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heaðu

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu, heaðo

war

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Ger. e.g. Hadu-praht

gold-blóma

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Ger., as well as Goth. and Icel., have forms meaning 'bloom' corresponding to A. S. blóma, and the actual compound, golth-blómo = amellus occurs in O. L. Ger. (Gall. 117).

ealu

(v.)
Grammar
ealu, (-o,-a). For 'generally indecl. in sing.' substitute: gen. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ), alþes (Rtl.); dat. inst. ealoþ (-aþ, -eþ); acc. ealu (-o, -a); gen. pl. ealeþa,
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and add: ale Ealo coelia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 24: i. 290, 61. Ealu celeum, cervise, ii. 130, 47. Æþele alu carenum, 23, 1. Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Twégen fǽtels full ealað oððe wæteres, Ors. 1, 1; S. 21, 16. Lytel níwes ealoð, Lch. i. 388

dreórignys

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Dreórinyssa fletus, Germ. 401, 39. Add

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre

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To FORGET, neglect; oblīvisci, neglĭgĕre Hú lange wilt ðú, Drihten, mín forgitan quousque, Dŏmĭne, oblīviscēris me? Ps. Th. 12, 1: 118, 109. Ic forgite oblīviscor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic forgite [MS. forgeite] neglĭgo, 28, 5; Som. 31, 50. Hú lange

Linked entry: for-gietan

stapa

(n.)
Grammar
stapa, an; m.
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Ger. houui-staffo locusta.] in cpds. án-, eard-, hǽþ-, hild-, mearc-, mór-stapa

wealda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
wealda, an ; m.

A ruler.

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Ger. -walto: Icel. valdi.] as a proper name(?) Innan Wealdan hricg on Eádríces gemǽre, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 259, 9

ymb-set

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-set, es; n.
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Siege, blockade Ðæt gér ymbsetes ðære Beadonescan dúne annum obsessionis Badonici montis Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 22. Hé ne mihte ne mid gefeohte ne mid ymbsete ( obsidione ) ða burh ábrecan ne gegán, 3, 16; S. 542, 19

cyning-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-ríce, es; n.
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Ger. chuning-ríchi sceptrum, res publica: Icel. konung*-*ríki.] Cf. cyne-ríce

tæl

(adj.)
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Add: v. gerím-tæl: -tæl; adj

cáf

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Cáf praeceps, i. alacer, Germ. 393, 66: efficax, 400, 547. Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá hé faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt hý sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19.

scip-mann

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Add Scypmen nauitę, Germ. 400, 493. a fighting man who goes in a ship Cómon of Denemearcon þreó Swegenes suna mid .cc. scypum and .xl. . . . ǽr þan þe þá scypmenn þider cómon hæfdon þá Frenciscan þá burh forbærned, Chr. 1069; P. 204, 21.

seóþan

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Add Hé seáþ coquebat, Germ. 395, 391. Se déma hét hí lǽdan sóna and seóðan on wætere (belúcan on byrnendum baðe, Shrn. 150, 1), Hml. S. 34, 343. 1.

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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Ger. eke: N. Ger. eiche: M. Ger. eich: O. Ger. eih : Dan. eg: Swed. ek: O. Nrs. eik.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

óxn

(n.)
Grammar
óxn, e ; f.
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Ger. uohsana ascella.] Cf. óhsta

hwirflung

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Ðæt gér byð áwend mid twi six hwyrfolunga, and hyt hæfð twá and fíftig wucan, Angl. viii. 301, 36

Linked entry: hwerflung

be-listnian

(v.)
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Belisnud spado, Germ. 394, 197. Eunuchi, ꝥ synd belisnode, Hml. S. 2, 46: Lch. iii. 202, 34. ¶ In An. Ox. 4307 stupratur is glossed by wæs belisned. Add

capian

(v.)
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Capiende supinus, Germ. 393, 172

bed

Grammar
bed, bedd.

a bed ⬩ couch ⬩ a surface on which something rests?

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Ger. betti areola.] of ground occupied by insects. Similar entries v. ǽmet-bed, bed-gerid. See D. D. bed = ant-hill

un-treówfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-treówfæst, adj.

Unfaithful ⬩ untrustworthy

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Unfaithful, untrustworthy Untrýwfæst flecti facilis, Germ. 401, 27.

Linked entry: treów-fæst

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