wicu
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A week Wucu ebdomada, Ælfc. Gr. 5 ; Zup. 14, 17 : Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 56 : ebdomada vel septimana, 53, 19. On ðam seofoðan dæge God geendode his weorc and seó wucu wæs ðá ágán, Lchdm. iii. 234, 16 : Anglia viii. 310, 23.
blinnan
to cease
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(cessabit), ǽr mé spell áteorige, Gr. D. 7, 29. Sóna se hwósta blinneð, Lch. iii. 58, 11. Blinnes lufo refrigescet caritas, Mt. L. 24, 12. Him ǽlc mennisc fultum blonn humanum cessabat auxilium, Bd. 1, 14; Sch. 38, 5.
ge-sceádwísness
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Ðá men habbaþ eall ꝥ wé ǽr ymbe sprǽcon, and eác tó eácon ðǽm micle gife gesceádwísnesse, 41, 5 ; F. 252, 29: 18, 4 ; F. 66, 24.
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smirwan
To smear, anoint ⬩ unctus ⬩ to anoint
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Kmbl. 6, 17. þweah ǽr ðú hit smeruwe Lchdm. ii. 156, 2. Gníde and smerwe 186, 7. Hý hine smyrigon . . . ǽr hé hyne smyrige . . . hine ne mót nán mann smyrigan L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 21-31.
hlinian
To lean, ⬩ bend, ⬩ lie down, ⬩ recline, ⬩ rest
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To lean, bend, lie down, recline, rest Ic hlinige cubo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 55. Ne ðǽr hleonaþ unsméðes wiht nor does aught unsmooth rest there, Exod. 56 a; Th. 199, 14; Ph. 25.
apostol
One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus
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Æt ðæra apostola fótum at the apostles' feet, 488, 4. Ðá fleáh ðæt folc eal to dám apostolum the folk then all fled to the apostles, 492, 12.
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mennisc-ness
humanity ⬩ human nature ⬩ incarnation ⬩ humaneness ⬩ humane behaviour
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Æfter ðære drihtenlícan menniscnysse, 1, 6; S. 476, 16. humaneness, humane behaviour Hí syndon fremfulle ( benigni) menn, and gyf hwylc mann tó him cymeþ ðonne gyfaþ hí him wíf ǽr hí hine on weg lǽtan.
flán
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Ðæt mód ðætte ne mæg gesión ðá fláne ǽr hit sié gewundad cor, quad praevidere vulnera non potest. Past. 431, 3. Flána sagittas, Ps. Spl. 7, 14: 10, 2. Add
hátheort-nes
Wrath, anger, fury, rage, fervour, zeal
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Sió hátheortness ðæt mód gebringþ on ðæm weorce ðe hine ǽr nán willa tó ne spón mentem impellit furor, quo non trahit desiderium, Past. 33, 1; Swt. 215, 8.
wealh
a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person
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Hér wæs Wala (Weala, v. l. ) gefeoht and Defna æt Gafulforda, 823; Erl. 62, 14.
ge-glengan
To adorn ⬩ embellish ⬩ set in order ⬩ compose ⬩ ornāre ⬩ cōmĕre ⬩ compōnĕre
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Ælf. P. 5; Th. ii. 366, 2. Ic geglenge cōmo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 13. Ic smicere geglengce orno, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 116; Wrt. Voc. 54, 58.
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drincan
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Ne mót nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, ii. 386, 8. Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, 357, 39. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hié þone drenc druncon, Bl. H. 229, 13.
ládung
An excusing ⬩ an apology ⬩ excuse ⬩ a defence ⬩ exculpation ⬩ purgation
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An excusing, a clearing of or defending against a charge, an apology, excuse, a defence, exculpation Ládung apologia, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 64; Wrt. Voc. 57, 43: excussatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 15.
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ge-þafung
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Geþafung byþ ðonne ðú cwyst, amor ic eom gelufod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 9, 2-7. consent Ús is gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan ðurhtión : ðurh gespan and ðurh lustfulnesse and ðurh geðafunga (consensu) . . .
a-dýdan
To put to death ⬩ to destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ mortify ⬩ perdere ⬩ occidere
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Ǽlc þing ðe líf hæfde wearþ adýd everything which had life was destroyed, Gen. 7, 23
gafol-hwitel
A tribute-whittle or blanket ⬩ a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land ⬩ tribūtāria săga
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A tribute-whittle or blanket, a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land; tribūtāria săga Gafol-hwitel sceal beón æt híwisce vi pæninga weorþ a tribute-whittle from a hide [of land] shall be worth six pence, L.
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niht-genga
A creature that goes at night ⬩ a goblin ⬩ evil spirit
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Gif men hwylc yfel costung weorþe oððe ælf oððe nihtgengan, 344, 16. Hió ( betony ) hyne scyldeþ wið unhýrum nihtgengum and wið egeslícum gesihþum and swefnum, i. 70, 5
rǽdness
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Rǽdnessum, 15, 26. an arrangement, agreement, condition Ðæt ðeós gerǽdnis stondon móte in écnesse, and ðis syndon ðara manna naman ðe æt ðære rédnisse wǽron, Chart. Th. 168, 30. v. ge-rǽdness, rǽde
ge-wittig
Wise ⬩ knowing ⬩ sane ⬩ conscious ⬩ intelligens
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Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege beórhyrde gód one is expert at feasting, a good keeper of beer, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 26; Crä. 74: Beo. Th. 6179; B. 3094
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ge-warnian
To warn
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Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12. Ðá wearþ Godwine gewarnod then was earl Godwin warned, 1052; Erl. 183, 2.