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Anglo-Saxon

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gysternlíc-dæg

(n.)

yesterday

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Lamb. 89, 4

Linked entry: ǽr-gystran-dæg

on-fónd

(n.)
Grammar
on-fónd, es; m.

One who undertakes or supports

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Lamb. 88, 27

Linked entries: fóend on-fón

wansian

(v.)
Grammar
wansian, p. ode [the word seems to occur only late, and perhaps is due to Scandinavian, cf. Icel. vansi want: wanian is the usual word]
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To diminish Swá hwá swá fúre gife óuþer óðre gódene manne gyfe wansiaþ, wansie him seó heofenlíce iateward on heofonríce, Chr. 656 ; Erl. 32, 17. The compound á-wansian also occurs :-- If áni man ðis ilk forward breke and áwansige, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv

Linked entry: á-wansian

híw-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
híw-scipe, híg-, es; m.

A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house

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Lamb. 113, 17. Wæs sum híwscipes fæder and hína ealdor erat paterfamilias, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 9. Ðá onféng heó ǽnes híwscipes stówe accepit locum unius familiæ, 4, 23; S. 593, 18. Ealle híwscipas þeóda universæ familiæ gentium, Ps. Lamb. 21, 28

Linked entries: híwisc híg-scipe

ir-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
ir-scipe, es; m.

Anger

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Lamb. second 9, 4

ge-cerring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cerring, e; f.

A turning ⬩ conversion ⬩ conversio

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Lamb. 125, 1

swíþ-sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
swíþ-sprecol, adj.
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Lamb. 11, 4

þurh-brengan

(v.)

to bring through

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Lamb. 77, 13

Linked entry: brengan

þurh-swíðan

(v.)

to prove very strong

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Lamb. 51, 9

ymb-lofian

(v.)
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Lamb. 116, 1

yfel-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-cund, adj.
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Lamb. 14, 4. Yfelcundra malignantium, 21, 17

on-orþung

(n.)
Grammar
on-orþung, e; f.

A breathing in or on

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Lamb. 17, 16

Linked entry: orpung

spic-hús

(n.)
Grammar
spic-hús, es; n.

A larder ⬩ lardarium

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Voc. i. 58, 16: lar (kitchen ?), Lchdm. i. lxiii. 3

ge-þylmédan

(v.)

to make patient ⬩ bring down

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Lamb, 19, 9

under-delfan

(v.)

to dig under ⬩ undermine ⬩ dig out ⬩ suffocare

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Lamb. 36, 31. ¶ underdelfan glosses suffocare, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 7, 22: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 7, 19

clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.
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Gif þǽr beón lǽs manna þonne þæt lamb mæge fretan, þonne nyme hé hys neáhgebúr . . . ꝥ hé mæge ꝥ lamb clǽnlíce fretan, Angl. viii. 322, 8

ge-líðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðian, -líðegian; p. ode; pp. od

To soothe ⬩ soften ⬩ mitigate ⬩ relieve ⬩ appease ⬩ lēnīre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ plācāre

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Lamb. 88, 10. Gáte cýse niwe ongelegd ðæt sár gelíðegaþ a new goat's cheese laid on relieveth the sore, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 7; Lchdm. i. 352, 9. Ðú gelíðegodest ealne ðínne graman mītĭgasti omnem īram tuam, Ps. Lamb. 84, 4.

Linked entry: líðigian

un-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
un-snotor, -snottor; adj.

Unwise ⬩ foolish

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Lamb. 48, 21: L. Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 352, 2

ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.

Linked entry: HÚ

án-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-hende, adj.

One-handed ⬩ lame ⬩ imperfect ⬩ weak ⬩ unimanus

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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58

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