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fræt-læppa

(n.)
Grammar
fræt-læppa, an; m.

Dew-lap ⬩ pălear

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Dew-lap; pălear Frætlæppa runia vel păleāre, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 123; Wrt. Voc. 54, 63

dríman

(v.)
Grammar
dríman, <b>; II.</b>
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Ús gedafenað ꝥ wé drýmon Godes lof nos decet personare in Dei laudibns, Chrd. 30, 26. Add

un-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-genge, adj.

Impracticable ⬩ useless ⬩ vain

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Impracticable, useless, vain Gé ungænge gedydon bebod Godes irritum fecistis mandatum Dei, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 15, 6

Linked entries: un-gænge for-genge

un-seht

(n.)
Grammar
un-seht, m. f. n.

Disagreement

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Disagreement Hí macodon mǽst ðet unseht betweónan Godwine eorle and ðam cynge, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 27

Linked entries: seht seht

styrian

(v.)
Grammar
styrian, p. ede, ode
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To be in motion Hé sig ofer ða deór and ofer ealle ða creópende ðe stiraþ on eorþan praesit bestiis omnique reptili, quad movetur in terra, Gen. 1, 26. Ealle ða þing ðe on eorðan stiriaþ . . . Eall ðæt ðe styraþ and leofaþ, 9, 2, 3.

Linked entry: stirian

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write. ⬩ to cut ⬩ to draw ⬩ to form letters ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ to compose, ⬩ be the author of ⬩ to write ⬩ to write ⬩ write ⬩ to write ⬩ state ⬩ to write ⬩ get a thing written ⬩ to convey by charter

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Grammar wrítan, with preps, to write about a subject Ða wríteras and ða ðe hí ymbe writon, Bt. 18, 3 ; Fox 66, I. Be ðám þingum writende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

ǽr-gewyrht

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gewyrht, es; n.

A former work ⬩ a deed of old ⬩ opus pristinum ⬩ facinus olim commissum

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A former work, a deed of old; opus pristinum, facinus olim commissum Ða byre siððan grimme onguldon gaful-rǽdenne þurh ǽrgewyrht the children since have bitterly paid the tax through the deed of old, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 17; Gú. 960: Elen.

Linked entry: ge-wyrht

mǽg-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sliht, es; m.

The slaughter of a kinsman

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The slaughter of a kinsman Wearþ ðes þeódscipe swíðe forsingod þurh manslihtas and þurh mǽgslihtas, Wulfst. 130, 2

sib-geornness

(n.)
Grammar
sib-geornness, e; f.
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Eagerness for peace and kindness, love Syb-geornes caritas Dei et proximi, Wulfst. 69, 2. Sihgeornes, 189, 21

wulf-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
wulf-hliþ, es; n.

A hill where the wolf has its den

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A hill where the wolf has its den Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ, wulfhleoþu, Beo. Th. 2720; B. 1358

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.
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Se Hǽlend bodade sibbe ús ðe feorran wǽron, and sibbe þám ðe, gehende wǽron ( iis, qui prope Eph. 2, 17), Hml. Th. i. 106, 17

un-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fæst, adj.

Not firm ⬩ unstable ⬩ unsteady ⬩ weak

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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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So too in the laws of William I : 'Cil ki ad aueir champestre xxx. deñ vaillant deit duner le deñ sein Piere,' Th. i. 474. And see note on p. 170. See too the laws of Henry I : 'Romfech in festo Sancti Petri ad Vincula debet reddi,' Th. i. 520. v.

tǽsl

(n.)
Grammar
tǽsl, tǽsel, e; f.

Teasel, teazle

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Teasel, teazle Ðeós wyrt ðe man camelleon alba, and óþrum naman wulfes tǽsl (tǽsel, MS. B.) (cf. wolf's-thistle, E. D. S. Pub.

Linked entry: wulfes-tǽsl

un-mildheort

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mildheort, adj.

Hard-hearted ⬩ merciless ⬩ pitiless

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Hard-hearted, merciless, pitiless Se déma betǽcþ ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, Homl. Ass. 8, 203. Ðe unmiltheortne welige inmisericordem divitem, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 2.

Linked entry: mild-heort

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &amp;c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive against ⬩ resist

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Ðone anwald maeg wel reccan se ðe ǽgðer ge hine habban cann ge wiðwinnan potentiam bene regit qui et tenere illam noverit et impugnare, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 21. Ðeáh ðe hé swýþe wiþwinnende wǽre quamvis multum renitens, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 17.

líciend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líciend-líc, adj.

Pleasing ⬩ pleasant

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Pleasing, pleasant Se is Gode wel líciendlíc beneplacitum est Deo, Ps. Th. 67, 16. Teala líciendlíc, 68. 13

Linked entry: lícend-líc

un-rípe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rípe, adj.

Unripe ⬩ immature

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Unripe, immature Unrípe deáð immatura mors, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 20. Ða unrípan immatura, Hpt. Gl. 518, 22

wræc-setl

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-setl, es; n.

An exile-abode

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An exile-abode Wídis ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, earclas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, Exon. Th. 120, 6; Gú. 267

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