Surt. 13, 30. Seó sunne ðe onlíht ealne mideard, Homl. Skt. 1, 72

Linked entry: eard

mittan

(v.)
Grammar
mittan, p. te

To meet withfind

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To meet with, find Ne meahton ceastre weg cúðne mittan viam civitatis non invenerunt, Ps. Th. 106, 3

for-settan

(v.)
Grammar
for-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To obstructobstruĕre

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To obstruct; obstruĕre Hí ðone heofonlícan weg forsetton they obstructed the heavenly way, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 4

port-herepaþ

(n.)
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a main road to a town Andlang ðes portherpaðes, C. D. iii. 453, 29. Cf. port-weg, ceaster-herepaþ

tǽlleáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽlleáslíce, adv.

Blamelessly

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Blamelessly Ðonne stæpþ se sacerd suíðe tǽlleáslíce on ðone weg tunc sacerdos irreprehensibiliter graditur, Past. 13; Swt. 77, 19

for-delfan

(v.)

to dig up

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to destroy by digging (?), to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33

Linked entry: delfan

for-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came uponsŭpervēnitsŭpervēnērunt

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came upon; sŭpervēnit, sŭpervēnērunt Egsa me and fyrhtu ealne forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5

gihþa

(n.)
Grammar
gihþa, an; m.

Itchitching

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Itch, itching Unaberendlíc gyhþa ofereode ealne ðone líchaman an unbearable itching overspread the whole body, Homl. Th. i. 86, 12

Linked entries: gicþa gyhþa

eáþ-fere

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-fere, adj.

Easily trod, easyfacilis itu

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Easily trod, easy; facilis itu Eáþfere weg teer vel ifus, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 48; Wrt. Voc. 37, 35

ymb-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bǽtan, p. te
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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37

cwicu-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cwicu-líce, adv.

In a living manner, vigorously vivide

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In a living manner, vigorously ; vivide Me on weg ðínne lǽde cwiculíce in via tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 37

blód-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
blód-sceáwung, e; f.
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Supply of blood(?) Ꝥ mon mæg gelácnian þenden of þǽre lifre sió blódsceáwung geondgét ealne þone líchoman, Lch. ii. 222, 9

Linked entry: sceáwung