wæferness
Public exhibition ⬩ display ⬩ show
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Public exhibition, display, show On wæfernysse ł wæterséne per publicum (the passage is: Quamvis flava caesaries raderetur, et per publicum decalvata traheretur, Ald. 62), Hpt. Gl. 510, 11
wǽpned-healf
The male side
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The male side Ðonne is mé leófast, ðæt hit gange on ðæt [bearn] strýned on ða wǽpnedhealfe, ða hwíle ðe ǽnig ðæs wyrðe sý, Chart. Th. 491, 16
ǽr-ildo
Former age
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Former age Ǽryeldo antisitus (but the Latin in Ald. 152, 31 is ante situm ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 19. Ǽreldo anteritus (has the glosser read anteritas?), 5, 52
ofer-hlýp
A leap across or over, a bound
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A leap across or over, a bound Ðes saltus, ðæt is ðes mónan oferhlýp, Anglia viii. 308, 24. For ðæs mónan oferhlýpe id est, propter saltum, 316, 43
a-spreótan
To sprout forth ⬩ break forth ⬩ progerminare ⬩ erumpi ⬩ eructare
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To sprout forth, break forth; progerminare, erumpi, eructare Swá unefne is eorþe þicce, syndon ðas móras myclum asprotene sicut crassitudo terræ erupta est super terram, Ps. Th. 140, 9
buter-geþweor
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Butter-curd, what is coagulated, butter; butyri coagulum, butyrum Buter-geþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losiaþ [MS. losaþ] eów butyrum omne et caseus pereunt vobis, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 19
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emn-éce
Co-eternal ⬩ coæternus
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Co-eternal; coæternus Is emnéce mægenþrymnes est coæterna majestas, Ps. Lamb. fol. 200, 25. Ealle þrý hádas emnéce him sylfum synt totæ tres personæ coæternæ sibi sunt, 201, 27
helle-rúne
One who is skilled in the mysteries of hell, the region of the dead ⬩ a sorceress ⬩ necromancer
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One who is skilled in the mysteries of hell, the region of the dead, a sorceress, necromancer Hellerúne pythonissa, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 102; Wrt. Voc. 60, 10
lǽring-mǽden
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A girl who is receiving instruction, a female pupil Nim nú láreów and bryng ðínum lǽrincgmǽdene take now, master, and bring them to thy pupil, Th. Ap. 20, 13
blód-lǽtan
To let blood, bleed ⬩ sanguinem emittere, phlebotomare
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To let blood, bleed; sanguinem emittere, phlebotomare Blódlǽtan móna gód ys it is a good moon for letting blood, Lchdm. iii. 184, 11: Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 14
ge-dærsted
Leavened ⬩ fermented ⬩ fermentatus
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Leavened, fermented; fermentatus Gedærsted is all fermentatum est totum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 33. Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21
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þúsend-mǽle
A thousand each ⬩ a thousand
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Betere is tó gebídanne ánne dæg mid ðé ðonne óðera on þeódstefnum þúsendmǽla, Ps. Th. 83, 10
Linked entry: -mǽle
un-gesceád
Indiscreet ⬩ unreasonable ⬩ irrational
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Indiscreet, unreasonable, irrational Hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe his geréfa forwyrht biþ? Lchdm. iii. 444, 7
un-tweó
Not doubt ⬩ certainty
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Not doubt, certainty Bið untweó (-treo, MS.) ðæt ðǽr Adames cyn cwíþeþ gesárgad there is no doubt that Adam's race will lament afflicted, Exon. Th. 59, 31; Cri. 961
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westnorþ-lang
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With the length lying north-west (and south-east) Þonne is Italia land westnorðlang and eástsúðlang Italiae situs a circio in eurum tenditur Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 22; 17
wósig
Juicy ⬩ succulent
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Juicy, succulent Ðeós wyrt is wel wósig, Lchdm. i. 270, 21. Genim ðás wyrte swá wósige gecnucude, 278, 23. Ða beóð fulle of gehwǽdum leáfum wel wósigum, 258, 3
wíþig-leáh
A meadow where willows grow
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Ðis is ðæra feówer hýda landbóc æt Wíðigleá, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 457, 13-23
wirgung-galere
One whose incantations are curses ⬩ a sorcerer
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One whose incantations are curses, a sorcerer Wyrincgalere, Marsum (the passage is: Marsum, qui virulentas matrices ad sacrae Virginis laesionem incantationum carminibus irritabat)Ald. 70 Hpt. Gl. 519, 46
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ang-sum
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Hí þæne ancsuman weg geceósað, be þǽm se Hǽlend cwyð, 'Ancsum and neara is se weg þe tó lífe lǽt,' R. Ben. 20, 9. Add
bises
bissext
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Bútan þænne bises geboden weorðe feórðan geáre except when bissext is ordered every fourth year, Men. 32. Substitute: