wudu-treów
A tree of the woods ⬩ a forest tree
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A tree of the woods, a forest tree Nán man ne mót bis ælmessan behátan tó wylle ne to wydetreówe, Wulfst. 303, 18. Wrǽtlíc wudutreów, Exon. Th. 437, 5; Ru. 56, 3. Ðæt man weorðige ǽniges cynnes wudutreówa, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 20. Wudutreówu, Wulfst
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æfter-genga
One who goes or follows after ⬩ a follower ⬩ successor ⬩ posthumus
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One who goes or follows after, a follower; successor, posthumus Æftergenga posthumus, æfter boren, se ðe biþ geboren æfter bebyrgedum fæder one who is born after the father has been buried, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32. Ðú me ne derige, ne mínum æftergengum
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dwol-líce
Foolishly, heretically ⬩ stulte, hærĕtĭce
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Foolishly, heretically; stulte, hærĕtĭce Ne man nemót drincan, ne dwollíce plegan, ne etan innan cyrican no one may drink, nor foolishly play, nor eat in a church, L. Ælf. E; Th. ii. 392, 16: L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 12. Ðedwollíce leofaþ who lives
æfter-fylgedness
A sequel
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A sequel Ne forlǽt ðú ðá æfterfylgednysse swá hálwendre gerecednysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 365
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wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Worse, worst, in a moral sense For hwam lifaþ se wyrsa leng? Salm. Kmbl. 716; Sal. 357. Ne wearð nán wærsa dǽd gedón ðonne ðeós wæs, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 4. Gif wé ðæt ne dóþ, ðonne wyrce wé ús myccle synne; and ús is get wyrse ðæt wé úrne ceáp teóþian
FEOH
cattle ⬩ living animals ⬩ pĕcus ⬩ jūmenta ⬩ Money ⬩ value ⬩ price ⬩ hire ⬩ stipend ⬩ FEE ⬩ reward ⬩ pĕcūnia ⬩ merces ⬩ Goods ⬩ property ⬩ riches ⬩ wealth ⬩ bŏna ⬩ dīvĭtiæ ⬩ ŏpes
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cattle, living animals; pĕcus, jūmenta Gif ðé becume óðres monnes giémeleás feoh [G and H] on hand if the stray cattle of another man come to thy hand, L. Alf. 42; Th. i. 54, 9. Feoh bútan gewitte the cattle without understanding, Salm. Kmbl. 46; Sal
æt-hrínan
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Add Ætrínþ tangat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 10. Ethrínð tetigerit, Kent. Gl. 167. Æthríneð adhaerebit, Lk. L. 16, 13. Æthrán adhaesit, 10, ll. Ætrán, 15, 15. Ne ðú ne ethrín nec adtingas, Kent. 01. 874. with gen. Gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne, Mt. 9, 21. Gyf
sacu
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Add Swá micele hefigre sace geþanca flǽsclicra wé synd ofsette quanto graviore tumultu cogitationum carnalium premimur, Scint. 31, 18. Ne flít hé . . . ne sace ne ástyreð . . . þá beóð Godes bearn þá þe gesibsume beóð and sace ne ástyriað . . . Wé ne
murnan
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Substitute: <b>murnan</b> ; p. mearn; also wk. murnde. Take here the examples given under meornan in Dict., and add: Oferfyll bið þǽre sáwle feónd . . . hit ne murneð for nánum men, ne for fæder ne for méder ne for bróðter ne for swustor,
leoþu
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Wæs on lagustreáme lád ðǽr mé leoþu ne biglád [cf. (?)Icel. lið a host, people, or lið a ship ], Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 18; Reim. 14. [?]
for-specan
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10. [Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentis, Ps. 43, 17.] to misrepresent a case, state
ge-sweorcnes
Cloudiness ⬩ gloom ⬩ horror ⬩ affliction ⬩ obscūrĭtus ⬩ horror ⬩ afflictio
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Cloudiness, gloom, horror, affliction; obscūrĭtus, horror, afflictio Ne ðǽr nǽfre biþ biternes, ne gesweorcnesse stów geméted nor is bitterness ever there, nor a place found for gloom, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 400, 9
gléd
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Add: a coal of fire Gloed carbo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 103, 12. Gloede prunas, 118, 18. a live coal, coal of fire (lit. or fig.) Gléd carbo (torridus altaris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 14. Swá rícels byð þonne hit gífre gléda bærnað, Ps. Th. 140, 2. Hí feallað on
twi-sprǽce
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Double-tongued; bilinguis. Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 7. With a metaphorical meaning, deceitful in speech, false in speech, (with pleasant words) flattering, (with envy) detracting Se ðe wǽre leássagol (twispǽce, MS. E.), weorðe se sóðsagol (sóðspǽce),
wǽg-fær
A sea-journey
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A sea-journey Ic ðé ongitan ne meahte on wǽgfære, Andr. Kmbl. 1845; An. 925
myrten
Flesh of animals that have died a natural death
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Flesh of animals that have died a natural death Ne ǽnig man myrtenes ǽfre ne ábíte, Wulfst. 71, 1. Gif hé myrten ete si morticinam ederit, L. Ecg. C. 15; Th. ii. 142, 26. v. next word
seim
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fat, lard Seime ł fetnesse adipe, Ps. Spl. T. 62, 6. [Ge ne schulen eten ulesche ne seim, A. R. 412, 26. See Halliw. Dict. saim, seam, and cf. Fr. sain : Ital. saime. From late Lat. sagimen.] ]
un-scyld
A grievous fault
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A grievous fault Gif míne fýnd ne rícsiaþ ofer mé, ðonne beó ic unwemme, and beó geclǽnsod fram ðǽm mǽstum scyldum; ac gif hí mé ábysgiaþ, ðonne ne mæg ic sneágan míne unscylda, Ps. Th. 18, 12
rinc-getæl
A number of men ⬩ a host
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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234