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Anglo-Saxon

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þurh-wrecan

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Add: — Bútan hwæs heorte sié mid deófles strǽle þurhwrecen, Verc. Först. 109, 8

un-sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sceádlíce, un-sceádelíce; adv.

Unreasonably

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Unreasonably Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde si quis frater aliqua inrationabiliter postulat, R. Ben. 54, 13

bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and hú fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8

earfoþ-recce

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Lye' substitute Hit is on rǽdinge earfoþrecce hwæt hé gesewenlicra wundra geworhte, Wlfst. 22, 14

Lǽden-bóc

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Ðá ungelǽredan preóstas gif hí hwæt litles understandaþ of þám Lýdenbócum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 11. Add

mete-ærn

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a refectory :-- Þonne tǽce ic eów hwǽr þára bróðra metern (refectorium) wǽre, Gr. D. 147, 34. Add

weód

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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . weód wyrtwalian, Angl. ix. 262, 21. Add

beódian

(v.)
Grammar
beódian, beóddian
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to make tables Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

druh

(n.)
Grammar
druh, es; m.

Dust pulvis

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Dust; pulvis Hwæt! druh ðú dreórega lo! thou gory dust! Soul Recd. 33; Seel. 17

fraced-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fraced-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Shamefullydisgracefullyturpĭter

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Shamefully, disgracefully; turpĭter Hwæt is fracedlícor quid est turpius? Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 15

ge-sete

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ge-sete, l. ge-set,
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and add: the word seems to occur only in the plural Hwǽr cwóm máððumgyfa? hwǽr cwóm symbla gesetu ? hwǽr sindon seledreámas ? what has become of the giver of treasure ? What has become of the houses of feasting ?

wóp-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear Hwæt is ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld styrnenga gǽð, áweccaþ wópdropan ? Salm. Kmbl. 567 ; Sal. 283

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

deád-bǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrlíc, adj.

Deadly mortĭfer

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Deadly; mortĭfer Him ne deraþ, ðeáh hí hwæt deádbǽrlíces drincon si mortifĕrum bibĕrint, non eis nocēbit, Mk. Bos. 16, 18

mis-wider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-wider, es; n.

Bad weatherstorm

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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2

Linked entry: mis-gewider

nasu

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Add: [a wk. dat. occurs] Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, swilce þú hwæt gestince, Tech. ii. 123, 12

gyt

(pronoun.)

you twovos duo

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you two; vos duo Gyt nyton hwæt gyt biddaþ [vos duo] nescitis quid [vos duo] petatis, Mt. Bos. 20, 22

un-rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rihtwísness, e; f.

Unrighteousnessiniquityinjustice

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Ðonne hwæm hwæt cymþ máre ðonne ðé þincþ ðæt hé wyrþe sié, ne biþ sió uisryhtwísnes nó on Gode, ac sió ungleáwnes biþ on ðé selfum, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 226, 32. Sió duru ðære unryhtwísnesse janua iniquitatis, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 22.

Linked entry: rihtwís-ness

ge-cúþian

(v.)
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to become known Dryhten, hwæt is se mon þæt þú gecúþodes ( innotuisti ) him, Ps. Vos. 143, 3

Linked entry: cúþian