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wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
wealcan, p. weólc; pp. wealcen

To roll, toss. of the movement of watertrans. of other movement literal metaph. of action of thought, trans. To turn over in the mindto revolve, consider with a preposition intrans.to turn over, deal with

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Hí nellaþ on heora móde wealcan ðæs Hǽlendes beboda, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 53.

Linked entry: wealcian

wirsa

(adj.)
Grammar
wirsa, (wirra occurs once in the Chronicle); cpve.; wirrest, wirst; spve. adj.

Worseworst

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Se deófol slóh lób mid ðære wyrstan wunde (with the most grievous disorder) Homl. Th. ii. 452, 26. Mid ðý werrestan áttre with the most virulent poison, Shrn. 84, 28. On ðone wyrrestan deáð to the most cruel death,, Andr. Kmbl. 172; An. 86.

tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.
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Th. 132, 8; Gen. 2190. a heavenly body other than sun or moon, a star Seó sunne and se móna and ealle tunglan (tungla, MS. R.), Lchdm. iii. 246, 23. Gewíteþ sunne and móna and eal tungla leóht áspringeþ, Blickl. Homl. 91, 23.

Linked entries: tungel tungl

eofor-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-fearn, efor-fearn, efer-fearn, es; n. [fearn a fern]

A species of fern, polypodypolypŏdium vulgāre

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Genim eofor-fearnes mǽst take most of polypody, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 56, 20: 1, 59; Lchdm. ii. 130, 9.: iii. 74, 4. Eoforfearn dó on hunig pat polypody into honey, L. M. 1, 60; Lchdm. ii. 130, 24: 1, 87; Lchdm. ii. 154, 17: iii. 56, 19

Linked entries: efer-fearn efor-fearn

forod

(adj.)
Grammar
forod, forad, fored, forud; adj. part. [v. nacod naked]

Brokenfracturedviolatedfractusviolātus

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Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ, ðæt hie beóþ forode if a man smite another's cheeks, so that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15: Ps. Th. 30, 12. Foredum sceancum with broken legs, H. R. 101, 21

láð-wende

(adj.)
Grammar
láð-wende, adj.

evilhostilemalignant

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Gyf mon méte ðæt hé gǽt geseó ðonne mæg hé wénan ðæs láðwendan feóndes him on neáwyste if a man dream that he sees goats then may he expect the devil in his neighbourhood, Lchdm. iii. 176, 3.

Lindisfaran

(n.)
Grammar
Lindisfaran, pl.
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Lǽdde mon his líchoman tó Lindisfarena eá, 3, 17; S. 543, 37, col. 2. Mid ðám bróðrum ðære cyricean æt Lindisfarena a fratribus ecclesiæ Lindesfarnensis, pref; S. 472, 29.

mære

(n.)
Grammar
mære, mare, mere, an; f.

A night-marea monster oppressing men during sleep

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Gif mon mare ríde, L. M. 1, 64; Lchdm. ii. 140, 9. Hi beóþ góde wið nihtgengan and maran, 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 12

pocc

(n.)
Grammar
pocc, es ; m.
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Wið poccum swíðe sceal mon blód lǽtan ... gif hié út sleán ǽlcne man sceall áweg ádelfan mid þorne, and ðonne wín oððe alordrenc drýpe on innan, ðonne ne beóþ hý gesýne, 104, 14-106, 6. See the note on this section

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS.

ge-risene

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne; adj.

Fit, convenient, propercongruus, decens, conveniens

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Hit is ealles gerisnost it is most fitting, Blickl. Homl. 205, 24

Linked entries: -risene ge-rysene

geofu

(n.)
Grammar
geofu, e; gen. pl. -a, -ena, -ona; f.

A gift, gracedonus, gratia

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Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan that he may partake of the Lord's gifts, Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384. Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Gr. 38; Zup. 229, 16-230, 1 : mox, Zup. 241, 6 : confestim, Scint. 236, 1. Gé gemétaþ þǽrrihte (sóna statim, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 2) getígedne assan, Homl. Th. i. 206, 10 : 494, 13 : Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16 : 27, 51. Ðá cwæð hé : 'Geweorðe leóht.'

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

un-álífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífed, adj.

Unallowedillicitunlawful

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Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín geméte, L. In. 39; Th. i. 132, 11. Unálýfedre willnunge inlicitae concupiscentiae, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 9.

Linked entry: á-lífan

yppe

(adj.)
Grammar
yppe, adj.
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Ðonne mon beám on wuda forbærne and weorðe yppe on ðone ðe hit dyde, 43; Th. i. 128, 18. Nǽnges þinges máre þearf nǽre ðonne his unriht yppe wurde, Blickl. Homl. 175, 10.

Linked entry: uppae

betera

(adj.)
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Hé feóþ his betran, Mód. 36. Geseóð hí þá betran blǽde scínan, Cri. 1292. of things Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349. [Goth. batiza : O. Sax. O. Fr. betera: O. H. Ger. pezziro.]

cwalu

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Hwæt bið unáberendlicre tó gesiónne ðonne ðæs bearnes cwalu ( mors ) beforan ðæs fæder eágum?, Past. 34. 3, 11. Mæst*-*að hié hié selfe on hiera niéhstena cwale in proximorum nece grassantur, 335, 15: Bl. H. 193, 1.

drohtnian

(v.)
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Of cyrliscum lífe ... men ... swá micele eáðelícor and sél drohtniaþ ( live as monks ), swá hý stíþlíce áfédde wǽron, R. Ben. 138, 24. Hé cwæð be ðám Hǽlende: 'Mid mannum hé drohtnode,' Hml. Th. ii. 12, 32.

egesian

(v.)
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Hé ðæt mód his hiéremonna óliccende egesige and ðreátigende ólicce corda subditorum et terrendo demulceat, et tamen ad terroris reverentiam demulcendo constringat, 127, 7. to threaten Egsude minaretur, An. Ox. 2481

freót

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Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg bútan his hláfordes hǽse, þolie his freótes, Ll. Th. i. 104, 6.