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wéne

(adj.)
Grammar
wéne, adj.

hopefulfair

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hopeful Similar entries v. or-, un-wéne. fair, beautiful v. wén-líc Wénre (? wénðe, MS.) formosior Hpt. Gl. 417, 23

Linked entry: wénþ

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

réwett

(n.)
Grammar
réwett, m. n. (?).l. n.
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and add Hí ꝥ líc tó scipe bǽron . . . and efeston mid reówte (reówette, v. l. ) on þǽre eá, Hml. S. 31, 1478

Linked entry: reówtt

sorh-cearu

(n.)

grievous carepainful anxiety

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grievous care, painful anxiety Næs him sorgcearu ðeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste gedǽled(-de ?), Exon. Th. 160, 6; Gú. 939

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

One who destroys with the mouth

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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079

ge-glófed

(adj.; part.)
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gloved Ic nát hú þú hym onfón mage mid geglófedum handum; ðú scealt dón bær líc ongeán, Solil. H. 42, 11

Linked entry: glófed

ge-wynsumlic

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v. ge-wilsum-lic) lufe ultroneum affectum Hpt. Gl. 412, 4. Gewinsumlice ł gecwéme acceptum, desiderativum 446, 51

scipian

(v.)
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to take shape Ðonne gelimpþ ðæræ ( the mother ) manigfeald sár ðonne ðæs byrþres líc on hire innoþe scypigende biþ, Lchdm, iii. 146, 15

ge-fercian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fercian, p. ode; pp. od

To supportsustainsustentāre

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To support, sustain; sustentāre Úre hwílendlíce líf biþ mid mettum gefercod our transitory life is sustained by meats, Homl. Th. ii. 462, 20

ge-hildelic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hildelic, adj.
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Safe (cf. ge-hild; ) Se weg is mycele gesund-licra, and ꝥ is myccle gehyldelicre líf tutior est; via . Gr. D. 348, 10

wil-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wil-þegu, e; f.

A grateful repast

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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum tó wiste and tó wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153

ende-deáþ

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Death that is the end of life.

wiþ-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-sleán, p. -slóh

To counteract

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To counteract Hí woldon ðæra hálgena líc besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 324

blysa

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Man mid blysum ontende his bare líc, Hml. S. 37, 159. Hé hét ontendan blysan (blasan v. l.) æt his sídum, 14, 44. Add

an-wlóh

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Add: Not flourishing, like a tree without leaves. In Dan. 585 the ríce is compared with the stump of the tree which for seven years shewed no signs of life, and the statement swá þín ríce bið anwlóh expresses the same as swá þín blœ́d líð in 563.

Linked entry: ge-wló

Gleáw-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Gleáw-ceaster, Gleáwan-ceaster, Gléu-cester, Gléw-cester, Gléwcester, Glóu-cester, Glówe-ceaster; gen. dat. -ceastre

GLOUCESTERa county town in the west of England

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GLOUCESTER, a county town in the west of England Æþelfæd líð binnan Gleáwceastre Ethelfleda lies buried at Gloucester, Chr. 918; Erl. 109, 7

híw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
híw-ness, (?), e; f.

Beautyfairness

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Beauty, fairness Sindon óðre wíf ... heora líc bið on marmorstánes hwítnysse (híwnesse, v. l.) aliae sunt mulieres ... specioso corpore quasi marmore candido, Nar. 38, 10

be-hweorfan

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be-hweorfan, (-hwurfan, -hwyrfan).
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</b> of funeral rites :--- Ic his líc behwearf mid gewunelicre þénunge, Hml. S. 31, 1423: Hml. A. 79, 167. Hig mǽrlíce þæt líc behwurfon mid miclum wópe celebrantes exequias planctu magno, Gen. 50, 10.

hýdig

Grammar
hýdig, of hide.
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Cf. pung cassidele (-lic )], Coll. M. 27, 35. Add

ge-tange

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tange, adv.
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Near to, in connexion with Líf wæs mín longe leódum in gemonge, tírum getonge long was my life among men, always glorious, Reim. 42