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wit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-leás, adj.

Witlesssenseless

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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe hé (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12

ge-sáweled

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Add: ge-sáwlod endowed with life Ǽr þám þe hit (utero conceptus) gesáwlod wǽre antequam animatus fuit, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 17

réwett

(n.)
Grammar
réwett, m. n. (?).l. n.
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and add Hí ꝥ líc tó scipe bǽron . . . and efeston mid reówte (reówette, v. l. ) on þǽre eá, Hml. S. 31, 1478

Linked entry: reówtt

crop-leác

(n.)
Grammar
crop-leác, es; n.

Garlic allium satīvum, Lin

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Garlic; allium satīvum, Lin Genim cropleác take garlic L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 14; 3, 68; Lchdm. ii. 356, 5

sorh-cearu

(n.)

grievous carepainful anxiety

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grievous care, painful anxiety Næs him sorgcearu ðeáh his líc and gǽst hyra somwiste gedǽled(-de ?), Exon. Th. 160, 6; Gú. 939

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, -tión; p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To makeformframeappointdeterminedecreeordainassignfăcĕrestătuĕreconstĭtuĕredecernĕre

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He us æt frymþe geteóde líf he assigned life to us at the beginning, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 17; Gn. Ex. 5: 90 a; Th. 337, 28; Gn. Ex. 71: Andr. Kmbl. 28; An. 14.

múþ-bana

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-bana, an; m.

One who destroys with the mouth

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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079

ge-glófed

(adj.; part.)
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gloved Ic nát hú þú hym onfón mage mid geglófedum handum; ðú scealt dón bær líc ongeán, Solil. H. 42, 11

Linked entry: glófed

ge-wynsumlic

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v. ge-wilsum-lic) lufe ultroneum affectum Hpt. Gl. 412, 4. Gewinsumlice ł gecwéme acceptum, desiderativum 446, 51

riht-regol

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Add: a lawful rule of life Wé bebeódað ꝥte Godes þeówas hiora ryhtregol on ryht healdan, Ll. Th. i. 102, 15

ed-hwyrft

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ed-hwyrft, <b>.
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</b> Add: Hé ús edhwyrft forgeaf tó þám écean lífe þe wé ǽr forworhton, Verc. Först. 78, 18

tó-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dwæscan, p. te

To extinguish

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To extinguish Wearð se háta líg tódrifen and tódwæsced, Cd. Th. 238, 11; Dan. 353: Exon. Th. 190, 2; Az. 67

ge-dreógan

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L. 9, 20. to live through, spend time, life, &amp;c. [v. N. E. D. dree, 5.] Wisse hé gearwe þæt hé dæghwíla gedrogen hæfde, eorðan wynne, B. 2726

mis-libban

(v.)

to lead a bad life

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to lead a bad life Biþ mannum sceamu ðæt hí mislybban sceolon, and ða nýtenu healdaþ heora gesetnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 18

Linked entry: libban

scipian

(v.)
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to take shape Ðonne gelimpþ ðæræ ( the mother ) manigfeald sár ðonne ðæs byrþres líc on hire innoþe scypigende biþ, Lchdm, iii. 146, 15

ge-cýgednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cýgednes, -ness, e; f.

A callingvŏcātio

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A calling; vŏcātio On ðam dæge ðe geneálǽhte hyre gecýgednesse of ðyssum lífe immĭnente die suæ vŏcātiōnis, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 31

wræc-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-hwíl, e; f.

A period of miseryexilethe present life

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A period of misery or exile, the present life Ðǽr ða eádgan beóð æfter wræchwíle weorcum bifongen, Exon. Th. 233, 19; Ph. 527

Linked entry: wræc-fæc

heáfod-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ǽ, (?)
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a law that affects life. v. heáfod; 2 Heáfod[ǽ?] capitol[is] lex (Wright prints: Capital lex-heáfod), Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 43

Linked entry: ǽ

wil-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wil-þegu, e; f.

A grateful repast

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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum tó wiste and tó wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153

feorh-bana

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-bana, -bona, feorg-bona, an; m.

A life-destroyermurderervitæ interfectorhŏmĭcīda

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A life-destroyer, murderer; vitæ interfector, hŏmĭcīda Ðú Abele wurde to feorhbanan thou hast been for a life-destroyer to Abel, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 26; Gen. 1020.

Linked entries: feorg-bona feorh-bona