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beódian

(v.)
Grammar
beódian, beóddian
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to make tables Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

íþ-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-rǽde, adj. Easy to guess (v. rædan; <b>VI a.</b>)
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Cunna mage þú árǽdan hwæt þis mage beón. Ic wéne þæt hit nis éðrǽde, E. S. xxxvi. 326

wóp-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
wóp-dropa, an; m.

A tear

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A tear Hwæt is ðæt wundor ðæt geond ðás woruld styrnenga gǽð, áweccaþ wópdropan ? Salm. Kmbl. 567 ; Sal. 283

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

ge-cúþian

(v.)
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to become known Dryhten, hwæt is se mon þæt þú gecúþodes ( innotuisti ) him, Ps. Vos. 143, 3

Linked entry: cúþian

hwega

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., somewhat, v. hwæt-hwega ; 2 b, hwilc-hwéga; 2 Lytles hwega for þæs líchaman nédbehǽfednyssum mid him hæbbende, Hml.

deád-bǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrlíc, adj.

Deadly mortĭfer

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Deadly; mortĭfer Him ne deraþ, ðeáh hí hwæt deádbǽrlíces drincon si mortifĕrum bibĕrint, non eis nocēbit, Mk. Bos. 16, 18

mis-wider

(n.)
Grammar
mis-wider, es; n.

Bad weatherstorm

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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2

Linked entry: mis-gewider

gyt

(pronoun.)
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you two; vos duo Gyt nyton hwæt gyt biddaþ [vos duo] nescitis quid [vos duo] petatis, Mt. Bos. 20, 22

nasu

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Add: [a wk. dat. occurs] Dó brálinga þíne hand tó þínre nasan, swilce þú hwæt gestince, Tech. ii. 123, 12

mealt-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of malt

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A contribution of malt Sceóte man swá hwæt swá witan gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, hwílum mealtgescot, Wulfst. 171, 2

fóre-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gangan, part. -gangende; p. -geóng, -géng, pl. -geóngon, -géngon; pp. -gangen

To go beforeprecedepræcēdĕre

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Hwæt ðǽr fóregange oððe hwæt ðǽr æfterfylige we ne cunnon quid autem præcessĕrit quidve sĕquātur ignōrāmus, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 22

Linked entry: fóre-gán

hére

(n.)
Grammar
hére, e; f.

Dignitymajestygreatness

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Dignity, majesty, greatness Hwæt hiora hére búton se hlísa án what is their greatness but report alone, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 107; Met. 10, 54.

elcor

(adv.)
Grammar
elcor, elcur, ælcor; adv.

Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except alias, alĭter, præter, nisi

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Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except; alias, alĭter, præter, nisi Gif hit hwæt elcor biþ sin alias, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 17

tǽl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-wirðe, -wierðe, -wyrðe; adj.

Blameworthy, reprehensible

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Blameworthy, reprehensible Gecnáwan hwæt tǽlwierðe biþ quae reprehendenda sunt cognoscere, Past. 28; Swt. 195, 8. Tǽlwyrðes (-wierðes, Cott. MSS.), 195, 24

sýring

(n.)
Grammar
sýring, e; f.

Butter-milk

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Cýswyrhtan gebyreþ ðæt heó of wring-hwæge buteran macige tó hláfordes beóde, and hæbbe ða sýringe ealle búton ðæs hyrdes dǽle, 16; Th. i. 438, 33

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, es; n.

The habit of a nun

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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12

un-wénunga

(adv.)
Grammar
un-wénunga, adv.

Unexpectedly

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Unexpectedly Men cwǽdon ðonne him hwæt unwénunga gebyrede, ðæt ðæt wǽre weás gebyred, Bt. 40, 6; Fox 242, 4

Linked entry: wénunga

fore-witol

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Se forewitola Scyppend wiste on ǽr hwæt hé of hyre gedón habban wolde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Add

Linked entry: -witol

for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add