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twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Steorran of heofenan feóllan, náht be ánan oððe twám, ac swá þiclíce ðæt hit nán mann áteallan ne mihte, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 21. with qualifying or defining words Wit Adam twá we two, Adam and I, Cd. Th. 290, 6; Sat. 411.

Linked entries: tuu twá

weorþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ, weorþe, worþ, wurþ, wyrþ, es; n.
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Þéh ðe hé hié sume wið feó gesealde, hé ðæt weorð nolde ágan ðæt him mon wið sealde, Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 198, 17. Ðæs hwǽtes wurð ðe hé ðé, sealde. Gen. 44, 2. Weorð, Exon.

weóce

(n.)
Grammar
weóce, an ; f.

The wick of a lampcandle

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The wick of a lamp or candle Weóce licinius Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 19. Leóhtfætlucernarium, candelsnytelsemunctorium, weócepapirus, i. 26, 56 Weócan (papyrum) settan to put a wick to a lamp Lchdm. iii. 348, col. 1.

fór-lustlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-lustlíce, adv.

Very willinglygladlylĭbentissĭme

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Very willingly, gladly; lĭbentissĭme Ic wille fórlustlíce, for ðínum lufum I will gladly [do so], for love of thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. [Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]

Linked entry: lust-líce

ge-néhwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néhwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To approach, draw near, adhere

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To approach, draw near, adhere Monn genéhwas wífe his homo adhærebit uxori suæ, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 5. Ánum genéhwaþ uni adhærebit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 13. Genéhwade ánum adhæsit uni, 15, 15

un-fród

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fród, adj.

not oldnot wiseignorantrude

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Th. 5635; B. 2821. not wise, ignorant, rude

flít-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
flít-georn, flít-georn; adj.

Contentiousquarrelsome

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Mid flitgeornan wífe cum muliere litig[i]osa, 972. Ne beón gé tó nídfulle ne tó flítgeorne, Wlfst. 40, 17. Substitute:

hege-hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hege-hymele, an; f.

Hedge

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Hedge (or wild) hop plant Cicena mete muronis, hegehymele humblonis, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 27-28. Þis is seó gréne sealf. . . brócminte and óþre mintan, cicena mete, hegehymele, Lch. iii. 6, 8-15

Linked entry: hymele

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal outto seduceobrepere

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Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

not

(n.)
Grammar
not, es; m.

A marksign

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A mark, sign Mé þingþ wynsumlíc ðæt is ðæra preósta notas ðám bócerum gekýðe ðé læs ðe hig witan ðæt ða rímcræftige weras sýn bútan cræftigum getácnungum, Anglia viii. 333, 17-19

dreó

Grammar
dreó, <b>; I.</b>
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Wiht ... fére fóddurwelan dreógeð the ship performs the office of providing a bountiful supply of food, Rá. 33, 10. Merrigenlice lofsangas sint tó dreógenne ( agendi sunt ), R. Ben. l. 37, 15. Add

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, p. ode; pp. od [medl a bridle]

To bridle, restrain

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To bridle, restrain Gif hwá nyle gemidlian his tungan if a man will not bridle his tongue, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 281, 3; Hat. MS: 38, 1; Swt. 271, 13; Hat. MS

sinc-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
sinc-fág, -fáh ; adj.
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Variegated with costly ornament Ic winde sceal sincfág swelgan, Exon. Th. 395, 29 ; Rä. 15, 15. Heorot, sincfáge (cf. goldfáh applied to Heorot, 621 ; B. 308) sel, Beo. Th. 336 ; B. 167

ferþe

(n.)
Grammar
ferþe, es; m.

Skin

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Skin Wiþ tóbrocenum heáfde . . . gespǽt þá wunde, and gif se hála ferþe wille habban reádne hring ymb þá wunde, wite þú þonne ꝥ þú hié ne meaht gehǽlan, Lch. ii. 22, 22

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Gif hwá eácniend wíf gewerde . . . gif hió deád síe, selle sáwle wið sáwle, L. Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, 19. Se ðe gemét hys sáwle (sáule ł ferh, Rush.), se forspilþ hig; and se ðe forspilþ his sáwle for mé, hé gemét hí, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 39: 16, 25: Jn.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

ár-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-leás, def. se ár-leása; adj. [ár, leás].

void of honourhonourlessdisgracefulinfamouswickedimpiousinhonestusimpiusinfamispitilessmercilesscruelcrudelis

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Wið ðam árleásestan eretice against the most wicked heretic, Bd. 4, 17 ; S. 585, 43. Forweorþaþ se árleása the wicked perisheth, Ps. Spl. 9, 5: Ps. Lamb. 1, 4, 5.

bútan

(prep.)
Grammar
bútan, búton, bútun; prep. [be, útan out] .
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I. prm ; Th. ii. 400, 28. with the accusative; cum accusativo. out of; extra He lædde hine bútan ða wic eduxit eum extra vicum, Mk. Bos. 8, 23. without, except; sine, præter Bútan sealm præter psalmodiam.

CYRTEL

(n.)
Grammar
CYRTEL, kyrtel; gen. cyrtles; m. A

KIRTLE, vest, garment, frock; coat palla, tunica

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Bos. 5, 40; to hym that wole stryue with thee in dome, and take awey thi coote, leeue thou to hym and thin ouer clothe, Wyc. Næbbe ge ne twá tunecan [cyrtlas, Mt. Kmbl.

forþ-feran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-feran, p. de; pp. ed.

To go forthdepartdiedecēdĕredefungimŏriexpīrāre

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Forþferde ðæt wíf mŭlier defuncta est, Mt. Bos. 22, 27: Lk. Bos. 16, 22: Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 17: 4, 11; S. 579, 14; 580, 3: Chr. 101; Erl. 9, 10: 534; Erl. 14, 32: 544; Erl. 17, 5.

mæssian

(v.)
Grammar
mæssian, p. ode

To say mass

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Hý mihton wel habban wíf on ðám dagum forðan ðe hý nǽfre ne mæssodon, L. Ælfc. C. 7; Th. ii. 346, 8. Wé lǽraþ ðæt preóst on ǽnigum húse ne mæssige, búton on gehálgodre cirican, L. E. B. 30; Th. ii. 250, 18.