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cís-ness

(n.)
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gelýfað þæt genóh sý twá gesodene sufel for missenlicra manna untrumnesse; gif hwá for hwylcre císnesse þæs ánes brúcan ne mæge, brúce húru þæs óðres ut forte qui ex uno non potuerit edere ex alio reficiatur, R. Ben. 63, 12

incund-ness

(n.)
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incund-ness, e; f.
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feeling that comes from the heart, heartiness, earnestness, v. in-cund; II hine lufiað and wurðiaþ mid gewissum galeáfan cweþende mid múðe and mid módes incundnesse þæt sé án is sóð God, Wlfst. 105, 30. an inner part. Cf. in-cund; I.

mán-full

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Þás mánfullan men þe ymbe specað wǽron getealde for godas, Wlfst. 106, 15. Þára mánfulra forþforlǽtenesse on þás woruldspéda, Bt. 5, 1 ; F. 10, 22. Add

mynegung

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Add Tóforan eallum þingum ðæs mynegunge dóð ꝥ hý bútan ceorunge sýn hoc ante omnia ammonentes, ut absque murmuratione sint, R. Ben. 65, 10. Minegungum oraculis, i. sermonibus An. Ox. 3384. Add Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge.

on-efn

(prep.; adv.)
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Circumflexus accentus byð of þám óðrum twám geworht, swá hér onem (at the side ) habbað ámearkod, Angl. viii. 333, 27

riht-ǽw

(n.)
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Add lǽrað ꝥ man geswíce cifesgemánan and lufige rihtǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 18. Add Gif hé cyfesan hæbbe and náne rihtǽwe si concubinam habeat, et nullam legitimam uxorem, Ll. Th. ii. 186, 3.

ge-bétan

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Gebéte mid were ge mid wíte, Ll. Th. i. 62, 4. Gebéte mid fulre bóte, 330, 26. (β 3) by adverb or phrase :-- . ii. bóte gebéte, Ll. Th. i. 4, 2. Gebéte hé ꝥ be þǽm þe seó dǽd sý, swá be were, swá be wíte, 168, 5.

ferþ-wérig

(adj.)
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ferþ-wérig, adj.

Soul-wearysadmæstus

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Soul-weary, sad; mæstus Freórig and ferþwérig trembling and soul-weary, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 21; Gú. 1130: 20 a; Th. 52, 9; Cri. 831

cniht-geogoþ

(n.)
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cniht-geogoþ, e; f.
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. , and eác þá gelícnyssa . . . cnihtiugoð and sumor beóð gelíce . . . sumor byð wearm . . . cnihtiugoð byð wearm, Angl. viii. 299, 23-30

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ild

(n.)
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ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Ealle cumaþ tó ánre ylde on ðam gemǽnelícum ǽriste ðeáh ðe nú on myslícere ylde of ðyssere worulde gewíton we shall all come at one age at the general resurrection, though now we depart from this world at different ages, 23-5.

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wrítan

(v.)
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wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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wrítaþ him ðone croft, 258, 27

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Þæt is gesewen þæt hé wæs gewiss his silfes forðfóre of þám þe nú secgon gehýrdon (ex his quae narrauimus), Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 492, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 348, 31. Ymbe þá þing þe nú handledon, Angl. viii. 304, 24: 298, 19.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Hweðer hé cwicne gemétte Wedra þeóden, B. 2785. Hié gemétton þæs carcernes duru opene . . . Hié cwǽdon: 'Þin carcern open gemétton, and nǽnige þǽr gemétton, Bl.

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stainfilth, impurity, corruptiona blot, disgrace, damage, hurtmoral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilementevil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Wer womma leás, Cd. Th. 233, 29;Dan. 283: Menol. Fox 415;Men. 209: Exon. Th. 89, 4;Cri. 1452. Clǽne, womma leáse, 12, 19;Cri. 188: 450, 27;Dóm. 94. Womma clǽne, 103, 26;Cri. 1694.

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ferhþ-wérig

soul-wearysad

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soul-weary, sad

wérgian

(v.)
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to grow weary

swearc

(adj.)
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swearc, (?); adj.

Weak, feeble, faint,

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Weak, feeble, faint

týdrian

(v.)

to get weak

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to get weak

here-gild

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To Wulfstan such taxes were 'scandlice nýdgyld,' and he reproaches his countrymen, ' him(the Danes) gyldað singallíce and hý ús hýnað dæghwámlíce,' Wlfst. 163, 10.

swaþu

(n.)
Grammar
swaþu, e; f.

A track, trace, footstep, vestige; left in swathe a row of mown grass

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sóðfæstes swaðe folgodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1346; An. 673. Him on swaðe fylgeþ follows in his track, pursues him, Salm. Kmbl. 186; Sal. 92: Exon. Th. 397, 25; Rä. 16, 25: 487, 23; Rä. 74.