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fáh

(adj.)

colouredtinctus, colōrātus

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coloured; tinctus, colōrātus Blóde fáh coloured with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934

fryþ-gegylda

(n.)

a member of a peace-guild

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Ath. v. prm; Wilk. 65, 5

hring-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hring-loca, an; m.
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A coat of mail formed with rings, Byrht. Th. 136, 2; By. 145

norþ-wind

(n.)

a north wind

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a north wind Twegen norþwindas circius et boreus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 55

Linked entry: norþan-wind

ge-máglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-máglíc, adj.

Importunate, pertinacious

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Importunate, pertinacious Mid gemáglícum wópum with importunate weeping, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 1

Linked entry: ge-máhlíc

tigel-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
tigel-fáh, adj.
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Many-coloured with tiles or bricks Tigelfágan trafu, Andr. Kmbl. 1683; An. 844

þúfig

(adj.)
Grammar
þúfig, adj.

Full of leaveswith thick foliage

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Full of leaves, with thick foliage Þúfigum frondosis, Wrt. Voc, ii. 38, 14

westnorþ-wind

(n.)
Grammar
westnorþ-wind, es; m.
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A north-west wind Westnorðwind circius Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 4: 24, 26

wudu-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-wyrt, e ; f.

A wild plant

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A wild plant Ða swétan stencas ðara wudu-wyrta, Blickl. Homl. 59, 3

Linked entry: wyrt

æt-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-standende, adj.
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By-standing Þá heortan þára æt-standendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 21

ge-weder

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Dele <b>ge-wider, ge-wyder,</b> and add:

hearm-heortnen

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-heortnen, hearmheort-ness, e; f.

Ill-willmalice

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Ill-will, malice Bútan hearmheortnesse sine murmure, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 45. Substitute:

lenden-ece

(n.)
Grammar
lenden-ece, es; m.
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Pain in the loins Wiþ lendenece. Lch. ii. 64, 16, 21 : 234, 29

be-windan

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Add: Heáfe bewindan to encompass with grief, to grieve about, Gn. Ex. 150

wæter-bóg

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bóg, (-bóh), es; m.

A bough with moisture in it

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A bough with moisture in it Wæterbóh surculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 16

windel-treów

(n.)
Grammar
windel-treów, es; n.

A wild olive

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A wild olive Windeltreów oleaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 74 : ii. 64, 6

GLEÁW

(adj.)
Grammar
GLEÁW, adj.

Clear-sightedwiseskilfulsagaciousprudentgoodsagaxprudensastutussapiensgnarus

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Ǽcraftig gleáw geþances cunning in the law, wise of thought, Cd. 212; Th. 262, 13; Dan. 743. Swá him se gleáwa bebeád Gregorius as the wise Gregory commanded him, Menol. Fox 198; Men. 100.

Linked entries: glǽw gléw

lácan

(v.)
Grammar
lácan, p. leólc, léc; pp. lácen.

to swingwave aboutto playfightto play

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to swing, wave about, move as a ship does on the waves, as a bird does in its flight, as flames do Ic láce mid winde I wave about with the wind, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 17; Rä. 31, 1.

Linked entries: leólc be-leólc

gif

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Gif ic sóð sprǽce, þonne sceal heó sweltan, Cri. 190. with both clauses in subjunctive, with conditional clause in past subjunctive with present or future sense Swá þæt hé mehte ǽgþerre gerǽcau, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26.

un-geleáffull

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(l a) with gen. Hml. Th. i. 234, 20 (in Dict.). (l b) with dat. :-- Þa wearit hÉ un-geleáfful þæs engles bodungum, Hml. Th. i. 202, 5. (l c) with prep. Hml.