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býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe hé wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe hí God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

ge-wriþenness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wriþenness, e; f.
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Binding, condition of being bound up Þǽr byð þearf tó fæstere gewriðennysse there will be need for firmer binding, Lch. i. 370, 20

Linked entry: -wriþenness

riht-líf

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Add: a life of lawful matrimony Fón mágas tó and weddian heora magan tó wífe and tó rihtlífe, Ll. Th. i. 254, 20

síde

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Wíde and síde geondsprang (cujus Gloria) longe lateque percrebruit, An. Ox. 2839. Oþ þá ancleów síde (mafortes) talo tenus prolixius (dependunt), 5336. Add

sund-ampre

(n.)
Grammar
sund-ampre, an; f.
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Some kind of dock; rumex maritimus Sundompran (cf. ompran þá þe swimman wile, 322, 16, and see sund) ymbdelf, Lch. ii. 116, 13

un-nídelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nídelíce, adv.
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Not scantily, moderately Swíþe wundorlice wísan ꝥ wǽron, þá þe ic gehýre and náht unnédelíce bliþe (non mediacriter læta) Gr. D. 346, 9

Linked entry: nídelíce

yfel-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-wille, adj.
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Malevolent, spiteful, envious Yfelwille mód byþ gedréfed gif his feónd ætwint wíte maliuolus animus contristatur si eius inimicus euaserit poenam , Scint. 196, 16

riht-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-lagu, e; f.

Right or just law

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Ða ðe godcunde láre and woruldcunde rihtlage wyrdan on ǽnige wísan, 168, 8

Linked entry: riht-laga

un-feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-feferig, adj.

Not feverish

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Not feverish Syle drincan on wíne, gif hé unfeferig sý; gif hé on fefere sý, syle drincan him on wætere, Lchdm. i. 164, 19

Linked entry: feferig

wóm

(n.)
Grammar
wóm, es; m.

Soundnoise

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Sound, noise Wunian ðone werigan sele, ðǽr is wóm and wóp wíde gehéred, and gristbítunge, and gnornunge mecga. Cd. Th. 285, 5 ; Sat. 333

heáh-þrymme

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-þrymme, (?); adj.
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cyningc heár wile déman quam celsithronus metuendus adveniet Judex, Dóm. L. 95

Linked entry: -þrymme

mánful-lic

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Iacób hæfde twá geswustru him tó wífe. . . Ac ꝥ is nú mánfullic ǽnigum menn tó dónne on þám crístendóme. Hml. A. 16, 73. Add

gúþ-beorn

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-beorn, es; m.

A man of war, warriorvir bellicosus, bellator

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A man of war, warrior; vir bellicosus, bellator Gúþbeorna sum wicg gewende one of the warriors turned his charger, Beo. Th. 634; B. 314

hindan-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
hindan-weard, adv.

At the further end, hindwards

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At the further end, hindwards Sindon ða fiðru hwít hindanweard the wings are white at the tips, Exon. 60a; Th. 218, 21; Ph. 298

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Ic eom wíde funden, Ra. 28, l. Gif mid him cwicum sié funden ꝥ hé ǽr stæl. Ll. Th. i. 50, 22. with a complement to the object Hý æt hám findað witode him wiste, Ra. 44, 8. Hé dryhten sínne driórigne fand ealdres æt ende, B. 2789.

láð

(adj.)
Grammar
láð, adj.

hatefulhatedloathedlothdispleasinginjuriousgrievoushostilemaligninimical

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Láð wið láðum foe with foe, 884; B. 440. Láðe cyrmdon the foes shouted, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 3; Exod. 461. Wið láðra lygesearwum against false wiles of foes, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 23; Cri. 776: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 38; Jud. 304.

plegan

(v.)
Grammar
plegan, plægan, plegian, plagian, plagian; p. de, ede, ode
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</b> to play with a person, toy; in a bad sense, to make sport of :-- Sarra beheóld, hú Agares sunu wið Isaac plegode, Gen. 21, 9. Ðære helle hund ongan fægenian mid his steorte and plegian wið hine ( Orpheus ), Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 17.

Linked entries: plægan plagian plegian

wóh

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh, adj.

not straightbentcrookedtwistedobliquenot rightperversefrowardwrongunfair

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Míne wón wísan, Exon. Th. 393, 10; Rä. 12, 8. Hí him wóh godu worhtan, Ps. Th. 77, 58

CYRFÆT

(n.)
Grammar
CYRFÆT, cyrfet,es; m?
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Wylde cyrfet wild gourd, colocynthis = κολοκυνθίς Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 58; Wrt. Voc. 30, 12. Wild cyrfet vel hwit wíngeard bryonia = βρυωνία 44; Som. 64, 81; Wrt. Voc. 32, 17

a-breátan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breátan, p. -breót, pl. -breóton

To breakkillfrangereconciderenecare

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To break, kill; frangere, concidere, necare Abreót brim-wísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930