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swimman

Grammar
swimman, <b>. II.</b>
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Add Ágeót wæter uppon ðone ele, and se ele ábrecð úp and swimð bufon, Hml. Th ii. 564, 14

sceafoþa

(n.)
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sceafoþa, sceafþa, scæfþa, an; m. (or -e; f. ?)
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A shaving, chip, what is shaved, scraped, or rubbed of Ðá gehálgode ic wæter and scæfþan dyde on ðæs foresprecenan treówes tunc benedixi aquam, et astulam roboris praefati inmittens, Bd. 2, 13; S. 539, 5.

Linked entry: sceafþa

will-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
will-spryng, and <b>-sprynge</b>, es; m.
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Wæs ðæt wæter and ealle wyllspringas gehálgode þurh Cristes líchaman. Homl. Th. ii. 40, 28. Wilspringum fontibus Hpt. Gl. 509, 18. Tó wyllsprangum wætra ad fontes aquarum Ps. Lamb. 41, 2

wiþer-cwideness

(n.)
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wiþer-cwideness, e; f.
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Contradiction Mid wætere wiþercwyde-nysse (contradictions), Ps. L. 80, 8. On wiðercwydenysse úrum neáh-gebúrum in contradictionem uicinis nostris, 79, 7

Linked entry: -cwide-ness

of-geótan

(v.)
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Ofgeót mid wætere, 48, 5.

ge-sprengan

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Pealman beón gesprengede (gespringede, MS.) mid geblesudum wætere palmae aspergantur benedicta aqua, Angl. xiii. 409, 622. Add

horweht

(adj.)
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horweht, adj.
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Foul, filthy, dirty Hine ðá lǽddon on ðone sweartan fenn and hine ðá on ða horwehtan wæter bewurpon they led him then to the black fen and flung him into the foul water, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 9

Linked entry: horheht

of-linnan

(v.)
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to cease, leave off Ðæt wæter oflan and má of heora múþe hit ne eode the water stopped, and it no longer came out of the mouth of the image Blickl. Homl. 247, 8. [Goth. af-linnan discedere.]

Linked entry: linnan

ge-lafian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lafian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To washlaverefreshrefĭcĕre

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To wash, lave, refresh; refĭcĕre He winedryhten his wætere gelafede he laved his liege lord with water, Beo. Th. 5438; B. 2722

Linked entry: lafian

tó-dǽlness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlness, e; f.
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A division, distinct part Tódǽlnessa ðara wætera divisiones aquarian, Past. 53 ; Swt. 413, 26. In tódǽlnesse in divisiones, Ps. Surt. 135, 13

wæl-dreór

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-dreór, es; m.
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The blood of the slain Wæter wældreóre fág, Beo. Th. 3267; B. 1631. Eorðe wældreóre ( the blood of Abel) swealh of handum ðínum (Cain's ), Cd. Th. 62, 19; Gen. 1016. Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles, eordan sealde wældreór weres, 67, 9; Gen. 1098

be-baðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-baðian, bi-baðian; p. ode; pp. od

To bathewashluereabluerelavare

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To bathe, wash; luere, abluere, lavare Wætere aþwegen and bebaðod lotus aqua, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 17

Linked entry: bi-baðian

ómiht

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ómiht, Add: <b>ómihte</b>
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Gif ómihte blód and yfel wǽte on þám milte sié, Lch. ii. 252, 25

ge-mengan

Grammar
ge-mengan, <b>; I 2 a.</b>
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add: with tó Man gemencge wæter tó ðám wíne, Hml. Th. ii. 278, 5 (Bt. 34, 5; F. 145, 13, in Dict.). Add Wé þe wǽron gemængde tó þysum folclicum mængungum nos turbis popularibus admixti, Gr. D. 209, 12

ge-wæsc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæsc,

a washing upoverflow of wateralluvio

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a washing up or overflow of water; alluvio Wætera gewæsc aquarum alluvio, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Wrt. Voc. 55, 26

Linked entry: wæsc

a-ferscean

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferscean, [a, fersc fresh]

To freshento become freshsalsuginem deponere

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To freshen, to become fresh; salsuginem deponere Swá swá of ðære sǽ cymþ ðæt wæter innon ða eorþan and ðǽr afersceaþ thus from the sea the water enters into the earth and then becomes fresh, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 18

ofer-willan

(v.)
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to boil so that a liquid is reduced in quantity Oferwylle óþ ðone þriddan dǽle, Lchdm. ii. 216, 3, 4: 228, 18: 238, 10. to overboil, boil too much Nim ðæt wæter ðe pyosan wǽran on gesodene oferwilleda, 286, 29

ál-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ál-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel that may be placed on the fire (v. ál), a cooking-vessel Gif hit ( the ordeal ) wæter sý . . . sí ꝥ álfæt ísen oþþe ǽren, leáden oþþe lǽmen, Ll. Th. i. 226, 15. Aalfatu cocula; omnia vasa coquendi sic dicuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39

burne

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In ðá burnan, C.D. iii. 33, 8. v. wæter-, wǽðe-burne. Add

un-feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-feferig, adj.

Not feverish

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Not feverish Syle drincan on wíne, gif hé unfeferig sý; gif hé on fefere sý, syle drincan him on wætere, Lchdm. i. 164, 19

Linked entry: feferig