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med-trum-ness

(n.)
Grammar
med-trum-ness, <b>, med-trym-ness, met-trum-ness, met-trym-ness</b> e; f.

Infirmityill-healthsicknessillness

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Wíf sceolon gemunan hyra mettrumnessa and hyra hádes tyddernessa women must remember their infirmities and the weaknesses of their sex, L. E. I. 6; Th. ii. 406, 12

á-biddan

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Ðá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum, Chr. P. p. 3, 15. with gen. of thing Sé ðe sum wundorlíc ðing on Godes naman dón wile, oððe sé ðe sumes wundres dyslíce æt Gode ábiddan wile, Hml.

Swǽfas

(n.)
Grammar
Swǽfas, Swǽfe; pl.
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Th. 321, 10; Wíd. 44. Mid Englum ic wæs and mid Swǽfum. 322, 10; Wíd. 61. Witta weóld Swǽfum, 319, 34; Wíd. 22

DYRNE

(adj.)
Grammar
DYRNE, dierne; def. se dyrna, seó, ðæt dyrne; adj.

close, hidden, secret, obscure occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrusdark, deceitful, eviltenebrīcōsus, subdŏlus

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close, hidden, secret, obscure; occultus, secrētus, latens, obscūrus Ðá ðæt wíf geseah, ðæt hit [wíf] him næs dyrn when the woman saw that she [the woman] was not hid from him, Lk. Bos. 8, 47: Elen. Kmbl. 1443; El. 723: Menol. Fox 585; Gn. C. 62.

Linked entries: derne dierne

hete-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
hete-níþ, es; m.

Enmityhostilitymalicewickedness

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Geheald ðú mé wið heteníþas and wið firenfulles folman custodi me de manu peccatoris. Ps. Th. 139, 4: Exon. 94a; Th. 352, 22; Sch. 101. Grendel heteníþas wæg Grendel bore enmity, Beo. Th. 307; B. 152

gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
gerwan, gerwian, gerwigan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To make ready prepare, make, constructpărăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre

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Gerwigan wífe hús wexinge getácnaþ to prepare [one's] house for a wife betokens increase, Som. 205; Lchdm. iii. 210, 3

BLÉGEN

(n.)
Grammar
BLÉGEN, e; f.

A BLAIN, blister, bile or ulcerpustula, ulcus

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A BLAIN, blister, bile or ulcer; pustula, ulcus Wið ða blégene, genim nigon ægra and seóþ híg fæste for blains, take nine eggs and boil them hard, Lchdm. i. 380, 1. Wið ða blacan blégene against black blains, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 21

hrǽcetung

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽcetung, e; f.

Retchingeructation

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Retching, eructation Wið bitere hrǽcetunge, L. M. 2, 8; Lchdm. ii. 186, 26

ís-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ís-geblǽd, es; m.
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A blister that is produced by ice Wið ýsgeblæd Lchdm. iii. 36, 22

ge-þeahtendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þeahtendlíc, adj.
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Wih. pref; Th. i. 36, 7

ge-hátan

Grammar
ge-hátan, <b>; IV 1 a.</b>
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Þára landa þe wit geheótan Gode, C.D. iii. 274, 15. Add

weorold-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þeówdóm, es; m.
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Secular service Hí hit freódon wið ealle weoruldþeúdóm, Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 31.] [

æt-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-standende, adj.
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By-standing Þá heortan þára æt-standendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 21

ár-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-dǽde, adj.
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Merciful Uton beón ælmesgeorne and árdǽde wið earme men, Bl. H. 131, 2

ge-gaderedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaderedness, e; f.
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A gathering of diseased matter Wið gehwylce gegæderednyssæ, Lch. i. 322, 1 note

geoguþ-cnósl

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Before Ic bíde add þǽr ic (a badger) wíc búge, bold mid bearnum

dysgung

(n.)
Grammar
dysgung, e; f.

Silliness, foolishness stultĭtia

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Silliness, foolishness; stultĭtia Wið dysgunge against foolishness, L. M. 1, 66; Lchdm. ii. 142, 1

eíg

(n.)
Grammar
eíg, e; f.

An islandinsŭla

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An island; insŭla Wið eíge near the island, Chr. 878; Th. 148, 29, col. 1

fræmde

(adj.)

strangeforeign

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Wih. 28; Th. i. 42, 23: Somn. 79; Lchdm. iii. 202, 20

á-mánsod

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Ne ǽnig man gemánan wið ámánsode (-mánsu*-*mode, v. l. ) hæbbe, Wlfst. 71, 3. Add

Linked entry: -mánsod