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weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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Mon ðaet weax ágæfe tó cirican. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 20. Ontend .iii. candella, drýp ðæt weax, Lchdm. i. 393, 11. On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. Ic gefrægn weax ( dough ?) nát hwæt þindan and þunian, Exon. Th. 431, 16; Rä. 46, 1

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx

BÚAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÚAN, búgan; ic búe, ðú búst, he býþ; p. búde, pl. búdon; pp. gebún; v. anom.

To dwell, livehabitare, versari aliquo locoTo inhabit, occupyinhabitare, colere, incolere

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Ne mæg mon meduseld búan a man may not occupy the mead-bench, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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Hér mon hádode Byrnstán bisceop tó Wintanceastre in this year Byrnstan was ordained to the bishopric of Winchester, Chr. 931; Ed. 110, 22. Ne hádige man ǽfre wudewan tó hrædlíce never let a widow take the veil too hastily, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 15

Linked entry: ge-hádian

ádl-þracu

(n.)
Grammar
ádl-þracu, g. -þræce; f.

The force or virulence of diseasemorbi impetus

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The force or virulence of disease; morbi impetus Seó ádlþracu the force of disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159, 31; Gú. 935

fǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr, adj.

Fair, beautiful pulcher

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Fair, beautiful ; pulcher Hors ðæs fǽrestan heowes a horse of the most beautiful colour, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16, note

glendran

(v.)

to devourswallowdevorare

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to devour, swallow; devorare Monn glendrende ł swelgande homo vorax, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 19. Olbendu glendrende camelum glutientes, 23, 24

strǽl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
strǽl-wyrt, e ; f.
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Club-moss (?). Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9

un-tǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tǽled, adj.

Unblamed

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Unblamed Ðý læs hié forlǽten untǽlde óðerra monna yfele unðeáwas ne pravos hominum mores nequaquam redarguant, Past. 46; Swt. 351, 20

eorþ-styren

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styren, eorþ-styrenn, e; f.

An earthquake

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An earthquake Gewordenre eorðstyrene facto terrae motu, Gr. D. 182, 20. For eorðstyrenum heó (Rome) byð geswenced, Gr. D. 134, 1

óþer-geáre

(adv.)
Grammar
óþer-geáre, adv.
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Next year Gif þú wille witan hú eald se móna scyle beón óþergeáre on þisne dæg, Lch. iii. 228, 16, 19

ban-weorc

(n.)
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Cf. morþ-weorc

CRACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CRACIAN, part. craciende,; p. ode; pp. od

To CRACKquake crepare

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To CRACK, quake; crepare Craciendum crepante Mone B. 123. Sió eorþe eall cracode the whole earth quaked Ps. Th. 45, 3

cruft

(n.)
Grammar
cruft, es; m? crufte, an; f.

A vaultcrypthollow place under the ground crypta

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A vault, crypt, hollow place under the ground; crypta Cruftan, cruftes cryptæ Mone B. 2017 Crufte crypta 4931. Cruftan crypta 3298

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Worse, worst in reference to moral ill Wyrs déð se ðe lýhð Salm. Kmbl. 364; Sal. 181. Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt wé him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

hryre

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Gif on tíde (.x.) þunrað fram eástdǽle ryras buruga ( rui[n]as urbium ) getácnað, Archiv cxx. 51, 45. a yielding to temptation, moral fall Besende se áwyrgeda gást mænigfealde geþóhtas on heora mód, and wurdon þearle gecostnode þurh his fægernysse .

horn

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auro argentoque decorata (cf. mec a drinking-horn)mon þeceð golde and sylfore,Rä. 15, 2) ut eo liberius hoc praerogatiuum roboretnr, C. D. ii. 293, 17.

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, friendly, pleasant, favourable, gracious [of a prince to his subject], faithful, loyal, devoted, liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Holdost most faithful, Byrht. Th. 132, 31; By. 24

FROM

(adj.)
Grammar
FROM, freom; comp. fromra; sup. fromest, frommast; adj.

FIRMstrongstoutboldstrenuousfortisstrēnuusrichabundantexcellentūberabundanspræstans

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Hió biþ frommast and swiðost she is most strenuous and most strong, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 1; Rä. 81, 3. rich, abundant, excellent; ūber, abundans, præstans Swilc biþ mǽgburg menigo ðínre, folcbearnum frome such shall be the family of thy people, abundant

Linked entries: fram freom fromnis frum

án-waldeg

(adj.)
Grammar
án-waldeg, adj.

Having sole powerpowerfulsolus potens

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Having sole power, powerful; solus potens Ðæt se síe ánwaldegost that he is most powerful, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 16

a-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wegan, p. -wegede, -wegde ; pp. -weged

To moveshake

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To move, shake Aweged, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 48; Met. 7, 24: Mt. Bos. 11, 7