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Anglo-Saxon

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for-sorged

(v.)
Grammar
for-sorged, for-sorgian; p. ode
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To be too anxious Ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 16. Substitute:

hǽt

(n.)
Grammar
hǽt, heat.
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For forms that might be taken as oblique cases of such a nominative see hǽtu

helle-stów

(n.)
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an infernal region Be þám wítelicum hellestówum de locis poenalibus inferni, Gr. D. 332, 9

win

(n.)
Grammar
win, (?), winn, e; f.

Pasture

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Pasture Of ðære díc tó wynne mǽduan be ðære strǽt. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 263, 29

of-wundrian

(v.)

to be astonished

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to be astonished Ðætte ofwundradun alle ut ammira*-*rentur omnes, Mt. Skt. Rush. 2, 12

æt-feng

(n.)
Grammar
æt-feng, es; m.

Attaching ⬩ comprehensio

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Attaching; comprehensio Be yrfes ætfenge of attaching tattle, L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 9

ciric-sócn

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-sócn, cyric-sócn, e; f

Church-privilege ⬩ ecclesiæ immunitas

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Church-privilege; ecclesiæ immunitas Be ciricsócnum of church-privileges, L. In. 5; Th. i. 104, 12

Linked entries: cyric-sócn cyric-sócn sócn

mis-gewider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-gewider, es; n.

Bad weather

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Bad weather Hwanan sió ádl cume be misgewiderum, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 244, 11

Linked entry: mis-wider

ge-untrýwsian

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

To be offended ⬩ scandălīzāri

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To be offended; scandălīzāri Hig wǽron geuntrýwsode on him scandălīzābantur in eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 57

bilgst

(v.)
Grammar
bilgst, bilhst, he bilgþ, bilhþ

art angry, is angry

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art angry, is angry; Similar entries 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of belgan to be angry

ge-lǽfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfa, an; m.

Leave ⬩ permission ⬩ permissio

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Leave, permission; permissio Be ðæs cynges gelǽfan by the king's leave, Chr. 1043; Erl. 170, 1

reódian

(v.)
Grammar
reódian, p. ode

To be or become red

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To be or become red Ic reádige (reódige, MS. O.) rubeo, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 154, 7

Linked entries: reádian reód

þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
þearfian, p. ode
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To be in need Hé þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleþ animas pauperum salvos faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13

Linked entries: be-þearfod ge-þearfian

un-oferfére

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferfére, adj.

Not to be crossed ⬩ impassable

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Not to be crossed, impassable Unoferfoere intransmeabili, Txts. 73, 1144. Unoferfére, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 68

Linked entry: ofer-fére

á-heardung

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Áheardung ðæs magan, Lch. ii. 198, 12: 204, 5. Be ðǽre lifre áheardunge, 200, 19. Add

Linked entry: heardung

bý

(n.)
Grammar
bý, n.?Add: The Danish form býr is m.
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Bý in local names is found in Baddan-, Bad-, Bé-, Kirk-bý. v. C. D. vi

druncen-læt

(adj.)
Grammar
druncen-læt, lentus, Cot. 12.
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This seems to be the gloss given as Lent, ... dru ... dryncwírig, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 9

for-scytlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-scytlic, adj.
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That may be shut or bolted Þǽre forscytlican dura vectifere valve, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 55

Linked entry: -scytlic

gelógend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gelógend-lic, adj.
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Disposable, that is to be laid in order Þá gelóhgenlican recolligenda, R. Ben. I. 63, 5

ge-sigfæstnian

(v.)
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For 'crown' read 'be crowned,' and for 'Mt. Kmb.,' 'Jn. Skt.' read 'Mt. p.,' Jn. p.'

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