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un-gesceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwís, adj.

not acting according to reasonun- reasonableirrationalunwisefoolishnot possessed of reasonirrational

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Ic wundrige hwí men sién swá ungesceádwíse ðæt hié wénan ðæt ðis andwearde líf mæge ðone monnan dón gesǽligne, 11, 2; Fox 34, 36: 39, 9; Fox 226, 9.

Linked entry: ge-sceádwís

weste-weard

(adj.)
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weste-weard, adj.
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Dip. B. ii. 305, 23. Eall ðes middangeard from eásteweardum óð westeweardne, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 11 : 29, 3;Fox 106, 22. From eásteweardan ðisses middangeardes óð westeweardne, 18, 2; Fox 62, 1.

Linked entry: eáste-weard

wic-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wic-weorc, es; n.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 35. Cf. Hér synd gewriten ða gerihta ðe ða ceorlas sculan dón tó Hysseburnan . . . Hí sculan ǽlce wucan wircen ðæt hí man háte bútan þrím, án tó middanwintra, óðera tó Eástran, þridde tó gangdagan, v. 147, 26. v.

Linked entry: wice-weorc

be-héfe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héfe, adj.
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Sibling þé swá behéfe swá ðín hand, Hml. Th. i. 516, 15. Mé þingð behéfe þing ꝥ ic gecýðe, Angl. viii. 335, 2: 303, 26. Drihtne bihoefe is Domino necessarius est, Mk. R. II, 3. Sýn gehwám behéfe þing (necessaria) gesealde, R. Ben. 57, 17: 132, 4.

be-tweohnum

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-tweohnum, [] be-tweónum.

betweenamong

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Betweónan þyssum ðin-gum, Bd. 2, 18; Sch. 181, 23. Grammar be-tweohnum, adv. : — Man sealde gíslas betweónan, Chr. 1052 ; P. 175, 27. Betwínum in invicem, Ps. Srt. 33, 4

ge-trahtian

(v.)
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Ðis is ebrisc word ꝥ is getrahtad in Latin talitha cumi, quod est interpraetatum..., Mk. L. R. 5, 41: Jn. L. R. 1, 42. Getrahted (-ad, R.), Mk. L. 15, 22: 34. Getrachtad (-trahtad, R.), Jn. L. 1, 41. Getractat (-trach(t)ad, R.), 9, 7.

hnappian

(v.)
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Zosimus nǽnige þinga hnappode and geornlíce ꝥ wésten beheóld Zosimus did not close an eye, and gazed earnestly on the desert Hml. S. 23 b, 666. Hí heom betweónan án and án hnappodon one after another they got drowsy 23, 247.

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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One whose coming is pleasant, a welcome person (or thing) Mé is ðín cyme on myclum ðonce, and ðú eart leóf wilcuna grains mihi est multum adventus tui, et bene venisti Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 22. Leóf wilcuma Frysan wífe, Exon. Th. 339, 17; Gn. Ex. 95.

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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Heathen worship, idolatry; also an idol Ðis hǽðengyld deófles biggeng is this idolatry is worship of the devil, Homl. Th. i. 72, 4. Hǽðengield, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 23; Jul. 15.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Ðis is wæstm wíses and goodes ðe his sóðfæst weorc symble lǽste Ps.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.
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Ger. in thanke, danche gratus On ðonce mé syndon ðíne word and ðín lufu gratias ago benevolentiae tuae, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 23. Mé is ðín cyme on myclum ðonce gratus mihi est multum adventus tuus, 4, 9; S. 577, 21 : Exon. Th. 387, 22; Rä. 5, 9.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

fela-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fela-feald, adj.

Manifoldmultiplex

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Manifold; multiplex Dómas ðíne synd neowelnys micellu oððe felafeald jūdĭcia tua suit abyssus multa, Ps. Spl. 38, 6

cúþa

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Ðíne cúðan cognatos tuos, Past. 323, 20. Add

eár-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-þyrel, es; n.
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v. ears-þerl in Dict.) fistulas, i. arterias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 54

firsn

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Take here fiersn in Dict., and add

Linked entries: fiersn fyrsn

ge-lífenscipe

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Take here <b>ge-léfenscipe</b> in Dict., and add: v. ge-lífen excused

Linked entry: ge-lífen

ge-wirdlian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-wyrdlian</b> in Dict., and add: (ge-ǽwerdledan, v. l. )

Linked entry: ge-wyrdlian

hírsum

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Take here hýrsum in Dict., and add

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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Ðing swá mǽre þæt man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan, fulluht and húslhálgung, Wlfst. 34, 5. Tó áwyrdenne deprauandum, An. Ox. 4493.

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

aac

(n.)
Grammar
aac, e; f.

An oak

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Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19

Linked entry: Ác-tún