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ge-witod

(adv.)
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certainly Hwylces leánes hý hym wénan magon, and eác wénan ne þurfon, ac witod witan, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 16

meaht-loc

(n.)
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meaht-loc, es; n.
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A bolt of might Ne wáciað þás geweorc, ac hí wel healdað, stondað stídlíce bestryþed fæste miclum meahtlocum, Sch. 88

rísan

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Add Gié dóeð ꝥte ne rísedt facitis quod non licet, Lk. L. 6, 2. Rísað congruunt, An. Ox. 8, 328

sicera

(n.)
Grammar
sicera, an; m.
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Intoxicating drink; sicera Ne drincon hí . . . siceran. Sicera . . . is ǽlces cynnes drinc . . . þe man of druncnian mæg, Chrd. 74, 6

tá

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Sume preóstas mid forewerdum tán stæppað, ꝥ on þám fúhtan wege ne beón heora fét besprengde, Chrd. 64, 35. Add

teón-rǽden

Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn.
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Nánum hé ne forgeald yfel mid yfele, ac hé forbær manna teónrǽdene mid micclum geðylde, Hml. S. 31, 305. Add

þurh-smúgan

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þurh-smúgan, I.
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Þe lǽs heora gylta áttru tó manige þurh-smúgon ne per plures eorum dira serpant contagia, Chrd, 62, 7. Add

unwit-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
unwit-weorc, es; n.

A work of folly ⬩ foolish work

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A work of folly, foolish work Wé habbaþ nédþearfe ðæt wé tó lange ne fylgeon unwitweorcum, Blickl. Homl. 111, 2

wæccend

(n.)
Grammar
wæccend, (?), es; m.

A watcher ⬩ watchman

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A watcher, watchman Ne mæg hí cynlíce wæccend ... weard gehealdan in vanum vigilant qui custodiunt eam, Ps. Th. 126, 2

on-unwísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
on-unwísdóm, es; m.

Folly, ignorance

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Ac ðú Drihten onunwísdómes ne wes ðú gemyndig, Blickl. Homl. 89, 10

Linked entries: un-wísdóm on-unwís

ge-druncnian

(v.)

to get drunk

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Add: to get drunk -Ná þæt án of wíne gedruncnode menn non solum ex uino inebriantur homines, Scint. 107, 4

ge-frédan

(v.)
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ge-frédan, ic -fréde, ðú -frédest, he -frédeþ, frét, pl. -frédaþ; p. -frédde; pp. -fréded

To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre

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Se líchama awent eorþan and anbídaþ æristes, and on ðam fyrste nán þing ne gefrét the body turns to earth and awaits the resurrection, and in that space feels nothing, Homl. Th. ii. 232, 25. Stánas ne gefrédaþ stones have not sense, i. 302, 14, 18.

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Ne gýman gé galdra ne ídelra hwata ne wígelunga ne wiccecræfta, Wulfst. 40, 14. Be wiccecræftum. Wé cwǽdon be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum . . . gif man ðǽr ácweald wǽre, and hé his ætsacan ne mihte, ðǽt hé beó his feores scyldig, L.

BRAND

(n.)
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BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis

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Ðæt hine nó brond ne beadomécas bitan ne meahton that no sword nor battle-falchions might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: brond

wéste

(adj.)
Grammar
wéste, adj.
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Bið on eorðan wéste (wésðe, v. l. ) wísdómes, se þurh ðone cantic ne can Crist geherian, Salm. Kmbl. 43; Sal. 22

hearm

evil ⬩ an evil ⬩ injury ⬩ a calamity ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction ⬩ calumny ⬩ a calumny

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Seó dǽd wearð Rómánum tó ðǽm mǽstan hearme þæt him nán folc ne getrúwode the deed was the cause of this very great injury to the Romans, that no people trusted them, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 11.

Linked entry: hearm-fullic

hord

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Swithin ) ꝥ heora dýre gold ne bið náhte wurð wið þá foresǽdan máðmas, Hml. 8. 21, 54. a valuable article Bið seó móddor hordum gehroden, Rä. 81, 17. of non-material things, that are valued Hýdeþ eów hord in heofonum, Mt. R. 6, 20.

geá

etiam, jam

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Geá lá geá, 34, 11. where the question is put negatively Ne canst þú huntian búton mid nettum? Geá (etiam), bútan nettum huntian ic mæg, Coll. M. 21, 23. ; 'Láruua iúr ne unhand cáseres gæfel?' ; Cueð: ; 'Gee (gǽ, R. etiam)', Mt.

DARU

(n.)
Grammar
DARU, daro, e; f.

Hurt, harm, damage ⬩ damnum, noxa

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Ne astrece ðú ðíne hand búfon ðam cilde, ne him náne ðare ne gedó stretch thou not thine hand over thy son, nor do him any harm, Homl. Th. ii. 60, 35. Búton ǽlcere dare without any hurt, i. 102, 8.

Linked entries: dæru daro dere

stǽlan

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Þæt mé ne mótan þá dreórgan deófla æt mínum ende ne on dómdæge míne synna on stǽlan (cf. þæt mé nǽfre deófel náht on ne mæge bestǽlan, 101, 52), Angl. xi. 100, 94: Verc. Först. 147, 29. [ For Sat. 640 and Gen. 1352 substitute