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on-unwís

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wende ꝥ sprǽke onunwís (?on unwís ?) þá bebeád . . . quod quasi insana praeciperet, Gr. D. 58, 1. Add

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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him ðæt ríce tówerd sǽde he told him that the kingdom was in store for him, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 8. forestihte ðagecorenan tó ðam écan lífe, for ðan ðe wiste hí swilce tówearde he knew they were to become such, Homl. Th. i. 112, 32, 34.

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eówer

youryouryours

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heó sylf geceóse hwilcne eówerne heó wille, Ap. Th. 20, 9. Ꝥ ic eówerne sum mé tó begeáte, Hml. S. 33, 109. Iówra selfra anwaldes, Ors. 1, 10; S. 48, 21. Similar entries Cf. úre

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

afflictionlabourmiseryafflictiontroublediseasehurt

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H. 59, 33. disease, bodily trouble or hurt Ǽlc broc cymð of deófle and nán bót . . . sent on unwære menn oððon on heora yrfe sum swíðlic brocc . . . byð þæt brocc líðre, Wlfst. ll, 15-12, 5. Þæt broc þæt áræfnode, Gr. D. 22, 5.

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African

(n.)
Grammar
African, Affrican, es; m.

An AfricanAfricanus

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An African; Africanus Ðá he feaht wið Africanas, he hæfde sige ofer ða Africanas when he fought against Africans, He gained a victory over the Africans, Bt. 16, 2 ; Fox 52, 39: 54, 1

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gǽling

(n.)
Grammar
gǽling, e; f.

Delay

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Delay Geðencan ne con hwæt him losað on ðǽre gǽlinge ðe ðá hwíle ámierreð he cannot consider what loss he suffers in the delay in which he wastes the time, Past. 39, 1

ymb-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.
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to stand about or around Ðis folc ðæt hér ymbstandeþ, Blickl. Homl. 143, 7: Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 42.

Dene

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Dene weorðode, B. 1090

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two,tear in pieces

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To rend in two, tear in pieces Se héh ðá sacerd tóslát ł tórende woedo his summus autem sacerdos scindens vestimenta sua, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 63.

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snelness

(n.)
Grammar
snelness, e; f.

Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3

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Quickness, readiness, activity, agility3 slóh swá hine (the ball) nǽfre feallan ne lét. Se cyngc ðá oncneów ðæs iungan snelnesse, ðæt wiste ðæt næfde his gelícan on ðam plegan Ap. Th. 13, 7

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Cóm tó Róme . . . oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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Gyf ǽnig man sý, ðæt wylle ǽnig ðæra sócna him tó handa drægen, ic wylle ðæt cume beforan mé mid his sweotelunge (with the evidence that substantiates his claim), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 222, 32. Bringe swutelunge (switelunge, MS.

cild

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Heó wearð mid cilde, Hml. Th. i. 24, 26. Þá cild on Bethlem ofslægene wǽrun, Chr. 2; P. 2, 29. Ðá cild rídaþ on heora stafum and manigfealdne plegan plegiaþ, Bt. 36, 5; F. 180, 9. Gé sint giet cilderu, Past. 459, 17. Cildra pueri, R. Ben. I. 60, 16.

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Þá þe ( St. Martin) wæs twelfwintra gewilnode tó wéstene (cf. smeágende hú (St. Martin ) on wéstene wunian mihte, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 2), and hit eác gefremode gif þá ylde hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 26.

for-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To send awaysend into banishmentbanishdimittĕrerelēgāredeportāre

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He wearþ snúde forsended he was quickly banished, Beo. Th. 1812; B. 904

magan

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Gyf wel áginnan wile, ne mæig sleac beón, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Bútan þone geréfan hæbbe þe þæs wyrðe sý þe ꝥ dón mæge, Ll. Th. i. 280, 15. <b>IV a.

wód

(adj.)
Grammar
wód, adj.

Madravingblasphemousmadragingfurious

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Fela wóde menn heora gewit underféngon, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 130. wódum mannum gewitt forgeaf, Homl. Th. i. 480, 14. ða deóflu áfligde of dám wódum wyrhtum, Homl.

dreórig

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dryhten sínne driórigne (cf. 2692-3) fand, 2789. headlong (? cf. dreórung, dreósan) Ic geseah ðone sceoccan swá swá scínende líget feallende ádún dreórig of heofonum, Hex. 18, 6

cwicu

(adj.)
Grammar
cwicu, cwico, cucu = cue; nom. acc. m. f. n; pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. cwicu, cwico, cucu; adj.

Alive, quick vivus

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He clifu cyrreþ on cwicu wæteres wellan he turnelh the rocks to quick [living] springs of water, 113, 8

Deóra bý

(n.)
Grammar
Deóra bý, Deór-bý,es ; n? [Hunt. Dereby, Derebi: Ethel. Derebi: deór an animal, deer; bý a dwelling, habitation; a habitation of deer or animals]

DERBY Derbia

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Hér wæs eorþstyrung on Deórbý in this year [A. D. 1049] there was an earthquake at Derby, 1049; Erl. 173, 18

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