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ymb-þreodian

(v.)
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Se deófol ús symble ymbeþrydað, Nap. 71. Add

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Ne meht ðú cweðan ðæt ðú earm and ungesǽlig ( te existimari miserum ), Bt. 8; Fox 24, 23.

Linked entries: ge-sǽlig un-sǽlig

médan

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Ondsware ýwe hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him make answer that can encourage himself to say in words how the wood is called, Rä. 56, 15

wundor-hús

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-hús, es; n.
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An upper chamber, upper part of a house Þá se mæssepreóst gestód in þám solore þæs mynstres. . . þá þurhwuniendum unonwendedlíce eallum þám getimbre þæs hámes ꝥ wundorhús (solarium) sylf gefeóll, in þám stód se preóst, Gr. D. 119, 27

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Gif seó hringe nele up þurh his ánes tige, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 44, 47. to the (earth's) surface from a point beneath it Seó burh, ðǽr sunne up on morgen gáð, Salm. Kmbl. p. 186, 4. Óð ðæt seó sunne eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr up stáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 5.

ǽ-boda

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-boda, an; m.

A messenger of the lawlegis nuntius

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A messenger of the law; legis nuntius Ðá wæs frófre gǽst onsended eádgum ǽbodan then the spirit of comfort was sent to the blessed messenger of the law, i. e. the preacher of the gospel, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 15; Gú. 909

for-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyldan, ic -gylde, ðú -gylst; subj. pres. -gylde, pl. -gylden; the other inflections as in for-gildan

To pay forrepayrequiterecompensereward

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§ 8, 8; Th. i. 238, 10. Héht t

for-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorcan, he -sworceþ; p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon; pp. -sworcen [sweorcan to dim]

To be very darkto darkenobscurecalīgāreobscūrāre

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Seó sunne biþ forsworcen sol obscūrābĭtur, Mt. Bos. 24, 29. On forsworcenan in obscūro, Prov. 7

lencten-eorþe

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-eorþe, an; f.

veractum

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Ducange gives 'veractum champ reonné' and refers to warectum 'terra novalis, seu requieta, quia alternis requiescit, sic dicta, inquit Edw. Cokus quasi vere novo victum, vel subactum.'], Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 16; Wrt. Voc. 15, 16

Linked entry: eorþe

leoþuwǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
leoþuwǽcan, liþewǽcan; p. -wǽhte

to assuagesoften

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To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs the surges of the sea become still, Hymn. Lye Liþewǽhte lentesceret, Hpt. Gl. 479, 30. Liþewǽhtan mollescerent, delenirent, 481, 13.

morþ-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-wyrhta, an; m.

One who causes death

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One who causes death (by witchcraft or poison) Wiccan oððe wigleras, mánsworan oððe morþwyrhtan, L.E.G. 11; Th. i. 172, 20 (see note): L. Eth. vi. 7, 36; Th. i. 316, 21, 324, 11: L.C.S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7: Wulfst. 266, 25

Linked entry: morþor-wyrhta

yna

(n.)
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Techm. ii. 126, 14 (see under tún, I.), where it is printed with a space before y, as if a letter were wanting in the MS. Cockayne, Lchdm. iii. 334, col. 2, takes the word as the gen. pl. of yne = onion

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

ge-ríþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríþe, es; n.
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B. iii. 37, 24; but see on dá ðá eá, 27, wid ( = wið, 29) tó íám neorgan, C. D. iii. 430, I

Linked entry: riþ

ge-fædlíce

(adv.)
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Miht ðú ásmeágan hú gefædlíce ( in how orderly a manner ) seó sunne gesíhð on þám dægmǽle, eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum metervers mid his feðere áwríte, Angl. viii. 317, 21. Add

glíw-stól

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., and add: A seat of music and song (cf. þǽr (at Hrothgar's court) wæs gidd and gleó, B. 2105; cf. also seledreám), a joyous home (cf. hleów-stól for similar compound)

hýþan

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Seó réðe þeód Langbeardna . . . wæs hýþende (híþ-, v. l.) and éhtende úres sweóran effera Langobardorum gens . . . in nostram cervicem grassata est, Gr. D. 258, 12.

wæscestre

(n.)
Grammar
wæscestre, an; f.
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D. 191, 23 : 192. of a woman Hé wæs lufigende his wæscestran (presbyteram) swá swá his ágne swuster . . . þá þá hine geseah seó his wæscestre, Gr. D. 276, 1-14

ealfara

(n.)
Grammar
ealfara, an; m.
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See Nap. 78; Jord. 126. (where the word is connected with Spanish (from Arabic) al-faras)

háwung

(n.)
Grammar
háwung, e; f.

Looking, observation

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Looking, observation Ic eom gesceádwísnes and ic eom ǽlcum manniscum móde on ðam stale ðe seó háwung byþ ðám eágum I am Reason, and in every human mind I hold the same place that observation does in the eyes, Shrn. 178, 10: 21