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middel-ríce

(n.)
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middel-ríce, es; n.
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A middle kingdom, a kingdom lying between two others Earnulf wunode on þǽm londe be-eástan Rín, and Róþulf féng tó þǽm middelríce, and Oda tó þǽm westdǽle, Chr. 887; P. 80, 24

orsorg-ness

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Add: <b>I a.</b> want of due care, carelessness Ꝥ úre folc ne wurðe losad þurh náne orsorhnesse (negligentia) bútan fulwihte and bisceopunge and predicunge, Chrd. 50, 4

sceand-word

(n.)
Grammar
sceand-word, es ; n.

A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word

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A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt hý (wicked men) ðé (God ) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15

bresne

(adj.)
Grammar
bresne, adj.

Strong, powerful, bold;potens

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Strong, powerful, bold; potens Ic his cynn gedó brád and bresne I will make his race wide-spread and powerful, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 17; Gen. 2801: 180; Th. 226, 18; Dan. 173

hát-heort

(n.)
Grammar
hát-heort, es; n.

Fury, anger, wrathiracundia

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Fury, anger, wrath; iracundia Nú is gefylled ðæt mycelle hátheort and ðæt mycelle yrre ðyses ealdermannes now is completed the great fury and the great wrath of this ruler, Blickl. Homl. 151, 10

on-flyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-flyge, es; m.

Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people flying at a person, fighting

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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting

smeá-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wrenc, es; m.

A crafty device, sharp trick

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A crafty device, sharp trick Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc Chart. Th. 339, 8

Linked entries: smeáh sméh-wrenc

hiw

(n.)
Grammar
hiw, hiow, e; f.

Fortune

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Fortune Swá hit oft gesǽleþ on ðǽm sélran þingum and on ðǽm gesundrum ðæt seó wyrd and sió hiow hie oft oncyrreþ ut aliquid plerumque in secundis rebus fortuna obstrepit, Nar. 7, 27

Linked entries: feala-hiw heow hyw heow

wan-hafol

(adj.)
Grammar
wan-hafol, adj.

Needydestitute

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Needy, destitute Him embe stódon wépende wydewan and wanhafele þearfan, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 65. Widewena bigleofa and wanhafolra manna, ii. 25, 765. Gehelp wanhafolum mannum mid ðínum ágenum spédum, i. 21, 363

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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A tablet, a table for notes, a waxed tablet; indicatorium, astula, pugillaris. Du Cange says astula = tabula sectilis, referring to pugillares, under which he gives the following quotation from Cassander in Liturgicis, p. 53, — 'Inter instrumenta sacra

tól

(n.)
Grammar
tól, es; n.

a tool,implement,instrumenttools,machinery,apparatus

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that by which one makes things (cf. Goth. taujan to make, do), a tool, implement, instrument literal Tól ferramentum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 60. Tool instrumentum, 21, 37. Tohl. ii. 49, 23. Mid. tóle instrumento, materia, Hpt. Gl. 443, 47. Ðý læs hié mid ðý

Linked entry: tohl

a-feorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorran, -ferran, -firran, -fyrran; p. de, ode; pp. ed, od

To removetake awayexpelremovereelongareamovereauferre

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To remove, take away, expel; removere, elongare, amovere, auferre Ðæs lícho-man fæger and his streón mágon beón afeorred the fairness of the body and its strength may be taken away. Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 31. Ðú afeorrodyst fram me freónd and nýhstan elongasti

Cénréd

(n.)
Grammar
Cénréd, es; m. [céne, réd counsel]

Cenred

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Cenred, son of Ceolwald and father of Ine, king of Wessex Cénréd wæs Ceolwalding Cenred was the son of Ceolwald, Chr. Th. 2, 2. Ingeld wæs Ínes bróðor, and hí, begen bróðra, wǽron [MS. wareon] Cénrédes suna: Cénréd wæs Ceoldwalding Ingeld was Ine's brother

Linked entry: Ceolwald

fefer-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
fefer-ádl, fefor-ádl, e; f. [ádl a disease]

Fever-diseasefeverfebris

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Fever-disease, fever; febris Heó wæs swenced mid hǽto and mid bryne feferádle she had been afflicted with the heat and burning of a fever, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 28. Wið fefer-ádle for fever disease, L. M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii, 134, 13. Sleá ðé Drihten mid feforádle

Linked entries: feber-ádl fefor-ádl

hete-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hete-líc, adj.

Inspired by hatehostilemaliciousevil

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Inspired by hate, hostile, malicious, evil Heorowearh hetelíc a wolf hostile and malignant, Beo. Th. 2538; B. 1267. Mid hetelícum geþance with evil intent, H. R. 99. 4. Atregeas and Thiges-þres hú hí heora fæderas ofslógan and ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa

hund-twelftig

(n.; num.; adj.)
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hund-twelftig, num.

A hundred and twenty

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A hundred and twenty Hundtwelftig geára wæs Moses ðá ðá hé gewát Moyses centum et viginti annorum erat, quando mortuus est, Deut. 34, 7: Cd. 64; Th. 76, 26; Gen. 1263. Se wudu is eástlang and westlang hundtwelftiges míla lang oððe lengra from east to

Linked entry: twelftig

gleow

(n.)
Grammar
gleow, gleó, gliw, glig, es; n.

GLEEjoymusicmusical accompaniment of a songmirthjestingsportgaudiummusicafacetiæmimusludibrium

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GLEE, joy, music, musical accompaniment of a song, mirth, jesting, sport; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus, ludibrium Ðǽr wæs gidd and gleó there was song and glee [music], Beo. Th. 4216; B. 2105. And gegaderade, gleowe sungon, on ðæra manna midle geongra

Linked entry: gliw

þrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
þrinen, adj.

Threefoldtrinus

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Threefold; trinus God ánfeald and samod þrynen ( trinus ), Hymn. Surt. 105, 3. God þrynen and án, 115, 37: 137, 31. Þrynenum gebede trina oratione ... Mid þrynum tódále trina partitione,Anglia xiii. 380, 214, 217. God ðæne ðrynenne on ánnesse and ǽnne

Linked entry: þrynen

wirpan

(v.)
Grammar
wirpan, p. de

To recover

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To recover Wyrpton hié wérige, wiste genǽgdon módige meteþegnas, hyra mægen béton, Cd. Th. 185, 29;Exod. 130. Sóna ic wæs wyrpende and mé sél wæs statim melius habere incipio, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 34. Ðá sóna gefélde ic mé b[e]ótiende and wyrpende (batiende

Linked entry: wurpte

wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, p. ode.

to drawto writecompose

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to draw a figure, Similar entries v. wrítan, II Ðonne wercaþ hió of weaxe, wrítiaþ Fénix, metaþ Fénix they make waxen images of the Phenix, and drawings and paintings. Engl. Stud. viii. 478, 49. to write, compose, Similar entries v. wrítan, IV a Writigaþ