un-wæstmfæst
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For the passage substitute Elizabeth wæs unwæstmfæst [on líchaman, ac wǽstmfæst] þára godcundra mægena erat Elisabeth sterilis corpore, sed fecunda virtutibus, Archiv cxxii. 247, 17.
warenian
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Add: Dele the last passage, for which see weornian. [ 2 b. In the first passage one MS. has Warnode hé him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]
cwic-hege
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N.E.D. quick hedge: D.D. quick a young thorn for making hedges.]
sceamleás-líc
Shameless, wanton
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Shameless, wanton Dauit wæs mid oferméttum gewundad, and ðæt gecýðde on Urias slæge, for ðære scamleáslecan gewilnunge his wífes, Past. 3, 2; Swt. 35, 24
un-wuniendlíc
Uninhabitable
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Uninhabitable Beóð twégen dǽlas on twá healfa ðam gemetegodum dǽle unwuniendlíce, for ðan ðe seó sunne ne cymð him nǽfre tó, Lchdm. iii. 262, 2
Linked entry: wunigend-líc
út-hleáp
The fine for allowing a culprit to escape
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The fine for allowing a culprit to escape (cf. L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 14) Úðleáp, Chart. Th. 411, 30: 359, 3 (printed -leaw)
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heals-wiða
A necklace
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A necklace Me healswiðan hláford sealde my lord has given me a chain for my neck, Exon. 102 b; Th. 387, 12; Rä. 5, 4
ge-toge
A tugging ⬩ contraction ⬩ cramp ⬩ convulsion ⬩ spasm ⬩ contractio ⬩ convulsio ⬩ spasmus
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A tugging, contraction, cramp, convulsion, spasm; contractio, convulsio, spasmus Wið sina getoge for spasm of sinews, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 23; Lchdm. i. 356, 3
þeóf-sliht
Thief-slaying
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Se ðe þeófslihþ, hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 4
á-wendedlicness
Changeableness ⬩ mutability
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Changeableness, mutability Ǽlc gesceaft is ýdelnesse underðeód, þæt is, áwendedlicnysse, for ðan ðe hí beóð áwende fram brosnunge tó unbrosnunge, Hm. Th. ii. 206, 1
Linked entry: -wendedlícness
on-hagian
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Ðæt ðætte hine ne onhagode útane forð tó brenganne mid weorcum, innane hé hit geðafode etsi rerum tarditas foras peccatum distulit, intus hoc consensionis opere voluntas implevit, Past. 417. 17.
mann-þwǽrness
Gentleness ⬩ meekness ⬩ courtesy
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Gentleness, meekness, courtesy Forðam oft gebyreþ ðæm monþwǽran ðonne hé wierþ riéce ofer óðre menn ðæt hé for his monnþwǽrnesse ásláwaþ and wierþ tó unbeald forðæm sió unbieldo and sió monnþwǽrnes bióþ swíðe anlíce nonnunquam enim mansueti, cum praesunt
strídan
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Sete forth thyn other fot, stryd over sty, 111, 2. Love is stalewarde and strong for to striden on stede, An. Lit. 96, 9.]
ÁÞ
an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum
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Ed. 1 ; Th. i. 158, 18. every accusation must be verified by oath : the accused and his witness then replied also upon oath; thus, Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ, ðæt he ne dǽþ ne for hete ne for hóle: - On ðone Drihten, ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle
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æppled
APPLED ⬩ made into the form of apples ⬩ made into balls or bosses ⬩ in pomorum formam redactus
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APPLED, made into the form of apples, made into balls or bosses; in pomorum formam redactus Æpplede gold appled gold, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 14; Ph. 506: 75b; Th. 283, 30; Jul. 688. Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260
freóls-ǽfen
A festival-eve ⬩ vigil ⬩ festi vigĭlia
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A festival-eve, vigil; festi vigĭlia Man mót, freólsǽfenum [MS. freólsǽfenan], faran betweonan Eferwíc and six míla gemete one may travel, on festival-eves, between Fork and a distance of six miles, L. N. P. L. 56; Th. ii. 298, 26
best
BEST, most ⬩ optime
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S. 69; Th. i. 412, 3 The usual form is wel well, bet better, betst best = most. In the text the preceding passage has betst behófaþ most wants
drync
Drink, a drink, draught ⬩ potus, haustus
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Drink, a drink, draught; potus, haustus Ðǽr wæs ǽlcum genóg drync there was enough drink for each, Andr. Kmbl. 3069; An. 1537. Ic ofþyrsted wæs gástes drynces I was thirsty for the soul's drink, Soul Rmbl. 82; Seel. 41.
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ge-ærnan
To run ⬩ currĕre ⬩ To run for ⬩ to gain by running ⬩ cursu certāre ⬩ propalma cursu contendĕre
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To run; currĕre Ðá geærndon hí sume þrage and efthwurfon then they ran for some time and returned, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. v. trans.
EÁR
The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE, which stands for the letters ea
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The Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE, which stands for the letters ea: v. Steph.