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bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, es; m.

A BITE, pain, the biting or pain of a wound, a biting disease or cancermorsus, cancri morbus vel cancer

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Gnættas cómon ofer ðæt land mid fýrsmeortendum bítum gnats came over the land with fire-smarting bites, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 30. Wið cancerádle, ðæt is, bíte, against cancer-disease, that is, a biting disease, L. M. 1, 44; Lchdm. ii. 108, 9

ge-temprian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temprian, p. ode; pp. od
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Mót se ðe wile mid sóþum lǽcecræfte his líchaman getemprian he who will may cure his body with true leechcraft, 474, 35

Linked entry: temprian

hreówig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreówig, adj.

Sadmournful

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Sad, mournful Nú wit hreówige mágon sorgian for his síþe now may we mournful sorrow for his journey, Cd. 38; Th. 49, 29; Gen. 799

pricel

(n.)
Grammar
pricel, es; n. (?)
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Wið priclom contra stimulos, Lk. Skt. p. 3, 6

Linked entry: pricels

ge-toge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-toge, es; n.

A tuggingcontractioncrampconvulsionspasmcontractioconvulsiospasmus

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A tugging, contraction, cramp, convulsion, spasm; contractio, convulsio, spasmus Wið sina getoge for spasm of sinews, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 23; Lchdm. i. 356, 3

stán-ceastel

(n.)
Grammar
stán-ceastel, -cistel, es; m.
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A chestnut-tree Ðonon súðrihte wið ðara stánceastla, and ðonne of ðǽm stánceastlum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 172, 16. On ðane stáncistel, iii. 434, 33

Linked entries: ceastel cistel

word-oræft

(n.)
Grammar
word-oræft, es; m.

The art of speakingwriting

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The art of speaking or writing Wordcræftes wís a good speaker, Elen. Kmbl. 1180; El. 592. Ic wordcræft wæf I composed poetry, 2473; El. 1238

á-flygenness

(n.)
Grammar
á-flygenness, e; f.
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Attack Wið nǽddrena eardunge and áflygennysse to prevent the dwelling near one of snakes and their attack , Lch. i. 366, 8. Cf. on-flyge, -geflogen

Linked entry: flygenness

fǽr-stice

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-stice, es; m.

A stitch

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A stitch, sudden pain Wið fǽrstice (cf. the refrain of the charm that follows: Út lytel spere, gif hér inne sié), Lch. iii. 52, 11

un-geǽsce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geǽsce, adj.
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That cannot be found out by enquiry, indescribable Se leóma geteáh mid ungeǽscre fyrhtu (inaestimabili pavore ) þá heortan þǽra ætstandendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 20

ge-þingian

(v.)
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Gif hé wið ðone óðerne geðingian wile, Past. 425, 1. to make terms for a person with another, settle claims brought against a person Ne beó þám þeófe ná þe geþingodre none the more is the case against the thief settled for him, Ll.

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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had by Helena his wife, Ors. 6, 30; Th. 496, 33.

cweldeht

(adj.)
Grammar
cweldeht, adj. [cweld = cwyld destruction, -eht = -iht adj. termination, q. v.]

Mortified corruptionis plenus

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Mortified; corruptionis plenus Wið wyrmǽtum líce and cweldehtum for a worm-eaten and mortified body, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm. ii. 126, 4

eár-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
eár-wærc, es; n.

Ear-ache, a pain in the earauris dŏlor

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Ear-ache, a pain in the ear; auris dŏlor Wið eár-wærce for ear-ache, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 7

eft-leán

(n.)
Grammar
eft-leán, es; n. [leán a reward]

A recompenseretrĭbūtio

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A recompense; retrĭbūtio He eft-leán wile ealles génomian he will surely take a recompense, Exon. 24 a; Th. 68, 8; Cri. 1100

feónd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-rǽden, e; f. [rǽden a condition]

Fiend-conditionenmityinĭmīci condĭtioinĭmīcĭtia

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Fiend-condition, enmity; inĭmīci condĭtio, inĭmīcĭtia Ic sette feóndrǽdene betweox ðé and ðam wífe inĭmīcĭtias pōnam inter te et mŭliĕrem, Gen. 3, 15

mónaþádlig

(adj.)
Grammar
mónaþádlig, adj.

Suffering from mónaþádl

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Suffering from mónaþádl Gif hwylc man gangeþ tó mónaþádligum wífe si quis vir ad menstruatam mulierem accedat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 42

clæppan

(v.)
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to throb Wið heáfodsár . . . þis syndon þá tácnu þæs sáres, ꝥ is ǽrest þá ðunewenga clæppaþ, Lch. iii. 88, 5. v. next word

Linked entry: clappan

eást-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
eást-cyning, es; m.
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An eastern king Wið Seleucus þone eást*-*cyning (cf. Seleucus begeat ealle þá eástlond, S. 144, 1), Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 35

ge-scencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scencan, p. te
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Wín gescenct uinum potatum, Scint. 105, 16

Linked entries: scencan ge-scænctest