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un-sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sýfre, adj.

Impureuncleanfoul

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Wíc unsýfre ( a prison ), Andr. Kmbl. 2622; An. 1312. Unsýfra olidarum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 15. moral Forhwan ðú ðæt selegescot, ðæt ic mé on ðé gehálgode, þurh firenlustas fúle synne unsýfre ( or adv.? Cf. O. H.

Linked entry: sýfre

wirsian

(v.)
Grammar
wirsian, p. ode

To get worse

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To get worse Hit fareþ yfele ealles tó wíde. Swá swýðe hit wyrsaþ, ðæt ðæs hádes men, ðe hwýlum wǽron nyttoste, ða syndon nú unnyttaste, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 18. And aa hit wyrsode mid mannan swíðor and swíðor, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 23.

á-licgan

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Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5. Álicgan heonan forð þá unlaga henceforth let there be an end of all bad laws, Ll. Th. i. 312, 13.

Linked entry: á-lecgan

for-wered

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Eald wíf ... þonne heó forwerod byð and teámes ætealdod, Hml. A. 20, 158. Cild oððe forwerod man, Hml. Th. i. 236, 25. Wǽron hí bútan cilde oð þæt hí wǽron forwerede menn, 202, 1.

Linked entry: for-werod

ge-sceapennys

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Seó ðridde gesceapennys is þæt men beóð gestrýnede þurh wer and þurh wíf, Seó feórðe gesceapennys wæs swá þæt Críst wearð ácenned of mǽdene búton were, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 22-30. Genesis ne spricð ná be þǽra engla gesceapenisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 23, 8.

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

wemman

(v.)
Grammar
wemman, p. de.

to spotmarspoildisfigureto defilepolluteprofane

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Gif hé óðres ceorles wíf wemme (maculaverit) L. Ecg. C. 14; Th. ii. 142, 12

BÚR

(n.)
Grammar
BÚR, es; n.

A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehousetabernaculum, conclave, casa

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A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehouse; tabernaculum, conclave, casa Wiht wolde hyre on ðære byrig búr atimbran a creature would construct a bower for itself in the town, Exon. 108a; Th. 411, 26; Rä. 30, 5.

ge-þýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To joinassociatesŏciāre

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Wit sceoldan beón tosamne geþýdde we had to be joined together, Shrn. 39, 19. He wæs Gúþláce neáh geþýded he was nearly associated to Guthlac, 47 a; Th. 162, 6; Gú. 971

Linked entry: ge-þeódan

DRENCAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRENCAN, part. drencende; p. ic, he drencte, ðú drenctest, pl. drencton; pp.drenced ; v. a.

DRENCH, make drunkpotum vel potiōnem dāre, potāre, inebriāre to drown submergĕre

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Se inwida dryht-guman síne drencte mid wíne the wicked one made his people drunk with wine, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 21; Jud. 29. to drown; submergĕre, Ps. Tb. 106, 17

Linked entry: dryncan

an

I givehe gives

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Will 14, 4; he gives, Cd. 141; Th. 176, 22; Gen. 2915

án-wilnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-wilnes, -ness, e; f.

Obstinacyself-willcontumacypertinaciaprotervia

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Obstinacy, self-will, contumacy; pertinacia, protervia, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a, 16, 25

freó-borh

(n.)
Grammar
freó-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A free suretypledgebondmanfidejussus

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C. 20; Wilk. 201, 53, col. 2

Linked entry: frí-borh

manig-síðes

(adv.)
Grammar
manig-síðes, adv.

Many timesoften

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Many times, often Manisíðes swutelaþ ðæt man wile on ǽnne God gelýfan, Wulfst. 144, 11

nearu-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-wrenc, es; m.

A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble,

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A trick or wile that causes anxiety or trouble, Exon. Th. 316, 5; Mód. 44

seonuwealtian

(v.)
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to reel, not to stand firmly Sinewealtigan (wine-, Wrt.) vacillare , Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 48

Linked entry: -wealtian

ge-eglan

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Hý mon band on wilde fearras and ðá hyre ne geegledon, Shrn. 133, 12. Add

ELE

(n.)
Grammar
ELE, es; m.

OIL ŏleum

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pour oil upon water or on another fluid, the oil will float above: pour water upon the oil, and the oil will break through and swim above, Homl.

Linked entries: æl ole

þurh-clǽnsian

(v.)

to cleanse thoroughly

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to cleanse thoroughly Þurhclǽnsaþ (ðerhclǽnsade, Lind. permundavit) he will throughly purge, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: clǽnsian

ryden

(n.)
Grammar
ryden, es; n.
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>The name of some plant Wirc beþinge, nim ðæt reáde ryden, Lchdm. ii. 340, 5