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stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
stihtan, p. te.
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Ic heó tó þeófendum and tó geflitum stihte, Wulfst. 255, 12

Linked entry: a-stihtan

wíd-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
wíd-mǽrsian, p. ode
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ongan bodian and wídmǽrsian ða sprǽce ille coepit praedicare et diffamare sermonem, Mk. Skt. 1. 45. Heó nolde wídmǽrsian Cristes dígelnesse. Homl. Th. i. 42, 18. Wídmǽrsiende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 512, 21

berbéna

(n.)
Grammar
berbéna, æ; f. Latin : berbéne, an; f.

Vervainverbēna

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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man περιστερεών, and óðrum naman berbénam, nemneþ, heó ys culfron swíðe híwcúþ. Vervain. This plant, which they call vervain, and by another name verbena, in colour is very like to doves, Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 11-14.

missenlíc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
missenlíc-ness, e; f.

Varietydiversity

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Ðeós wyrt is gecweden iris illyrica of ðære missenlícnysse (variegated character ) hyre blóstmena, for ðý ðe is geþuht ðæt heó ðone heofonlícan bogan mid hyre bleó geefenlǽce, Herb. 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 14. Missenlícnesse varietatibus, Ps. Spl.

ge-þegnsum

Grammar
ge-þegnsum, ge-þénsum.
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Take here <b>ge-þénsum</b> in Dict., and add: of persons Godes ege myndgað þæt mon þearfum and elþeódegum monnum geþénsum sý, R. Ben. 85, 6. Malchus se geþénsuma (cf. Malchus heora ðénigmann þá þénunga heom geornlíce þénode, 239), Hml.

Linked entry: ge-þénsum

ele-tredde

(n.)
Grammar
ele-tredde, an; f.
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An oil-press, press in which olives are crushed Wǽron feáwa eleberian . . . hét þá gegaderian and dón on eletreddan ( in praelo ), Gr. D. 50, 29. Of þǽre eletreddan ( ex prelo ) nǽnige gemete ǽnig dǽl eles út eóde, 251, 2

of-stingan

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Hét hý mid sweorde ofstingan, Shrn. 143, 12. Add

þweores

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
þweores, þwires, þwyres.

across as opposed to alongathwarttransverselycrosswise as opposed to lengthwayson the flankperverselywrongly

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Ðá wolde þurhþýn hí þwyres mid ðam swurde then he wanted to thrust her through, from one side to the other, with the sword, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 225.

Linked entries: þwires þwyre

sár-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sár-líc, adj.

sad, mournful, lamentable, grievous causing pain, grievous sad, mournful

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sit mid sárlícum andwlitan, nát ic hwæt besorgaþ, Ap. Th. 15,10 . cwæð mid sárlícre stemne, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 101, 205. Sárlíc leóþ tragoediam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 37. Hwílum gyd áwræc sárlíc Beo. Th. 4224; B. 2109.

hádianv

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Þæt hine hádian sceolde tó ƀ intó Lundene, 1048; P. 172, 17.

Róm

(n.)
Grammar
Róm, e; f.

Rome

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Hér onféng Ecgbriht pallium æt Róme, Chr. 735; Erl. 47, 19. Petrus gesæt biscepsetl on Róme, 45; Erl. 6, 20. Hér sendon Brytwalas tó Róme, 443; Erl. 10, 21 : 721; Erl. 44, 25. Ðæt of Róme cóme, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 25.

Linked entry: Róme-burh

wring-hwæg

(n.)

the whey pressed out of cheese

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the whey pressed out of cheese Ðæt heó of wringhwæge buteran macige tó hláfordes beóde, L. R. S. 16; Th. i. 438, 31

mynster-líf

Grammar
mynster-líf, <b>. I.</b>
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Heó forhogode þæs fæder láre and onféng þám háde þæs hálgan mynsterlífes contemto patre, conversations sanctae habitum suscepit Gr. D. 222, 24. Add

on-égan

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Heó náht næs hire onégende nec verita est, 279, 17. Add

riht-wer

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Gif be cwicum ceorle wíf hig be óðrum were forlicge, . . . hæbbe se rihtwer eall ꝥ heó áhte, Ll. Th. i. 406, 8. Add

líf-gedál

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Tó þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondréden on þám deáðe æt heora lífgedále ut in morte minims pertimescant, Gr. D. 337, 27. Add

bearn-eácen

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Wíf þæt sý bearneácen, and heó cenne cniht, Wlfst. 2, 20. Gif wíf biþ bearneácen (four months gone with child), feówer mónoð Lch. iii. 144, 19. Witan on bearneácenum wífe hwæþeres cynnes bearn heó cennan sceal, 6. Bearneácnum, ii. 330, 6.

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-runningdiarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

grama

(n.)
Grammar
grama, an; m.
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A fiend Ꝥ heó wǽre gramena mǽge, þeóstra gefǽra, Hml. S. 2, 173. Forligr macað of Godes temple gramena wununge, 16, 279