hearm-cwide
Injurious, abusive speech, calumny, blasphemy, a sentence pronouncing harm or sorrow ⬩ calumnia
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Judéa cynn wið godes bearne áhóf hearmcwide the race of the Jews against God's son blasphemed, Andr. Kmbl. 1121; An. 561: 157; An 79. Áhrede mé hearmcwidum heánra manna redime a calumniis hominum, Ps. Th. 118, 134: Exon. 24 a; Th. 69, 15; Cri. 1121
Linked entries: hearm hearm-sprǽc
hosp-sprǽc
Contemptuous, insulting language
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with perverse people, and their contemptuous language did not vex him, but he cheerfully bore with it, though he was reviled, Homl.
on-bíd
Awaiting, expectation
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Hé on tweógendlícan onbíde wæs hwæðer hé wið Rómánum winnan dorste he was waiting in doubt (cunctans) whether he durst fight with the Romans, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 29
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smittian
To smear, pollute, defile ⬩ illitus, unctus
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T. and C. v. 1544 Ismittet (smeared) wið smirles H. M. 13, 23. Bismitted (-smuddet, MS. T.) and bismeoruwed A. R. 214, 22. Besmetted ine herte mid kueade þoȝtes Ayenb. 229, 20.]
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for-syngian
To make sinful ⬩ to sin ⬩ burdened with sin ⬩ sinful
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Substitute: To make sinful ; reflex, to sin Gif hé hine sylfne wið God forsyngað, Wlfst, 280, 8. ¶ forsyngod burdened with sin, sinful Swá se man sý swýðor forsingod, swá he geornor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8.
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ge-dúfan
to plunge into sin,
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Ðá ðe gehealdað wið ðá lytlan scylda, and hwílum gedúfað on ðǽm miclan (aliquando in gravibus demerguntur), 437, 33 : 439, 8
sliccan
to strike, slap
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Gif hwilc slicþ eacniende wíf 21, 22. (cf. colloquial lick = to beat. Halliwell gives slick as an Oxfordshire word for a blow, slap)
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efen-sárig
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D. 97, 16. equally sorry Þá wurdon hiora wíf sárige . . . hié woldon ꝥte þá óþere wíf wǽren emsárige him ( ut omnibus par ex simili conditione animus fieret ), Ors. 1, 10; S. 46, 3
ge-gaderung
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Wið ealle gegaderunga þæs yfelan wǽtan of þám líchoman, 236, 18. Wið cyrnlu and wið ealle yfele gegaderunga, 300, 1. Wið gehwylce gegaderunge, 322, 1 note
a-wearpan
to cast away ⬩ projicere
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to cast away; projicere Dust ðæt awearpþ wind pulvis quem projicit ventus, Ps. Spl. 1, 5
ge-mǽg
A kinsman
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A kinsman Wit synt gemǽgas we two are kinsmen, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 14; Gen. 1904
stán-gefeall
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A mass of fallen stones Twá wíf áhýddon ðone lýchaman under myclum stángefealle, Shrn. 152, 4
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tife
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A bitch Gif ðú wille ðæt wíf cild hæbbe oþþe tife hwelp, Lchdm. ii. 172, 21
for-démend
An accuser
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An accuser Wíf ne from fordoemendum gedoemedo mulierem nec ab accusatoribus condemnatam, Jn. p. 5, 9
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súþan-westerne
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South-western, from the south-west Þurh þone smyltan súþanwesternan wind. Bt. 4; F. 8, 7
wæl-genga
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41
Rug-ern
rye-harvest
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Wih. proem. ; Th, i. 36,6
freóls-bryce
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Syndan freólsbrycas (-bricas, v.l.) and fæsten-brycas wíde geworhte oft and gelóme. Wulfst. 164, 9. Add
tó-berstan
to burst asunder, ⬩ to break (intrans) in two, or in pieces, ⬩ be rent asunder ⬩ to break out in sores, ⬩ to break out
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Skt. 8, 29. to break out in sores, v. tó-borstenness Wið springas and wið tóborsten líc for carbuncles and for a body with breakings out. Lchdm. i. 272, 18.
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felt-wurma
The plant wild marjoram ⬩ orĭgănum
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The plant wild marjoram; orĭgănum, Som. Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 349, col. 2, 32
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