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un-wénlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wénlíc, adj.

Not giving grounds for hopeunpromising

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Hwæt wénst ðú be ðære gódan wyrde, ðe oft cymþ tó gódum monnum on ðisse worulde, hweðer ðis folc mæge cweþan ðæt hit sié yfel wyrd? ...

Linked entry: wén-líc

un-gemetfæstlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæstlíc, adj.

Irretentive

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Irretentive Ðis sint tácn ðæs hátan magan ómihtan ungemetfæstlícan, Lchdm. ii. 192, 24

bledu

(n.)
Grammar
bledu, bled, blæd, e; f.

A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scalepatera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala

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A bowl, vial, goblet, the dish of a balance, a scale; patera, phiala, lanx, trutinæ, scala, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 44: Æthelfledæ Test. Lye

Linked entries: helur-bledu bled blæd

ymb-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-licgan, p. -læg.
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to lie round, surround, encompass Ealne ðisne ymbhwyrft ðises middangeardes, swá swá Oceanus útan ymbligeþ orbem totius terrae, Oceani limbo circumseptum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt 8, 2.

hell-god

(n.)

Dis

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the god of hell, Dis Helgodes Ditis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 3: 27, 24

Linked entry: helle-god

riht-éþel

(n.)
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a true native country Ðis is mín rihtéþel, Bt. 36, 2; F. 174, 23

Linked entry: éþel

wítan

Grammar
wítan, <b>. I</b> 2.
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Ic þence ðís feoh . . . tó wítanne næs tó oðwyrceanne. Lch. i. 384, 5. Add

á-blendan

Grammar
á-blendan, (l a).
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Add: — Críst hine áblende ðe ðis ǽfre áwende, C. D. iv. 271, 19: 270, 21

sealticge

(n.)
Grammar
sealticge, an; f.
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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan ( the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2

Linked entry: salticge

eíg-land

(n.)
Grammar
eíg-land, es; n. [eá water = eíg, land land]

Water-land, an islandinsŭla

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Water-land, an island; insŭla On ðis eíglande in this island, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15

mǽre-mǽd

(n.)
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a boundary meadow Ðis syndon þá landgemǽro . . . norðrihte on mǽremǽde westewearde, C. D. iii. 416, 18. (?)

swǽr

(n.)
Grammar
swǽr, swár, es; n.
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What is heavy or grievous, labour, trouble Ðis syndon swáres and geswinces dagas, Verc. Först. 173

deád-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-líc, def. se deád-líca, seó, ðæt deád-líce; adj.

DEADLY, mortal mortālis, morticīnus

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Se cyning and monige of his folce lufodon ðis deádlíce líf the king and many of his people loved this deadly life, Bd. 3, 30; S. 561, 41: Boutr. Scrd. 20, 29. We onlybbaþ on ðisum deádlícum lífe we live in this deadly life, 30, 12.

god-gesprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-gesprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs ðis Godgesprǽce ðysses gemetes erat oraculum hujusmodi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 1

box-treów

(n.)
Grammar
box-treów, es; n.

The BOX-TREEbuxus

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The BOX-TREE; buxus = πύξos Ðis boxtreów hæc buxus, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 9; Som. 5, 59

ge-tawa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tawa, pl. f.
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Ðis syndon þá wǽpena þe deófol mid oferswíðed bið; ꝥ is ofthrædlice rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu. Ðis syndan þá getawa þe mon mæg heofona ríce mid begytan, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 3

port-wara

(n.)
Grammar
port-wara, an; m.
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A citizen Lulla gebohte ðis lond miþ ealra ðeassa portweorona gewitnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 3, 11

ge-mænigfealdian

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

To multiply

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To multiply Gemænigfealdige ðis mihtig Dryhten ofer eów ealle adjiciat Dominus super vos, Ps. Th. 113, 22

Linked entry: ge-monigfealdian

feónd-mann

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-mann, es; m.

An enemy

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fyónd monn) ðis dyde inimicus homo hoc fecit, Mt. L. 13, 28

weargol

(adj.)
Grammar
weargol, adj.

Evil

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Evil Ðis is seó wyrt ðe wergulu ( the crab apple; pirus malus, Cockayne) hátte, Lchdm. iii. 34, 14

Linked entry: wergulu