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gold-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
gold-þrǽd, es; m.
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A gold thread Þá áþráwenan goldþrǽdas bratea fila, torta aurea fila, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 19

mann-þwǽre

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Leorniað æt mé ꝥ ic manþwǽre (mitis) eom, Hml. S. 16, 24. [O. H. Ger. man-duuári mitis.] Cf. mann-swǽs. Add

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.
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Oft sé sláwa ágǽlð ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne plerumque piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Add

of-þanc

(n.)
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envy Ofþanc inuidia, Angl. xxxii. 513, 6

Linked entry: æf-þanc

on-þræc

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Þá ofseáh hé ðá hǽðenan ferian án líc tó eorðan mid anþræcum gehlýde, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 17. Scuton hí intó ðǽm anðræcum cyle prosiliebant in medium rigoris infesti, 350, 11. Seó dene wæs weallende mid anðræcum lígum, on ánre sídan (cf. unum latus flammis

regol-þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
regol-þeáw, es; m.
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A custom of ecclesiastical rule Ꝥ hí þá gesettan þeódscipas and regolþeáwas heóldon, Angl. x. 144, 125

snǽdel-þearm

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Snǽdeldearmum extis, An. Ox. 23, 24. Add

þearf-lic

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Add Darflic utile, Lk. p. 3, 7. Þ[ea]rfli[ce] commoda, An. Ox. 56, 172

þearl-wís

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Se þearlwísa déma districtus judex, Gr. D. 334, 25. Add

þweor-lic

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<b>. II.</b> add: — Hwyrlice, wiþewyrde contrariam, An. Ox. 2751. add: — Hwirlicere prútunge proteruo fastu, An Ox. 1160. Þa gesceafta ðe sind þwyrlice gedúhte, hí sind tó wrace gesceapene yfeldǽdum the creatures that seem evil, they are

weall-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
weall-þrǽd, es; m.

A plumb-line,

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A plumb-line, Walðrǽd perpendicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 68

weá-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
weá-þearf, e; f.

Grievous need

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Grievous need Ic mé féran gewát folgað sécan, wineleás wræcca, for mínre weáþearfe, Exon. Th. 442, 10; Kl. 10

gúþ-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-þræc, gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca;f.

War-forcevis bellica

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War-force; vis bellica Mid gúþþræce with war-force, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 6; Gen. 1046: 93; Th. 119, 2; Gen.1973

heáh-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þearf, e; f.

Great need

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Great need Æt heáhþearfe at my greatest need, Ps. Th. 117, 16, 20, 27

bróh-þreá

(n.)
Grammar
bróh-þreá, m. f. n. indecl. but in dat. and inst. pl. [bróh = bróg
terror
, þreá
calamitas
]

terrorcalamitasTerrific calamitycalamitas terroris plena

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Terrific calamity; calamitas terroris plena Ðæt bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge the terrific calamity was grievous to the Canaanites' race, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 29; Gen. 1813

ofer-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-þearf, e; f.

Extreme need

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Extreme need Gif ðæs oferþearf síe ǽr mete, ðæt hé spíwan mǽge. Lchdm. ii. 226, 9: Wulfst. 134, 21. Ágan ða yldran ðæs oferþearfe, ðæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan, 38, 23. For oferþearfe ilda cynnes. Elen. Kmbl. 1039; El. 521. Ða unþeáwas habbaþ

cól-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cól-þrǽd, -þréd, es; m.

A coal or blackened threadplumb-line perpendiculum

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A coal or blackened thread, plumb-line; perpendiculum Cólþréd perpendiculum Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 73

on-þræc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-þræc, (-þrǽce?); adj.

Horrible, dreadful

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Horrible, dreadful Iulianus mid anþræcum hreáme forswealt, Homl. Th. i. 452, 16. Mid unásecgendlícum wítum áfyllede and mid anþræcum stencum, 68, 6. Ðá cwæþ ðæt wíf betwux ðám anþræcum wítum, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 191

on-þanc

(n.)
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 40

or-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
or-þanc, es; m.

[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought

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[or without] Thoughtlessness, want of thought Nǽnig man scile oft orþances (heedlessly) át ábrédan wǽpnes ecgge, Salm. Kmbl. 329 ; Sal. 164