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wine-wincla

(n.)
Grammar
wine-wincla, (-e; f.?), an; m. (?)

A periwinkle

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Sǽ-winewinclan gebærnde and gegnidene, 240, 4

Linked entry: -wincla

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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(l c) irregular constructions :-- Hé geseah swá swá scínende sunne he saw what looked like sunshine, it seemed to him as if the sun were shining. Hml. S. 23 b, 741.

græf-seax

(n.)
Grammar
græf-seax, -sex, es; n.
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Gl. 81; Som. 72, 125; Wrt. Voc. 47, 7

besta

(adj.)
Grammar
besta, m : seó, ðæt beste

the BEST ⬩ optimus

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the BEST; optimus Scipio, se besta Rómána witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 38; Cot. MS. Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b

Linked entry: betera

up-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
up-lyft, (for gender see lyft)

the air above

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the air above Ðú wealdan miht eorðan mægen and uplyfte, wind and wolcna, Btwk. 196, 29; Hy. 9, 6. Ðú geworhtest heofonas and eorðan, eardas and uplyft, 198, 4; Hy. 9, 19

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10.

wǽg

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg, (see also wǽge), e; f.

a weight ⬩ a wey ⬩ an implement for weighing ⬩ a balance

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Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 23. Ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge, Wulfst. 240. Wǽga trutina ... lytle wǽga momentana vel statam, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 38, 42

sæp

(n.)
Grammar
sæp, es; n.

Sap

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Seó dríge gyrd ðe næs mid sæpe ácucod, Homl. Th. ii. 8, 17. Sep sucum, Germ. 391, 18

Linked entry: saftriende

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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On swelce healfe swelce hié winnende beón woldan, swá súþ, swá norþ, swá eást, swá west, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 13. swá hwæðer swá . . . swá whether . . . or Sete man ofer ðæne þriddan dæg, swá hwæðer swá heó beó fúl swá clǽne, L.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

sugu

(n.)
Grammar
sugu, e: sú, e; f.
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A sow Sugu scroffa, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Zup. 25, 7: scrofa, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 73: 286, 46: ii. 120, 7. Sió sugu hí wille sylian on hire sole, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 419. 27. Suge scrofe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 14. Suge sweard vistula, 124, 1.

Linked entry: sú

a-barian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
a-barian, p. ede; pp. ed [a, barian to make bare; bær, se bara; adj. bare]

To make bare ⬩ to manifest ⬩ discover ⬩ disclose ⬩ denudare ⬩ prodere ⬩ in medium proferre

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To make bare, to manifest, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre Gif ðú abarast úre sprǽce si sermonem nostrum profers in medium, Jos. 2, 20: R. Ben. Interl. 46: Cot. 80

BÆR

(adj.)
Grammar
BÆR, g. m. n. bares; f. bærre: d. barum: acc. bærne: pl. nom. baru; acc. bare; dat. barum; def. se bara; seó, ðæt bare; adj.

BARE ⬩ naked ⬩ open ⬩ nudus

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BARE, naked, open; nudus On bær líc on the bare body, Exon. 125a; Th. 482, 7; Rä. 66, 4. On barum sondum on bare sands, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Wit hér baru standaþ unwered wǽdo we stand here naked, unprotected by garments, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 20; Gen.

Linked entry: bare

fífta

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fífta, m: seó, ðæt fífte; adj.

The FIFTH ⬩ quintus

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Her onginnþ seó fífte bóc Boéties here begins the fifth book of Boëthius, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9. Ǽr ðam fíftan geáre before the fifth year, Lev. 19, 25.

fiórþa

(adj.)
Grammar
fiórþa, seó, ðæt fiórþe; adj.

The fourth ⬩ quartus

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The fourth; quartus Seó [MS. þio] fiórþe bóc the fourth book, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9, note 14

eár-plǽttan

Grammar
eár-plǽttan, l. -plættan, see plættan
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in Dict., and ge-eárplættan

byrdest

(adj.)
Grammar
byrdest, se byrdesta the highest born, most noble, richest, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 36; sup.
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of byrde

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTH ⬩ quartus

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The FOURTH; quartus Wæs geworden ǽfen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates flŭvius quartus ipse est Euphrātes, 2, 14.

Linked entries: feówerþa feówrþa fiórþa

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speed ⬩ prosperous ⬩ having means ⬩ wealthy ⬩ opulent ⬩ rich in material wealth ⬩ rich in ⬩ abounding in ⬩ abundant ⬩ copious ⬩ powerful ⬩ uber, efficax, brevis

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having good speed, prosperous Him féran gewát Abraham wíde óð ðæt hé tó Siem com síðe spédig (prosperous in travel), Cd.

eal-nósu

(n.)
Grammar
eal-nósu, eall-nósu, eall seó násu, e; f.

All nose or all the nose, a swelling of the uvula ⬩ columella, columna nasi

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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 86; Wrt. Voc. 43, 18. Eall-nósu, Mann: eal-nósu the swelling of the uvula; columella. v. Som. Eall seó násu columna, Wrt. Voc. 282, 64

geallig

Grammar
geallig, Dele, and see gealgmódlíce (?).

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