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biter-wyrde

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Bitter of speech, given to bitter words, Ꝥ gé ne beón tó biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on móde, Hml. A. 48, 576. Substitute: and add

mǽþung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþung, e; f.
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Measuring, determination of amount, assessment Seó mǽðung ( modus correptionis) is on þám bisceope and on þám ealdre þe under him bið, Chrd. 35, 18

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, <b>.
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22

weorold-ár

Grammar
weorold-ár, <b>. I.</b>
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Men habbaþ ðæs þý lǽssan frýdóm þe hí heora módes willan neár ðisse woruldáre (weoruld-, v.l. ) lǽtaþ, Bt. 40, 7; F. 242, 27. Add

hearpe-streng

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe-streng, es; m.

A harp-string

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A harp-string Hé ða hearpestrengas mid cræfte ástirian ongan he began to move the strings of the harp skilfully, Ap. Th. 17, 8

Linked entry: streng

lecgan

(v.)
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Ðǽr mon ðone grundweall on lecgge, Past. 308, 4. Þá hét hé hí bindan and on balcan lecgan, Bt. 16, 2 ; F. 54, 3. to fix as a covering Ꝥ nán scyldwyrhta ne lecge nán scépes fell on scyld, Ll.

cwyld-seten

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
cwyld-seten, cwyl-seten,e; f. [cwyld, cwyl = cweald, pp. of cwellan to kill: Icel. kweld, n. evening: as if the night quelled or killed daylight]

A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ⬩ conticinium

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A setting in of the evening, the first part of the night ; conticinium Cwylseten conticinium, Mone B. 3747. Cwylsetene conticinio, 3748. Cwyldsetene galli cantu, 4677

Linked entry: cwyld

land-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
land-scipe, es; m.

region

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A tract of land, region Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I a more hateful region, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376

Linked entry: land-sceap

nihstnig

(n.)

fasting

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Eft hý ( monks ) gaderiaþ hý on nixtnig, ðæt hý raca gehýren æt heora fæder ... Hý siððan heora líchoman gereordaþ, R. Ben. 138, 2-8

Linked entry: nixtnig

ge-dwǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽs, adj.

Foolish ⬩ dull ⬩ stupid

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Foolish, dull, stupid Gedréfede syndon, hearde onhrérede her anlícast, hú druncen hwylc gedwǽs spyrige turbati sunt et moti sunt ut ebrius, Ps. Th. 106, 26

screáwa

(n.)
Grammar
screáwa, an; m.

A shrew-mouse

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A shrew-mouse Screáwa mus araneus, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 29: musiranus, ii. 55, 80: massiranus, 71, 24. Scréuua, screáuua, scraeua musiranus, Txts. 78, 649

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to look ⬩ to look at ⬩ observe ⬩ behold ⬩ see ⬩ to look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect to ⬩ to look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitre ⬩ to look out, seek for, select, choose, provide ⬩ to shew (favour, respect, etc.) ⬩ to grant

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Ðæt hé móste God sceáwian, Cd. Th. 297, 29; Sat. 524. Andgiettácen ( the rainbow )sceáwigan, 93, 4 ; Gen. 1540 . Ðæt mæg mon on bócum sceáwigean, hú monega gewin hé dreógende wæs, Ors. 1, 11; Swt. 50, 25.

a-cweccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweccan, p. -cwehte; pp. -cweht

To move quickly ⬩ to shake ⬩ vibrate ⬩ movere ⬩ quatere ⬩ vibrare

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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310

balde

(adv.)
Grammar
balde, adv.

Boldly ⬩ freely ⬩ confidently ⬩ instantly ⬩ audacter ⬩ libere ⬩ fidenter ⬩ instanter ⬩ prone ⬩ statim ⬩ sine mora

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Boldly, freely, confidently, instantly; audacter, libere, fidenter, instanter, prone, statim, sine mora Hie balde gecwǽdon they said boldly, Cd. 182; Th. 228, 11; Dan. 200

berne-lác

(n.)
Grammar
berne-lác, es; n.

A burnt offering ⬩ holocaustum

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A burnt offering; holocaustum Ic ðé bernelác brengan móste I must bring thee a burnt offering, Ps. C. 50, 123; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 123

Linked entry: bærne-lác

fold-hrérende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fold-hrérende, part.

touching ⬩ moving on ⬩ the earth ⬩ terram tangens ⬩ peragrans

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touching, moving on, the earth; terram tangens vel peragrans Deóra foldhrérendra of earth-enlivening beasts, Exon. 95b; Th. 356, 2; Pa. 5. cf. mold-hrérende

múþ-hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-hǽl, es; n.

Salutary words pronounced by the mouth

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Salutary words pronounced by the mouth Módiges (Moses) múþhǽl(cf. éce rǽdas Moyses sægde. Th. 210, 15-17), Cd. 170: Th. 213, 14; Exod. 552

niht-langes

(adv.)
Grammar
niht-langes, adv.

For the night

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[Ne moste nihtlonges istonden, Laym. 15504.]

dúst-swearm

(n.)
Grammar
dúst-swearm, es; m.
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A cloud of dust (of the motes in the sunlight) Dústswerme atomo (modico Phoebi radiis qui vibrat atomo, Ald. 272, 33), An. Ox. 23, 52

Linked entry: swearm

fæstrǽd-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fæstrǽd-lic, adj.

Constant

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Constant Wénst þú ꝥ on ǽnigum menniscum móde mæge áuht fæstrǽdlices beón búton hwearfunga ullamne humanis rebus inesse constantiam reris?, Bt. 8; F. 26, 3