wamb-scyldig
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fætels and gealstor and fúlnes and hrǽw, Nap. 67
orleg-hwíl
Battle-time, time of war
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Battle-time, time of war Nú is leódum wén orleg-hwíle, Beo. Th. 5814; B. 2911. Fela ic gúþrǽsa genæs, orleghwíla, 4845; B. 2427
ge-swicn
A cleansing ⬩ clearance ⬩ purgātio
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A cleansing, clearance; purgātio Náh he ða geswicne he shall not have the clearance, L. In. 15; Th. i. 112, 5, MSS. B. H
Linked entry: swicn
ge-weald
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Nóe and his suna landes geweald áhtan, Wlfst. 10, 16. power to determine what one does (of intentional or voluntary action, v. gewealdes; <b>I:</b> wealdan; ) ꝥ hit nǽfre næs náðer ne his gewile ne his geweald it was neither his desire nor
swicollíce
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With deceit, with guile, deceitfully, fraudulently, craftily Hé cwæð ðæt hí wære wurdan ðæt hý ǽnig man tó swicol-líce ne bepǽhte mid leáslícre láre' uidete, ne quis uos seducat, ' Wulfst. 88, 26: 55, 3.
nón-tíd
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Synd þá ðe wénað ꝥ hý fæstende synd rihtlíce, gif hý etað sóna swá hý ꝥ belltácen (v. nón-belle) gehýrað þǽre nigoðan tíde, ꝥ is seó nóntíd, Hml. A. 140, 65. Ǽr nóntíde ábyrigan ne ǽtes ne wǽtes, Wlfst. 102, 25.
tó-fleótan
To float in different directions, ⬩ be dispersed by water, ⬩ be carried away by water
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Mid te fleotinde word tofleoteð þe heorte, so ꝥ longe þer efter ne mei heo beon ariht igedered togederes, A. R. 74, 29. Forstoppeð ouwer þouhtes, ase ȝe wulled ꝥ heo nout ne touleoten ȝeond te world, 72, 22
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FLOTA
a ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ fleet ⬩ nāvis ⬩ classis ⬩ a sailor ⬩ pirate ⬩ nauta ⬩ pīrāta
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Næs se flota swá rang no fleet was so insolent, Chr. 975; Erl. 125, 26: 1006; Erl. 140, 6. Mid ðæm flotan with the fleet, 904; Erl. 98, 12. Lǽt nú geferian flotan úserne to lande let our ship now go to land, Andr. Kmbl. 794; An. 397: Beo.
leax
A salmon ⬩ lax
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Hwý gé nú ne settan on some dúne fiscnet eówru, ðonne eów fón lysteþ leax? Bt. Met. Fox 19, 23; Met. 19, 12. Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Hærincgas and leaxas quid capis in mari? Aleces et isicios, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9.
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mis-tímian
To happen amiss ⬩ to do amiss
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[Gyf ǽnie prusten mistímide on áþaran mynstre ne fóre hé náwider ac gesóhte hé his nágabúras and him þingadan if there were misconduct on the part of any priest in either monastery, he would go no whither, but would seek his neighbours, and they would
æt-wíndan
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Ðám ( death ) ne ætwint nán eorðlic mann, HmL Th. ii. 232,22. Hé ðám wítum ætwunde, Hml. S. 23, 118. Ðám écum wítum ætwindan, 16, 93: Hml. A. 34, 251. with acc. Þá þe middan-geard oferswíðdon and his yrmða ætwundon, Hml. Th. i. 84, 32. v. oþ-windan
and-wyrdan
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Add: (-weard-, -ward-, -word- in North Gospels) Ne andwyrtst (-wyrdest, R. ) þu nán þing ongén þá nihil respondes ad ea f , Mt. 26, 62. Ondueardest (-wordes, R. ), Mk. L. 14, 60. Se smiþ andwyrt (respondit), Coll. M. 31, 15.
be-hýdan
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Ne mæg hine nán man behýdan wið hire hǽto, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Nis mín bán wið þé behýded (occultatum), 138, 13: Bl. H. 93, 35. Behéd lác munus absconditum, Kent. Gl. 780. Of þám díglum stówum þe hí on behýdde (abditi) wǽron. Bd. I. 16; Sch. 44, 14.
be-scúfan
to thrust
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Bescúfende trudentes (ad erroris nau*-*fragia), An. Ox. 5477
wæl-stów
The place of the slain, ⬩ a battle-field ⬩ any place where there is slaughter
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Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 116, 33. On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan, Byrht.
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són
A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental
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A musical sound, music vocal or instrumental Nán neát nyste nǽnne andan tó óþrum for ðære mergþe ðæs sónes . . . Hé wæs oflyst ðæs seldcúþan sónes (the music of Orpheus' harp) Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 11, 23.
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áþ
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Hé cwæð ðæt hé nán ryhtre geðencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste gif hé meahte ... and hé gelǽdde tó ðon ándagan done áð be fullan ... and cwæð ðæt him wǽre leófre ðæt hé ... ðonne se áð forbufste ... and wé gehýrdan ðæt hé ðone áð be fullan
þurh-wunian
to continue ⬩ last ⬩ not to come to an end ⬩ not to pass away ⬩ to continue in a place, with a person ⬩ to remain, not to leave ⬩ to continue in a condition ⬩ not to change ⬩ to persevere ⬩ persist ⬩ hold out
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Lang mid þingum úrum þurhwunian ( durare ) wé ná magan, 183, 4.
ÍSEN
Iron ⬩ steel
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Ne delfe nán man ða moran mid ísene let no man dig up the roots with iron, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. Bútan ǽlcan ísene genumen gathered without using any iron implement, Lchdm. iii. 4, 29 [cf. Grmm. D.