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un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe his strand ... and eall ðæt tó his strande gedryuen hys, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 221, 5-8), L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 284, 21

wistfullian

(v.)
Grammar
wistfullian, p. ode

To feast

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Se apostol tǽhte ðæt wé sceoldon wistfullian ná on yfelnysse beorman, ac on þeorfnyssum sýfernysse (epulemur, non in fermento malitiae, sed in azymis sinceritatis, 1 Cor. 5, 8), Homl. Th. ii. 278, 24

Linked entry: wist

hýþ

Grammar
hýþ, a port. (
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Þá þá hé cóm tó Rómána hýþe ( ad Romanum portum ), Gr. D. 347, 16. Of ðǽre hýðe andlang streámes, C. D. vi. 100, 6. Æ[t] hýðum (æt[h]ýðum wǽran gesette, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 30) portunalia (v. hýþ-gild), An. Ox. ll, 186

Linked entries: hýþ-gild Lamb-hýþ

ýþung

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Add: overflowing, inundation Mycel ýðglung (ýðguncg, v. l.) and regnes gyte forð cóm inundatio pluviae erupit. Gr. D. 167, 24.

un-wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wrǽst, -wrǽste; adj.

Weak ⬩ poor ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched

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Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan, p. 320, col. 2) férde ofer sǽ, Chr. 1051; Th. 319, 3. Hí hí selfe léton ǽgþer ge for heáne ge for unwrǽste, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 23

Linked entry: wrǽst

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armour ⬩ arms

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Iudas com mid ðám cwealmbǽrum mid ormǽtere wǽpnunge (with an immense amount of weapons), Homl. Ass. 74, 44: Homl. Th. ii. 302, 4

weardere

(n.)
Grammar
weardere, es; m.

One who holds a country, an inhabitant

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One who holds a country, an inhabitant Columba com tó Pyhtum; ðæt synd wærteras be norðum mórum Columba came to the Picts; they are the people who hold the country to the north of the hills (cf.

Linked entry: wærtere

oftrǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
oftrǽdlíce, adv.

Frequently, often, habitually

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Se Hǽlend oftrǽdlíce (frequenter) com ðyder, Jn. Skt. 18, 2. Gif man hine oftrǽdlíce (ex consuetudine) ofer drince, L. Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Ǽghwæðer óðerne oftrǽdlíce út drǽfde, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 12.

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.

A vessel in the form of a ship

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Hec acerra a schyp for censse, 230, col. 2. Wright has the following note on this entry: The nef, a vessel in the form of a ship, used in the church from an early period to hold the incense, as well as other articles

síclian

(v.)
Grammar
síclian, sícelian; p. ode

To sicken ⬩ be or fall sick

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[Ðá wæs Leófríc abbot of Burh æt ꝥ ilca feord, and sǽclode dǽr, and com hám, and wæs dǽd sóne dǽr æfter Chr. 1066, Erl. 203, 12. Þat ilce ðæi þat Martin abbot of Burch sculde þider faren, þa sǽclede hé & ward déd .iv. no.

ge-wef

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wef, ge-wefe, -wife, es; n.

A web ⬩ textura

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M. 387 Gewife fatum, fortuna, Cot. 88; Lye. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda gewiofu the Lord gave him the webs of success in war, i. e. he was successful in war, Beo. Th. 1398; B. 697

Linked entries: ge-wife ge-wifsǽlig

yfera

(adj.)
Grammar
yfera, cpve.: yfemest; spve. adj.

Upper, higher; of time, later, after: upmost, highest

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Sioððan yferran dógre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 310, 29. Cyng áh ðone uferan (yferan, v. l.), and bisceop ðone nyðeran, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 16. Þurh his upstige tó ðam yfemystan þrymsetle, Homl. Th. i. 308, 9. Of ðǽm yfemestum (ymestum, Hatt.

Linked entries: ufera ymest

Acemannes burh

(n.)
Grammar
Acemannes burh, burg; g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress]

Bath, Somersetshire

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D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3. On ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; ac beornas Baðan nemnaþ in the old burgh, Akeman's Chester; but men call it Bath, Chr. 973; Ing. 158, 26.

cleweða

(n.)
Grammar
cleweða, clæweða, an; m.

A clawing, scratching ⬩ scalpturigo, scalpurigo

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Cot.] biþ swíðe unsár, and se cleweða [MS.

Linked entry: clæwetða

CURS

(n.)
Grammar
CURS, es; m.

CURSE ⬩ maledictio

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Catal. 81, 5: Cod. Dipl. 310 ; A. D. 871-878 ; Kmbl. ii. 107, 5: 1057 ; Kmbl. v. 114, 25: Chr. 656 ; Erl. 33, 12: 675 ; Erl. 39, 20, 21, 27, 28: 963 ; Erl. 123, 14

Linked entry: cors

fore-þingung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-þingung, e; f.

A pleading for anyone ⬩ intercession ⬩ intercessio

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Catal. 294, 20, col. 2. Mid gódum foreþingungum with good intercessions, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 21, note, MS. Ca.; Rtl. 49, 34

Linked entry: þingung

fyrd-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-færeld, es; n. [fyrd an army; færeld a journey]

A military expedition or service ⬩ mīlĭtāris expedītio

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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expedītio Bútan ðysum þrím þingum, ðæt is, fyrdfærelde, and brigcgewurce, and burhbóte except these three things, that is, military service, bridge-work, and reparation of fortresses, Cod. Dipl. 715; A.

Linked entry: fird-færeld

hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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To turn to matter; in pus converti Ðanon se andiga hwelaþ inde invidus contabescit, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

hyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
hyrnan, p. de
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andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped into Scylfton; and from Scylfton along stream until it comes to the mill-weir that juts out into Ducklingdown, Cod

Linked entry: ge-hyrned

munt-geóf

(n.)
Grammar
munt-geóf, -ióf, -gióp, es; m.

The Alps

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Hé com tó Alpis ðǽm muntum ... and ðone weg geworhte ofer munt Ióf, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 18. Muntgeófa Alpium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 27