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Anglo-Saxon

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stoppian

(v.)
Grammar
stoppian, to stop, close an aperture, v. for-stoppian, Lchdm, ii. 42, 12.

cir-redness

Grammar
cir-redness, v. for-cirredness. , and cyrredness
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in Dict

coríon

(n.)
Grammar
coríon, es; n? [= κόριον for κορίαννον = κορίανον,
  • Anac. 138
]

κόριον ⬩ κορίαννον = κορίανον ⬩ The herb coriander ⬩ coriandrum ⬩ ὑπέρικον

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The herb coriander; coriandrum [ὑπέρικον hyperícon, Diosc. 3, 171] Som. Ben. Lye

a-telan

(v.)
Grammar
a-telan, for a-tellan.

to reckon

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to reckon,Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21 ;

mæsen

(adj.)
Grammar
mæsen, [for (?) mæseren]; adj.

Of maple

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Of maple Vi mæse[r]ne sceala vi vessels of maple, Chart. Th. 429, 29. Chron. 641; Erl. 27, 8.]

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, For nicetula l.
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uicetula

ge-cwémlic

Grammar
ge-cwémlic, For pleased read
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pleasing, and add: suitable, fit Gecwémlíce congruam, R. Ben. I. 78, 5

Linked entry: cwém-lic

-giten

(suffix)
Grammar
-giten, v. for*-*giten.

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héfli

(adj.)
Grammar
héfli, (for be-héflic)

useful ⬩ commodum

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useful; commodum, An. Ox. 56, 190

Linked entry: be-héflic

hornung-sunu

Grammar
hornung-sunu, For Cot. 142
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substitute Hornungsunu nothus Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 67, and add:

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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lake' substitute: A stream, water-course, and add In australi atque in occidente habens torrentem cuius uocabulum Fiscesburne ... in oriente aquam quae Anglorum lingua Lake nominatur habens, quae est duarum, quae ibi sunt, ulterior ... Insuper memoratam

neb-wlátung

Grammar
neb-wlátung, For 'frontositas . . . word'
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substitute Nebwlátung, ǽwyscnes inpudentia, An. Ox. 4306

ge-swíþrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swíþrian, to be or
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Forst. 135, 29

Linked entry: swíþrian

be-byrignys

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Först. 128, 8. Add

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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Först. 90, 7. Add

bliótan

(v.)
Grammar
bliótan, for bleóton

sacrificed

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sacrificed; 3rd pl. p. of blótan to sacrifice Hú ða burhleóde on Cartaina bliótan [ = bleóton] men hira godum how the towns-people in Carthage sacrificed men to their gods, Ors. cont. 4, 4; Bos. 11, 32

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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A building' substitute pl. n. A group of buildings, a dwelling-place, residence [cf. the plural use of hús in this sense in Icel.], in l. 5 for 580, 32 read 354, 32, and add Man bytlode áne gebytlu ... Hé befrán hwám ðá gebytlu gemynte wǽron, Hml. Th

hose-bend

Grammar
hose-bend, For 'Lye . . . 517'
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substitute Hosebendas periscelides (crurum ), An. Ox. 4822

þístra

Grammar
þístra, For conjuncta l.
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conjuncla

liþ

(n.)
Grammar
liþ, es; n. [The Scandinavian form of lid q. v.]

a fleet

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a fleet Ðæs sumeres com ðet liþ of Humbran in the course of the summer the fleet came from the Humber, Chr. 1070; Erl. 210, 4: 1052; Erl. 183, 12: 1069; Erl. 207, 12

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