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Anglo-Saxon

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un-fulworht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fulworht, adj.

Unfinished ⬩ uncompleted ⬩ imperfect

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Ben. 20, 3

Linked entry: full-wyrcan

ealnunga

(adv.)
Grammar
ealnunga, adv.
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Ben. 68, 23

Linked entry: eallnunge

fór-þearlíce

(adv.)
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Ben. 11, 19

hand-hwíl

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Ben. I. 24, 3. Tídum and handhwílum horis et momentis, Hy. S. 145, 5

eáþe

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Ben. 30, 9

reónung

(n.)
Grammar
reónung, e ;f.;

Whispering, muttering

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Ben. 62, 14

capitol

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Ben. 34, 1. Æfter geendunge þára þreora sealma sié án capitul (kapitol, R. Ben. I. 47, 9) gecweden recitetur lectio una, 41, 1. Sý ánes capitules rǽding gecweden lectio recitanda est, 11.

ríþ

(n.)
Grammar
ríþ, es; m. (v. eá-ríþ) : e; f. : ríþe, an; f .A rithe (v. Halliw. Dict. and Leo A. S. Names of Places, p. 86 : the word is still to be found in North Frisian in the form ride, rie, to denote the bed of running water),
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a small stream Ríþ rivus ... lytel ríþ rivulus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 20-27 : rivus, 80, 62. Burne ł ríþe latex, Hpt. Gl. 447, 4. Norþ tó blacan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. B. i. 296, 33. On fúlan ríþe, andlang ríþe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 257, 32. On áne ríþe

and-gitol

(adj.)
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Ben. 25, 15. Tó andgyttolre yldo ad intelligibilem aetatem, 117, 12. Add

Linked entry: and-getul

dihtung

(n.)
Grammar
dihtung, e; f.
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Ben. I. 54, 13

for-þringan

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Ben. 115, 7

be-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-cnáwe, in the phrase beón becnáwe (v. to be beknown = to avow, confess, N. E. D. s.
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v. be-know
)
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4

teart

(adj.)
Grammar
teart, adj.

Tart, sharp (of pain, punishment, etc.) ⬩ severe; acer, asper

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Ben. 54, 4. Mislimp tearte casus asperos, Hymn. Surt. 16, 5. Teartere þrǽlung acrior correptio, R. Ben. Interl. 59, 6. Hine man þreáge mid teartran steóre, R. Ben. 52, 6. Hé stíðran and teartran steóre underló majori uindicte subjaceat, 71, 8

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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Ben. 126, 21) mox ut aliquis pulsaverit, R. Ben. I. 112, 9. Heó on þǽre cýtan duru cnocode, Hml. A. 196, 26. Gif hé þurhwunað cnuciende ( pulsans ), R. Ben. I. 95, 14: Hml. Th. i. 248, 21. Cnucigende æt þám geate, Hml.

teosu-word

(n.)
Grammar
teosu-word, es; n.
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Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gealpettunga, þá earnode hé mé þára mǽstan benda, 27, 39

un-gesceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gesceádlíce, adv.

Unreasonably ⬩ excessively

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Ben. 54, 13 note. Tácn ðæs ungesceádlíce cealdan magan (cf. ðæs ofercealdan magan, 192, 25: 194, 11), Lchdm. ii. 160, 4

Linked entries: ge-sceádlíce un-sceádlíce

án-wunung

(n.)
Grammar
án-wunung, e; f.
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Ben. 134, 12

ed-staþelung

Grammar
ed-staþelung, restoration.
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Ben. 36 substitute Mancynna Ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 19. Tó edstaþelungum ad lumina vitae, An. Ox. 2214

ofer-fyllan

(v.)

to fill to overflowing, (of eating)to feed to excess

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Ben. 136, 25

Linked entry: fyllan

slíf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
slíf-leás, adj.

Sleeveless

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Ben. 89, 13

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