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hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, near, niggardly

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Ic ðé hneáw ne wæs landes and lissa I was no niggard to thee of land and favours, Cd. 136; Th. 171, 5; Gen. 2823

læt

(adj.)
Grammar
læt, adj.

Lateslowsluggishtardy

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And á swá hit forþwerdre beón sceolde swá wæs hit lætre and ever as things ought to have been more forward, did they go on more slowly, Chr. 999; Erl. 134, 33.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Cons Eustachius mid his here tó ðam túne ðe heó ðá on wæs. Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.

Linked entry: wunian

heófung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
heófung-dæg, es; m.

A day of mourning

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A day of mourning Ða heófungdagas wǽron ðá gefyllede completi sunt dies planctus, Deut, 34, 8

ge-untrýwsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrýwsian, p. ode; pp. od

To be offendedscandălīzāri

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To be offended; scandălīzāri Hig wǽron geuntrýwsode on him scandălīzābantur in eo, Mt. Bos. 13, 57

ge-cýpe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cýpe, adj.

For sale

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For sale Ðǽr wǽron gecýpe hryðeru there were oxen for sale, Homl. Th. i. 402, 17

ge-fýnd

(n.)

foesenemies

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foes, enemies Híg wǽron ǽr gefýnd him betwynan antea inimici erant adinvicem, Lk. Bos. 23, 12

on-hǽled

(adj.)

infirm, ill

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C.) wǽron, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 40

un-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldig, adj.

innocentguiltlessinnocent of a crime, chargeguiltless in relation to (wið) a personinnocentnot accountable for an ill resultnot responsible

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Ðet hé wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 20. Unscyldigne eofota gehwylces, Elen. Kmbl. 845; El. 423. Grammar un-scyldig, with preposition Ic eom unscyldig, ǽgðer ge dǽde ge dihtes, æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhð, L.

eorþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-weorc, es; n.

Earth-work terræ ŏpus

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Earth-work; terræ ŏpus Híg on eorþweorcum gehýnede wǽron in terræ ŏpĕrĭbus premēbantur, Ex. 1, 14

lim-lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-lama, adj.

crippled

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Lame in the limbs, crippled Manege ðǽr wurdan hále, ðe ǽr wǽran limmlaman, Wulfst. 4, 12

ge-torfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-torfian, p. ode; pp. od

To stone

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To stone Hig wǽron myd stánum getorfode they were stoned with stones, St. And. 36, 19

Linked entry: ge-tyrfian

regn-weard

(n.)
Grammar
regn-weard, es; m.

A mighty guard

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A mighty guard Yrre wǽron begen réðe rénweardas ( Beowulf and Grendel ), Beo. Th. 1544;B. 770

un-íþian

(v.)
Grammar
un-íþian, p. ode

To disquietmolest

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To disquiet, molest Ðonne mé unýþgiende wǽron cum me molesti essent, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 15

Linked entries: -íþian un-ýþian

wíd-scop

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-scop, -sceop; adj.
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Fugla and deóra wornas wídsceope swá wæter bibúgeþ. Exon. Th. 356, 3; Pa. 8

Linked entry: -scop

for án

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Heom for án þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112: Lch. i. 286, 10. Add:

ge-wenge

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Þonne þú geslegen sié on án gewenge, wænd ꝥ óðer tó, R. Ben. 28, 1. Add

-ing

(suffix)
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L. 67, 28. v. god-ing, wǽdl-ing(?), Wóden-ing. . Add

-ling

(suffix)
Grammar
-ling, es; m.
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Add: v. byrd-, cýþ-, efen-, heáfod-, mæst-, rǽp-, reád-, sib-, þeów-, þeówet-, under-, wǽdl- (?), wiþer-ling

un-gemetfæst

Grammar
un-gemetfæst, <b>. I.</b>
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wǽron ungemetfæste on eallum tídum heora lífes and oferhýdo tó fulle. Wlfst. 255, 3. Add