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ge-temprian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temprian, p. ode; pp. od

To temper ⬩ moderate ⬩ govern ⬩ cure ⬩ temperare

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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

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fierceness ⬩ rage ⬩ cruelty ⬩ severity. ⬩ ferocitas ⬩ austeritas ⬩ feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia ⬩ furor ⬩ feria, insania ⬩ savageness ⬩ fierceness ⬩ ferocity ⬩ harshness ⬩ severity

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Se ðe wunde lácnigean wille gióte wín on ðæt sió réðnes ðæs wínes ða wunde clǽnsige ... Swá eác ðam láreówe is tó monianne ða liéðnesse wið ða réðnesse quisquis sanandis vulneribus praeest, in vino morsum doloris adhibeat ...

ang-breóst

(n.)
Grammar
ang-breóst, es; n. [ange narrow, contracted, troubled; breóst a breast]

An asthma ⬩ a difficulty of breathing ⬩ breast-anguish ⬩ asthma

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An asthma, a difficulty of breathing, breast-anguish; asthma Wið angbreóste against breast-anguish, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm, ii. 58, 15

Linked entry: breóst

ést-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ést-líce, adv.

Gladly ⬩ lĭbenter, bĕnigne

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Gladly; lĭbenter, bĕnigne We ðé éstlíce mid us willaþ ferigan we will gladly convey thee with us, Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 292

fǽr-slide

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-slide, es; m.

A sudden fall ⬩ imprōvīsus lapsus

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A sudden fall; imprōvīsus lapsus Ðú geheólde fét míne wið fǽrslide thou keptst my feet from sudden fall, Ps. Th. 114, 8

Linked entry: slide

in-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
in-ádl, e; f.
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Wið eallum inádlum, 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 6

Péne

(n.)
Grammar
Péne, pl.
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The Carthaginians; Poeni Ðæt hié wið Péna folce mehte ... Ðá flugon Péne ... Hanna, Péna cyning, Ors. 4, 6 ; Swt. 170, 21-25

ymb-wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wærlan, p. de
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To turn round Ymbwærlde tó ðæm wífe conversus ad mulierem Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 44, 9. Ymbwærlde (-wælde, Lind.), Rush. 9, 55

-incel

(suffix)
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Add: v. bóg-incel, cof-incel, dóc-incel, hæft-incel, liþ-incel, stán-incel, súl-incel, tún-incel, þeów-incel, wíl-incel

stirnan

(v.)
Grammar
stirnan, (?); p. de

To be severe

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To be severe Gistmægen (the two angels with Lot) styrnde (stýrde? v. steóran) werode mid wíte, Cd. Th. 150, 22; Gen. 2495

Linked entry: styrnan

medu-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
medu-gál, adj.

'Flown with wine,' ⬩ excited with mead

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'Flown with wine,' excited with mead Holofernus módig and medugál, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 19; Jud. 26: Cd. 209; Th. 260, 1; Dan. 703. Meodugál, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 16; Vy. 52. Meodugáles gedrinc, 330, 27; Vy. 57

lócian

(v.)
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Ꝥ wíf him cwæð tó, ' Cniht, nim þín gold þe lǽs þé hit losige. ' Swá orsorh wæs ꝥ wíf . . . ꝥ heó lócode his goldes þe hí belífian wolde, Hml. S. 12, 221

flítan

to strive ⬩ to strive ⬩ to strive ⬩ quarrelsome ⬩ contentious ⬩ to dispute ⬩ argue ⬩ lay blame on

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Arrius hátte án gedwolman, sé flát wið ǽnne bisceop þe wæs genemned Alexander, wís and rihtgelýfed, Hml. Th. i. 290, 3. Hí flitun betwux him (facta est contentio inter eos) hwylc hyra wǽre yldest, Lk. 22, 24.

hreówig

(adj.)
Grammar
hreówig, adj.

Sad ⬩ mournful

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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

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 speaking ⬩ writing

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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