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wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, p. ode

To watchwaketo remain awakenot to sleepto be freed from obstructionto opento be alertto watchbe on the watchbe on guardto watchbe on the watch to injure

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. iii. 2, 24. to be alert Se sláwa ongit hwæt him ryht bið tó ðonne, swelce hé ealneg wacige, and swá ðeáh hé ásláwaþ, for ðæm ðe hé náwuht ne wyrcð piger enim recte sentiendo quasi vigilat, quamvis nil operando torpescat, Past. 39; Swt. 283, 7.

Linked entries: a-wacian wæcian

mund-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
mund-byrd, e; f. (v. mund, mund-bora).

protectionpatronageaidthe fine paid for a violation of mund

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Forgylde ðem mæn his mundbyrd (the fine for violating the man's mund by fighting in his house), L. H. E. 14; Th. i. 32, 15 : L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, l

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Ic ðé mæg andreccan sprǽce gelíce [MS. gelícne] I can relate to thee a similar tale, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 4; Met. 26, 2. Ic ǽnig ne métte wið ðé gelíc I have not met any like unto thee, Exon. 73 b; Th. 275, 13; Jul. 549.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

un-geweald

(n.)

impotenceinability to controlunintentionallynot wilfullyinvoluntarily

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Se ðe hine nédes ofslóge oþþe unwillum oþþe ungewealdes, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 23. Gif man unwilles oþþe ungewealdes ǽnig þing misdéð, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 21.

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

openlíce

(adv.)
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Gif þú hyt openlíce witan wilt, þonne scealt þú hyt sécan on þǽre béc þe wé hátað De Videndo Deo . . . þæt þú meaht gehýran micle openlícor on þǽre bec, Solil. H. 64, 22-33. Wé móten God geseón openlíce, ealne geseón swylce swylce hé ys, 67, 7

æced

(n.)
Grammar
æced, es; n.

Vinegar

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Vinegar Onféng ðe Hǽlend ðæt æced the Saviour received the vinegar, Jn. Rush. War. 19, 30

martyrung

(n.)
Grammar
martyrung, e; f.

Suffering as a martyr

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Suffering as a martyr Ymbe his martyrunga de passione Christi, Ors. 6, 2; Swt. 254, 24

níd-beþearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-beþearf, adj.

Necessary

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Necessary Sumæ béc ða ðe niédbeþearfosta (níd-beþyrfesta, Cott. MSS.) síen, Past. præf, ; Swt, 7, 7

súþan-eásterne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-eásterne, adj.
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South-eastern Hé ferade súþaneásterne wind of heofenan transtulit austrum de coelo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26

teld-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
teld-wyrhta, an; m.
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A tent-maker Paulus se ðe wæs on woruld-cræfte teldwyrhta, Homl. Th. i. 392, 21

un-gecirred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecirred, adj.

Unconverted

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Unconverted Ðý læs ðe ǽnig ungecyrred woroldman mid ungewitte regules geboda ábrǽce, Lchdm. iii. 442, 1

á-galan

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Þá ðe cunnan galder ágalan, Wlfst. 194, 19. Bióð ágalene incantantur , Ps. Srt. 57, 6. Add

be-leórendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-leórendlic, adj.
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Of bileórendlicum de preteritis, 123, 27

Linked entry: -leórendlic

sam-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
sam-rǽdenn, e; f.
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The conjugal state Ðá ðe beóð gebundene mid somrǽdenne (sin-, v. l.) conjugati, Past. 19, 18

wítega

Grammar
wítega, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðe Hálend cwæð tó ǽs wítgum Iesus dixit ad legis peritos, Lk. R. 14, 3. Add

Sarmondisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Sarmondisc, adj.

Sarmatian

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Sarmatian Néh ðæm gársecge ðe mon háteþSarmondisc Sarmatico aversi oceano, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 16

ofer-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, to attack

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to fall upon, to attack Hié oferfeóllan ða ðe ða yrmþo genǽson, Blickl. Homl. 203, 19

on-hǽled

(adj.)

infirm, ill

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infirm, ill Ða ðe on unhǽle (onhǽlede, MS. C.) wǽron, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 40

a-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreógan, -driógan; ic -dreóge, ðú -dreógest, -drýhst, he -dreógeþ, -drýhþ; p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen.

to actperformpractiseagereperficereto bearsufferendurepatisustinere

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Earfeðo ðe he adreáh the pains that he endured, Andr. Kmbl. 2971; An. 1488

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Add Hí rícum monnum swíðe óleccað ðá hwíle ðe hí him beforan beóð . . . Hé déð feóndscipe ðǽm ilcan Gode ðe hé ǽr ólehte venientes ad faciem quorumdam hominum magna eis submissione blandiuntur . . .