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sárness

(n.)
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sárness, e; f.
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ðis eal mid sárnesse beheóld, Ap. Th. 14, 19. Áfirsa fram him his sárnesse, 16, 14. Heu geswutelaþ módes sárnesse, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 1. Helle sárnyssa mé beeodon, and ic on mínre gedréfednysse Drihten clypode, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 17.

wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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Bydele gebyraþ ðæt for his wýcan sý weorces frigra ðonne óðer man, L. R. S. 18; Th. i. 440, 6. Ðá hét se cásere lǽtan león and beran tó ðám cynegum ... and betǽhte ða wícan ðam wælhreówan Ualeriane, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 31.

wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
wearmian, p. ode
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Hí ( the clothes which he wore while standing in the river ) on his líchaman wearmodon, Homl. Th. ii. 354, 20. Se ðe nyle ðæt wlæce oferwinnan and wearmian óð wealle quisquis nequaquam tepore superato excrescit, ut ferveat, Past. 58; Swt. 447, 7.

delfan

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Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe, Shrn. 113, 13. to dig the ground Genam áne spada and dealf þá eorþan, H. R. 13, 13. hét delfan þá eorðan, Hml. S. 27, 37.

gyden

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wénde ꝥ beo Diana ware seó giden, Ap. Th. 24, 5. On Ueneris híwe þǽre fúlan gyden, Hml. S. 31, 716. Ꝥ heó þǽre gydenan Diane godes wurffmynt gebude, 2, 385. hyre anícnysse wurðode swá swá hálige gydenan, 115.

andettan

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wolde, þæt his þeów beón wolde, Guth. 14, 27

dígolnes

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hæfde behýdd on his dígolnysse án wurðlic weorc, Hml. S. 5, 250. him cýtan árǽrde on sumere dígelnysse swylce ancersetla beón mihte, 31, 1069. Dígelnesse latibulum, i. obscurum, An. Ox. 3318. Deágelnesse abyssum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 29.

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te
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Ne týtaþ hér tungul ac biþ týr scæcen stars shall not shine forth, but glory shall have departed, Exon. Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45. [Cf. (?)

ge-scý

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scý, es; n.
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' if he [the man] then say 'I will not have her to wife,' let the woman go to him and take his shoes off his feet before the elders and spit in his face, and let every man amongst the people of the Israelites call him 'the unshod,' Deut. 25, 8-10.

Linked entries: ge-sceó ge-scóe -scý

séman

(v.)
Grammar
séman, p. de ; pp. ed.
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with acc. of person, to bring to an agreement those who have a dispute Ðá hét hié séman. Ðá wæs ic ðara monna sum ðe ðǽrtó genemned wǽran . . .

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good willdislikedespiterepugnancereluctanceagainst one's willnot willinglywithout one's consentwithout intentioninvoluntarily

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Heó wæs hire unwilles fram him ab eo invita aberat, 15; Th. ii. 186, 29. Heora unwilles, L. Edg. S. 2; Th, i. 274, 5

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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to set round, put round, surround ymbseteþ útan líc and feþre on healfe gehware hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3 ; Ph. 204. Beád út scypfyrde and landfyrde, and ðæt land eall útan embsette, Chr. 1072; Erl. 210, 31.

ge-tyngnes

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</b> skilful words, wise sayings :-- Rǽde þæs eádigan weres getingnyssa, Bédan, Angl. 308, 12. set speech. Cf. ge-tynge: 3 Getincnes oratio, An. Ox. 319

ge-fricgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fricgan, -fricgean; p. -fræg, pl. -frǽgon; pp. -frigen

To learn by asking or by inquiryhear of

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Syððan æðelingas feorran gefricgean fleám eówerne after nobles from afar shall hear of your flight, 5770; B. 2889. Ðæt ðæt folca fela gefrigen habbaþ that which many peoples have heard of, Cd. 190; Th. 236, 31; Dan. 329 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-frægen

ge-cneordlíce

(adv.)
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Þá hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda gecneordlíce munde bǽdon, Hml. Th. i. 504, 19. Godes beboda gecneordlíce mid weorcum gefylð, ii. 228, 24. Gecnyrdlícost studiosius, Wülck. Gl. 250, 39. Add

wǽdlian

(v.)
Grammar
wǽdlian, <b>. I.</b>
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Sume wilniað geðincðe þyssere worulde, sume gefyllað heora lustas, and hí ealle syððan sorhlíce wǽdliað Hml. Th. ii. 146, 26. gesealde wǽdligendum mannum ( captivis et indigentibus ), Gr. D. 179, 17. Add

camp-wered

(n.)
Grammar
camp-wered, -weorud, comp-weorod, es; n. [werod, es; n. an army]
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Æðelhere mon slóh mid ealle his campweorude ðe he mid him brohte Ethelhere was slain with all the fighting-men whom he had brought with him, 3, 24; S. 556, 33.

Linked entries: camp-weorud comp-weorod

réceleást

(n.)
Grammar
réceleást, e; f.
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Hí for heora slǽwþe and for gímeléste and for récceléste forléton unwriten ðara monna þeáwas ðe on heora dagum foremǽroste wǽron, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 34.

sundor-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-weorþung, e; f.
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Heó (St. Michael's church) nalles on goldes wlite and on seolfres ne scíneþ, ac on sundorweorþunge þurh godcundra mægen heó gewuldrad stondeþ, Sundorweorðunge prerogativam, Wrt. Voc. ii

Linked entry: synder-weorðtmynt

scearu

(n.)
Grammar
scearu, scyru, e; f.
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C. 47; Th. ii. 254, 12. a share, v. folc-, hearm-, land-, leód-, sceap-scearu

Linked entry: scyru