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þeóh-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-wærc, -wræc, es; m.

Pain in the thighs

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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19

wígle

(n.)
Grammar
wígle, (wigle?), es; n.

Divination ⬩ heathen practice

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Divination, heathen practice Wíglum cere-monias (the passage is: Ad tortas simulacrorum ceremonias, Ald. 41), Anglia xiii. 33, 162. [Þurh Merlines wiȝel (craft, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19250.] [He (devil) makeð be unbilefulle man to leven swilcne wigeles, swo

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, berst, es; m.

A loss, defect ⬩ damnum, calamitas

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A loss, defect; damnum, calamitas Gylde ðone byrst, ðe ðæt fýr ontende reddet damnum, qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6, 12: Ps. Th. 108, 18. We habbaþ fela byrsta gebiden multas calamitates sumus perpessi, Lupi Serm. i. 2; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 21

sprǽte

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽte, (?), spræt(?), es; n.

A sprout, shoot ⬩ the jointed-leaved rush ⬩ barley with very long beards ⬩ small wood,

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A sprout, shoot Sprǽtu (spræcu? v. spræc) labruscas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 16

bæce-ring

(n.)
Grammar
bæce-ring, bæcering, es; m.

A gridiron

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A gridiron Bæcering craticula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 53: 42, 6. Substitute:

ge-anxsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anxsumian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make anxious ⬩ vex ⬩ anxiāre

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To make anxious, vex; anxiāre Geanxsumad is ofer me gást mín anxiātus est sŭper me spīrĭtus meus, Ps. Lamb. 142, 4

un-helian

(v.)
Grammar
un-helian, p. ede

To uncover ⬩ reveal

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To uncover, reveal Nis nán þing oferheled ðe ne beó unheled nihil opertum est quod non reueletur, Lk. Skt. 12, 2

á-ettan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ettan, p. te
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To eat up, consume Deór áytte hine ferus depastus est eam , Ps. L. 79, 14. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ezzen depascere.]

Linked entry: ettan

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, pp. -meten
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To compare Mon efenmeten wes neátum homo comparatus est jumentis, Ps. Srt. 48, 21. [Cf. O. H. Ger. eban-mezón comparare.]

férende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
férende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Mobile

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Mobile Se gást is styrigendlicran and férendran gecyndes þonne se líchoma mobilioris naturae est spiritus quam corpus, Gr. D. 149, 35

bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
bryce, adj. [brycþ, pres. of brecan
to break
]

to break ⬩ Breakable, worthless, frail, fleeting ⬩ fragilis, futilis, caducus

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Breakable, worthless, frail, fleeting; fragilis, futilis, caducus Mín bigengea gewát bryce on feorweg incolatus meus prolongatus est, Ps. Th. 119, 5

Linked entry: brice

ofer-férness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-férness, e; f.

Possibility of being crossed

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Possibility of being crossed On twám stówum is oferférnes duobus tantum in locis est transmeabilis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 21

hand-gift

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Add: — Næs þǽr gefremed firen æt giftum, ac þǽr Hálig Gást handgift sealde. [The passage seems based on Mt. i. 20: Noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est. The Holy Ghost, as it were in the place of

for-glendrad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, part. p.

Conglūtĭnātus ⬩ allectu

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Conglūtĭnātus, allectus Gebíged oððe forglendrad oððe gelímod is to eorþan wambe úre conglūtĭnātus est in terra venter noster, Ps. Lamb. 43, 25

ge-berg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-berg, es; n.

A defence ⬩ refuge ⬩ refŭgium

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A defence, refuge; refŭgium Geworden is Dryht geberg þearfena factus est Dŏmĭnus refŭgium pauperum, Ps. Surt. 9, 10 : 58, 17 : 89, 1

ge-fægnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fægnung, e; f.

Exultation ⬩ exultātio

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Exultation; exultātio Ðon gefylled is tunge úre gefægnunge tunc repleta est lingua nostra exultātiōne, Ps. Spl. 125, 2 : 104, 41 : 44, 17

ge-ríne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.
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A mystery; mysterium Eów is geseald to witanne Godes ríces gerínu vobis datum est nosse mysteria regni Dei, Mk. Bos. 4, 11

Breoten-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Breoten-ríce, es; n.
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The kingdom of Britain Basianus féng tó Breotenríce (Brytene rice, v. l.) Bassianus regno potitus est. Bd. l, 5 ; Sch. 17, 25

ge-hyhtendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtendlic, adj.
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To be hoped for Paulus cwæð ꝥ se geleáfa wǽre gehyhtendlicra þinga spéd est fides sperandarum substantia rerum, Gr. D. 269, 13

Linked entry: -hyhtendlic

gearo-wita

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Swilce sió smeáung and sió gesceádwísnes is tó metanne wiþ þone gearowitan uti est ad intellectum ratiocinatio, Bt. F. 224, 4. Add