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wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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Seó wífman (seó wím-man, vv. 18, 22) Jahel, Jud. 4, 21. Wífmannes loccas crines, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 49. Wífmannes innoð matrix, uterus, 44, 39. Ne scríde nán wǽpman mid wífmannes reáfe (veste feminea), Deut. 22, 5. Be wífmannes beweddunge, L. Edm.

Linked entry: wím-man

híréd-wífmann

(n.)
Grammar
híréd-wífmann, es; m.

A female member of a household

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A female member of a household Ic geann eallum mínum hírédwífmannum I give to all the women of my household, Chart. Th. 531, 6

Linked entry: híred-mann

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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To take a wife, to marry without an object Nán wer ne wífaþ, ne wíf ne ceorlaþ, Homl. Th. i. 238, 1. Is geset swíðe micel dǽdbót swylcum mannum tó dónne, ðe eft wífiaþ; and eác is ǽlcum preóste forboden, ðæt hí beón ne móton on ða wísan ðe hí ǽr wǽron

ge-wífian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wífian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [wífian to take a wife]

To take a wifemarryuxōrem dūcĕre

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To take a wife, marry; uxōrem dūcĕre Gewífodon duxĕrunt uxōres, Jud. 3, 6. Ðæt cristen man gewífige that a christian man marry, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 13, 18: L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 23. Manige habbaþ genóg gesǽlilíce gewífod many have married happily

Linked entry: wífian

ge-wífian

(v.)
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Substitute : absolute to marry, take a wife Æfter heora gewunan hé gewífode. Hml. A. 95, 105. Hé sǽde ꝥ hé gewiifad hæfde se uxoreo uinculo conligatumfvisse respondit, Bd. 4, 22 ; Sch. 456, 3. Manige habbaþ genóg gesǽlilíce gewífod ille nuptiisfelix,

wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female sidefemale line

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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð

wíf-myne

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-myne, es; m.

Love for a woman

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Love for a woman Drihten wearð Faraone yrre for wífmyne ( love for Sarah ), Cd. Th. 111, 25; Gen. 1861. Cf. wíf-lufu

Linked entry: myne

wǽpen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-mann, (wǽp-), es; m.

A malea man

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Ass. 27, 73. xx M wífmanna and wǽpmanna (wǽpned-, v.l.), Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 30: Homl. Th i. 442, 1: Ælfc. Gr. 6; Zup. 24, 5. Mægðhád is ǽgðer ge on wǽpmannum ge on wífmannum, Homl. Th. i. 148, 14

Linked entries: wæp-mann wǽpned-mann

crafian

(v.)
Grammar
crafian, cræfian.
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Hér kýþ on þissere béc ꝥ Huberd cræfede ánne wífman þe Édit hátte mid unrihte . . . and Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633, 17. Ðæt nán bisceop náne feorme ne crafige, bútan of ðám ðe him mid rihte gebyrað, C.

án-leger

(adj.)
Grammar
án-leger, adj. [án one, leger jacens]

lying with one personunicubus

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lying with one person; unicubus Ánlegere wifman a woman with one husband; unicuba, R. 8

unriht-crafing

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-crafing, e; f.
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmanne for his unrihtcræfinge þá and ǽfre mó, Cht. Th. 633, 16-28

Linked entry: crafing

be-weddung

(n.)
Grammar
be-weddung, e; f.

A betrothal, weddingoppigneratio, connubium

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A betrothal, wedding; oppigneratio, connubium Be wífmannes beweddunge of a woman's betrothal, L. Edm. B. titl; Th. i. 254, 1

Linked entry: weddung

neb-corn

(n.)
Grammar
neb-corn, es; n.

A pimple on the face

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A pimple on the face Gif nebcorn on wífmannes nebbe weaxan ... hit áfeormaþ of ealle ða nebcorn, Lchdm. i. 118, 22-25

ge-þoftrǽden

Grammar
ge-þoftrǽden, ge-þoftrǽdenn.
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Be þám ðe gehádod man geþoftrǽdene nimð wið wífman de eo quod ordinatus homo in consortium cum muliere intret, Ll. Th. ii. 196, 1. Geþoftr[ǽdena?] or geþofts[cipas? v. ge-þoftscipe] contubernia, Hpt. Gl. 416, 28. Add

býtl

(n.)
Grammar
býtl, bítl, es; n. m? [být, pres. of beátan to beat, strike]
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A BEETLE, hammer; malleus Seó wífman án ðæra teldsticcena geslóh mid ánum býtle búfan his þunwengan the woman struck one of the tent-nails with a hammer above his temples, Jud. 4, 21.

Linked entries: bítel biótul bítl

un-gewintred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewintred, adj.

Not adult

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Not adult Be ungewintredes wífmannes nédhǽmde. Gif mon ungewintrædne wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, sié ðæt swá ðæs gewintredan monnes bót, L. Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 16

ge-síþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþscipe, es; m.

A fellowshipsocietysocietas

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Sum swíþe eald wífman wæs in his gesíþscipe a very old woman lived with him, Shrn. 36, 9

teld-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
teld-sticca, an; m.
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A tent-peg Gelǽhte seó wífman án ðæra teld-sticcena geslóh ðá ... ðæt se sticca him eode út þurh ðæt heáfod ...

Linked entry: telde

læt-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
læt-byrd, e; f.
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A lateor slow birth Se wífman se hire cild áfédan ne mæg gange tó gewitenes mannes birgenne ... and cweþe ðás word ðis mé tó bóte ðære láþan lætbyrde let the woman who cannot nourish her [unborn] child go to the grave of a dead man ... and say these

Linked entry: lam-byrd

máge

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Ꝥ nán biscop ne nán mæssepreóst næbbe on his húse wunigende ǽnigne wífman, búton hit sý his módor oððe his swustor, faðu oððe móddrige, oððe máge of þám þe ne mage nán unhlísa áspringan, Ll. Th. ii. 376, 23.