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wóhfulness

(n.)
Grammar
wóhfulness, e ; f.

Wickednessiniquity

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Lind. 22, 18. Wóghfulniso nequitias, Rtl. 122, 16

ge-macian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-macian, p. ode
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To make equal or like (v. ge-mæc, ge-maca), liken, compare. (Cf. ge-lícian ; 2) Gemacade ł gemacað comparat, Lk. p. 5, 13

hundred

(n.)
Grammar
hundred, a territorial division.
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Nis ǽni man on lífe þe ǽfre gehýrde ꝥ man crafode hine on hundræde oþþon áhwár on gemóte, Ll. Th. i. 184, 11. Add

tweó

Grammar
tweó, <b>I b.</b>
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Sume martyra lima geáhniaþ, and an tweón is hwæeðer hý martyras sýn alii membra martyrum — si tamen martyrum — venditant, R. Ben. 135, 26. Add

stær

(n.)
Grammar
stær, es; m.
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Lind. 10, 29. Staras (stearas, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6

þwang

(n.)
Grammar
þwang, es; m.: e; f.

A thongstrip of leather

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Lind. 6, 9. Ðæs ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ic his sceóna þwanga (ðuongas, Lind.: þwongas, Rush.) búgende uncnytte cujus non sum dignus procumbens soluere corrigiam calciamentorum ejus, Mk. Skt. 1, 7

Linked entry: þweng

hreófl

(n.)
Grammar
hreófl, hreófol, e; f.

scabbinessleprosy

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Hreóful [Lind. hriófol] lepra, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 3. Hriófal [Lind, riófol], Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 42: Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 13. Wer full hriófle vir plenus lepra, 12. Wið horses hreófle ... gif sió hreófol síe micel, L. M. 1, 88; Lchdm. ii. 156, 10, 13.

níhsta

(n.)
Grammar
níhsta, an; m.

A neighbourproximus

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Lufa ðínne néhstan (Lind. nésta), Mt. Kmbl. 19, 19. Hwylc is mín néhsta (neestæ, Lind.)? Lk. Skt. 10, 29. Lufa ðínne néxtan (néste, Lind : néxstan, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 5, 43. Hwá is úre néxta ? Homl. Th. ii. 318, 1.

Linked entry: neáhsta

ús

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ús, dat.: ús, úsic; acc.: úser, usser; gen.
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Hǽle ús (úsic, Lind. Rush.) salva nos, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 25. Ne gelfǽd ðú ús (úsih, Lind.) on costnunge, ac álýs ús (úsich, Lind.) of yfele, 6, 13.

Linked entries: úre úsic

fen-freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
fen-freoðo, indecl. f.

Fen-asylumăsylum in pălūde

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Fen-asylum; ăsylum in pălūde He in fen-freoðo feorh alegde he laid down his life in his fen-asylum, Beo. Th. 1706; B. 851

feorþ

(n.)
Grammar
feorþ, es; n.

The soulspiritlifeanĭmavīta

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The soul, spirit, life; anĭma, vīta Feorþ biþ on síþe his soul shall be on its journey, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 32; Vy. 26

frohtian

(v.)
Grammar
frohtian, ; p. ade, pp. ad

To fearto be in danger

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Frohtende timidi, Lind. 8, 26. Frohtade timuit, Rush. 14, 30

ful-earmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-earmlíce, adv.

Full miserablyvery wretchedlymiserrĭme

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Full miserably, very wretchedly; miserrĭme Sum sceal fulearmlíce ealdre linnan one shall full miserably lose his life, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54

mis-begán

(v.)

to cultivate badlywastedisfigure

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Lind. 6, 16

ge-stric

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stric, es; m?
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Strife, mutiny, sedition; sādĭtio Gesihþ león wédan feóndes gestric getácnaþ the sight of a mad lion betokens sedition of an enemy, Lchdm. iii. 206, 33

Linked entry: stric

ge-selenis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-selenis, -niss, e; f.
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Lind. 7, 5

ge-unlybba

(n.)
Grammar
ge-unlybba, an; m.

Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft]

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Poison [particularly when used in witchcraft] Ne lǽt ðú lybban ða ðe geunlybban wyrcon thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, Ex. 22, 18

Linked entry: un-lybba

grillan

(v.)
Grammar
grillan, p. de
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MS.] óðre men they like to provoke other men, Past. 40, 4; Swt. 292, 19; MS. Cot

Linked entry: gryllan

sweotolian

(v.)
Grammar
sweotolian, swutelian, swytelian; p. ode.
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Þet hit sutelie in us hwuch was his lif, A. R. 382, 3.] to become manifest Ðín mycele miht manegum swutelaþ, Hy. 9, 32

þurh-smúgan

(v.)

to creep throughmove slowly throughto go carefully through a subjectgo over the details

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of movement (lit. or fig.), to creep through, move slowly through Se wyrm ða tungan tótýhþ, and ða téd þurhsmýhþ, Soul Kmbl. 235; Seel. 121.

Linked entry: smúgan