ofer-wríþan
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to wrap round, cover up with a wrapper Mid hnesce wulle oferwríðe ealle þá scearpan, Lch. ii. 130, 10
ofer-ranc
Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous
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Wulfst. 46, 1
un-besenged
Unsinged ⬩ unscorched ⬩ unburnt
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.), Wulfst. 25, 19
Linked entry: be-sengan
untíd-weorc
Unseasonable work ⬩ work done at a wrong time
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Unseasonable work, work done at a wrong time Geswícan untídweorces ( work done on Sunday ), Wulfst. 209, 27. Geswícan untídweorca, 221, 19
un-hirwan
to speak very ill of ⬩ calumniate
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.), Ne ǽnig man óþerne bæftan ne tǽle ne hyrwe (unhyrwe, Wulfst. 70, 15
Linked entry: hirwan
híred-geréfa
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An officer of a king's court Geréfa consul, undergeréfa proconsul, híredgeréfa exconsul, ánwalda monarces, burhgeréfa praetor, Wülck. Gl. 110, 4-9
ge-tǽsan
To pluck ⬩ tease ⬩ carpĕre
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To pluck, tease; carpĕre Nim wǽte wulle wel getǽsede take wet wool well teased, Herb. 178, 6; Lchdm. i. 312, 13
sceaþian
To hurt, harm, spoil, rob
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Scaðian, Wulfst. 191, 19. Se ðe wǽre sceaþigende (scaþiende), weorðe se tiligende on rihtlícre tilþe, 72, 12
meaht-leás
Powerless
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Powerless Ðonne ( at the day of judgement ) stent ealra hergea mǽst heortleás and earh, mihtleás and áfǽred, Wulfst. 137, 23
mis-wider
Bad weather ⬩ storm
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Bad weather, storm Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymþ, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas, Wulfst. 271, 2
Linked entry: mis-gewider
dærstig
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Voc. ii. 148, 45) feculentus, i. fece plenus, Wülck. Gl. 238, 20
Linked entry: dræsig
writ
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Write gramate (Wülck. Gl. 531, 19 reads gewrite), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 52
mis-hírness
Disobedience ⬩ act of disobedience
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Disobedience, act of disobedience Forlǽt mé hý on wíta lǽdan, and ða mishérnessa gewrecan, ðe hý wið ðé forworhtan, Wulfst. 256, 4
syn-leahter
A sinful fault, a sin
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A sinful fault, a sin Forbúgan ða synleahtras ðe ús forbodene synd, ðæt is unrihthǽmed and ǽrǽtas and oferdruncennessa, Wulfst. 134, 24
Linked entry: firen-leahter
un-gesínelíc
Invisible
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Flǽsclíce men ða ungesýnelícan ne magon angytan, Wulfst. 2, 4
Linked entry: un-gesýnelíc
un-tímness
Misfortune ⬩ unhappiness
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Misfortune, unhappiness Ic sende on eówrum húsum cwealm and hungor and untímnesse and fýr, ðæt forbærnð ealle eówre welan, Wulfst. 207, 18
Linked entry: tímness
wirgende
Given to cursing
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Given to cursing Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie, ðæt hé mid yfelum wordum tó wyriende (wyrgende v. l.) weorðe, Wulfst. 70, 18
dryhten
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Lordly, royal Drihtenum Gode domino Deo, Wülck. Gl. 253, 8. Drihtnum Críste, sóðum cyninge domino Christo, vero regi, R. Ben. 1, 9
gníþelicness
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Frugality Spærnes, gnéþelicnes frugalitas, i. temperantia, parcitas, Wülck. Gl. 244, 6. Gnéðelicnesse frugalitatis, Angl. xiii. 32, 117: Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 34
of-lecgan
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Add: to overlay, cover Oflege mid wulle, Lch. ii. 182, 18. Mid þám þingum siþþan oflege þe þá wunde clǽsnien, 210, 1