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the_o saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o facere_fw-la which_o be_v in_o effect_n confirm_v by_o the_o learned_a dr._n hickes_n when_o he_o lay_v down_o this_o rule_n in_o his_o saxon-grammar_n p._n 85._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z that_fw-mi composito_fw-la significationem_fw-la quae_fw-la simplicis_fw-la significationem_fw-la pessundat_fw-la &_o in_o malum_fw-la sensum_fw-la vertit_fw-la o_o that_o forisfacere_fw-la be_v nothing_o but_o malè_fw-la prauè_fw-la facere_fw-la vide_fw-la spelmanni_n &_o somneri_fw-la glossar_n in_o hanc_fw-la vocem_fw-la the_o river_n limene_n turn_v from_o romney_n another_o way_n the_o river_n limene_n have_v a_o wide_a mouth_n mouth_n otherwise_o call_v in_o our_o english_a history_n jeaâ—bryht_n janberht_o eanbriht_o janbyrht_o lanberht_o lanbyrht_n he_o be_v make_v archbishop_n in_o 763_o and_o die_v in_o 790._o 790._o from_o the_o saxon_a rulh_n aratrum_fw-la a_o plough_n plough_n this_o lapis_fw-la appositus_fw-la in_o ultimo_fw-la terrae_fw-la be_v at_o this_o day_n call_v stone-end_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o kent_n kent_n see_v a_o account_n of_o this_o in_o the_o saxon_a chronicle_n an._n 893._o 893._o the_o saxon_a annal_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v long_fw-mi ab_fw-la oriente_fw-it ad_fw-la occidentem_fw-la centum_fw-la &_o viginâ—i_fw-la milliaria_fw-la ad_fw-la minimum_fw-la &_o triginta_fw-la milliaria_fw-la lata_fw-la romney_n the_o place_n of_o limenemouth_n from_o eadâ—rojt's_n charter_n charter_n i_o think_v it_o be_v general_o call_v pinenden_n it_o be_v hold_v an._n 1072._o 1072._o the_o cause_n whereof_o see_v in_o lambard_n perambulation_n p._n 209._o 209._o i_o e._n episcopi_fw-la vicus_fw-la à _fw-la pic_n vicus_fw-la sinus_fw-la castellum_fw-la castellum_fw-la summa_fw-la est_fw-la mensura_fw-la contineus_n 8_o modios_fw-la londonienses_fw-la say_v spelman_n it_o be_v primary_o derive_v from_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d onus_fw-la jumenâ—i_fw-la sarcinarii_fw-la thence_o 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