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tyhting

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tihton heora geféran ꝥ unforhte wǽron ... Betwux þysum tihtingum tengdon þá hǽþenan, Hml. S. 28, 66. v. leás-, on-tyhting. Add

un-geleáf

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Add: incredulous Þá ongan beón eallunga ungeleáf ꝥ hit wǽre ipsum hunc esse coepit omnino non credere, Gr. D. 46, 12

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
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sǽde ꝥ sylf án wítega unleáslíce wǽre, Hml. S. 31, 802. Wé witon ꝥ ðú eart unleaslíce Godes freónd, 1024. Add

riht-racu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-racu, e; f.

A correct account

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A correct account Ðá lýfde ðæt móste beón ryhtes wyrðe for mí[n]re forspǽce and ryhtrace Chart. Th. 170, 4

wacollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wacollíce, adv.

Watchfullyvigilantly

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Watchfully, vigilantly (Gregory) wæs swíðe wacol on Godes bebodum, and wacollíce ymbe manegra ðeóda þearfe hogode, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 15

ofer-rídan

(v.)

to cross on horseback

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to cross on horseback: — Sealde ðæt betste hors Aidane, ðæt on ðam mihte fordas oferrídan. Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 18

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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wæs swýðe wurðful; þriwa bær his cynehelm ǽlce geáre, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 14-27. worthy, suitable, fitting Beón wurðful wunung ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Homl. Th. ii. 600, 17.

cræft

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Under <b>II :-- </b> leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under <b>III :-- </b>Hié wénað ðæt hiera unðeáwas sién sum gód cræft vitium virtus creditur, Past. 289, 13.

for-þencan

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Wurdon hié swá swíþe forþóhte þætte ... hié him heápmǽlum selfe on hand eódon, 4, 5; S. 170, 5

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge ... se ðe on lagu fundaþ he has no mind to the harp ... who on the ocean puts forth, 82 a; Th. 308, 23; Seef. 44.

seht

(adj.)
Grammar
seht, adj.
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him ðæs gætíðodon wið swylcon gersumen swylce ðá sehtæ wǽron such as they were then agreed upon, 198, 16. wurdon sehte on ða gerád ðæt . . ., Chr. 1093 ; Erl. 229, 25.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

nett

(n.)
Grammar
nett, es; n.

a neta mosquito-netnet- workweb

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Kmbl. 4, 22 : Homl. Th. i. 578, 21. a mosquito-net Nette, fleógryfte conopio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 18. net- work, web Swá tedre swá swá gangewifran nett, Ps. Th. 38, 12. Ðonne hió ( the spider ) geornast biþ ðæt heó áfǽre fleógan on nette, 89, 10.

un-hǽlu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hǽlu, indecl.: un-hǽl, e; f.

bad healthdiseasesicknessinfirmityunsoundnessmisfortunemishap

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Lind. 8, 17. of animals, unsoundness Gif mon hwelcne ceáp gebygeþ and ðonne onfinde him hwelce unhǽlo on binnan .xxx. nihta, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 11. [Licome unhele, O. E. Homl. i. 7, 23. Unhæle and ælde, Laym. 11546.

Linked entries: hǽlu un-hǽl

wíte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-dóm, es; m.

knowledgeprophecyforeknowledge

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Ðæt heó ðurh wítedómes gást ða ádle forecwéde, 4, 19 ; S. 588, 15 : 4, 28 ; S. 606, 20. Ðæt wundor, ðæt þurh wítedómes cræft [] wiste and him cýdde, Guthl. 17 ; Gdwin. 70, 2. Wítedóme vaticinatione, Hpt. Gl. 520, 17.

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Crueldestructivebloodthirstycruelcrueldiredestructive

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Homl. 227, 26. Wælgrim wiga, Exon. Th. 396, 21; Rä. 16, 8. Heó wæs ǽryst hǽðen and wælgrim, Shrn. 139, 5. Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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H. 203, 9, 28. gedéð his flán fýrena, Ps. Th. 7, 13. burning, red-hot Hié hine hæfdon geþreátodne mid fýrenum racentum, Bl. H. 43, 31. figurative Is þín ágen sprǽc innan fýren ignitum eloquium tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 140: Ps. Srt. 118, 140

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Andswarede ðæt on ðyssum hæfde fæstne geleáfan and onwalhne integram se in hoc habere fidem respondebat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 4.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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H. Ger. kint : Ger. kind.]

dihtan

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'Árǽrað þæt mynster swá swá ic eów on swefne dihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 172, 28. déð be þám þe his willa him dihte, Hml. S. 27, 175. to dictate what is to be written Þá fíf béc God sylf dihte, and Moyses áwrát, Hml. Th. i. 186, 20.