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riht-líf

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Add: a life of lawful matrimony Fón mágas tó and weddian heora magan tó wífe and tó rihtlífe, Ll. Th. i. 254, 20

wesan

Grammar
wesan, I a.
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Cf. bí-wist. Add Bégen þá consulas wǽron mid firde angeán Hannibal, Ors. 4, 8; S. 186, 30. Mǽst ealle . . . wǽron wið þæs fýres weard . . . Hió wǽron flocmǽlum þiderweard, 4, 10; S. 200, 16-19.

un-geweald

(n.)

impotence ⬩ inability to control ⬩ unintentionally ⬩ not wilfully ⬩ involuntarily

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Is ðǽm tó cýðanne ðæt hí hié warenigen ǽgðer ge wið ða ungemetlícan blisse ge wið ða ungemetlícan unrótnesse, for ðæm hira ǽgðer ástyreþ sumne unðeáw, ðeáh hié ungewealdes cuman of ðæs líchoman medtrymnesse, Past. 27; Swt. 189, 3.

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

hatian

(v.)
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Wæs þæs wyrmes wíg wíde gesýne . . . hú se gúdsceaða leóde hatode and hýnde, B. 2319.

a-hluttrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hluttrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To purify ⬩ scum ⬩ refine ⬩ cleanse ⬩ purificare

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Ahlutred wín vinum defæcatum. Cot. 68

Linked entry: a-hlutred

end-werc

(n.)
Grammar
end-werc, es; n. [werc = wærc pain]

A pain in the buttocks ⬩ nătium dŏlor

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A pain in the buttocks; nătium dŏlor Ðes drænc is gód wið endwerce this drink is good for pain in the buttocks, Lchdm. iii. 50, 11

fót-wearc

(n.)
Grammar
fót-wearc, es; n.

A pain in the foot ⬩ pĕdis dŏlor

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A pain in the foot; pĕdis dŏlor Wið fótwærce [MS. fótwræce] for a pain in the foot, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 10

mónaþseóc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþseóc-ness, e; f.

Lunacy

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Lunacy Wið mónoþseócnysse, gyf man ðás wyrte ðam mónoþseócan ligcgendon ofer álegþ, sóna hé hyne sylfne hálne up áhefþ, Herb. 66, 2; Lchdm. i. 170, 4

reám

(n.)
Grammar
reám, es; m.
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Cream Wið ðon ðe mon blóde hrǽce and spíwe; genim god beren mela and hwít sealt, dó on reám oððe góde fléte, Lchdm. ii. 314, 2

ge-scyrian

(v.)

to ordain, number, reckon

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to ordain, number, reckon, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 28; Gen. 424: Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 9; Wid. 92: 122 a; Th.468, 10; Phar. 5

stic

(adj.)
Grammar
stic, (?); sticc adj.
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Sticky, viscous Wið ómena geberste. . . . Steah feówer scearpan ymb ða poccas and lǽt yrnan ðæt sticce ( the sticky matter ) ðe hit wille, Lchdm. ii. 100, 4

unriht-hǽmed

(adj.)
Grammar
unriht-hǽmed, adj.

Adulterous

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Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 18. Mid unrihthǽmedum cum adulteris, Ps. Spl. 49, 19

wróht-getíme

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-getíme, es; n.

A series of crimes

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Cf.teám, getýme) Hæfdon hió wið God gesomnod they had heaped up crimes against God, Cd. Th. 3, 34 ; Gen. 45

heáfod-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-bæþ, es; n.
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A head-bath, wash for the head Heáfodbæþ wið þon ( falling off of hair ). Weliges leáf wylle on wætere, þweah mid þý, Lch. ii. 156, 1

sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

ǽ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bylgþ, ǽ-byl(i)gþ(u); f. (but n. in El. 401).

anger ⬩ what causes anger, offence, injury ⬩ ira

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Wé ðæt ǽbylgð nyton ðe wé gefremedon wið ðec, El. 401. Þeáh wé ǽbylgð wið hine oft gewyrcen, synna wunde, 513

a-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-biddan, ic -bidde, ðú -bidest, -bitst, he -bit, -byt, -bitt, pl. -biddaþ; p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden

To ask ⬩ pray ⬩ pray to ⬩ pray for ⬩ obtain by asking or praying ⬩ petere ⬩ precari ⬩ postulare ⬩ exorare ⬩ impetrare

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To ask, pray, pray to, pray for, obtain by asking or praying; petere, precari, postulare, exorare, impetrare Wilt tú wit unc abiddan drincan vis petamus bibere ? Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 30.

Linked entries: a-bæd a-beden a-bit

ge-drincan

(v.)

to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst ⬩ to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure ⬩ to imbibe a liquid ⬩ to swallow the contents of a vessel ⬩ to absorb

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Add: absolute. to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst Þá hé þone mete bróhte, hé bróhte him eác wín.

ge-bróþor

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Gif twégen gebróðra wið án wíf forlicgan, Ll. Th. i. 168, 18. Mid ús wǽrun seofun gebróðru, Mt. 22, 25. Ón þone teógeþan dæg bið seofon gebróðra ðrowung . . . ðá gebróðor Publius wolde oncerran fram Crístes geleáfan, Shrn. 102, 22-26.

CWÉN

(n.)
Grammar
CWÉN, gen. dat. cwéne; acc. cwén, cwénn, cwéne; pl. nom. acc. cwéne, cwéna; gen. cwéna; dat. cwénum; f: cwéne, cwýne; gen. dat. acc. cwénan, cwýnan; pl. nom. acc. cwénan; gen. cwénena; dat. cwénum; f.

a woman ⬩ femina ⬩ a wife ⬩ uxor ⬩ a king's or emperor's wife, a QUEEN, empress ⬩ regina, imperatrix, augusta

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Gif man mid esnes cwýnan geligeþ, be cwicum ceorle, ii gebéte if a man lie with an 'esne's' wife, her husband, still living, let him make twofold amends, L.