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wín-lic

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Nán fefor nis mannon mára þonne se wínlica wǽta nulla febris hominum maior quam viteus humor, Chrd. 74, ii. Add

wiþ-bregdan

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Sum man him onsænde be his cnihtum twá spyrtan . . . þára óðre se cniht wiðbrǽd (subripuit), Gr. D. 203, 5. Add

manig-teáw

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Add: -tǽwe Julius se mænigtywa cásere, Angl. viii. 306, 40. Hé wæs smið and mænigteáwa wyrhta, Hml. A. 134, 591

wil-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wil-dǽd, e; f.

An acceptable deed ⬩ favour ⬩ benefit

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An acceptable deed, favour, benefit Móna se ændlefta, wyldǽda (wel-? v. wel-dǽd) biddan nytlíc is. Lchdm. iii. 188, 24

ge-swégsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-swégsumlíce, adv.

Harmoniously ⬩ with one voice

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Harmoniously, with one voice Dá sǽde eall se þeódscipe geswégsumlíce then all the people agreed in saying, Shrn. 36, 17

Linked entry: -swégsumlíce

ge-þeahtere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeahtere, es; m.

A counsellor; ⬩ consĭliārĭus

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A counsellor; consĭliārĭus Se wæs geþeahtere ðæs apostolícan pápan qui consĭliārĭus ĕrat ăpostŏlĭci pāpæ, Bd. 5, 19; S. 638, 14

bebbisc

(adj.)
Grammar
bebbisc, adj. ? :---
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Se hǽlend nazarenisca ł (in the margin ðe bebbisca .i. all suá monn cuoeðas) Iesus Nazarenus, Lk. L. 18, 37

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

for-wyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrnan, -weornan, -wiernan, -wirnan, -wernan; p. de; pp. ed

To prohibit ⬩ deny ⬩ refuse ⬩ restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ hinder ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ denĕgāre ⬩ renuĕre

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Se ilca forwyrnþ ðære [MS. ðæræ] sǽ ðæt heó ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan ðære eorþan the same restrains the sea that it may not overstep the threshold of the earth, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 25.

Linked entries: for-wærnan for-weornan for-wernan for-wiernan wirnan

ÆCER

(n.)
Grammar
ÆCER, æcyr, es; m.

a field ⬩ land ⬩ what is sown ⬩ sown land ⬩ ager ⬩ seges

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Ðæt is se teóða æcer, eal swá seó sulh hit gegá that is the tenth acre, all as the plough goes over it, L. C. E. 8; Th. i. 366, 6. Æceras jugera, Cot. 109

Linked entries: sulh-æcer acer æcyr ecer

híw-cúþ

domestic ⬩ familiar

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Þone deófol þe sit on þínum hneccan ic þé of ábleów, and se deófol his híwcúðe setl sóna forlét, Hml. S. 31, 1191

heaþu-sigel

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For a passage connecting the sun with the sea v. Ph. 120 Sóna swá seó sunne sealte streámas heá oferhlifað (the original Latin has no reference to the sea: Ubi sol pepulit fulgentis limina portae). Add:

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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Membrað], se ent, ongan ǽrest timbrian Babilónia; and Ninus, se cyning æfter him, and Sameramis, his cwén, hí ge-endade æfter him, on middeweardum hire ríce. Seó burh wæs getimbred on fildum lande, and on swíðe emnum.

Linked entries: Babilónia Babilónie Babilónige Babilónis Babylón

Domuc

(n.)
Grammar
Domuc, e; f? Dommoc-ceaster; gen. -ceastre; f.

Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich ⬩ loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma

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Dunwich, on the sea coast of Suffolk, the seat of the first East Anglian bishopric, which was subsequently fixed at Norwich; loci nomen in agri Suffolciensi ora maritĭma Alfhun bisceop forþférde on Sudberi, and he wearþ bebyrged in Domuce, and Tídfriþ

Linked entry: Dommoc-ceaster

mann-líca

(n.)
Grammar
mann-líca, an; m.

A human form ⬩ image of a man ⬩ statue

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A human form, image of a man, statue Ǽfre siððan se monlíca ( the pillar of salt into which Lot's wife was turned ) stille wunode, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 1; Gen. 2566.

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

glorious ⬩ vainglorious

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Skt. i. 18, 32. Wulderfull ðrowung, Homl. Th. i. 360, 20. Se wuldorfulla (gloriosus) Eádgár, Anglia xiii. 365, 3. Se wuldorfulla cyning (Christ), Nicod. 28; Thw. 16, 6.

Linked entry: wuldor

for-swelgan

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H. 93, 4. of non-material agenes Se deáð hý forswylcð on écnesse mors depascet eos, Ps. Th. 48, 13. Oððæt hí mid ealle deáð forswelge, Hml. S. 23, 326

hetol

malignant ⬩ ferocious ⬩ severe

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Sý hé gewítnod mid hetolre steóre, R. Ben 67, 16

Linked entry: hetollíce

be-dyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyppan, p. -dypte, pl. -dypton; pp. -dypped ; v. trans.

To dip ⬩ immerse ⬩ mergere ⬩ intingere ⬩ tingere

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 36

Linked entries: be-dipped be-dípan

EÁD

(n.)
Grammar
EÁD, es; n.

A possession, riches, prosperity, happiness, bliss ⬩ possessio, ŏpes, dīvĭtiæ, prospĕrĭtas, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo

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Se rinc ageaf eorþcunde eád the prince gave up earthly happiness, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 8; Gen. 1627. Niótan ðæs eádes to have enjoyment of the bliss, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 5; Gen. 402

Linked entry: ídisc

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