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Anglo-Saxon

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gomol

(adj.)
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old, ancient, Beo. Th. 5357; B. 2682: Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 5; Fä. 65

stearc-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc-heort, adj.
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Stout-hearted Stearcheort (the fire-drake), Beo. Th. 4566; B. 2288: (Beowulf), 5097; B. 2552

creás

(adj.)
Grammar
creás, adj.
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Fine, elegant Ne beó gé tó creásum reáfum ( cultis vestibus ) gefrætwade, ac medemlicum, Nap. 13

un-wittol

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wittol, adj.

Ignorant

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Ignorant On manegum beó ðú swylce unwittol in multis esto quasi inscius, Scint. 80, 12

Linked entry: -wittol

gryre-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-leóþ, es; n.

A song of terror

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A song of terror, Beo. Th. 1576; B. 786: Byrht. Th. 140, 8; By. 285

heáh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sele, es; m.

A high halla high hall

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A high hall Tó ðæm heáhsele to the high hall, Beo. Th. 1298; B. 647

ofer-swimman

(v.)

to cross by swimmingtranare

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to cross by swimming Oferswam ða sioleþa bigong sunu Ecgþeówes, Beo. Th. 4723; B. 2367

hindema

(adj.)
Grammar
hindema, adj.

Last

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Last Hindeman síðe for the last time, Beo. Th. 4105; B. 2049: 5023; B. 2517

an-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
an-leofa, an; m.

foodnourishmentvictuscibusa giftalmswagesstips

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food, nourishment; victus, cibus Beón beraþ árlícne anleofan bees carry delicious food, Frag. Kmbl. 36; Leás. 20. a gift, alms, wages; stips, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 105

Linked entry: big-leofa

beadu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
beadu-cræftig, beado-cræftig; adj.

War-craftywarlikebellicosus

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Beaducræftig beorn Bartholameus a warlike chief, Bartholomeus, Apstls. Kmbl. 87; Ap. 44

Linked entry: beado-cræftig

glíw-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
glíw-georn, adj.
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Eager for amusement, fond of jesting or minstrelsy Bisceopum gebyreð ꝥ hí ne beón tó glíggeorne, ne hunda ne hafeca hédan tó swýðe, Ll. Th. ii. 316, 29

týn

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Hí man tý ꝥ hí góde bæcystran beón, Chrd. 19, 18. Týn heora láreówas hí erudiantur a magistris, 58, 4. Týd[e] cati, An. Ox. 56, 159. Add

ǽling

burning

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Synna ne beóð nǽfre áfeormode for nánes fýres ǽlincge, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 20. Substitute

á-teorodness

(n.)
Grammar
á-teorodness, á-teorodnessee; f.

Exhaustioncoming to an end

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Exhaustion, coming to an end Þá hálgan scínað and on þǽre beorhtnysse hí beóð ǽfre wunigende búton áteorodnysse (the brightness will never be exhausted), Hml. A. 44, 495

un-treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
un-treówsian, p. ode.

to defraudto offend

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to defraud Ne untreówsige gé nó eów betweoxn nolite fraudare invicem, Past. 16; Swt. 99, 14. to offend Ðonne beóð manega untreówsede tunc scandalizabuntur multi, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 10 note

á-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
á-mǽran, p. de
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To make famous, celebrate Ongan se hlísa swá myccles mægenes feor and wíde beón ámǽred coepit tantae virtutis fama longe lateque crebrescere, Gr. D. 206, 24. [Goth. us-mérjan diffamare.]

Linked entry: -mǽran

þreátness

(n.)
Grammar
þreátness, e; f.
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Affliction, tribulation Hungor and sweorda gefeoht bid, and mycel þreátnes geworden bið, and manigra folca gefehta beóð erunt fames et bellum, gladius. . . plurimae dissensiones in populo, Verc. Först. 117, 2

on-þweán

(v.)

to wash, cleanse by washing

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Gif gé willaþ onþwegene beón si vultis ablui, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 16

Linked entry: þweán

æt-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To take awayauferre

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To take away; auferre Hama ætwæg sigle Hama took away the jewel, Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198

Linked entry: æt-wæg

daraþ

(n.)
Grammar
daraþ, dareþ

a dart, spear, javelin

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a dart, spear, javelin, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 27; Jul. 68: Beo. Th. 5689; B. 2848