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hearm-cwidian

(v.)
Grammar
hearm-cwidian, -cwiddian; p. ode

To revile, calumniate, speak ill of

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To revile, calumniate, speak ill of Ongan hine hyspan and hearmcwiddigan [-cwidian, Cott.] he began to revile and speak ill of him, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 33

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, es; m. (?)

speltcornspelta, far

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spelt, corn Spelt planta, Wrt. Voc. i. 75, 11: 46, 66: faar, 287, 19: ii. 34, 38. Spelt sámgréne far serotina, 36, 39. Hwǽtes, speltes farris, 34, 37

bæcere

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, Coll. M. 28, 25. Hwæt cunnon þás þíne geféran? Sume synt . . . bæceras, 19, 9. Add

fǽr

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr, fér, es; m.

A feverfebris

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M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 27

earendel

(v.)
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., earendel, Corp.) jubar, Txts. 72, 554. Eorendel aurora, Hy. S. 16, 35: 30, 2. Se níwa eorendel Sanctus Jóhannes, Bl. H. 163, 30

gléde

(n.)
Grammar
gléde, an; f.
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A live coal Mid his gyldenan tange þǽre glédan spearcan tó mínre tungan gebringan (cf. Is. 6, 6), Angl. viii. 325, 31. Glédan ( carbones ) onǽlde synt, Ps. L. 17, 9

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sceádwísness

(n.)
Grammar
sceádwísness, e; f.

Reason

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Reason Ðá cwæþ seó Gesceádwísnes (Sceádwísnes,Cott. MS.), Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 1. Ic wéne ðæt hyt mínsceádwísnes (reason) wére, Shrn. 164, 29. Sceádwísnyssum ratiociniis, R. Ben. Interl. 17,6

ofer-hrops

(n.)

voracity

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voracity Ic brúce ðisum mettum mid sýfernysse swá swá dafnaþ munuce næs mid oferhropse vescor his cibis cum sobrietate, sicut decet monacho, non cum voracitate, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5

Ælfríc

(n.)
Grammar
Ælfríc, es; m. [ælf, ríc]

ÆlfricÆlfricus

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D. 995, archbishop Sigeric died, and Ælfric, bishop of Wiltshire, was chosen on Easter-day at Amesbury, by king Æthelred, and all his witan, Chr. 995; Th. 243, 36, col. 2 — 245, 3, col. 2.

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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Ðonne hié wénen ðæt hié hæbben betst gedón, ðæt wé him ðonne secgen ðæt hié hæbben wierst (wyrst, Cott. MSS.) gedón cum ea, quae bene egisse se credant, male acta monstramus, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 17.

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mennisc-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mennisc-ness, e: f.

humanityhuman natureincarnationhumanenesshumane behaviour

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Se Macedonisca Alexander ðá ðá hé him tó com ðá wæs hé wundriende hyra menniscnysse miratus est eorum humanitatem ), Nar. 38, 25

midde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
midde-weard, adj.

Mid-wardmiddle of

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Andlangæs bróces middesweardes along the middle of the brook, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 31. On middeweardum (-an, MSS. R. L.) hyre ryne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 26. On middeweardre sǽ in medio mari, Cant. Moys. 8.

gleó-man

(n.)
Grammar
gleó-man, glí-man, glii-man, gliig-man, glig-man, -mann, es; m.

A glee-manmusicianminstreljesterplayerbuffoonmusicuscantorjoculatorhistrioscurramimuspantomimus

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Monige welige menn fédaþ yfle gliigmen [gliimen, Cot. MS.] nonnulli divites nutriunt histriones, Past. 44, 6; Swt. 327, 7; Hat. MS. See Turner's History of the Anglo-Saxons, Bk. 7, c. 7

Linked entry: glí-man

ge-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brengan, p. -brohte, pl. -brohton; pp. -broht; v. trans, [ge-, brengan to bring]

To bringleadproducebearferredūcĕreprodūcĕre

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Ðǽr wæs gebroht wín there was wine brought, Chr. 1012; Th. 269, 21, col. I

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geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotionsollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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Hat.] eorþlícra þinga ablent ðæs módes eágan mid ðære costunga the eagerness for earthly things blinds the eyes of the mind with temptation, Past. 18, 2; Swt. 128, 15; Cot. MS. Ðeós geornfulnyss hæc dīlĭgentia, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 6.

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stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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Ant. i. 6, col. 1 (14th cent.). Over þe table he gon stoupe Alis. 1103. Layamon uses the verb transitively: Mon mæi mid strenðe stupen (stoupe, 2nd MS.) hine to grunde, 25950

þǽr-on

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-on, adv.
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thereon Hé com tó ðam treówe, sóhte wæstm ðǽron, and nǽnne ne gemétte, Homl. Th. ii. 408, 1. Se déma hét wyrcan áne hencgene and hét hón ðone bisceop þǽron, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 253 : Blickl.

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wánian

(v.)
Grammar
wánian, p. ode
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Hé him wæs wániende ǽgðer ge his ágene heardsǽlþa ge ealles ðæs folces ipse nunc suam, nune publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5 ; Swt. 166, 20. a clause Hé him wæs swíþe wániende ðæt hé to him cucan ne com, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 244, 4

holh

(n.)
Grammar
holh, holg, es; n.

A hollow, cavity, hole

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In ðæm wæs ðæt holg ðæs nearwan scræfes, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1

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port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es; m. n.
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Port-strǽt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl]. vi. 323.]

Linked entry: Portes-múþa