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líc-hama

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III. used of a plant Wið gewitleáste, genim of þám lichoman þysse wyrte mandragore þreóra penega gewihte, Lch. i. 248, 4

wadan

(v.)
Grammar
wadan, p. wód, pl. wódon; pp. waden

To gopassproceed.

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To go, pass, proceed. of actual movement, absolute Wód wíges heard,... and wið ðæs beornes stóp, Byrht. Th. 135, 38; By. 130: 139, 13; By. 253. Brimmen wódon, 140, 29; By. 295. Ðá com hæleða þreát wadan, Andr. Kmbl. 2543; An. 1273.

Linked entry: ge-wadan

a-cwellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwellan, p. -cwealde; pp. -cweald

To killdestroyinterficerenecare

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Ic wille mid flóde folc acwellan I will destroy the folk with a flood, 64; Th. 78, 21; Gen. 1296. Acwelleþ ða wyrmas killeth the worms, Herb. 137; Lchdm. i. 254, 22.

Linked entries: a-cwalde a-cwealde

CEÁCE

(n.)
Grammar
CEÁCE, an; f.
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Ðæt biþ gód sealf wið ðara ceácna [= ceácena] geswelle that is a good salve for swelling of the cheeks, L. M. 1, 5; Lchdm. ii. 48, 11

Linked entries: céce ceác-bán

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or awaysearinūrĕre

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-cildan], ða wíf fortendon ðæt swýðre breóst fóran, ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde, ðæt hí hæfden ðý strengran scyte; forðon hí mon hét on Creácisc Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female children, the women burnt off the right breast so far that

Linked entry: tendan

foxes glófa

(n.)
Grammar
foxes glófa, an; m. [foxes clófa MS. B.]

Foxglovedigĭtālis purpŭrea

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Foxglove; digĭtālis purpŭrea, Lin Wið óman genim ðysse wyrte leáf ðe man στρύχνος μανικός, and oðrum naman foxes glófa [MS. foxes clófa] nemneþ for inflammatory sores, take leaves of this wort, which is named sōlānum insānum or Sodŏmeum, and by another

freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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FREEDOM, liberty; lībertas, emancĭpātio Ðæt is se freódóm, ðætte mon mót dón ðæt he wile that is freedom, that a man may do what he will. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4, MS. Cot. Freódóm emancĭpātio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 93; Wrt. Voc. 60, 2.

Galiléisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Galiléisc, Galilésc; adj.

GalileanGalilæus

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Wið da Galileiscan sǽ juxta măre Galilææ, Mt. Bos. 4, 18 : 15, 29 : Mk. Bos. 1, 16. Wéne gé, wǽron ða Galileiscan synfulle tofóran eallum Galileiscum pŭtātis quod hi Galilæi præ omnĭbus Galilæis peccātōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 2.

hundred

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
hundred, pl. u; n.

A hundred

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Wið þrím hundred penegon, 12, 5. Mid twám hundred penegon, Mk. Skt. 6, 40. Hí ðá sǽton hundredon and fíftigon discubuerunt per centenos et per quinquagenos, 37

Linked entry: hund

gítsian

(v.)
Grammar
gítsian, p. ode; pp. od

To covetdesire

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Mid gítsigendum eágum with covetous eyes, Homl. Th. i. 68, 26. Gýtsian concupiscere, Ps. Spl. 61, 10

Linked entries: gídsian gýtsian

searu-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
searu-níþ, es; m.
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Swá wæs Biówulfe, ðá hé biorges weard sóhte, searoníþas (the wily hostilities of the dragon, who used poison to destroy his foe, cf. áttorsceaþa, 5670, and is called inwitgest, 5333.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lotto getreceivesortirinancisci

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Ic wæs gehloten mid ánum wífe in ánes ceorles ðeówdóme I was allotted with a woman to the service of a certain man, Shrn. 38, 13

Linked entry: ge-hloten

sige-dryhten

(n.)
Grammar
sige-dryhten, es ; m.
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Wit for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, 324, 33 ; Víd. 104. as an epithet of the Deity Þeoda Waldend, sigedryhten mín, Andr. Kmbl. 2905 ; An. 1455 : Exon. Th. 176, 19 ; Gú. 1212 : Ps. C. 50, 119. Þeoden engla, sóð sigedrihten, Hy. 6, 34.

swíge

(adj.)
Grammar
swíge, adj.
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Ðú worn fela, wine mín Húnferð, beóre druncen ymb Brecan sprǽce, 1064; B. 530), Beo. Th. 1964; B. 980. silent, not making a noise, still Wind wédende færeþ, and eft semninga swíge gewyrðeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 2548; El. 1275.

un-forboden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forboden, adj.

Unforbiddennot prohibitedfree from any moral or legal hindrance

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Gebohte se arcebisceop æt Ælfhége ðæt land æt Sendan mid .xc. pundum, and æt Sunnanbyrg mid .cc. mancussan goldes, unbecwedene and unforbodene wið ǽlcne man tó ðære dægtíde; and hé him swá ða land geágnian derr, swá him se sealde ðe tó syllenne áhte,

Linked entries: un-besacen for-beódan

wódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wódlíce, adv.

madlyfuriouslyfranticlyblasphemously

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Wódlíce ástyrode wið ðone hálgan. Homl. Ass. 79, 162. Wódlíce geyrsod, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 616. Ðú þus wódlíce wilnast ceorles, i. 3, 396. Hé mót wódlíce derian, Wulfst. 85, 5.

Linked entry: wód

be-wreón

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Bewreóh ꝥ wíf wel, 330, 21. Bewreów, 338, 17. Feallaþ ofor ús, and ús bewreóþ, Bl. H. 93, 33, Hé hét þá fatu bewreón, Gr. D. 51, 16. Stán mid þynre tyrf bewrigen (obtectus), Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 577, 12 : Bl. H. 95, 15. Mid godwebbe bewrigen, 207, 16.

brún

(adj.)
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Wíf móton under brúnum hrægle ( sub nigro velamine ) tó husle gán, Ll. Th. ii. 162, 7. Brúnne brerd the black rim of the inkhorn , Rä. 27, 9. Swearturn, brúnum beaduwǽþnurn, 18, 8. Brúne helmas, Jud. 318. [For brún applied to metal v. N. E.

dǽd-béta

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Sind mænige rihtwíse unscyldige wið heáfodleahtras, and habbað hwæðere stíðe drohtnunge . . . þám ne mæg nán dǽdbéta beón geefenlǽht, for ðan ðe hí sind rihtwíse and behreówsigende, Hml. Th. i. 342, 12.

ge-fylce

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Se módiga deófol mid his gefilce wyle wið þínre sáwle campian, Wlfst. 249, 2. Hé sende hí mid gefylce tó Judéiscum folce . . . Hí begunnon tó feohtenne on twám gefylcum . . . him æfter eóde ꝥ óðer gefylce, Hml. S. 25, 652-670.