eall-gearo
All-ready
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All-ready; omnīno promptus Ic beóm eall-gearo I am all-ready, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 19; Rä. 24, 4
hwem-dragen
Sloping
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Sloping, not perpendicular Wæs ðæt ilce hús hwemdragen nalas æfter gewunan mennisces weorces ðæt ða wagas wǽron rihte ac git swíðor on scræfes onlícnesse ðæt wæs æteówed that same house had sloping walls, not at all after the custom of men's work so
cild-cradol
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Add: a cradle Tó his cildcradele feallende ipsius ad cunabula cadentes, Hy. S. 48, 17. On cildcradelum ástreht in cunis supinus, An. Ox. 2156: Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 19. as symbol of infancy, the cradle Crísten fram cildcradole, Hml. Th. i. 428, 23.
wlíte
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Add Wlite machina (colorum, ex quibus ornatur praesentis machina mundi, Ald. 273, 6), An. Ox, 23, 58. Hé sǽde him hwilc heora wlitu wæs, and hú hí wǽron gescrýdde, Hml. S. 31, 705. Add Tó bóte cyrican wlites adornamentum ęclesię, Chrd, 82, 12.
wealh-stod
An interpreter ⬩ one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages ⬩ an interpreter of written language ⬩ a translator ⬩ an interpreter of a subject, ⬩ an expounder ⬩ a mediator ⬩ the word occurs as a proper name
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.; Swt. 7, 4. an interpreter of a subject, an expounder Wealhstod interpres (divinae legis, Ald. 64) Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 79: 47, 2. Lífes wealhstod, Cd.
Linked entry: -stod
eal-weald
All-powerful, almighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens
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All-powerful, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Ǽrende ealwealdan Gode wæs sprecen a message was spoken to the all-powerful God, Andr. Kmbl. 3239; An. 1622
and-cweþan
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This form seems to be given as an alternative to wiðercweðan, as a gloss to frustrari, contra dicere, Hpt. Gl. 491, 32. (?)
ilfette
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Æt ylfethamme, C.D. iii. 130, 34. Add
tó-rípan
To pluck in two ⬩ tear to pieces
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When he wanted to deny (the charge brought against him), they told him this as a token, Chart. Th. 172, 27
Linked entry: tó-rýpan
here-gang
An irruption ⬩ attack by an army
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An irruption, attack by an army Tó wiðscúfanne swá réþum heregange ad repellendas tam feras inruptiones, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 37, MS. B
weorold-sceaft
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A creature of this world, an earthly creature Wuldres Waldend and woruldsceafta, Exon. Th. 188, 20; Az. 48. Woruldsceafta wuldor, 190, 16; Az. 74
ǽfr-ǽnig
[any at all
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[any at all Mid ǽfrǽnige þinge, C. D. iv. 209, 24. ]
beód-gæst
A guest at table ⬩ mensæ consors ⬩ convictor
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A guest at table; mensæ consors, convictor, Andr. Kmbl. 2177; An. 1090
eala-scóp
An ale-poet
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An ale-poet, L. N. P. L. 41; Th. ii. 296, 12
-wintre
á-licgan
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Add: to be at an end, come to an end, be brought low Mín wynn álæg there was an end to my joy, Ps. Th. 119, 5. Nó hira þrym álæg, An. 3. Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5.
Linked entry: á-lecgan
wár
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Add Wárum algis, An. Ox. 23, 13. see note at An. Ox. 1818 on the forms and meaning of the instances given from Hpt. Gl
ealu-wǽge
An ale-cup ⬩ pătĕra, scyphus
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An ale-cup; pătĕra, scyphus Dóhtor Hróþgáres eorlum ealuwǽge bær Hrothgar's daughter bore the ale-cup to the earls, Beo. Th. 4047; B. 2021
Linked entry: ealo-wǽge
ge-dryhtu
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For sidera as an alternative to elementa, cf. elementa sol et luna et reliqui planetae, Migne. Gedrihtu seems a rendering of fortune, cf. fortunę, gewyrdes, 2628), An. Ox. 2371: 7, 145. Gedryhtu, 8, 119: Angl. xiii. 32, 110
gelíce
Likewise ⬩ also ⬩ as ⬩ pariter
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Elpendes hýd wyle drincan wætan gelíce án spinge deþ an elephant's hide will imbibe water as a sponge doth, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 11.