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un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good willdislikedespiterepugnancereluctanceagainst one's willnot willinglywithout one's consentwithout intentioninvoluntarily

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Absence of good will, dislike, despite, repugnance, reluctance; against one's will, not willingly, without one's consent, without intention, involuntarily, is (almost) the only case used. Grammar un-wil, alone Gif hé hit dide unwilles

a-dronc

(v.)
Grammar
a-dronc, -droncen. for a-dranc, -druncen; p. and pp. of a-drincan.

Similar entry: a-drincan

boém

(n.; num.)
Grammar
boém, to both, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 22; for bám; dat.
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of begen

feotod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feotod, feotud called for, fetched; arcessītus, Som. Ben. Lye, = fetod; pp.
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of fetian

wiþ

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ, prep. (adv. conj. ).

towardstoin the direction oftowardstoatwithtowardstoatagainstover againstopposite toagainstfrombynearagainstbesideuntoatagainstwithagainst onover againstoppositeagainstin the way ofwith.withpart withfromforin return foras payment forforin consideration offorin exchange forforfor in reward ofin return forin answer toforas compensation forin consideration ofin return foron condition ofagainstagainstas a set-offby the side ofcompared within contrast withwithtowithwithagainstto.withforagainstfromforagainstcontrary toin opposition to.withatagainstbeside by,atbyagainstatuntowithfromforwithagainstto weigh one thing with or against anotherin comparison withwithtowith a personwithtowardswith in respect towithwith againsttowithto.againstfromforagainst contrary toagainstbythrough,to rest on the armtill.till tountil

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Grammar wiþ, marking exchange or return, Grammar wiþ, buying (lit. or fig.), marking the object for which a price is paid, for, in return for, as payment for Abraham sealde feówer hund scillinga seolfres wið ðæm æcere and wið ðam scræfe, Gen. 23, 16:

big-wist

(n.)
Grammar
big-wist, bí-wist, e; f. [wist subsistence, victuals, food; wesan to be, exist]
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We lǽraþ, ðæt hí habban þreóra daga bíwiste we enjoin, that they have provision for three days, L. Edg. C. 3; Th. ii. 244, 12. He habban sceal ðám þrím geférscipum bíwiste he must have provisions for the three classes, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 3, 4

Linked entry: bí-wist

biereþ

(v.)
Grammar
biereþ, bears, carries, Exon. 58 b; Th. 211, 18; Ph. 199; for bireþ;
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3rd pres. of beran

big-leofa

(n.)
Grammar
big-leofa, bí-leofa, an; m. [big, bí for, líf life, leofen living, nourishment] .
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provision by which life is maintained, Food, victuals, nourishment; cibus, victus, alimentum Ðú nimst witodlíce of eallum mettum ... ðæt híg beón ǽgðer ge ðé ge him to bigleofan tolles igitur ex omnibus escis ... et erunt tam tibi quam illis in cibum

furþ-an

(adv.)
Grammar
furþ-an, furþ-on, furþ-um; adv. [furþ = forþ forth, furþan, furþon, furþum, forþum, dat.]

Alsotooevenindeedfurtherat firstetiamquĭdemprīmo

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Also, too, even, indeed, further, at first; etiam, quĭdem, prīmo Ic secge eów sóþlíce, ðæt furþon Salomon on eallum hys wuldre næs oferwrigen swá swá án of ðyson dico autem vobis, quoniam nec Salomon in omni gloria sua coopertus est sicut unum ex istis

min

Grammar
min, [For another explanation of this word see N. E. D. min, where minne is taken as the nominative form : but the word may be taken as belonging to the same declension as mid[d]
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; pl. midde, so min[n]; pl. minne. Holthausen rejects the word altogether, v. Beiblatt, xvi. 228.] add(?) On minnan linche, C. D. B. iii. 494, 31. Add Wið feóndes hond and . . wið malscrunge minra wihta, Lch. iii. 36, 14

wer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wer-gild, were-gild, es; n. [The word seems interchangeable with wer (q. v.), which in the later laws is the more frequent form.]
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Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 4-10. the wergild served as a standard by which other matters might be regulated, v. wer, IV Se ðe on ðære fóre wǽre ðǽr mon monnan ofslóge, getriéwe hine ðæs sleges, and ða fóre gebéte be ðæs ofslegenan wergielde.

feor-studu

(n.)
Grammar
feor-studu, feor-studu, -stuþu, -stud (feór-?), e, u; f.

staybuttress

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A sloping beam, stay, buttress Ferstud continuus, Txts. 108, 1110. Feurstud destina (cf. seó wræðstuðu (destina) þám wáge tó wreþe geseted wæs, Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 269, 22), 123, 18. Flór pavimentum, feorstuþu obstupum (obstipum? cf. (?) obstipum, oblicum

un-gefóg

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, (-fóh); adj.

immenseintemperateimmoderate excessive

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immense Hí námon sceattas genóge sylfrene and gyldene ungefóge, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 199. in a bad sense, intemperate, immoderate excessive Seó þwyre sáwul on hwílwendlícum bricum biþ ungefóh, Homl. Th. i. 408, 15. Heflgtýme leahter is ungefóh fyrwitnys

Linked entries: ge-fóg un-gefége

þeód-

(prefix)
Grammar
þeód-, As the first part of several compounds (see below) þeód has the force of general, great; a similar use is found in
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The form is also found in proper names, e.g. Ðeód-bald, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 33. Ðeód-ríc, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 5. Þeód-Scyldingas, Beo. Th. 2042; B. 1019. Cf. regn-

ge-findan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-findan, p. -fand, -fond, pl. -fundon; pp. -funden

To findinvĕnīre

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To find; invĕnīre His bán gefunden and geméted wǽron ossa ejus inventa sunt, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 10 : Chr. 963; Erl. 121, 36

Linked entry: ge-funden

birig

(n.)
Grammar
birig, to a city, for byrig, Gen. 13, 12: Deut. 14, 27; d. s.
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of burh

bócan

(n.)
Grammar
bócan, = bócum for books, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8; dat. pl.
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of bóc

on-

(prefix)
Grammar
on-, The prefix, when used with verbs, for the most part corresponds with the
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O. H. Ger. int-. Ger. ent-, e. g. on-lísan, -lúcan, -týnan, -wreón

un-slǽwð

(n.)
Grammar
un-slǽwð, seems an error for un-sǽlð, the reading of the Cott. MSS.
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Past. 45; Swt. 341, 4

collon-cróh

Grammar
collon-cróh, -cróg. l. -croh, -crog, for Cot. 140 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 41,
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and add Colloncroh achillea, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 35: nimphea, Lch. iii. 304, col. 1