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a-wríðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wríðan, p. -wráþ, pl. -wriðon; pp. -wriðen [a, wríðan to wreathe, bind] .

to bind upbindwreathealligaretorquereto unbindloosensolvere

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to bind up, bind, wreathe; alligare, torquere Hí me gyrene awriðon [MS. awriðan] posuerunt mihi laqueos, Ps. Th. 118, 110. Sylfa his wúnda awráþ he bound up his wounds; sua vulnera ipse alligavit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36. to unbind, loosen; solvere Ðæt

Linked entries: a-wráþ wríþan

a-dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dihtan, p. -dihte, -dihtode; pp. -dihtod, -diht

To composeeditwritefacerecomponere

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To compose, edit, write; facere, componere

leás

(n.)
Grammar
leás, n.
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S. 23, 590. what is incorrect Micel yfel déð sé ðe leás wrít, búton hé hit gerihte, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 23

carte

(n.)
Grammar
carte, an; f. [Lat. charta] Paper, a piece of paper, a deed; charta = χάρτης
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Cartan wrítan [MS. wirtan] oððe rǽdan to write or read a paper, Lchdm. iii. 200, 35

Linked entry: caerte

áwríþan

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áwríþan, Add: I
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Genim sceápes mearh, lege on ꝥ óþer mearh, áwríþ swíðe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 1 Gif þú ne mæge blóddolh áwríþan (staunch) . . . lege ꝥ dust on cláð, wríþ mid þý ꝥ blóddolh.

wapol

(n.)
Grammar
wapol, (-ul, -el) foam:' — Wapul famfaluca (cf. faam, leásung famfaluca, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 20: 35, 4 (cf. leásung oððe fám
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famfaluca, 24,75). v. next word

býme-sangere

(n.)
Grammar
býme-sangere, es; m. [býme a trumpet, sangere a singer] A trumpeter; salpicta = σαλπιγκτής, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 13; Wrt. Voc. 60, 48.

Linked entries: sang sangere

and-lang

(prep.)
Grammar
and-lang, prep.
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Wrít ðis andlang ðá earmas, Lch. iii. 38, 29. as adverb Wende þé þonne .iii. sunganges, ástrece þonne on andlang, Lch. i. 400, 10

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Ðis writ wæs gemaced æt Windlesóran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 209, 27. Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6: 178, 19

a-wríhan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wríhan, p. -wráh, pl. -wrigon ; pp. -wrigen [a not, un-; wríhan to cover]

To uncoverrevealrevelare

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To uncover, reveal; revelare Stefn Drihtnes awríhþ þiccetu vox Domini revelabit condensa, Ps. Spl. 28, 8. Awrigene synd grúndweallas [grundfeallas MS.] ymbhwyrftes eorþan revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum, 17, 17 : Lk. Bos. 2, 35

Linked entries: a-wrigen a-wrygen

dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
dúfan, ic dúfe, ðú dýfst, he dýfþ, pl. dúfaþ; p. ic, he deáf, ðú dufe, pl. dufon; pp. dofen

DIVE, sink mergi

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Dúfe seó hand æfter ðam stáne óþ ða wriste let the hand dive after the stone up to the wrist, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 16. Gif ðú dýfst if thou sinkest, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 35. Mid ðam ðe he deáf when he was sinking, ii. 392, 2: 390, 21

Linked entry: dýfan

bóc-tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-tǽcing, e; f: bóc-talu, e; f.

Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the BibleScripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis,

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Book-teaching, a book of decrees, writings, the scriptures, holy writ, the Bible; Scripta Lambardo; Sacra Scriptura Bromto: rectius fortasse Sacri Canones, vel Liber Judicialis, Lye Be bóctǽcinge ex scriptis, L. C. S. 35; Wilk. 140, 3.

Linked entries: tǽcing bóc-talu

ráwan

(v.)
Grammar
ráwan, (?) to cut in strips (?) (v. rǽw.) Cf. Geráwende infindens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 24. Geráwende slítende and ceorfende infindens, 47, 22. Gerǽwen hrægel
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segmentata vestis, i. 40, 10

cneów-wyrste

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-wyrste, pl. f.
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Substitute: <b>cneów-wrist</b> (-wyrst), e; f. A knee-joint

godspell-traht

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-traht, es; m.
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An exposition of a portion of the gospels, a homily Ic gemune mé sylfne secgan þás wísan in þám godspelltrahtum þe ic sylf writ in Homiliis evangelii rem narrasse me recolo, Gr. D. 283, 1.

Linked entry: traht

hreód

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Cam. has writ scribe, Ps. Srt. Vos. have writ scribę. Is it possible that scribe has been taken as imperative and glossed by wrít? Or should wríteres be read for writ? The best version is given in Ps.

mearcere

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Wrí[terum], mearcerum notariis, An. Ox. 5447. Add

bóc-fel

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Wrít þis on swá langum bócfelle ꝥ hit mæge befón útan ꝥ heáfod, Lch. iii. 66, 7. Bócfellum pitaciolis, i. membranulis, An. Ox. 4570. Add

ymb-haga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-haga, an; m.
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An enclosure where bees are kept Wrít ðysne circul on ánum mealanstáne (mealm- ?), and sleah ǽnne stacan onmiddan dam ymbhagan, and lege ðone stán onuppan ðám stacan (the words on the stone are : Contra apes ut salui sint.

seax

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Th. ii. 150, 23. v. ǽder-, græf-, mete-, wíngeard-, writ-seax