unriht-weorc
Improper work
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Improper work Be Sunnandæges unrihtweorcum de profanis operibus die Dominico, L. Ecg. C. 35, tit.; Th. ii. 130, 25
datárum
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Date Be þám datárum nonarum Aprilium, Angl. viii. 304, 46. Gif man rǽt þæne datárum on Sunnandæge, 302, 20
eást-norþ
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North-east Ryhte be-eástan him sindon Bǽme, and eástnorþ sindon Þyringas, Ors. 1, 1; S. 16, 4: 8
fræfelian
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To be cunning Fraefeleo calleo. Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 48. Fræfele, 14, 13. Ic frefelie calleo, decipio, 127, 62
frécnen-spræc
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But perhaps the word might be taken as adjective frécnen-sprǽce (frécen- or frécne- ?) Using dangerous or mischievous speech
ge-hwyrftness
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Return Hé wítegode . . . be his ágenre ge-hwyrftnesse (-hwyrfnesse ? v. ge-hwirfness) of his wræcsíðe, Ps. Th. 22, arg
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wrǽnsian
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to be wanton Þá beóð þǽr cwylmed in écum fýre, ðá þe hér swíðost mid wó wrǽnsiað. Nap. 71
and-ǽges
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(Against the reading Þæt hire an dæges eágum starede, it may be noted thai on (starian) takes the accusative.)
gálian
To be licentious
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To be licentious (gál) Sé þe gálað, libbende deád hé ys qui luxuriatur, uiuens mortuus est Scint. 87, 10
Alríca
Alaric ⬩ Alarícus, king of the Visigoths
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Soon after that, on the third day, they went out of the city of their own accord; so there was not a single house burnt by their order. Ors. 6, 38; Bos. 133, 7.
grǽg-hama
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As the epithet grǽg is applied to the mew, grǽghama might be a mew or gull.
trahtian
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add: <b>I a.</b> to compose a treatise Be þon ic gemune ꝥ ic sǽde in þám folclárum þæs godspelles þe ic trahtode be Tassilan mínre faðan hoc quod de Tharsilla amita mea in homiliis Euangelii dixisse me recolo, Gr.
cyst
choice, election ⬩ optio, electio ⬩ æstimatio ⬩ excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness ⬩ præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas
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What is chosen; æstimatio Írena cyst what is chosen of swords, Beo. Th. 1350; B. 673: 1609; B. 802: 3398; B. 1697. Wǽpna cyst what is chosen of weapons, 3123; B. 1559. Symbla cyst what is chosen of feasts, 2469; B. 1232.
Linked entry: wyn
hwilc
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Bl. H. 131, 24: Bt. 37, 4; F. 192, 14. Hwelcum earmum men, Bl. H. 215, 26. Þeáh ðú teó hwelcne bóh, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 22. Gif gé gesáwen hwelce mús, 16, 2 ; F. 52, l. Gíf hé hwlyc lim forlýst, 34, 9 ; F. 148, 7.
wén
supposition ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ idea ⬩ hope ⬩ expectation ⬩ likelihood ⬩ probability ⬩ chance ⬩ perhaps ⬩ perchance ⬩ may be ⬩ probably
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Wistfylle wén Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734. Is leódum wén orleghwíle 5813; B. 2910: Exon. Th. 384, 16; Rä. 4, 28. Mé ðæs wén nǽfre forbirsteþ, ðe ic gefeán hæbbe 236, 1; Ph. 567. Him wæs béga wén Beo. Th. 3751; B. 1873.
Linked entry: wéna
gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Bos. 27, 44. Gelíce swá swá heó bebeád likewise as she commanded, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 19 : Blickl. Hom. 17, 4. He dyde swá gelíce fecit similiter, Mt. Bos. 20, 5.
strǽt
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Foldweg, cúþe strǽte, Beo. Th. 3272 ; B. 1634.
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for-licgan
fornicari
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Be twelfhyndes monnes wífe forlegenum. Gif mon hǽme mid twelfhyndes monnes wífe, Ll. Th. i. 68, 8. forlegen beón, wesan, weorþan fornicari: Thamar ys forlegen fornicata est Thamar, Gen. 38, 24. Se bið forlegen fornicatur, Past. 465, 2.
án-forlǽtan
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Hié ne gémdon hwonne hié ꝥ gestreón eall ánforlǽtan sceoldon, Bl. H. 99, 30. to leave unnoticed, to omit, neglect Þá gódan weorc wé ánforlǽtaþ þe wé began sceoldan, Bl.
Linked entry: for-lǽtan
ge-standan
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</b> where something is to be done by the person while standing :-- Gestód se Hǽlend and cliopade, Jn. L. 7, 37.