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un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weather ⬩ tempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

un-lícwirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lícwirþe, adj.

Unpleasing ⬩ disagreeable

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Unpleasing, disagreeable Nimaþ mé mid eów; ne beó ic ná eów unlícwyrðe, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 374

ge-welhwǽr

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., þá syndon nú unnyttaste gewelhwǽr, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 22. Add

helle-geat

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And is nú hellegeat belocen rihtwísun mannum, Hml. Th. i. 228, 1-5. Substitute

oferlíce

(adv.)
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Hí lǽtað þæt man gýman ne ðurfe ná oferlíce swýðe þæs þe béc beódað, Wlfst. 55, 19. Add

un-gewuna

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Ic secge nú ꝥ ic hwílon ǽr forsuwade for þám ungewunan woroldlices gesceádes, Angl. vii. 12, 114. Add

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n.

Infectious disease

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Infectious disease Nú mágon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið .viiii. áttrum and wið nygon onflýgnum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 16

on-steall

(n.)
Grammar
on-steall, es; m.

Institution, provision

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Institution, provision Gode ælmiehtigum sí þonc ðætte wé nú ǽnigne onstal habbaþ láreówa, Past. pref.; Swt. 4, 1

Linked entry: on-stæl

ardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ardlíce, adv. [arod quick, líce]

Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ prompte ⬩ cito

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Quickly, immediately; prompte, cito Éfstaþ nú ardlíce persequimini cito, Jos. 2, 5: Gen. 14, 14: 22, 11

cum

(v.)

come

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come Nú ðú cum now come thou, Exon. 10a ; Th. 10, 9 ; Cri. 149; imp. of cuman

grǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽde, adj.
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Grassy Gang nú of þǽre grǽdan (grénan, v. l. ) dúne, Hml. S. 18, 245. v. grǽd grass

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

tó-cyme

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Ne bið heó ná swincende on feforádlum, ne eác heó ne gyrneð Basilies tócymes neque febribus laboratura est, neque Basilium quaesitura. Gr. D. 29, 24. Add

fremednes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
fremednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fremed, pp. of fremman and -ness, -nyss]

An accomplishment ⬩ fulfilment ⬩ peractio

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An accomplishment, fulfilment; peractio Næfþ ðæt swefen nǽnige fremednesse gódes ne yfeles the dream has no accomplishment for good or evil, Lchdm. iii. 154, 17. Nǽnige fremednysse no fulfilment, iii. 156, 1

ǽn

(n.; num.; adj.)

one ⬩ unus

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one; unus Wyrc ðé nú ǽnne aro now make thee an ark. Gen. 6, 14: Mt. Bos. 5, 36

heáfod-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-mægen, es; n.
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A cardinal virtue Nú syndon eahta heáfodmægnu, ðá magan oferswíðan þás deóflu, Hml. S. 16, 312. Cf. heáfod-leahter

lǽn-lic

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Wé sculon geþencean ꝥ þis líf is lǽnlic þe wé nú on libbað, Ll. Th. ii. 400, 15. Add

tó-cnyssan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cnyssan, p. te; pp. ed

To crush to pieces, ⬩ smash, ⬩ shatter

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To crush to pieces, smash, shatter Ne forbrýte hé ná ðæt tócnysede hreód (arundinem quassatam), R. Ben. 121, 6

swingere

(n.)
Grammar
swingere, es; m.

One who scourges

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One who scourges Nú ic (mead) eom bindere and swingere, sóna weorpere, Exon. Th. 409, 26 ; Rä. 28, 7

god-webben

(adj.)
Grammar
god-webben, adj.
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Purple Ná mid golde ne mid godwebbenum hræglum not with gold nor with purple raiment, Blickl. Homl. 95, 19