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hǽman

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R. 19, 10. (2 a) of concubinage, to cohabit :-- Gif hé . . . þe hié bohte . . . áléfe his suna mid tó hǽmanne, Ll. Th. i. 46, 16. in a criminal sense, to have illicit intercourse, commit adultery, fornicate Ðý lǽs on unryht hǽmen . . .

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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hire fét mid his teárum þwóh, 744. Hé þwóh Aaron and his suna, Lev. 8, 6. Heó ðwóhg, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Ðæt sylfe wæter ðæt ða bán mid ðwógan, 3, 11; S. 535, 33.

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.

wareawarehaving knowledge of something which is to be guarded againstwareprepared foron guard against something that might be hurtfulwarecareful to avoid somethingon guard against doing somethingwareobservant ofattentive to a warning warycautioussagaciousprudentcunning

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Hig sint wære and cunnon þénunga, and hig cennaþ ǽr ðam ðe wyt cumon tó him ipsae obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas pariunt, Ex. i. 19. Se wísdóm gedéþ his lufiendas wíse and wære, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 1.

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.
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Sumum ( serpents ) scinan ða scilla swylce hié wǽron gyldene. Nar. 13, 19. Ðonne hié ( the serpent ) mon slóg oððe sceát, ðonne glád hit on ðǽm scyllum, swelce hit wǽre sméðe ísen. Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 8.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Hé hét hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum, ac heó nolde his sanda brúcan, Homl.

girnan

(v.)
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Gif him friðes tó ne girndon, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 11. with clause (and person to whom request made) Þá eorlas gerndon tó him móston beón wurðe . . ., Chr. 1052; P. 180, 6.

á-drincan

to drink up, quench thirstto be drownedto be sunk to be drownedcrapulatus (a vino)

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Hwǽr hié wæteres hæfden þæt hié mehten him þurst of ádrincan, Ors. 2, 5; S. 80, 10. to be drowned; of ships, to be sunk Manega menn ádrincað on ánum dæge tógædere, ðe on mislicum tídum tó middanearde cómon, Hml. S. 5, 275.

út-waru

Grammar
út-waru, [For the obligation involved in waru see werian ; <b>III c.</b>]
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him ꝥ land sealdon æt Norðtúne . . . ꝥ syndon iii hída tó inware and óðer healf tó útware, Cht. E. 235, 29. Add

ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Ðæt land æt Boccinge intó Cristes cyrcean, and his óðre landáre intó óðran hálgan stówan, 540, 26. Nimap ðis gold and bicgaþ eów landáre, Homl. Th. i. 64, 12. Ða ðe landáre hæfdon hit beceápodon, 316, 10: ii. 224, 5.

beón

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Hé móste beón mǽrlíce mid him, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 19. An his hláforddóme wé bián móten, C. D. i. 311, 22.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Áblend þisse þeóde andgyt, þæt rǽd ne áredian, Wlfst. 47, 21. Hié nabbað ðá gesceádwísnesse ðæt hié cunnen ðæs ðinges tíman áredian, Past. 287, 7. Rihtne weig áredian tó þám écan háme. Shrn. 163, 27.

LǼCE

(n.)
Grammar
LǼCE, es; m.

A LEECHdoctorphysiciana leech

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MS. lǽcas] scomaþ ðæt onginnem ða wunda lácnian ðe gesión ne mágon ... hwílon ne scomaþ ða ðe ðæs módes lǽceas bión sceoldon ðeáh ðe náne wuht ongitan ne cunnon ðara gǽstlecena beboda ðæt him onteóþ ðæt sín heortan lǽceas tamen sæpe qui

Linked entries: lǽca léce

BINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BINDAN, to bindenne; ic binde, ðú bindest, bintst, binst, he bindeþ, bint, pl. bindaþ; p. ic, he band, bond, ðú bunde, pl. bundon; pp. bunden; v. a.

To BIND, tieligare, alligare

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Híg bindaþ hefige byrðyna alligant onera gravia, Mt. Bos. 23, 4. He band hine he bound him, Gen. 42, 24. Hrím hrusan bond frost bound the earth, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 31; Seef. 32.

Linked entries: a-búnden band

for-helan

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S. 21, 81. with clause (and dat. of person) Hé forhæl him ðæt hé hine eft ðreátian wolde, Past. 185, 24

ǽmettig

Grammar
ǽmettig, ǽmetig, ǽmtig.

empty, void, vacant devoid, void of, free fromunoccupied, at leisure, exempt fromfree to dounmarried

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Ðonne hig bysega nabbon and ǽmtige synd, R. Ben. 84, 19. Swá hié ǽmettegran (ǽmetegran, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðonne óðre men, Past. 190, 14. with gen. :-- Hié ǽmettige (ǽmtige, Hatt. MS.) beóð ðǽre scíre, Past. 126, 23.

Linked entries: ǽmetgian ǽmtig

losian

(v.)
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God swá gebígde tó his sóðan geleáfan ꝥ heó ne losode, 4, 359. Ðá árleásan ǽfre for heora yfelnysse losodon . . .

Wísle

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle, an; f.
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Ðonne cymeþ Ilfing eástan, and Wísle súðan, and benimð Wísle Ilfing hire naman . . . ; for ðý hit man hǽt Wíslemúða, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 6-13

Linked entry: Wísle-múþa

wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, p. ode.

to drawto writecompose

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Stud. viii. 478, 49. to write, compose, Similar entries v. wrítan, IV a Writigaþ and singaþ onbútan him ǽlc on his wísan, Engl. Stud. viii. 478, 42. [(later) Icel. ríta ; p. rítadi.]

for-cúþlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþlic, adj.

infamousignominiousignobledespicabledisgracefulworthlesspoorbad

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infamous, ignominious, ignoble, despicable, disgraceful Forcúðlic hit bið ꝥ cyning beó unrihtwís, Hml. S. 13, 124. Hé cwæþ ꝥ him forcúþlic þúhte, ꝥ se án Iudéisca hine forsáwe, Hml. A. 98, 196. Forcúþlic absurdum, An.

Linked entry: cúþ-lic