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þrinen

(adj.)
Grammar
þrinen, adj.

Threefoldtrinus

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Threefold; trinus God ánfeald and samod þrynen ( trinus ), Hymn. Surt. 105, 3. God þrynen and án, 115, 37: 137, 31. Þrynenum gebede trina oratione ... Mid þrynum tódále trina partitione,Anglia xiii. 380, 214, 217. God ðæne ðrynenne on ánnesse and ǽnne

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wesle

(n.)
Grammar
wesle, an ; f.
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A weasel Uueosule, uuesulae mustela Txts. 79, 1345. Wesle, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 57 : 78, 18 : ii. 56, 53: 71, 25 : Ælfc. Gr. 6, 5 ; Zup. 19, 14. Gif on hwylcne mycelne wǽtan mús oððe wesle ( mustela ) on befealle, and ðǽr deád sig, sprenge mid háligwætere

Linked entry: weosule

wól-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
wól-bryne, es; m.

Deadly violence

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Deadly violence Wearð micel wundor on heofonum gesewen, swelce eal se hefon birnende wæs. Ðæt tácen wearð on Rómánum swíþe gesweotolad mid ðæm miclan wólbryne monncwealmes, ðe him raðe ðæs æfter com Romae gravis pestilentia per universam civitatem violenter

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
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weariness, disgust Ne durre wé ðás bóc gelengan, ð í lǽs ðe heó ungemetegod sý and mannum ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 5. wearisomeness, tediousness Ic ðóhte þæt hit wǽre lǽsse ǽðryt tó gehýrenne, gif man ðá áne bóc rǽt on

biblioþéce

Grammar
biblioþéce, bibliþéca.

a librarythe bible

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Add: a library Heora bibliþéca (bibliotheoco, v. l.) wærð onbærned . . . on heora bibliþécan forburnon IIII hund M bóca, Ors. 6, 14; Bos. 122, 19-23. Nime heora ǽlc sume bóc of þ ǽre bibliothécan, R. Ben. 74, 13. the bible þis spel (Judith) nis on ð

endeleáslíce

(adv.)

everlastinglyto eternity

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Add: everlastingly, to eternity Gé beóð engla geféran endeleáslíce, Hml. Th. ii. 90, 1. Þá mánfullan beóð ǽfre cwylmigende on helle súsle endeleáslíce, 608, 11. Endeleáslíce losian, Hex. 22, 12. Endeleáslíce orsorh beón on gefeán, 52, 9. without making

Linked entry: endeleás-lic

for-cúþlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþlic, adj.

infamousignominiousignobledespicabledisgracefulworthlesspoorbad

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infamous, ignominious, ignoble, despicable, disgraceful Forcúðlic hit bið ꝥ cyning beó unrihtwís, Hml. S. 13, 124. Hé cwæþ ꝥ him forcúþlic þúhte, ꝥ se án Iudéisca hine forsáwe, Hml. A. 98, 196. Forcúþlic absurdum, An. Ox. 2081. worthless, poor, bad.

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Fríge-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Fríge-niht, e; f.
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The night between Thursday and Friday On þǽre Frígenihte þe ætforan Eástron biþ, hæfde úre Hǽlend swíþe langsume sprǽce wiþ his leorningcnihtas, Nap. 26. Hig hyra clǽnnysse healdon ǽfre Sunnannihte and Frígenihte, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 19. Hé wæs sume Frígeniht

Linked entry: Fríge-ǽfen

ge-hýþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hýþness, ge-hýdness, e; f.
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commodity, convenience, advantage Ðý lǽs hié gedwelle sió gehýdnes and ðá getǽsu ðe hié on ðǽm wege habbað ne subsidia itineris in obstacula perventionis vertant, Past. 387, 13. Þæt þú hwylce þénunga mínon lytlan líchoman tó gehýðnysse gegearwige, Hml

