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fugel-timber

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Substitute: Bird-material (v. timber; ), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236

ge-wyrmsed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wyrmsed, ge-wyrsmed; adj.
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Lǽcedómas wiþ þǽre lifre wunde þonne se swile gewyrsmed tóbyrst, Lch. ii. 202, 14. Wiþ innan gewyrs-medum geswelle, 6, 27 : 72, 21

Linked entries: wyrmsan ge-wyrsmed

líman

(v.)
Grammar
líman, p. de
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To emit rays, beam, shine ꝥ ꝥ leóht þe þǽr lýmde betweoh þám þýstrum wæs beorhtre þonne dæges leóht ut diem vinceret lux ilia quae inter tenebras radiasset, Gr. D. 171, 5

Linked entries: á-líman límian

willung

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willung, desire.
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For ðon wer bið wífe gemenged þonne unálýfedre willunge (inlicitae concupiscentiae) monnes mód in geþóhte þurh lustfulnesse bið geþeóded . . . þæt fýr þǽre unrihtan willunge, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 86, 14-20. Add

willa

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willa, will.
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Add Gyf mon méte ꝥ hé feala spera geseó ætsamne, þonne byð ꝥ þæt hé on his feóndum his willan gewryhð (ꝥ þú ofercymst ealle þíne fýnd, v.l.). Lch. iii. 176, 10.

ymbe

(n.)
Grammar
ymbe, (imbe), es; m. (?)
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A swarm of bees Wið ymbe . . . forweorp ofer greót þonne hí swirman, and cweð: 'Sitte gé sigewíf . . .' Lchdm. i. 384, 18. ¶ Imbæs dæl occurs Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 176, 20

æt-hweg

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hweg, adv.
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá hé ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I

be-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
be-wuna, adj. indecl.

Wontaccustomed

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Wont, accustomed Swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron, þonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 116, 32. Hí dydon eall swá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20

Linked entry: -wuna

doxian

(v.)
Grammar
doxian, p. ode
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To become dark-coloured Hwílum hé ( the dead body ) bið swíðe láðlicum men gelíc; þonne wannað hé and doxaþ; óðre hwíle hé bið blǽc and ǽhíwe, Verc. fol. 23 b

lǽn-land

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Þonne is þæs londes þridde half híd þe Óswold selð Cynelme his þegne tó bóclonde, swá hé hit him ǽr hæfde tó forlǽten tó lǽnlonde, Cht. E. 208, 11. Add

un-gyrdan

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Gif hé ǽnigne þearfan nacodne gemétte, þonne wæs hé hine sylfne ungyrdende ( se exspolians), and mid his hrægle hé þone þearfan gescrýdde, Gr. D. 68, II. Cf. on-gyrdan. Add

swefecung

(n.)
Grammar
swefecung, e; f.
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Sleep, slumber Se hopa þæs tóweardan ǽrystes, þonne þá rihtwýsan swylce of slǽpes swæfcunge (a sopore somni ) árísað, Chrd. 26, 25. Ic ne sylle swefcunge ( somnum ) mínum eágum, 31, 4. See preceding word

cnyllan

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L. 7, 7, 8. to strike, ring a bell Þonne þone óðerne cnyll cnylð (þonne mon eft cnylle, R. Ben. 74, 7) dum secundum signum pulsaverit, R. Ben. I. 82, 13. Þænne se cyrcwerd tácn cnylle, Angl. xiii. 398, 475.

ge-cneówian

(v.)
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Betere is þæt se cásere, þonne hé tó Róme becymð, þæt hé wurpe his cynehelm and gecneówige æt ðæs fisceres gemynde, þonne se fiscere cneówige æt þæs cáseres gemynde. Hml. Th. i. 578, 7.

líge-leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
líge-leóht, (?); adj.
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Hé is hwít . . . þonne is þæt þridde þæt líhteð eall geond eorðærn . . . and þonne is hit hwæðre án lég, and ne mæg þæt háte fram ðám hwíte áscádan, ne ðæt hwíte fram þám légeleóhte (þæt háte, Þæt hwíte, þæt légeleóhte seem all substantive forms of the

nytt

(adj.)
Grammar
nytt, adj.
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Ic ǽlcne mínra freónda lufige swá mycele má þonne ðone óðerne swá ic ongyte þæt hé betran willað þonne se óðer and his gesceádwisnesse nyttran willan tó dónne tanto magis amo amicos meos, quanta magis bene utuntur anima rationali, vel certe quantum desiderant

of-drǽd

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of-drǽd, of-drǽdd.
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Se þridda cnapa wacode swíðor for ege þonne for his gebedum . . . se ofdrǽdda cnapa ꝥ eall geseah, Vis. Lfc. 59. Daria cwæð tó þám ofdrǽddan men, Hml. S. 35, 269. Add

simble

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Add Wé beóð þonne mid úrum sáwlum éce symle earme oððe eádige, Wlfst. 145, 13

un-gefeá

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefeá, an ; m.
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Unhappiness Ðá men þe mǽstne dreám bútan Godes ondrysnum úp áhebbað hér on wornlde, hié þonne eft mǽste unrótnesse bútan ende and mǽstne ungefeán bútan ǽnigre blisse hiá onfóó. Nap. 64

Linked entry: ge-feá

beótung

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Gif wambe bið on innan wund, þonne biþ þǽr sár and beótunga (threatening symptoms) and gesceorf. Lch. ii. 220, 3. For hwon sceolon gé mid eówrum leásum beótingum mé egsian?, Guth. 38, 27. Add