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wóh-full

(adj.)
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wóh-full, adj.

Wickedevil

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Suno sindon yfelwyrcende ł wohfulra (nequam), 13, 38. Mid unrehtuísum ł wóhfullum iniquis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 28. From gástum wóhfullum ł yflum ł unrehtwísum (malignis), Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 2. Wóhfulro nequiores, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 45

cǽg-loca

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The cǽglocan in the passage are the repositories which the wife could lock up with keys (v. cǽg supra); if the stolen property were not put into these, the keys of which were in her keeping, she was to be held guiltless

cócnunga

(n.)
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Sume of rigenum melwe wyrceað bríwas and cócnunga mid sealte, 236, 10. v. next word

ed-níwung

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Ðá edníwunge and ðá láre hí forsáwen, ðǽr hí ǽr ne ongéten ðone hryre and ðá tóworpennesse aedificationis verba contemnerent, nisi prius ruinam suae destructionis invenissent, Past. 443, 16. Add

cyne-þrym

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Add: royal power Ðú áðenes bogan ðínne ofer cyneðrym ( super sceptra ), Ps. Srt. ii. p. 190, 5. royal glory, great glory Eádweard kingc wunode þráge on kyneþrymme (kine-, v. l. ), Chr. 1065; P. 192, 30.

friþ-herpaþ

(n.)
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friþ-herpaþ, friþ-herepaþ, es; m.
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Omnes herestrete regis sunt, 519, 11] On Wifeles ford; ðonne andlang ðæs friðherpadcs (Icknield Way ?), C. D. v. 214, 35

milite

(n.)
Grammar
milite, pl.
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Þá milite geworhton þyrnene coronan and setton on his heáfod (milites praesidis (þæs geroefe kempe, R. ) . . . plectentes coronam de spinis posuerunt super caput ejus, Mt. 27, 27-29), 13, 22. See next word

on-bídan

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Add Hé þǽr onbád sume hwíle oð ꝥ flód úp eóde, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 13. Add Þǽr his Pompeius on ánre dúne onbád, Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 23. with clause Hé gesæt be þám swere anbídende hwæt him gelimpan scolde, Bl. H. 239, 22

sundor-land

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Sume hí woldon sellan heora sundorland mynster on tó getimbrianne alii ad construendum monasterium praedia offerre volebant, Gr. D. 200, 29

wær

(adj.)
Grammar
wær, adj.
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Se wara weard his ágenre þearfednesse ille sollicitus suae paupertatis custos. Gr. D. 201, 11

be-sceáwod

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In ipsis imperiis suis prouidus et consideratus , R. Ben. 121, 2-15. Seó besceáwode geornfulnyss gemetegað ealle þá missenlicnyssa þises lífes, Nap. 75, 19. Add

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt. Rush. 3, 17

Linked entries: fana fann

weoloc-scill

(n.)
Grammar
weoloc-scill, e; f.

A shell-fisha whelkcockle

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Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle and muscule exceptis variorum generibus conchyliorum, in quibus sunt et musculae Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 17

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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. ¶ sum-dǽl some-what, some (cf. Chauc. som-del; adv.) :-- Hé gewát féran út sum-dǽl óðres weorces (sum weorc, v. l.) tó wyrcanne ad exercendum opus aliquod discessit, Gr. D. 63, 28.

eard

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Ic gewende tó mínum earde, þǽr ic geboren wæs revertar in terram, in qua natus sum, Num. 10, 30. Se kyning ðe hine ( David ) on suá heardum wræce gebróhte, and of his earde ádrǽfde, Past. 37, 4.

ge-weaxan

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Alle ðá ðe gewæxen sint mé omnia quae nata sunt mihi, Lk.

self

(pronoun.)
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self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Suá micle giéman úrra niéhstena suá suá úre selfra, 5 ; Swt. 45, 12. Hí hiora selfra nánne anweald nabbaþ, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 18. Hiora seolfra hǽlo, Nar. 30, 18.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

a-blícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blícan, p. -blác, pl. -blicon; pp. -blicen; v. n.

To shineshine forthto appearglitterto be whiteto astonishamazedealbarimicare

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Ofer snáw ic beó ablicen super nivem dealbabor, Ps. Spl. 50, 8

helle-

(prefix)
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For the meaning of such combinations the second word may be referred to

Linked entries: loc hele- -rúne

mǽg-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-rǽs, es; m.

An attack by men upon their kinsmen

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An attack by men upon their kinsmen Wearþ ðes þeódscype swýðe forsyngod þurh morðdǽda and þurh mándǽda . . þurh mǽgrǽsas and þurh manslihtas this nation is sunk in sin through deeds fell and foul . . through attacks of kinsmen upon kinsmen and through