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ge-neahlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neahlíce, adv.
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Take here ge-nehlíce in Dict. and add: constantly, assiduously Mid þý se Godes wer hine geneahlíce ( assidue ) ðreátode and gelómlíce lǽrde, Gr. D. 155, 27. constantly, usually Hé hine sylfne ungyrede, and ꝥ reáf þe hé genehlíce on him hæfde, hé hit

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ge-rǽdod

Grammar
ge-rǽdod, ge-rǽded.
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Add: Falerato vel fictitio, i. ornato gerǽdod, ge-hyrste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 71. Gerǽdedum falerato, An. Ox. 7. Geréde-gedum ( = gerédedum; this and the preceding one are glosses on Ald. 2, 32), 3, 4. Feówer hors, twá. gerǽdede (cf. in the article on

gefóg-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gefóg-stán, es; m.
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A stone hewn so as to be ready for use in building Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid swingellan, tó ðǽm ðæt wé eft sión geteald and geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean nunc foris per

Linked entry: stán-gefóg

gewit-loca

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Gif þú áwyrtwalast of gewitlocan (cf. of ðínum móde, Bt. 23; F. 78, 33) leása gesǽlþa, Met. 12, 26. Þone wísan on gewitlocan scamian (cf. hine scamian, Bt. 19; F. 68, 23), 10, 12. Sume ðone wæterscipe weriað on gewitlocan, wísdómes streám, Past. 469,

gyltan

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Be ðám ðe on lytlum ðingum gyltað (delinquuntur), R. Ben. 71, 12. Ꝥ ic ná gylte (deliuquam) on mínre tungan, R. Ben. 9. 25, 16. Ǽlcum gemete ne sceal árung beón Þǽre gyltendan geogoðe,Nap. 17, 3. Dryhten aee gesette gyltendum (delinquenlibas), Ps. Srt

grafet

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>grafet, grafett,</b> es; n. An excavation, a trench Of ðám crundele on ðæt lange grauet; of ðám lange grafette, C. D. v. 193, 34. Tó ðon lytlan grafette úp an wuncges dúne; and ðér west hwón tó ðon norðlangan grafette, 195,

sceanca

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Add Gyf þú hosa habban wylle, þonne stríc þú uppweard on þinum sceancum mid þínum twám handum, Tech. ii. 127, 13. add: a leg His scanca (þeóh, v. l. coxa) wæs tóbrocen, ꝥ ꝥ bán wæs tódǽled on twá stycca, Gr. D. 81, 26. Hí tyrndon mid bodege gebígedum

stíþlíce

(adv.)
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add: strenuously Wé rǽdað þæt þá ealdan fæderas on ánum dæge þæt stíðlíce (strenue) gefyldon, eálá þǽr wé ásolcene and áwácode on ánre wucan gelǽston, R. Ben. 44, 21. Add Hefelícor steóre ł stýðlícor stíre hé sí underþeód districtiori discipline subdatur

weaxung

(n.)
Grammar
weaxung, e; f.

waxing, growing, increase increase of prosperity

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waxing, growing, increase Ðonne se móna beó týn nihta eald, and ná ðænne his leóht beó ǽrest on weaxunge, Anglia viii. 323, 5. Nú hæfð se eádiga wer ús geopenod ymbe ðæs saltus weaxunge, 308, 40. increase of prosperity Eormas strange habban wexinge

æf-þanc

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æf-þanc, &c.
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Æfþancan invidia, An. Ox. 8, 161: Angl. xiii. 33, 157. Gif hwylc yfeldǽde man þurh ǽnigne æfþancan óþerne begaleþ, Lch. i. 190, 9. Sé ðe lǽrð sunu his on æfþuncan (in zelum) hé ásent feónd he that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy (Ecclus. 30, 3), Scint

heáh-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cyning, es; m.

A chief, great king, God

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A chief, great king, God Mid heáhcyning with God, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 3; Ph. 483. On ða swýðran healfe ðæs heáhcyninges on the right hand of the great king [God], Shrn. 118, 9: Cd. 6; Th. 8, 14; Gen. 124. Ðæt wæs hildesetl heáhcyninges that was the