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líc-hama

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Add Líchama soma, Wrt. Voc. i. 49, 23. 1. the material frame of man. living On healfslapendum líchaman, ná eallinga swylce on swefne, Vis. Lfc. 3. Þý lǽs heó þone hálan líchoman fornime, Lch. i. 100, 6. Hié heora líchoman leáfum beþeahton, Gen. 845.

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To go ⬩ pass ⬩ proceed.

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To go, pass, proceed. of actual movement, absolute Wód wíges heard,... and wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273. Gesión wadan wǽgflotan

Linked entry: ge-wadan

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluids ⬩ a sinew ⬩ a rein, kidney

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a channel for fluids Ðín édra thy fountain (vena), Kent. Gl. 107: 330. Ealle eorðan ǽddre onsprungon ongeán ðám heofonlican flóde, Wlfst. 206, 18. Ǽþro botre (cf. botrus fossa, via imbribus excavata, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 28. Ǽddrum cataractis, An

Linked entry: héþir

wíglung

(n.)
Grammar
wíglung, , e; f.

Divination ⬩ soothsaying ⬩ sorcery ⬩ augury

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Divination, soothsaying, sorcery, augury Wílung divinatio Kent. Gl. 554. Wé gehýrdon seggon, ðæt nán mann ne leofode gif hé gewundod wǽre on ealra hálgena mæssedæg. Nis ðis nán wíglung, ac wíse menn hit áfunden þurh ðone hálgan wísdóm, Lchdm. iii. 154

Linked entry: wílung

a-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
a-líhting, e; f.

Enlightening ⬩ illuminatio

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Enlightening; illuminatio On alihtinge [MS. alíh-tincge] andwlitan ðínes in illuminationem vultus tui, Ps. Th. 89, 8

Linked entry: alýhtnys

cearc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
cearc-ern, es; n.

A prison ⬩ carcer

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A prison; carcer Ic wæs on cearcerne eram in carcere, Past. 44, 7; Hat. MS. 62b, 22

clústor-cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
clústor-cleófa, an; m.

A prison-chamber, cell ⬩ carceris cubiculum

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A prison-chamber, cell; carceris cubiculum On clústorcleófan in the prison-chamber, Andr. Kmbl. 2041; An. 1023

cwyc-ǽht

(n.)

live stock

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live stock On cwycǽhturn in live stock, L. Alf. pol. 18 Th. 1, 72, 12, note 28

féðu

(n.)

a band on foot ⬩ a host ⬩ lĕgio

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a band on foot, a host; lĕgio, Ælfc. GL 7; Som. 56, 73; Wrt. Voc. 18, 25

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornication ⬩ fornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

gǽn-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
gǽn-ryne, es; m.

A running against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus

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A running against, meeting; occursus Arís on mínum gǽnryne exsurge in occursum meum, Ps. Lamb. 58, 6

geán-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
geán-ryne, gǽn-ryne, es; m.

A running against ⬩ meeting ⬩ occursus

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A running against, meeting; occursus Arís on geánryne mínne exurge in occursum meum, Ps. Spl. 58, 5

Linked entry: gǽn-ryne

hwæl-huntaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl-huntaþ, es; m.

Whale-fishing ⬩ whaling

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Whale-fishing, whaling On his ágnum lande is se betsta hwælhuntaþ, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 5

Linked entry: huntaþ

lyswen

(n.)
Grammar
lyswen, lyssen

matter ⬩ purulence

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matter, purulence On ðære þrotan biþ swyle and lyssen, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 14

mód-hete

(n.)
Grammar
mód-hete, es; m.

Hate

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Hate Ic hine wergþo on míne sette, and mód-hete, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 21; Gen. 1756

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of things
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Ne métte ic nǽfre on mínum lífe swá mycles sáres ne yfeles gemǽccan, Verc. Först. 120, 14

ge-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rǽden, ne; f.

A proposal, purpose, condition ⬩ propositum

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A proposal, purpose, condition; propositum, Rtl. 92, 36. On ða gerǽdeneon the condition Th. Chart. 484, 29

súþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-land, es; n.
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A land lying to the south Hé eardode on ðám súðlandum in terra australi, Gen. 24, 62

þurh-farenness

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-farenness, e; f.

An inner ⬩ secret place ⬩ penetrale

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An inner, secret place; penetrale On þurhfarennyssum cyninga heora in penetralibus regum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 104, 28

Linked entry: -farenness

þreóhund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
þreóhund-wintre, adj.

Three hundred years old

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Three hundred years old Hé wæs on ðisum lífe þreóhundwintre and fíf-and-sixtigwintre, Gen. 5, 23