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Anglo-Saxon

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girrettan

(v.)
Grammar
girrettan, gyrrettan
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See preceding word

Linked entry: gyrretynde

rúm-gifol

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seár

Grammar
seár, siére.
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tindting

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Dele: the word seems only a bad reading of tyhting. Cf. Tyhtingce suasionis, An. Ox, 3382

gúþ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-geweorc, es; n.

A warlike workdeed

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A warlike work or deed, Beo. Th. 1360; B. 678: 1967; B. 981: 3654; B. 1825

bróm-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
bróm-fæsten, es; n. [bróm
broom
, fæsten
an inclosed place
]

brooman inclosed placeA broom-field, a field, close or wood of broommyricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium

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A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom; myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium, Cot. 97

Linked entry: fæsten

ofer-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlúd, adj.

Over-loud, noisy, clamorous

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Linked entry: hlúd

lamp-healt

(adj.)
Grammar
lamp-healt, laempi-halt; adj.
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Lye quotes without reference lempe lenitas; Icel. has lempiligr pliant, could the word mean 'unable to bend, stiff, awkward?'

fals

(adj.)
Grammar
fals, adj.

False

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Swicollice dǽda and láðlice unlaga áscunige man swýðe; ꝥ is false gewihta and wóge gemeta, Ll. Th. i. 310, 13. Wóge gemeta and false gewihta rihte man georne, Wlfst. 272, 4

ge-síþ

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Add: [The word seems to be a ja- stem, like the O. Sax. gi-síði, but to be treated as if the root-syllable were short. Cf. ge-siþþas in the preceding word.]

ǽr-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-sceaft, e; f.

An old creationan ancient workpristina creatiopriscum opus

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An old creation, an ancient work; pristina creatio, priscum opus, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 1; Ruin. 16

Linked entry: sceaft

anan-beám

(n.)
Grammar
anan-beám, es; m.

The spindle-treeprick-woodprick-timbereuonymus Europæus

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The spindle-tree, prick-wood, prick-timber; euonymus Europæus, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm, ii. 78, 13

from-doe

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Giséne wérun swá fromdoe word ðás visa sunt sicut deleramentum verba ista, Lk. Skt. Rush. 24, 11

furh-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
furh-wudu, m.

Fir-wooda fir-treepīnus

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Fir-wood, a fir-tree; pīnus, Gl. C. fol. 48 d; Lchdm. iii. 327, 39, col. 1

mægen-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-weorc, es; n.

A mighty work

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A mighty work Hú micle synt ðíne mægenweorc quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Ps. Th. 91, 4

mete-corn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-corn, es; n.

Corn for food

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Th. 580, 7. v. next word

scip-férend

(n.)
Grammar
scip-férend, es; m.
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Kmbl. 500; An. 250. v. preceding word

Linked entry: ferend

þædres

(adv.)
Grammar
þædres, adv.
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MSS.) hither and thither, Past. 22; Swt. 169, 13. v. preceding word

Linked entry: þideres

wudu-weald

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-weald, es; m.

High ground covered with wood a wooded height

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High ground covered with wood, a wooded height On wuduwaldum in saltibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 71

ge-fremednes

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Cýþde ꝥ þá word sóþe wǽron seó gefre-mednes (effectus) Stephanes deáðes, Gr. D. 318, 15. Add