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wrítian

(v.)
Grammar
wrítian, <b>; II.</b>
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Wri[tiende] garrulantes, An. Ox. 37, 3

ge-merian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-merian, p. ed
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Wring þurh cláð on gemered hunig, 12, 16. Cf. á-merian

Linked entry: merian

sweord-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-wyrhta, an; m.
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A sword-wright, maker of swords, armourer:?-Móna se án and twentigoða unnytlíce tó wyrcenne bútan swurdwyrhtan (but the word glosses gladiatoribus), Lchdm. iii. 194, 10

bred

a boardplanka tablet

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Similar entries v. gyrdel-, hand-, nam-, pic-, rihte-, tæppel-, writ-bred

hand-gewrit

(n.)
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D. hand-writ) Sóðne geleáfan hé wæs andettende and mid his handgewrite ( cum subscriptione sua ) getrymede, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 667, 9. a document in a person&#39;s own handwriting &#39; Þá deóflu habbað him on hande mín ágen handgewryt&#39;

stán-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
stán-wyrhta, an; m.
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A stone-wright, worker in stone, a mason Stánwyrhta latomi, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 16. Stánwyrhtan cementario, Hpt. Gl. 459, 38. From ðǽm stánwyrhtum a cimentario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 40

piporian

(v.)
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Wring ðurh cláð and pipera þonne, Lch. iii. 40, 7. Cnucian gódne dǽl gárleáces and dón þǽrtó and piperian swá swá þé þince, Archiv lxxxiv. 325 c. Add

wíse

Grammar
wíse, <b>. I.</b>
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Ie mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tǽcne ðás word and ðás wísan fæstnie and wríte, C. D. ii. 122, 2. Add Þá gelamp sum wundorlic wíse (þing, v.l.) mira valde res, Gr. D. 16, 23 : 53, 19. <b>IV a.

hǽlþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlþ, e; f.

Health, healing, curesanitas, salus

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Ealle ða wundra and hǽlþa áwrítan to write down all the miracles and cures, 28, 10

gewrit-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
gewrit-rǽden, <b>, gewrit-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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cf. ge-wrítan) Cyrographum, i. conscriptio hominis vel manualis scriptio gewritrǽden vel ágnung, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 69. Cf. gecwid-rǽden

on-wǽre

(adj.)

unripe

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unripe Genim onwǽre sláh ðæt seáw, and wring þurh cláþ on ðæt eáge, sóna gǽþ of ( the white spot will go off ) gif sió sláh biþ gréne, Lchdm. ii. 32, 18. (?)

Linked entry: -wǽre

seonoþ-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
seonoþ-bóc, f.
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A book containing the decrees of a synod Hié on monegum senoþum monegra menniscra misdǽda bóte gesetton, and on monega senoþbéc hý writon, hwǽr ánne dóm, hwǽr óðerne, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 15

weorold-deád

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-deád, adj.
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4

ymbhygdiglíce

(adv.)
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writon þone dæg and gemearcodon ymbhigdiglíce (ymbehýdiglíce, v. l.) sollicite conscripserunt diem, Gr. D. 306, 13. Swá myccle geornlícor and ymbhýdiglícor beó beeóde hire gebedu tanto sollicitius ad usum orationis excreverat, 284, 7. Add

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorciseaugurarito salute, greet

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To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise Ic hálsige and bidde ðone gelǽredan ðæt hé ðæt ús ne wíte I beseech and beg the learned not to blame us for it, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 2, 10: Blickl. Homl. 57, 33. Ic hálsige ðé þurh ðone lifiendan

wæter-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-wyrt, e; f.

Water-fennel

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Voc. i. 67, 18: gallitricum, ii. 42, 38: gallitricium, Gl. 298, 25 (omitted by Wright). Wæterwyrt . Genim ðás wyrte ðe man callitricum (gallitricum, MS. V.) and óðrum naman wæterwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 152, 4-6

searulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
searulíce, adv.
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Ingeniously, cunningly, cleverly, with art or skill Sum mæg searolíce wordcwide wrítan, Exon. Th. 42, 14; Cri. 672. Is se finta sum splottum searolíce beseted, 218, 19; Ph. 297. Ne hí gimreced setton searolíce, Met. 8, 26

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.
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Th. i. 489, 19, 21. v. brand-íren, cimb-íren, gád-íren, lǽce-íren, writ-íren, ypping-íren

EOLH

(n.)
Grammar
EOLH, cole; gen. eolhes, eolces, eolcs, eolx; m. [eolx vĭdētur genĭtivus ab eolc, eolh, Ettmül. Poet. 288, 15, note]

ELKalces

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Eolx secg papilluum, Wri. Voc. 286, 36

Linked entries: elch elh eóla

stæf-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-wrítere, es; m.

A writer about letters or grammar

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A writer about letters or grammar Stæfwríterum grammaticorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 33 : 75, 40. The word glosses historiographus, 42, 45, but perhaps stær- should be read for stæf-: and 18, 67 stæfwríterum glosses caracteribus, which seems an error