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Anglo-Saxon

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brygd

(n.)
Grammar
brygd, es; m.
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drawing a weapon, v. bryd in Dict. something twisted, a wick (?). v. candel-brygd. a trick, fraud (?)

ofer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-méde, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous ⬩ superbus

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Cyning gefeaht wið ðone ofermédan (-módigan, MS. E.) aldorman, Chr. 750; Erl. 48, 10

þeóh-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-wærc, -wræc, es; m.

Pain in the thighs

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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19

á-scortian

(v.)

to run short ⬩ run out ⬩ be exhausted

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to run short, run out, be exhausted Æt ðám giftum áscortode wín, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 10

Linked entry: á-sceortian

be-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnedan, pp. -cneden

to knead up

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to knead up Merces sǽd on hláf be-cneden oþþe on wín gegniden, Lch. ii. 248, 4

Linked entry: cnedan

un-seht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seht, adj.

Not in agreement ⬩ in hostility ⬩ at variance

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The same writer, under the year 1070, notes that Edric was reconciled with William) and fought with the garrison at Hereford, Chr. 1067; Erl. 203, 40.

liþ-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
liþ-wærc, es; m.
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Pain in the joints Wið liþwærce, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 2, 4

ge-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceortian, p. ade

To fall short, fail

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To fall short, fail Miððý ðæt wín gesceortade vino deficiente, Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 3

rihtwís-ness

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Ðæt há sié gebunden tó ðǽre ryhtwiésnesse (-wís-, v. l.) (rectitudine), Past. 75, 6. Add

Gallias

Grammar
Gallias, (-e).
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On þǽm gefeohte þe hié wið Gallium hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 11. Add

hær-sceard

(n.)
Grammar
hær-sceard, es; n.

Hare-lip ⬩ hare-lipped ⬩ hare-lip ⬩ hare-lip

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Hare-lip Wið hærscearde for hare-lip, L. M. 1, 13; Lchdm. ii. 56, 5

seorðan

(v.)
Grammar
seorðan, seordan (?); p. searð

To violate

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To violate Ne serð ðú óðres monnes wíf non moechaberis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 27

Linked entry: serð

ge-trucian

(v.)

to fail ⬩ deficere

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to fail; deficere Ðá ðæt wín getrukede deficiente vino, Jn. Skt. 2, 3, col. 2

Linked entry: trucian

út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawed ⬩ an outlaw ⬩ calling for outlawry

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B.) wið God and wið men, L. C. S. 39; Th. i. 398. 25. Beó se þeóf útlah wið eall folc, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 9: L. C.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

eorl-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-scipe, -scype, es; m.

Manliness, bravery, courage, supremacy, nobility ⬩ vĭrīlĭtas, nobilĭtas

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Th. 283; Wíd. 141: Beo. Th. 3458; B. 1727: 4272; B. 2133. Eorlscipes, Salm. Kmbl. 22; Sal. 11. He eorlscype fremede he effected supremacy, Exon. 85a; Th. 320, 31; Wíd. 37

wundel

(n.)
Grammar
wundel, e: wundle, an; f.

A wound ⬩ sore

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.), sore Gif hwylc lǽwede man óðerne wundige, gebéte wið hine ða wunde (wundlan, wundlác, v.ll.), L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25. Wið níwe wundela (wunda, v.1. ), Lchdm. i. 8, 14: 10, 9: 92, 21: 100, 1: 108, 19: 296, 6, 17.

Linked entries: wund-lác wyndle

cóþu

Grammar
cóþu, l. coþu,
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Ǽlcne man warnian wið þás deófollican coðe, þæt is wið þás hellican unþeáwas, Wlfst. 245, 21: Angl. viii. 337, 7

un-eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáþe, adj.
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer tó dónne, ge wið ðone tó cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið tó habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú

Linked entry: un-ýþe

frum-meolc

Grammar
frum-meolc, -meoluc.

Milk fresh from the cow ⬩ the best milk

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, the best milk Frummeoluc nectar (in the same glossary nectar is variously rendered by wín, þone swétan smæc, wín-gedrinc, hunig oððe mildeáw, and nectareus by hunígteárlic, the word, as in later times, seems to have been used vaguely in a favourable

léf

(n.)
Grammar
léf, es; n.

Hurt ⬩ damage ⬩ injury

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Hurt, damage, injury Ðeore feórþan niht gif wind byþ léf byþ litel if there is wind on the fourth night, the damage will be little, Lchdm. iii. 164, 17