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fæstnian

(v.)

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

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dilegod, adj.

Not blotted outnot 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

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wringan, p. -wrang, pl. -wrungon; pp. -wrungen

To wringcomprimereconstringere

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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

(v.)
Grammar
cnuwian, cnuian; p. ode; pp. od

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

(n.)
Grammar
hosu, e (an ?); f. (and <b>? hosa,</b> an; m.; but perhaps hosa, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48, might be pl., or a mistake for hose (cf. eága for eáge, 70, 42,
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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

(v.)

to writhetwistjoinintorquere

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to writhe, twist, join; intorquere, Cot. 4

wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, <b>; I.</b> substitute: <b>writian</b> (?)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
græf, a writing-style.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
not-wrítere, es; m.

One who writes notes

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One who writes notes Notwrítera notariorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 66

ge-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrítere, es; m.

A writer

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A writer Gewríteres scribæ, Ps. Spl. T. 44, 2

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan 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

(n.)
Grammar
spic-máse, an; f.

A titmousea tit

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A titmouse Spicmáse (Wright prints swic-) parrula. Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 40

of-talu

(n.)
Grammar
of-talu, e ; f.

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

(v.)
Grammar
a-wringan, p. -wrang, pl. -wrungon; pp. -wrungen

To wring outto squeeze outexpressexprimere

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To wring out, to squeeze out, express; exprimere, Cot. 196

Linked entry: a-wrungen

ǽ-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wrítere, es; m.

A writercomposer or framer of lawslegurn conditor

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A writer, composer or framer of laws; legurn conditor, Prov. 8

giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To singrecitespeak

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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

ofer-áwritten

(n.)
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Cf. ofer-writen

hǽren

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽren, adj.

Made of haircilicius

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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

(n.)
Grammar
Pater-noster, m. n.
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Wrít on ǽgðere sticcan án paternoster oð ende, Lch. i. 386, 6