twislung
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Add: differentiation Wé nellað náne twislunge habban nánes hádes reclusa personarum acceptione, Chrd. 13, 24
brice
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We witon ful georne, ðæt to miclan bryce sceal micel bót nýde id compertum est nobis, immanis ubi facta est ruptura, ibi opus esse, ut large resarciatur, Lupi Serm. i. 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 30.
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ge-mittan
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Efne we ðás eall on Eufraten sæcgean gehýrdon, syððan gemittan fórwel manegu, on wudu-feldum ecce audīvĭmus ea in Euphrata, invēnĭmus ea in campis silvæ, Ps. Th. 131, 6: Cd. 80; Th. 101, 24; Gen. 1687.
ge-wyrcan
to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit
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Þeáh we æbylgþ wið hine oft gewyrcen though we oft offend against him, Elen. Krnbl. 1024; El. 513. Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712.
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spic
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Skt. ii. 25, 111. ¶ Spic occurs in names of places where swine were fed, e. g. Holan-spic, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. pp. 115, 137, 184, but its meaning here is not evident. Kemble suggests that it may refer to the mast on which the swine were fed
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geornfullíce
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Ox. 281. well. Cf. georne, Geornfullíce sollerter (nosse ), An. Ox. 855
án-lépe
Going alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ private ⬩ alone ⬩ singular ⬩ one ⬩ each one ⬩ solivagus ⬩ solitarius ⬩ privatus ⬩ solus ⬩ singularis ⬩ unus ⬩ singulus
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Going alone, solitary, private, alone, singular, one, each one; solivagus, solitarius, privatus, solus, singularis, unus, singulus Nis nán ðe eallunga wel dó, nó forðon ánlépe non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 13, 2.
cumbol-gehnást
A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ⬩ signorum conflictio, bellum
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an ensign, banner; gehnást a conflict ] A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictio, bellum Ðæt hie beadoweorca beteran wurdon on campstede, cumbolgehnástes that they were better in works of war on the battle-field, at the conflict
first
A space of time ⬩ time ⬩ tempŏris spătium ⬩ tempus
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Óþ ðone first ðe hie wurdon swíðe meteleáse until the time that they were very destitute of food, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 12: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 27
frætwung
An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum
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On ðisum getelde wǽron forneán unasecgendlíce frætwunga in this tabernacle were almost unspeakable ornaments, ii. 210, 11
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ilf
An elf
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Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe hit wǽre ylfa gescot oððe hit wǽre hægtessan gescot if it were Æsir's shot, or elves' shot, or witches' shot, Lchdm. iii. 54,10
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geonge-wifre
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A ganging-weaver, spider; viātĭca arānea Wǽron ánlícast úre winter geongewifran, ðonne hió geornast biþ, ðæt heó afǽre fleógan on nette our years [lit. winters] were most like to a spider when it is most eager to terrify flies into its net; anni nostri
wiþer
Against ⬩ Against
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Against, in opposition Wiþer infensus, Germ. 394, 366 Similar entries cf. he wæh Wiðer king þe wiðer wes an compe Laym. 9287
ælmes-lic
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Swé hit him rehtlicast and elmestlicast wére, 465, 24. depending upon alms, poor Ælmysli[cum] paupertino, An. Ox. 56, 302
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rǽde-fæsting
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Entertainment furnished to the king's messengers when riding on the king's business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king Liberabo illud (monasterium) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus walhfæreld and heora fæsting
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hnappian
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Þonne wé gebǽrað for úre réceliésðe swelce wé hit nyten, ðonne hnappige wé. Ac ðonne wé slápað fæste, ðonne . . . Past. 195, 5. Ic hneappode and slépan ongon ego dormivi et somnum coepi Ps. Srt. 3, 6.
mis-gedwild
Error
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Error Ðæt wé sóðfæstra, þurh misgedwield, mód oncyrren, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 1; Jul. 326
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up-ásprungenness
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Uprising, origin Ymbe ðiscs bissextus upásprungnysse wé wyllaþ rúmlícor iungum cnihtum geopenian, Anglia viii. 306, 14
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heofon-wlitig
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Of heavenly beauty Wé magon gedón þæt eorðcundlice men magon gewiorðan hiofonwlitige, Forst. Verc. 115, II
ofer-hygdlic
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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Wé gehýrdon and ongeáton þá oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse þæs elreordgan kyninges, Nar. 19, 11