fæstnian
to betroth
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Ic ðás word and ðás wísan fæstnie and wríte, 122, 2. Ic ðis wríte and ðeafie and mid Crístes ródetácne hit festniæ, i. 311, 24
un-dilegod
Not blotted out ⬩ not effaced
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Not blotted out, not effaced Swá se wrítere, gif hé ne dilegaþ ðæt hé ǽr wrát, ðeáh hé nǽfre má náuht ne wríte, ðæt bið ðeáh undilegod, ðæt hé ǽr wrát neque enim scriptor, si a scriptione cessaverit, quia alia non addidit, etiam illa, quae scripserat
pliht
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Lóce hwá þás bóc áwríte, wríte hig be þǽre bysne and for Godes lufon hí gerihte, þæt heó tó leás ne beó þám wrítere tó plihte and mé tó tále, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 40.
ge-wringan
To wring ⬩ comprimere ⬩ constringere
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To wring; comprimere, constringere Gewring ða wós of hyre leáfon wring the juice from its leaves, Th. An. 116, 22. Munt gewrungen mons coagulatus, Ps. Lamb. 67, 16. Gewrungan wrung, Herb. 72, 2; Lchdm. i. 174, 11
cnuwian
To knock, ⬩ pound ⬩ pinsere
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To knock, pound; pinsere Genim læfre neoðowearde, cnuwa and wring take the netherward part of a bulrush, pound it and wring Lchdm. i. 382, 18. Cnua beolenan pound henbane L. M. 3, 50; Lchdm. ii. 340, 15
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hosu
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or for hosu) Hosa caliga vel ocrea, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48. Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . hosa (hosan, R. Ben I. 93, 9, calige ), R. Ben. 92, 3. Habbon hig tó fótgewǽdum hosa (hosan, R. Ben. I. 92, 1), 88, 14. Hý habbaþ
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ge-wrǽstan
to writhe ⬩ twist ⬩ join ⬩ intorquere
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to writhe, twist, join; intorquere, Cot. 4
wrítian
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to cut (v. wrítan; ) or to draw (v. wrítan; ) a figure Ðonne wercað hió of weaxe, writiaþ (wrítaþ?) Fénix, métaþ Fénix they make waxen images of the Phenix, draw it, paint it, E. S. 478
græf
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Ðonne þú græf habban wille, þonne sete þú þíne þrí fingras tósomne swilce þú græf hæbbe, and styra þíne fingras swilce þú wríte, Tech. ii. 128, 6. [From Latin graphium.] Add
not-wrítere
One who writes notes
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One who writes notes Notwrítera notariorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 66
ge-wrítere
A writer
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A writer Gewríteres scribæ, Ps. Spl. T. 44, 2
æppel
an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) ⬩ an apple-shaped object ⬩ an eye-ball
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Add: an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) Æppel pomum, Ælfc. Gr. 31, 4. Ęppel malum, Kent. Gl. 962. Scoldon hangigan reáde apla mala punica Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá reádan apla (appla, l. 13)? Se æppel bið betogen mid rinde,
spic-máse
A titmouse ⬩ a tit
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A titmouse Spicmáse (Wright prints swic-) parrula. Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 40
of-talu
The successful defence made against a claim
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When the claim was known to him, he sent a writ to the archbishop, and commanded him that he and his thanes should settle it rightfully according as the claim was to be allowed or rejected, according as the verdict was for or against the claim (cf.
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a-wringan
To wring out ⬩ to squeeze out ⬩ express ⬩ exprimere
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To wring out, to squeeze out, express; exprimere, Cot. 196
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ǽ-wrítere
A writer ⬩ composer or framer of laws ⬩ legurn conditor
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A writer, composer or framer of laws; legurn conditor, Prov. 8
giddian
To sing ⬩ recite ⬩ speak
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Gyddedon hæleþ in healle hwæt seó hand write heroes in hall discussed what did the hand write, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 18; Dan. 728
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ofer-áwritten
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Cf. ofer-writen
hǽren
Made of hair ⬩ cilicius
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Wring þurh hǽrenne cláþ wring through a hair cloth, Lchdm. i. 382, 21. Reáf hǽren vestimentum cilicium, Ps. Lamb. 68, l2
Pater-noster
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Wrít on ǽgðere sticcan án paternoster oð ende, Lch. i. 386, 6