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wering

(n.)
Grammar
wering, e; f.
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A dam Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit bið gepynd, hit fundaþ wið ðæs ðe hit ǽr from com . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierð onpennad, oððe sió wering wirð tóbrocen, ðonne tófléwð hit eall, Past. 38; Swt. 277, 8. v. werian, <b>I a</b>; be-werung

Linked entry: werung

be-wǽfan

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Of þám Maria sumne hire líchaman bewǽfde, Hml. S. 23 b, 793. Bewǽfan obvolvere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 41. treów biþ úton gescyrped and bewǽfed mid þǽre rinde, Bt. 34, 10; F. 150, 7. ꝥám scyccelse þe mid bewǽfed wæs, Hml. S. 23 b, 218. Add

deáþ-þénunga

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>deáþ-þegnung,</b> e; f. Ministration to the dead; pl. exequies Deáþþénunga exequias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 24. mæg ic ðé ána gedéfelíce deáðþénunga gegearwian nymðe míne bróþor hider sín gesamnode? . . .

ge-gearwung

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Add: preparation Þá wæs se dæg parasceue, is gegearwunge (-earwunge, v. l. ), Lk. 23, 54. doing, working. Cf. ge-gearwian; <b>VI, V</b> gegearwunga his ad operationem suam, Bl. Gl.

ge-síman

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Take here <b>ge-sýman</b> in Dict., and add Gýmena hefum bið gesýmed (adgrauatur), Scint. 181, 17. Se sceaða wæs on róde scyldig and mánfull, mid undǽdum eall gesýmed, Dóm. L. 58. Ge-sýmedum (-sém-, Hpt. Gl. 468, 26) honustis, An.

Linked entry: ge-sýman

hæft-nídling

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-nídling, es; m.
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A captive Wæs þǽr sum hæftnédling (captivus). Gr. D. 293, 14. Hæftnýdlincg, Hml. S. 30, 194. <b>XL.</b> hæft-nýdlinga, xl captivos. Gr. D. 232, 24. Of ðám hæftnýdlingum, 233, 3.

Linked entry: níd-ling

gristel

(n.)
Grammar
gristel, es; m.
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Substitute: <b>gristle,</b> an; f. Gristle cartilago, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 39: ii. 41, 23. Ic ondette míne synna for ealne mínne líchoman, for ... tungan and gristlan and góman, Angl. xi. 98, 49. For grislan and for tungan, Ll.

hréman

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>hréman;</b> p. de To vaunt, boast þæt þín aldor ǽfre wolde Godes goldfatu in gylp beran, ne þý hraðor hrémde þeáh þe here brohte Israéla gestreón in his ǽhte geweald, Dan. 756.Hár hilderinc hréman ne þorfte mecga gemánan

mód-wén

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>mód-wynn,</b> e; f.

wel-dǽd

Grammar
wel-dǽd, <b>. I.</b>
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Gif hwylc ungesǽlig mann his Scyppende bið ungehýrsum, and nele þurhwunian on weldǽdum ende, Hml. S. II, 280. &lt;b&gt;II a.

wæl-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-fýr, es; n.

a fire that slaysdeadly firea fire that burns the slaina funeral pile

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Th. 5157; B. 2582. a fire that burns the slain, a funeral pile Hét Hildeburh hire selfre suna on bǽl dón ... wand wolcnum wælfýra mǽst, Beo. Th. 2243; B. 1119

sorh-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-cearig, adj.

Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxioussorrowful

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Having grievous care, oppressed with anxiety or sorrow, anxious, sorrowful Siteþ sorgcearig sǽlum bidǽled, Exon. Th. 379, 4; Deór. 28: 278, 25; Jul. 603: 285, 4; Jul. 709: Beo. Th. 6294; B. 3152. Gesyhþ sorhcearig wínsele wéstne, 4901; B. 2455.

in-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
in-líhtan, p. te

To illumineenlighten

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Hine inlýhte he enlightened him, Exon. 34 a ; Th. 108, q ; .70. Ðæt ðú inleóhte that thou illumine, 9 b; Th. 8, 9; Cri, 115. Inlíhte inluminare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 79. Inlíhted, Exon. 8 b ; Th. 3, 29; Cri. 43. Inlýhted, 42 a; Th. 141, 14; . 817

seohtre

(n.)
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For 'pipe . . . directed' substitute: ditch, and add: seohtra, an: &lt;b&gt;seohter,&lt;/b&gt; es; m. Ondlong ðæs sihtran in ðone ealdan secgmór, C. D. vi. 218, 22. On cytan seohtres ford, v. 374, 22-23. On seohteres heáfod; of þám seohtere, C. D.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, pp. ed

To determinefixdestine

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To determine, fix, destine Gif him ðonne Hréðríc to hofum Geáta geþingeþ [MS. -ed] he mæg ðǽr fela freónda findan if then Hrethric determine to come to the Goths' courts he can find there many friends, Beo. Th. 3678; B. 1857.

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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gold, [yr] gnornode, &lt;b&gt;Y&lt;/b&gt; [sorrow] he mourned, [nýd] geféra, &lt;b&gt;N&lt;/b&gt; [need] his consort, nearu sorge dreáh, narrow sorrow he suffered, enge rúne, a close rune, ðær him [éh] fóre where &lt;b&gt;E&lt;/b&gt; [the horse]

ge-weorc

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De figmento: de plasmatione hominis, Ld. Gl. H. 36, 164) geweorc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 47. Geweorce ( in renim visibilium) plaslica, An. Ox. 5222.

bealo-sorg

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-sorg, e; f.

Baleful sorrowdirus ægritudo vel mæror

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Baleful sorrow; dirus ægritudo vel mæror, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 21; Ph. 409

be-lifd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lifd, pp. of be-libban.

lifed deprived of lifelifelessinanimatedefunctus

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lifed deprived of life, lifeless, inanimate; defunctusExon. 51 b; Th. 180, 19; . 1282;

dýp

(n.)
Grammar
dýp, es; n.

The deep profundum

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The deep; profundum Ofer dýpe, Exon. 101 b; Th, 384, 1; . 4, 21