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wreón

(v.)
Grammar
wreón, (from wríhan); p.wráh, wreáh, pl.wrigon, wrugon; pp.wrigen, wrogen

To coverto put a covering onto cover with clothesto clotheto coverto bindto concealhideto serve as a coveringbe spread over

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Lind. 6, 31. with the idea of concealment Ýþa mec (a storm) wrugon, Exon. Th. 382, 23; Rä. 3, 15. with the idea of protection Ic liæbbe mé on hrycge ðæt ǽr hádas wreáh foldbúendra. Exon. Th. 381, 17; Rä. 2, II.

Linked entry: wríga

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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R. 14, 3. with gerundial infin. Is geléfed tó seallane geafel?, Mk. L. R. 12, 14: Lk. L. R. 13, 14. with clause Giléf ꝥte úsig ne giberne lég concede ut nos non exurat flamma, Rtl. 100, 22. On ðǽm dagum is geléfed tó wyrcanne ł ꝥ gié wyrce, Lk.

ge-þwǽrlǽcan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 580, 2. intrans. of persons or things personified. to agree, come to terms with an opponent, be reconciled with Hé geðwǽrlǽhte wið Pilate (cf. facti sunt amici Herodes et Pilatus, Lk. 23, 12), Hml. Th. ii. 384, 2.

Linked entry: þwǽrlǽcan

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

lawwhat is established by lawwedlockmarriagea marriage vowlexmatrimoniuma female bound by the law of marriagea wifeconjux legitimauxor justa

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Gif hwylc man wið óðres riht ǽwe hǽmþ, oððe wíf wið óðres gemæccan, fatte vii geár if any man commit adultery with the lawful wife [cum legitima uxore] of another, or a woman [mulier] with the husband of another, let the fast be seven years, ii. 10; Th

þearm-gewind

(n.)
Grammar
þearm-gewind, -wind, es; m. The words seem to mean 'that which enwraps the intestines,' cf. plecta wǽfelsa, gewynde, Hpt. Gl. 462, 64, but they are used to gloss jugulam (-um?), so should mean the collar-bone, or the hollow part of the neck above the collar-bone, or
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the throat Gescyld ðearmgewind (ðearmwind, lxxiv, 24), breóstbán, breóst tege jugulam, pectusculum, mamillas, Lchdm. i. lxxii, 1

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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</b> to trust to a person for something (clause with þÆt ), Gen. 248 (in Dict.). with gen., to trust in or to something, B. 2322 (in Dict.). with preps, (be, on, in), to be confident about, trust in, rely on Hé getrúwode be his láreówes mægene

æt-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton.

to fight againstcontendoppugnareto feel earnestlygropecontenderetentare circum

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to fight against, contend; oppugnare Ætfeohtan mid frumgarum to fight against the patriarchs, Cd. 97; Th. 127, 25; Gen. 2116. to feel earnestly, grope; contendere, tentare circum Folmum ætfeohtan with his hands to contend or grope.

Cúþ-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cúþ-wulf, es; m.
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D. 571, Cuthwulf fought with the Brito-Welsh at Bedford, Chr. 571; Th. 32, 25, col. 1

freónd-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
freónd-spédig, adj.

Rich in friendsamīcōrum dīves

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Rich in friends; amīcōrum dīves Ðus mæg mihtig man, and freóndspédig, his dǽdbóte, mid freónda fultume, micelum gelíhtan thus may a powerful man, and rich in friends, greatly lighten his penance, with the help of his friends, L. P.

fyren-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-wyrhta, an; m.

An evil-doersinnermăli actorpeccātor

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Ðæt ic on wráþne seáþ mid fyrenwyrhtum feallan sceolde that I should fall with sinners into the horrible pit, 87, 4

Linked entry: firen-wyrhta

lǽce-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cynn, es; n.
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The race of physicians or surgeons Nǽfre [ic] lǽcecynn on folcstede findan meahte ðara ðe mid wyrtum, wunde gehǽlde never could I find on the battlefield the leeches, those who with herbs my wounds would heal, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 20; Rä. 6, 10

ge-weallod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weallod, -wealled; part. [weall a wall]

Walledsurrounded with a wallforgedmūrātusmūnītus

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Walled, surrounded with a wall, forged; mūrātus, mūnītus Ða strengestan weras wuniaþ on ðam lande and micele burga ðǽr sind and mǽrlíce geweallode cultōres fortissĭmos habet et urbes grandes atque mūrātas, Num. 13, 29.

Linked entry: weallian

swelan

(v.)
Grammar
swelan, p. swæl, pl. swǽlon.
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.), perish with heat On fýrbaðe swelaþ sǽfiscas sundes getwǽfde, wǽgdeóra gehwylc wérig swelteþ, Exon. Th. 61, 19; Cri. 987. to burn (of a hot sensation) Sió wund ongon, ðe him se eorðdraca ǽr geworhte, swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713

Linked entry: swyld

unfriþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
unfriþ-land, es; n.

A hostile countrya country with which hostilities are being carried on

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A hostile country, a country with which hostilities are being carried on Gyf Æðelrédes cynges friðman cume on unfriðland ( terram hostilem, Latin version), and se here ðǽrtó cume, hæbbe frið his scip and ealle his ǽhta, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th. i. 286, 7

wiþer-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused to an adversary

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Nú sind duguþum bidǽled deófla cempan; ne meahtan wiþerbrógan, wíge spówan (they could not succeed in being terrible to their adversaries, could not succeed in war ), siþþan wuldres cyning hilde gefremede wiþ his ealdfeóndum, Exon.

Linked entry: bróga

be-smirwan

(v.)

to besmear

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to besmear, rub with ointment, &amp;c. Besmyra eall ꝥ scínende mid hunigteáre, Lch. iii. 292, 10. ꝥ se lǽce mihte hine be-smyrwian (v. be-bíwan), Gr. D. 318, 3. Bismiride (-æ, -a) interlitam, Txts. 71, 1095. Besmyred, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 51

Linked entry: be-smyred

crundel

(n.)
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A ravine; a strip of covert dividing open country, always in a dip, usually with running water in the middle.&#39; For additional examples v. Cht. E. pp. 471-3

efen-éhþ

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efen-éhþ, -néhþ.
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Add: Three of the four MSS. have efennehþe, and this form points to connexion with efen-neáh, and to the idea of neighbourhood. For this sense cf. the later efen-nexta neighbour Gif þú agultest wið þine efennexta, O. E. Hml. i. 17, 32

efen-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-lang, adj.
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Equally long. of the same length, coextensive with, stretching all along Se milte bið emlang and gædertenge þǽre wambe, Lch. ii. 242, 15.

Linked entry: lang

féðan

(v.)
Grammar
féðan, féþan; p. de

walk

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To travel on foot, walk Fergað and féþað fæder and módor father and mother lead [the child] and walk (with it), Vy. 7. Hí námon þá hors þe hí þyder bróhton, and wǽron ðá rídende ðe ǽr wǽron féðende, Hml. A. 116, 449. Substitute:

Linked entry: féþa