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cyric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wæcce, a church-watch or

wake

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wake, L. Edg. C. 28; Wilk. 84, 30

Linked entry: wæcce

eóc

(n.)

safety, help, succour

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safety, help, succour, Wald. 45; Vald. 1, 25

rif

(adj.)
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rif, (?); adj.

Fierce

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Fierce Ic wiste ðæt úre fór wæs þurh ða lond and stówe ðe missenlícra cynna eardung in wæs rifra wildeóra ego sciebam per bestiosa loco nobis iter esse, Nar. 10, 5. Ða rifista ferociora, Rtl. 125, 31

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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D. 798] the body of Wihtburh was found at Dereham, all whole and uncorrupted, five and fifty years after she had departed from this life, Chr. 798; Th. 105, 15-21, col. 3

ge-fyrn

(adv.)
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ge-fyrn, adv. [fyrn formerly]

Formerlylong agoof oldof yoreolimpridem

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Ðú mid Fæder ðínne gefyrn wǽre efenwesende thou with thy father of old was co-existent, Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 10; Cri. 349 : 12 a; Th. 19, 16; Cri. 301. Gefyrn hí dydun dǽdbóte on hǽran and on axan olim cĭlĭcio et cĭnĕre pænĭtentiam egissent, Mt.

Linked entry: ge-firn

ge-héran

(v.)
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ge-héran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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Ðá sió stefn gewearþ gehéred of heofenum then the voice was heard out of heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 335; An. 168

ge-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To horseto set or mount on a horseto supply with a horseequitem facereequo instruere vel imponere

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To horse, to set or mount on a horse, to supply with a horse; equitem facere, equo instruere vel imponere : as yet found only as pp Here gehorsode wurdon the army was horsed [mounted], Chr. 867; Th. 130, 28, col. 3 : Gehorsade, 130, 28, col. 2 : 131,

Linked entry: ge-horsod

ge-réþru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réþru, pl. n.

Rudder, helm

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Rudder, helm [the steering was done by means of an oar] Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne híg ðonne begáþ ǽrost ða geréþru in ðære hýþe qui in nauali prælio demicaturi sunt ante in portu inflectant gubernacula, Shrn. 35, 8: 9.

un-bildu

(n.)
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un-bildu, un-bildo; indecl. f.

Want of boldnessweaknessirresolutioninconstancy

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Want of boldness, weakness, irresolution, inconstancy Sió unbieldo and sió manðwǽrnes bióð swíðe anlíce weakness and gentleness are very much alike, Past. 40; Swt. 288, 1.

Linked entries: un-bældo bildu

un-gewittig

(adj.)
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un-gewittig, adj.

madinsanefoolishsenselessnot having reasonirrational

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mad, insane Ic wát ðæt gé wénaþ ðæt ic ungewittige móde ( insana mente ) sprece, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 1. foolish, senseless Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ, hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe

Linked entry: un-wittig

for-teón

(v.)
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Þá men ... fnǽstiað swíþe, beóþ fortogene, Lch. ii. 242, 7. to pull in the way of, obscure, cover up; obducere Þæs líchoman hefignes mid gedwolmiste fortíhð mód foran monna gehwelces, ꝥ hit beorhte ne mót blícan, Met. 22, 34.

gise

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Yes; how could Adam know what he was, unless he were obedient in some thing to his Lord?, Hml. Th. i. 14, 4

ge-yflian

(v.)
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Th. i. 332, ll. used impersonally, with dat. of person who falls sick Him geyfelode þǽr hé mid þám cynge sæt he was taken ill while sitting with the king Chr. 1053 ; P. 185, 13 : 1086; P. 218, 37. with acc. of person Nam hé his feorme on Wuldahám, and

hunta

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Wæs Esau gléw hunta (vir gnarus venandi), Gen. 27, 27. Deáð æfter moncynne, egeslic hunta, á bið on waðe, Met. 27, 13. Of huntan gríne losian, Ps. Th. 123, 6. Tó huntan wícan, C. D. iii. 219, 9.

tácn

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Add Ic wát ꝥ hé hæfde áne dolhswaðe on his hneccan . . . gýman wé nú hwæder hé ꝥ tácen þǽre wunde hæbbe, Hml. S. 30, 269. Add Þás tácnu ( signa ) fyliað þám þe gelýfað, Mk. 16, 17

cweþan

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cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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Swá cwæð eardstapa ... winemǽga hryre, Wand. 6

weg-bráde

(n.)
Grammar
weg-bráde, -brǽde, an ; f.

Way-bread

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Way-bread (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Wegbráde, uuegbrádae, uegbrádae arnaglossa, Txts. 43, 213. Uuegbráde plantago, uuaegbrádae plantago vel septenerbia, 87, 1601. Wegbrǽde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 21. Wegbráde arnaglosse, i. 67, 10.

æf-wirdla

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æf-wirdla, -werdla.

Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum

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Dispendium, i. damnum, impedimentum, defectio, periculum, detrimentum æfwerdla, wonung, wom, wana, vel hénþa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 68. Æfwyrdlan dispendio, An. Ox. 353: detrimentum, i. contemtum, 452: jacturam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 67.

Linked entry: ǽwirdla

tó-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.

To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to somethingto be lack of something for a person

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.), to be lack of something for a person Ne tósǽleþ him gúþgemótes siþþan ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce he (the dog) will not want for fighting, when I (the badger) reach through the hill's roof, Exon. Th. 397, 26; Rä. 16, 25.

hál

(adj.)
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hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Se man wæs sóna hál statim sanus factus est, Jn. Skt. 5, 9. Se biþ hál geworden he shall be saved, Blickl. Homl. 21, 36. Hé þurh ðæt sóna wearþ hál geworden he was at once by that restored to health, 223, 26.

Linked entry: hǽl