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fýlþ

moral impurity, foul practice

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Ox. 3323: putredo, Scint. 38, 19. Of fýlþum and of fenne sordibus ac luto, Germ. 388, 12. Horslice fýlþu putidos (ergastuli) squaloris, An.

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Tósliten on twá (tuu, Lind. Rush.), Mk. Skt. 15, 38. On twá (tú, Cott. MS.), Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 32. On twá (twuá, Cott. MS.), 38, 4; Fox 202, 27. Hí on twá férdon they parted, Homl. Th. i. 388, 20.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

gleáw

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Voc. ii. 28, 54. of physical sight, of the eye, sharp, gleg Him ádimmiað þá eágan þe ǽr wǽron beorhte and gleáwe on gesihðe, Wlfst. 147, 31. of mental vision. quick to discern, of quick intelligence, clever Hwá is nú ðǽra ðe gesceádwís sié, and tó ðǽm

dyrodine

(n.)
Grammar
dyrodine, derodine?

Scarlet dye or colour ⬩ coccus = κόκκos

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Scarlet dye or colour; coccus = κόκκos On ðæs sacerdes hrægle wæs dyrodine twegera bleó on the priest's raiment there was twice-dyed scarlet, Past. 14, 6; Hat. MS. 18 b, 1.

Linked entry: derodine

Fresisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Fresisc, adj.

Of or belonging to Friesland ⬩ Frisian ⬩ Frīsĭcus

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Of or belonging to Friesland, Frisian; Frīsĭcus Nǽron hí náwðer ne on Fresisc gescæpene ne on Denisc they were shapen neither as the Frisian nor as the Danish, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 15.

winter-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-cearig, adj.

Sad from age or from the gloom of winter

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Sad from age or from the gloom of winter Ic heán wód wintercearig (sad with the load of years(?), cf. Gemon hé hú hine on geóguðe his goldwine wenede tó wiste, 288, 22; Wand. 35 or depressed by gloomy winter (?), cf.

BODIG

(n.)
Grammar
BODIG, es; n.

bigness or height of body, stature ⬩ statura ⬩ the trunk, chest or parts of the chest, as the back-bone ⬩ truncus corporis ⬩ the BODY ⬩ corpus

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bigness or height of body, stature; statura Ðæt se mon wǽre lang on bodige quod esset vir longæ staturæ, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 33.

ele-greófa

(n.)
Grammar
ele-greófa, an; m.
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An oil-pot (v. greófa); or fibrous material saturated with oil (?) (cf. O. H.

Linked entry: greofa

wáfung-stów

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Ox. 8, 188. On wáuungstówe in circi spectaculo, 4, 59. The Latin of Lch. iii. 206, 16 is; In theatum vel in amphitheatrum. Add

greát

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S. 35, 189. (1 a) of finely grown trees :-- Of ðǽm greátan helebeáme ... on ðá greátan apeldre; of ðǽre greátan apeldre, C. D. iii. 135, 18-22. Onefen ðone greátan æsc, ii. 172, 23. On greátan þorn, v. 150, 8.

wítung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wítung-stów, e; f.

A place of torment ⬩ punishment

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A place of torment or punishment Ðæt is eác cúþ, ðæt for ðæs dæges weorþunge, ðæt ða sáuwla onfóþ reste, ða ða beóþ on wítincgstówan, Wulfst. 219, 34

Linked entries: wíting-stów wítnung-stów

þeóf-scolu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-scolu, e; f.
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A gang or band of thieves Gif ðú wǽre wegférende and hæfdest micel gold on ðé, and ðú ðonne becóme on þeófsceole ( þiófscole, Cott. MS.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26

þorn

(n.)
Grammar
þorn, es; m.
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Tó hafucðornæ; of ðam þornæ on ðone brádan stán ... on hælnes þorn; of ðam þorne on ðone bróc, v. 348, 21. On weocan þorn; of ðam þorne, vi. 92, 3. Ðornas sentes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 28. Þornas, i. 33, 41: 80, 19.

fleard

(n.)
Grammar
fleard, es; n.

Trifles ⬩ nūgæ

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Trifles; nūgæ Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fleard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any trifles of such kind, L. N. P.

hlǽw

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Inn on Kett; of Kette in ðá hláwas; of ðám hláwan ... of ðám sló ine on ðá hláwas; and of ðám hláwan ad tumulum uocitatum Kett; ex Kette usque ad monticulos ... ad sloh; deinde ad alios monticulos, C.D. iii. 382, 14-19.

fífel-streám

(n.)
Grammar
fífel-streám, es; m.

The frightful or horrid stream ⬩ the ocean ⬩ ōceănus

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The frightful or horrid stream, the ocean; ōceănus Nǽnigne merehengesta má ðonne ǽnne ferede on fífelstreám he led not more than one of the sea-horses on the ocean, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 51; Met. 26, 26

beám

a beam ⬩ post ⬩ a beam of light

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Gewyrcean tor of treówum and of mycclum beámum, Bl. H. 187, 12.

hátian

(v.)
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Ox. 4731

hell-waru

(n.)
Grammar
hell-waru, e; f.

The body of inhabitants in hell

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Tó ðare helware [or ðara helwara(?)] stíðe pínnesse to the severe torment of the people of hell, Chart. Th. 369, 34

Linked entry: hell-ware

tirig-hege

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Of langan leáge on tyrighege; of tyrighege, C.D. v. 234, 22

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