un-wrenc
an evil trick ⬩ a malicious wile ⬩ a wicked artifice ⬩ an evil practice ⬩ a vice
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an evil trick, a malicious wile, a wicked artifice Ðisne unwrenc (the device practised by Potiphar's wife) heó geþóhte, Gen. 39, 16. Hé (Antichrist) bið eal unwrenca full, Wulfst. 97, 16. Mid ðám unwrencan bið Antecrist eal áfylled, 54, 15. an evil practice
un-wlitigian
to make ugly ⬩ deprive of beauty, ⬩ disfigure ⬩ to become ugly
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to make ugly, deprive of beauty, disfigure Ða hé gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9. to become ugly Se wǽta ástígd tó ðæm lime, ðonne ásuilð hit and áhefegaþ and unwlitegaþ humor ad virilia labitur, quae cum molestia dedecoris
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un-wlitigness
Ugliness ⬩ disfigurement
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Ugliness, disfigurement Semninga gehrán hé his eágan; ðá gemétte hé hit swá hál swá swá him nǽfre nǽnig swyle oððe unwlitignes on ætýwde (ac si nil unquam in eo deformitatis ac tumoris apparuisset), Bd. 4, 32; S. 612, 7
Linked entry: wlitigness
un-wyrcan
To undo, destroy
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To undo, destroy Ic þurh manslihtas mé scyldigne dyde wið ðé, mín Hǽlend, ðá ðá ic ðín handgeweorc unwyrcan dorste, Anglia xi. 113, 34
un-wyrd
Bad fortune ⬩ misfortune
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Bad fortune, misfortune Gyf him þince ðæt hé leád habbe, sum unwird him byð tóweard, Lchdm. iii. 170, 5. Ðæt mé nú þyncþ ðætte ic ðás unwyrd áræfnan mæg ðe mé on becumen is ut jam me imparem fortunae ietibus non arbitrer, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 13
un-wyrttrumian
To uproot ⬩ pluck up by the roots ⬩ root up
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To uproot, pluck up by the roots, root up Ðý læs gié unwyrtrumias (eradicetis) ðone huǽte, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 29
un-ymbwendedlíc
Unmoved ⬩ unalterable
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Unmoved, unalterable Unymbwoendedlíc inmotus, Rtl. 164, 34
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un-wríþan
To untwist, unbind (lit. or fig.)
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To untwist, unbind (lit. or fig.) Unwríþan distringere, Scint. 232, 2
un-wuniendlíc
Uninhabitable
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Uninhabitable Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa ðam gemetegodum dǽle unwuniendlíce, for ðan ðe seó sunne ne cymð him nǽfre tó, Lchdm. iii. 262, 2
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un-wrítere
A bad, incorrect writer
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A bad, incorrect writer Mycel yfel déð se unwrítere, gyf hé nele his wóh gerihtan, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 3, 24
un-wrǽstlíce
Weakly ⬩ absurdly
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Weakly, absurdly Ðys híw ealde úðwitan gesettan ágén ðam þingum ðe Zenodotus unwrǽstlíce gesette, Anglia viii. 334, 17
up-áhefedness
Elevation ⬩ exaltation ⬩ exultation ⬩ arrogance, pride
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Elevation. literal Exaltatio sancte crucis, ðæt is on Engliscre sprǽce upáhefednyss ðære hálgan róde, for ðan ðe heó wæs áhafen on ðam dæge, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 140. metaphorical, exaltation Þurh ðás clypunge is gesweotolad, ðæt ǽlc upáhefednes ásprincð
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up-áspringness
Uprising
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Uprising Upáspringness ł eástdǽl ortus, Ps. Lamb. 102, 12
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up-gang
a going up ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ a going up ⬩ a landing ⬩ an incursion ⬩ a way of going up
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a going up, rising of a heavenly body Sunnon upgong æt middan sumere ortus solis solstitialis, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 34. Æfter sunnan upgonge, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 20. Ǽr sunnan upgange, Lchdm. ii. 306, 17. Æt sunnan upgonge, Nar. 27, 17. Fram sunnan
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up-heáfod
A top end(?)
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A top end(?) Tó crofte tó ðan upheáfdan of ðan upheáfðan, (to the croft, to the top end of it?), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 79, 10
up-heáh
tall ⬩ lofty ⬩ lofty ⬩ noble ⬩ upright
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tall, lofty Wæs hé .x. fóta upheáh pedum non amplius decem statura altior, Nar. 26, 28. Ða trió meahte beón hundteóntiges fóta upheáh he pedum centum alte erant arbores, 27, 28. Sindon dúna upheá, Exon. Th. 443, 15; Kl. 30. Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan
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up-gemynd
Mindfulness of what is above ⬩ thought directed heavenward
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Mindfulness of what is above, thought directed heavenward Hé hæfde hlúttre lufan, éce upgemynd engla blisse, Andr. Kmbl. 2129; An. 1066
up-godu
The gods above
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The gods above Upgodo superi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 19
up-hafenness
Elevation
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Elevation Uphefenes honda mínra elevatio manuum mearum, Ps. Surt. 140, 2