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fóre-witan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-witan, fór-witan; ic, he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen

To foreknowpræscīre

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To foreknow; præscīre He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27

Linked entry: fór-witan

náwiht-wela

Grammar
náwiht-wela, náuht-wela, an; m.

False wealthwealth that is not really wealth

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False wealth, wealth that is not really wealth Gé wénaþ ðæt eówre náuhtwelan (nóht-, Cott. MS.) síen eówra gesǽlþa, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 37

gist-líðe

(adj.)
Grammar
gist-líðe, adj.

Kind to guestshospitablehospes

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Kind to guests, hospitable; hospes Búton cræft mín gistlíðe him beó nĭsi ars mea hospĭta ei fuĕrit, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 11: Shrn. 129, 26

Linked entry: gæst-líðe

biggencere

(n.)
Grammar
biggencere, es; m.

A workeroperator

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A worker; operator Ic hæbbe smiþas ... and manega óðre mistlícra cræfta biggenceras habeo fabros ... et multos alios variarum artium operatores, Coll. Monast, Th. 30, 3

for-nirwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-nirwan, for-nirwian
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Ðǽre .x. niht (after Christmas) gif wind byð, treów byóð fornerwede (will come into leaf late?), Lch. iii. 164, 24

Linked entry: nirwan

corn-hwicce

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwicce, an; f.
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A corn-chest Wearð gemét ðæt feoh uppon ánre cornhwyccan (-hwntccan, v. l. in three MSS. ; Thorpe incorrectly prints -hryccan), Hml. Th. ii. 178, 8

Linked entries: corn-hwæcca hwicce

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.

True

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True Ic gelýfe ðæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, ðæs mé ðes boda sægde wǽrum wordum, Cd. Th. 42, 31; Gen. 681

feorg-bold

(n.)
Grammar
feorg-bold, es; n.

The dwelling of lifethe bodyănĭmæ dŏmuscorpus

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The dwelling of life, the body; ănĭmæ dŏmus, corpus Hrǽw cólode, fæger feorgbold the corpse grew cold, the fair dwelling of life, Rood Kmbl. 145; Kr. 73

Linked entry: feorh-bold

ealdor-scype

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-scype, es; m.

Eldership, supremacy principātus, prīmātus

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Ealdorscype healdan prīmātum tĕnēre, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 17

in-wǽte

(n.)
Grammar
in-wǽte, an; f.
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An inward humour Gif hit biþ cumen of yfelre inwǽtan if it is come of an evil inward humour, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 27

Linked entry: wǽta

un-sliten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sliten, adj.

Unrent

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Cuoedon: Ne tóslíte (scindamus) ué hiá the coat was unrent ... They said: Let us not rend it, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 23

be-waden

Grammar
be-waden, be-wadan

to reachcome uponsurprise

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to reach, come upon, surprise ? Min hord warað híþende feónd . . . bewaden (when surprised ?) féreð, stepped on stíð bord, Rä. 88, 24. Cf. be-faran, -féran, -rídan. Substitute:

ofer-hragan

(v.)

to come in stormsto sleeta storm

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to come in storms(?) Wǽtum hé oferhrægeþ, gebryceþ burga geatu it (snow) comes in damp storms on cities' gates, and breaks them, Salm. Kmbl. 612; Sal. 305

Linked entry: hragan

snáw-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
snáw-ceald, adj.

Cold as snow

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Cold as snow Ðæt sió fýrene (ne) mót sunne gesécan snáwcealdes weg monna (but read (?) mónan. Cf. Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 28) gemǽro Met. 29, 8

hreðer

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer, hræðer, hraðer, es; m. [?]

Breastbosom

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Blód út ne com of hreðre blood came not from my breast, Exon. 130 a; Th. 499, 9; Rä. 88, 13. Mé on hreðre heáfod sticade in her bosom she stuck my head, 124 b;; Th. 479, 9; Rä. 62, 5.

Linked entries: hraðer hreðor

ǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend, ǽrende, ǽrynd, es; n: pl. nom. acc. ǽrendu, ǽrendo

An ERRANDa messagean embassynewstidingsan answerbusinesscarenuntiummandatumnegotiumcura

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Híg lægdon ǽrende they imposed an errand, Chr. 1065; Th. 332, 25, col. 2. He aboden hæfde Godes ǽrendu he had announced God's messages, Exon. 43a; Th. 145, 17; Gú. 696: 51b; Th. 179, 31; Gú. 1270.

Linked entry: ÁR

deópnes

(n.)
Grammar
deópnes, diópnes,deóp-ness, deóp-nys, deóp-nyss,deóp-niss,e ; f.

DEEPNESS, depth, an abyss prŏfundum, altitūdo, ăbyssus = άβυσσos, vŏrāgo

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DEEPNESS, depth, an abyss; prŏfundum, altitūdo, ăbyssus = άβυσσos, vŏrāgo Onafæstnod ic eom on líme deópnesse ... ic com on deópnysse sǽ infixus sum in līmo profundi ... vēni in altitudĭnem măris, Ps. Lamb. 68, 3.

Linked entry: diópnys

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTHquartus

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Com se Hǽlend embe ðone feórþan hancréd to him Iēsus quarta vĭgĭlia noctis vēnt ad eos, Mt. Bos. 14, 25. Ða folctogan feórþan síðe æðeling lǽddon to ðam carcerne the leaders of the people led the noble to the dungeon the fourth time, Andr.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, p. de; pp, ed

To burnburn upconsumescorchūrĕreexūrĕrecombūrĕreconcrĕmāreexæstuāre

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Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 26, col. 1. Fýr forswælþ wudu, swá swá líget forswælende dúna ignis combūrit silvam, sīcut flamma combūrens montes, Ps.

land-ár

(n.)
Grammar
land-ár, e; f.
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Property in land, landed estate Of Seint Petres land-áre in territorio Sancti Petri, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 242, 16.