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land-scearu

(n.)
Grammar
land-scearu, e; f.

landcountry

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Of ðam hlince tó ðam beorre tó Ælfrédes landscare; ðonne is hit ðǽr feówer furlanga brád bútan feówer gyrdan; ðonne gǽþ hit ðǽr niðer be ðara wyrhtena landscare, 420, 25-7. Ðonne eást andlang hricgweges tó Brytfordinga landsceare, 302, 16.

éðe

(adj.)
Grammar
éðe, adj. [éðan to lay waste]
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Laid waste, desert, desolate; vastātus Ðæt he geheólde éðne éðel that he might hold the desert land, Cd. 175; Th. 220, 28; Dan. 78

Linked entry: eáðe

swegel-wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-wuldor, es; n.
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The glory of heaven Ðæt wit unc in ðam écan gefeán on sweglwuldre geseón móstun, Exon. Th. 173, 13; Gú. 1160. Cf. heofon-wuldor

un-biddende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-biddende, adj.

Not prayingwithout praying

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Not praying, without praying Gif hé nele biddan ðæs écan leóhtes, hé sitt ðonne blind be ðam wege unbiddende, Homl. Th. i. 156, 4

wundor-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-wyrd, e; f.

A wondrous case

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A wondrous case Be ðám næglum frignan ongan cwén, Cyriacus bæd, ðæt hire gástes mihtum ymb wundorwyrd willan gefylde, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1071

freóls-bóc

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Ðis is seó freólsbóc tó Cheolcar and ealra ðáre landa ðe intó ðǽ mynechina lífe æt Wiltúne forgifene synt, C.D. iii. 117, 24. Add

ofer-micelness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-micelness, e; f.

Over-greatness, excess

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Over-greatness, excess: — Náht framaþ eallum dæge lang ádreógan fæsten gif æfter ðam metta oferfylle oððe ofermicel-nysse (nimietate) sáwl byþ ofersýmed, Scint. 13

Linked entry: micel-ness

tweó-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tweó-líc, adj.
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Dubii generis, ðæt is twýlíces cynnes, Ælfc. Gr. 6, 6; Zup. 19, 17. Ðǽr beóþ kende homodubii, ðæt beóþ twílíce, Nar. 36, 18: 35, 3 note. ambiguous Ðá and*-*wyrde hire se hálga mid twýlícere sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 14

Linked entries: tweó-mann twí-líc

un-deádlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-deádlícness, e; f.

Immortality

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Hæfde God ðæs mannes sáwle gegódod mid undeádlícnysse ... wé ne forluron ná ða undeádlícnyssæ, 20, 1-4: Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 4: 3, 21; S. 551, 3

Linked entry: un-deáþlícness

tó-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
tó-sceád, es; n.

a separating,distinguishing,distinctionthe faculty of distinguishing objects presented to the minddiscriminationdiscerningdifference,diversity

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Th. i. 322, 27. difference, diversity Hú micel scyle bión ðæt tósceád & hú mislíce mon scyle menn lǽran mid ðæm cræfte ðæs láreówdómes quanta debet esse diversitas in arte praedicationis, Past. 23; Swt. 173, 12.

wódness

(n.)
Grammar
wódness, e; f.

madnessfuryfrenzyrageblasphemy

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Voc. i. 45, 71: 75, 58, Ðá geáxode se cyning be ðam witseócum menn, hú se apostol hine fram ðære wódnysse áhredde, Homl. Th. i. 458, 9. Wurdon áflígde deófla fram mannum, ða ðe on wódnysse ǽr wǽron gedrehte, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 199.

morþor

(n.)
Grammar
morþor, es; n. m.

murdermortal singreat wickednesstormentdeadly injurygreat misery

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murder Manige men wénaþ ðæt morþor sý seó mǽste synne; ac ús is tó witenne ðæt þreora cynna syndon morþras. Ðæt is ðonne ðæt ǽreste, ðæt man tó óðrum lǽþþe hæbbe, and hine hatige . . .

Linked entry: morþ

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Skt. 5, 3, 4. to draw, be of weight Ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge, and hý man wegeþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas. And gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold, ðonne miswyrð ðam men hraðe.

un-gewidre

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewidre, un-gewidere, es; n.

Bad weatherstormtempest

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Bad weather, storm, tempest Hit biþ wiþ ǽghwylc ungewidro gescylded, ðæt ðǽr nǽfre nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 31-3. Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú óþerne máran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for ungewiderum, Lchdm. ii. 254, 2.

tǽlwirð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽlwirð-líc, adj.

Blameable, reprehensible

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Blameable, reprehensible Ðæt on óðrum lande betst lícaþ ðæt biþ hwílum on ðam óþrum tǽlwyrþlícost and eác miceles wítes wyrþe quod apud alios laude, apud alios supplicio dignum judicetur, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 24

wíd-férende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-férende, adj.
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Wide-journeying, far-travelling On ðam ( the ocean ) wuniaþ, wídférende síðe on sunde, seldlícra fela, Exon. Th. 193, 32; Az. 130. Ne magon ðǽr gewunian wídférende, ne ðǽr elþeódige eardes brúcaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 558; An. 279

Linked entry: wíd-farende

los

(n.)
Grammar
los, es; n.

Lossdestruction

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Loss, destruction Ða þing tó lose wurdon ðe on ðam scipe wǽron perditis his quæ in navi erant rebus, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 20. Ðonne gé tó lose [Cott. MSS. lore] weorþaþ in interitu vestro, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 249, 1.

Linked entry: lor

on-hrínan

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Th. ii. 164, 8. with dat. Hé ne mæg þám sáre mid handa onhrínan, Lch. ii. 198, 24

wadung

(n.)
Grammar
wadung, e; f.

Goingtravelling

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Cf. also: Sind manega mid swá miclum gedwylde befangene, ðæt hí cépaþ be ðam mónan heora fær, Homl. Th. i. 100, 23) Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102

wésten

(adj.)
Grammar
wésten, adj. Desert
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Seó stów wæs swá wésten and swá dígle, ðæt næs ná ðæt án ðæt heó wæs ungewunelíc, ac eác swilce uncúð ðám landleódum him sylfum, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 105. Hé férde him ðanon tó ánum wéstenum earde, Homl. Ass. 66, 24: 71, 166