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hand-gewrit

(n.)
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Ðá wæs þæt gewrit áwriten mid gyldenum stafum, Wlfst. 212, 3

líne

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K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil. H. 20, 16-20. pá línan þe on þám þóþere átéfred wæs, 21, 6.

nówend

(n.)
Grammar
nówend, es; m.
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His nówent (nauta), þám wæs nama Uaracc . . . se nówent rihte ꝥ lytle scip þe wiþhindan þám máran scipe gefæstnod wæs. Þá wearð se ráp tóbrocen, and hé onweg gewát. . .

Linked entry: nomementa

Wiltún-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Wiltún-scír, (Wiltúnes-), e; f.

Wiltshire

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Hereman biscop forðférde; se wæs biscop on Beorrucscíre and on Wiltúnscíre and on Dorsǽtan, 1078; Erl. 215, 32

ge-þeódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeódnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [ge, þeódnes, -nys a joining] .

a joiningjuncturejointjunctiojuncturacompages

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He wæs býgendlíc on ðám geþeódnessum his liþa he was flexible in the joints of his limbs, 4, 30; S. 608, 38.

Linked entry: ge-fégincg

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Tóécanðæm ðe hé hiénende wæs his folc, hé wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, n.

infamyshamedisgraceignominyhumiliationscorncontumelyinsult blasphemy

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Hié þá hé tó ðǽm bismre getawade þe on dǽm dagum mǽst wæs, þæt hé hié bereáfade heora cláþa and heora wǽpna ... hié him beforan drifen þá consulas swá swá niédlingas, ꝥ heora bismer þý máre wǽre (oneratos ignominia consules remiserunt).

Linked entry: bismer-sprecan

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Först. 116, 10. (3 a) where the course, &c. is not given :-- Sé þe wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22. Cf. ge-tíung

on-sendan

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add: the object a person Hé wæs onsended tó lǽranne, Past. 441, 30.

ge-lǽdan

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Hér wæs Sc̃e Óswaldes líc gelǽded (-lǽdd, v. l. ) of Beardanígge on Myrce, Chr. 909; P. 94, 31. Geleád, 1076; P. 213, 2. Wæs máðma fela of feorwegum gelǽded, B. 37.

GLÆD

(adj.)
Grammar
GLÆD, adj.

shiningbrightgladcheerfuljoyousbrightpleasantkindmildcourteous

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Gimma gladost brightest of jewels, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 3; Ph. 289. glad, cheerful, joyous, bright Ðá wærþ he swíðe glæd then he was very glad, Chr. 656; Erl. 30, 20. Glæd wæs gavisus est, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 56. Wosaþ glæd exultate, Lk. Skt.

un-forwealwod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwealwod, adj.

Unwitheredundecayed

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Unwithered, undecayed Bringan Drihtne unforwealwod wæstm gódra weorca, Blickl. Homl. 73, 25

weorc-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
weorc-sum, adj.
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Grievous, noxious Deáðes beámes weorcsumne wæstm, Cd. Th. 37, 23; Gen. 594

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
Similar entries
v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Hé næfþ ða neódþearfe áne, ðæt is wist and wǽda, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 17. Of ungemete wiste and wǽda, Met. 25, 39: Cd. Th. 222, 11; Dan. 103. Welan and wiste, 59, 29; Gen. 971.

þurh-dúfan

(v.)

to dive through

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to dive through Hé wæter up þurhdeáf, Beo. Th. 3243; B. 1619

un-werod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-werod, adj.

Not sweet

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Not sweet Wæter ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 19

ge-mearr

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mearr, adj.
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The other reading in the passage is: Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre

hypebán-ece

(n.)
Grammar
hypebán-ece, es; m.
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Cf. hype-wærc. þeóh-ece

soþ-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
soþ-sprǽce, adj.
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Veracious Sé þe wǽre twispǽcc, weorðe sé sóðspǽce, Wlfst. 72, 16 note

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Hit wǽre geþuht ðæs ðé máre gemynd ðæs fæder, ðá ðá se sunu, his yrfenuma, wæs gecíged ðæs fæder naman, Homl. Th. i. 478, 11.

Linked entry: -numa