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wermód

(n.)
Grammar
wermód, es; m.
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Gif hit sié sumor, dó wermódes sǽdes dust tó . . . gif hit sié winter, ne þearft þú ðone wermód tó dón, 180, 27. Grénne wermód oððe drígne, 206, 24: 296, 13. Wring on wermód wearmne, 310, 10. Nim wermód nioþoweardne, 326, 10. Wærmód, i. 206, 10.

á-hón

(v.)
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Sié áhóen crucifigatur, Mt. L. 27, 22: Lk. L. 23, 23

ár-weorþlic

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Gif ǽni þinc árwurðlic (árwyrþlicast) si quod prestantissimum, An. Ox. 2012. Árwyrðlicne venerabilem, Rtl. 77, 27. Add

efen-medume

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-medume, adj.
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Equally worthy Onfóh deáþe ꝥ þú sí efn*-*medome þínum bróþrum (cf. being worthy of thy brethren, take thy death, 2 Mace. 7, 29); Shrn. 111, 18

un-tólísendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tólísendlic, adj.
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Not to be absolved Gif þá scylda ne beóð swá myccle and swá untðlýsendlice æfter deáðe si culpae post mortem insolubiles non sunt, Gr. D. 342, 26

Linked entry: tó-lísendlic

wǽpned-hád

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Hé fram þǽre costnunge wearð swá fremde swilce hé þone wǽpnedhád on his líchaman næfde ( ac si sextum non haberet in corpore), Gr. D. 26, 30. Add

ám-ber

(n.)
Grammar
ám-ber, óm-ber, óm-bor, es; m. n ?

a dry measure of four bushels ⬩ mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos ⬩ a liquid measure ⬩ batus ⬩ cadus ⬩ a vessel with one handle ⬩ a tankard ⬩ pitcher ⬩ pail ⬩ lagena ⬩ urceus ⬩ amphora ⬩ situla ⬩ hydria

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a dry measure of four bushels; mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos. v. Registri Honoris de Richm. App. p. 44, where, in an extent of the manors of Crowhurst and Fylesham, in Sussex, 8 Edw.

twi-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-scyldig, adj.

Liable to a double penalty

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., and preóst sí twy-scildig, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 7

á-bisgian

(v.)

to busy, employ, engage, occupy, exercise ⬩ to occupy a person with something ⬩ to engage in something ⬩ to busy, concern about something ⬩ to employ against ⬩ to employ time in a pursuit ⬩ to engage in ⬩ to trouble, worry, embarrass, exercise, harass,

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Ðeáh hé mid ðǽre mænigfealdnysse ðǽre synne bysgunge ábysgod sig licet multiplicitate negotii peccati suspensus sit, L. Ecg. P. i. 9; Th. ii. 176, 8.

Linked entries: á-bisgung a-bysgian

for-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sittan, he -siteþ; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre

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Ne forsæt he ðý síðe he delayed not the journey, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859. Ne he tíd forsæt he deferred not the time. Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 26; Gú. 311.

ildu

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Add: an age, one of the six ages of the world Yldo evo (primo, ) Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 80. Þes middangeard néde on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is; for þon fífe þára syndon ágangen on þisse eldo, Bl.

dýgan

(v.)
Grammar
dýgan, p. dýgde; pp. dýged [dugan vălēre]

To do good, benefit ⬩ prodesse, vălēre

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To do good, benefit; prodesse, vălēre Ic secge ðæt sió fórespræc nedýge náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him fore þingaþ I say that the defence does no good either to the guilty or to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38; 7; Fox 210, 6.

Linked entry: ge-dígan

ful-oft

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-oft, full-oft; adv.

Full oft ⬩ very often ⬩ sæpissĭme

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Sió wyrd fuloft dereþ unscyldegum fate very often injures the guiltless, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 71; Met. 4, 36: Beo. Th. 964; 8. 480: Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 16; Seef. 24: Cd. 216; Th. 274, 11; Sat. 152: Salm. Kmbl. 695; Sal. 347

Linked entries: oft full-oft

rempan

(v.)

to go headlong (like an animal butting with its horns (?), ⬩ be precipitate

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Voc. ii. 15, 68 be precipitate Oft mon biþ suíðe rempende and rǽsþ suíðe dollíce on ǽlc weorc and hrædlíce and ðeáh wénaþ men ðæt hit síe for arodscipe and for hwætscipe saepe praecipitata actio velocitatis efficacia creditur, Past. 20, 1;Swt. 149, 12

stán-clúd

(n.)
Grammar
stán-clúd, es; m. A rock
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Swelce hit sié ongemong miclum and monigum stánclúdum tóbrocen quasi per obviantia saxa frangatur, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 7

dæg-wist

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wist, e; f.
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Him syððan sig dægwistes (wegnestes, v. l. ) getíðod, gif hig þæs gewilnion, and swá hám gecyrran, R. Ben. 102, 22. Cf. dæg-mete

ge-bǽdan

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Ðonne sió sául hire unðonces gebǽdd wierð (urgetur)) Hé wæs gebǽded for neódþearfa swá myccles plyhtes tanta periculi necessitate compulsus, Gr. D. 48, 2.

wæl-rest

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-rest, -ræst, e; f.

The rest or bed of the slain

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Sió ród foldan getýned wunode wælreste (lay buried), Elen. Kmbl. 1444; El. 724

Linked entry: wǽl-bed

heardian

(v.)
Grammar
heardian, p. ode

To be or become hard, to harden

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Ðonne onginþ sió heardian then the liver begins to harden, 19; Lchdm. ii. 200, 25

Linked entry: hyrdan

hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, ⬩ near, ⬩ niggardly

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Stingy, near, niggardly Ðý læs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt hé síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne aut cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 17.