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wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
wealwian, p.ode

To fade, wither ⬩ wallow = to fade away

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See also welewed in Halliwell's Dict.]

Linked entries: walwian wealowigan wealowigan

spátl

(n.)
Grammar
spátl, es; n.

Spittle ⬩ saliva ⬩ sputum, screa, saliva,

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Ðín spátl spíw on, Lchdm. ii. 322, 7: 24, 8: 36, 17. Se ná ne forbeág mid his nebbe ðara triówleásena monna spátl, Past. 36; Swt. 261, 9: Exon. Th. 88, 7; Cri. 1436. Spádl, Elen. Kmbl. 600; El. 300. Spáðl, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 30.

Linked entries: spádl spǽtl

atelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atelíc, adj. [ = atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ terrible ⬩ horrid ⬩ foul ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ terribilis ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis ⬩ fœ́dus

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Dire, terrible, horrid, foul, loathsome; dirus, terribilis, horridus, deformis, fœ́dus Norþ-Denum stód atelíc egesa over the North-Danes stood dire terror, Beo. Th. 1572; B. 784. Unwlitig swile and atelíc tumor deformis, Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, 17

Linked entries: atelucost atolíc

swéte

(adj.)
Grammar
swéte, adj.
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Gif hwá biteres hwes onberede, ðæt him þúhte beóbreád ðí swétre, Bt. 23 tit.; Fox xiv, 10. Sweótran ofer hunig, Ps.

Linked entries: swerum swót

cwilst

(v.)
Grammar
cwilst, he cwilþ

diest, dies

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diest, dies ; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of cwelan

cwíð-nes

(n.)
Grammar
cwíð-nes, cwíð-ness,e; f.

A wailing, lamentation ⬩ lamentum

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Dial. 3. 15, 37

cwéming

(n.)
Grammar
cwéming, e; f.

A pleasing, satisfying ⬩ placentia, satisfactio

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Dial. 4, 28

bled

(n.)
Grammar
bled, e; f.

A bowl, the dish of a balance, a scale

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A bowl, the dish of a balance, a scale

cyric-sócn

(n.)

a church-privilege

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Dipl. 870; Kmbl. iv. 220, 19

Linked entry: sócn

derung

(n.)
Grammar
derung, e; f.

An injuring, harming ⬩ læsio, injūria, nocumentum

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Dial. 3, 16

fræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fræclíce, adv.

Greedily ⬩ ăvĭde

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Dial. 1, 4

pudd

(n.)
Grammar
pudd, es ; m.
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A ditch, furrow Puddas sulcos, Germ. 399, 338 [cf. puddle]

efne

(n.)
Grammar
efne, es; n.
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Material Aefne ðiss alðes materiam istam cervise, Rtl. 116, 40

wídgalness

Grammar
wídgalness, <b>. II.</b>
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Dial. 2, 3 substitute Gr. D. 108, l

wíngeard-hocgas

(n.)
Grammar
wíngeard-hocgas, (for wíngeard-bógas, v. preceding word; or wíngeard-hócas, cf. wíngearda hócas capreoli,
  • Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 59
)

caprioli dicti quod capiant arbores,

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caprioli dicti quod capiant arbores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 61

cracettan

(v.)

to CROAK ⬩ crocitare

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Dial. 2, 8, Som. Ben. Lye

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Dial. MS. Hat. Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

ed-cucian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-cucian, -cwician; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To re-quicken, revive ⬩ reviviscĕre

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Dial. 1. 12, Lye

ering-lond

(n.)
Grammar
ering-lond, es; n.

Arable land ⬩ arvum

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Dipl. 1339; Kmbl. vi. 200, 7

un-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þearf, adj.

Needless ⬩ useless

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Needless, useless Unðærfe ðing nequaquam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 6

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