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un-gifeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gifeðe, adj.

Not granted

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Not granted Ús wæs á syððan milts ungyfeðe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2921

Linked entry: gifeðe

un-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gréne, adj.

Not green

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Not green Folde wæs ðágyt græs ungréne, Cd. Th. 7, 36; Gen. 117

un-hírsum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hírsum, adj.

Disobedient ⬩ inattentive

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Disobedient, inattentive Wæs hé náwiht unhýrsum his yldrum; Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 14

Linked entries: un-gehírsum un-hérsum un-hýrsum hírsum

hold-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hold-lic, adj.
Entry preview:

Friendly, kindly [H]wæt hý holdlices quid amicum, fidum An. Ox. 50, 29

norþ-sciphere

(n.)
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a northern fleet Wæs Legeceasterscír gehergod fram Norðsciphere, Chr. 980; P. 124, 10

Linked entry: scip-here

twi-sestre

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-sestre, adj.
Entry preview:

Containing two sesters Éghuælc án wæs twisestre gemet, Jn. L. 2, 6 marg

brúcan

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[For translation of Wand. 44 in Dict. substitute: he ruled a liberal lord

holm-weall

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weall, es; m.

A wall formed by the sea

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A wall formed by the sea, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 16; Exod. 467

hryðig

(adj.)
Grammar
hryðig, adj.

Dismantled ⬩ tottering

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[cf. hriðian], Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 5; Wand. 77

fore-hús

(n.)
Entry preview:

a porch Þǽr wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, Vis. Lfc. 33

stofa

(n.)
Grammar
stofa, an ; m.
Entry preview:

A room for a warm bath Stofa balneum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 60

Linked entry: stuf-bæþ

súþ-duru

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-duru, a; f.
Entry preview:

A south door Wæs seó súðduru hwæthwega háde máre, Blickl. Homl. 201, 15

þrístleásness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístleásness, (?), e; f.

Want of boldness

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Want of boldness Ic eom andetta ... þrístleásnyssa mínra synna, Anglia xi. 101, 34

un-blinnendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-blinnendlíce, adv.

Incessantly

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Incessantly Unblinnendlíce dón wæs incessabiliter acta est, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 26

un-tídre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tídre, adj.

Not weak ⬩ firm ⬩ strong

Entry preview:

Not weak, firm, strong Him wæs hyge untyddre, Andr. Kmbl. 2506; An. 1254

Linked entry: tídre

wist-fyllu

(n.)
Grammar
wist-fyllu, indecl. -fyll, e; f.
Entry preview:

Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund,

talpa

Entry preview:

Gl. 279,11, read wand

Linked entry: wund

án-cenned

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Se cniht wæs áncenned sunu his méder, Hml. Th. i. 492, 5. Add

dropung

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Hé wæs geondgoten mid þæs swátes dropunge, Hml. S. 23 b, 233. Add

here-word

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Hlísan, herewurd (-ward. An. Ox. 717) rumusculos, famas. Hpt. Gl. 423, 31. Add

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