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neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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(l a) figurative :-- Nú sculon eft hwierfan neár Róma we must now return in our story to Rome, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 13. Þá áþas wǽren neár máne þonne sóðe, 4, 3; S. 162, 12.

un-ádrugod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádrugod, adj.

Undried

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Undried On níwne weall unádrugodne and unástíðodne, Past. 49; Swt. 383, 32

wuldor-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-spéd, e; f.

Glorious abundance

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Glorious abundance Setl wuldorspédum welig (heaven), Cd. Th. 6, 111; Gen. 87

gold-wecg

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wecg, es; m.
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451

Linked entry: gold-óra

wærc

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Cuneus wecg . . . cunicellus lytel wærc (wæcg?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 28-31. (?)

ríht

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Gif sculon rynt ágildan (si ratio exigitur) unnyttra worda, P. 281, 9-14. v. ælmes-, bóc-, burh-, cyne-, eorl-, fær-, freó-, geneát-, lah-, swán (not swǽn-), þegen-, þrǽl-riht

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219. Schalk a knight, Gaw. 160

Linked entry: scilcen

fyrmest

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adv.
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Swá micel swá hit fyrmest witon to the best of our knowledge; in quantum cognitioni hominis conceditur, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 28.

scildan

(v.)
Grammar
scildan, scyldan, sceldan, sceoldan; p. de.
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lǽraþ ðæt man wið heálíce synna scylde georne, L. C.

Linked entries: scyldan scehdun

scip-fird

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fird, e; f.
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næfdon ða gesélþa ðæt seó scipfyrd nytt wǽre ðisum earde, 1009; Erl. 141, 26. Ðá cýdde man in tó ðære scipfyrde, ðet hí mann eáðe befaran mihte, Erl. 141, 33. See land-fird for other passages

þrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
þrinen, adj.

Threefoldtrinus

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God ðæne ðrynenne on ánnesse and ǽnne on ðrynnesse andettaþ Deus quem trinum in unitate et unum in trinitate confitemur, Waal. Cat. 292, col. 1

Linked entry: þrynen

un-þancweorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þancweorþ, -wirþe; adj.

Ungratefulingratusnot agreeableunacceptablethankless

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Th. ii. 126, 3. thankless wǽron unðancwurðe, and wendon ús fram Criste, ac hé ús gesóhte, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 5. God, se ðe dæghwomlíce getíðaþ weldǽda unðancwurðum (cf. ipse benignus est super ingratos, Lk. 6, 35), Homl. Th. ii. 418, 23

Linked entry: þanc-weorþ

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
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weariness, disgust Ne durre ðás bóc gelengan, ð í lǽs ðe heó ungemetegod sý and mannum ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml.

blót-mónaþ

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Se mónað þe nemnað blódmónað, 153, 20. ¶ In Bede's 'De temporum ratione' it is said: 'November dicitur blótmónath ... Blótmónath mensis immolationum, quod in eo pecora, quae occisuri erant, diis suis voverent.

cild-cradol

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ðe fram cildcradole tó Godes geleáfan cómon, ii. 76, 11. Fram cyldcradole, Hml. S. 7, 188

for-sláwian

(v.)
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Substitute: to lose by sloth, neglect through laziness Ðonne forsláwiað ðone gecópestan tíman ... ðonne bistilð sió slǽwð on ús, Past. 283, 1. to be slow to do Þú náht ne forsláwodest ꝥ þú þín ágen feorh for hine ne sealdest thou wert not slow to

Linked entry: for-slǽwan

ge-þwǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in agreement, with one accord. of persons Hí heom betweónan rǽddon and þus geþwǽrlíce cwǽdon: 'Betere áhreddon ús sylfé,' Hml.

strand

(n.)
Grammar
strand, n. (not m.).
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gesáwon þá muntas ymbe ðǽre sealtan sǽ strande, Angl. viii. 299, 39. Stranda sablonum, An. Ox. 2, 286. Add

martyr

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witon unrím ðára monna þe ðá écan gesǽlða sóhtun nallas ðurh ꝥ án þæt hí wilnodon ðæs líchomlican deáðes, ac eác manegra sárlicra wíta hié gewilnodon wið ðan écan lífe: ꝥ wǽron ealle þá háligan martyras, Bt. 11. 2; F. 36, 5. Add

cuman

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E. 274, 3. 1. add: to reach a point Oþ þæt tó þám gilde cuman, Ll. Th. i. 234, 27. Oð þæt gé cumon tó ánum feórðlincge until you come to your last farthing, Hml. Th. i. 268, 1. 3. add: Ll. Th. i. 122, 6