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under-crammian

(v.)

to stuff full belowsuffercire

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to stuff full below; suffercire Hí mid byrnendum glédum ðæt bed undercrammodon, Homl. Th. i. 430, 4

un-gin

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gin, un-ginn; adj.

Not amplecontracted

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Not ample, contracted Á sceal ðæs heánan hyge hord onginnost, Exon. Th. 346, 18; Gn. Ex. 206

west-norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
west-norþ, adv.
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North-west Þonan westnorð is ðæt lond ðe mon Ongle hǽt, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 16, 6

word-loga

(n.)
Grammar
word-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his word

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One who is false to his word Ðæt gé ne beón wedlogan ne wordlogan, Wulfst. 40, 10

Linked entry: word-fæst

ge-híwendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-híwendlic, adj.
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Figurative Ðǽm gehiówendlican allegoriam (cf. (secundum) allegoriam gástlicum angite, An. Ox. 182), Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 6

Linked entry: -híwendlic

hleóþrung

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Sound, noise of a trumpet: Þæt is bémena dæg and hire leóþringa, Verc. Först. 130, 20. Add

lǽce-wyrt

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Add Abgarus wundrode ꝥ hé wearð gehǽled bútan lǽcewyrtum þurh ðæs Hǽlendes word, Hml. S. 24, 160

wamm-freht

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-freht, es; n.

Divination

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Divination Ða ðæt womfreht réniaþ ariolorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 8. Womferht, 5, 16. Cf. frihtere,frihtrung

Linked entry: friht

wealh-word

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-word, es; n.

A wanton word

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A wanton word Ic eom ondetta ðæt ic onféng on mínne múð wealworda, Anglia xi. 98, 37

Linked entry: weal-word

wíg-cirm

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-cirm, es; m.

The din of battle

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The din of battle Ðǽr wæs wígcyrm micel, hlúd hilde swég. Cd. Th. 120, 6 ; Gen. 1990

ofer-mæstan

(v.)

to over-fatten

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to over-fatten Swá ðæt úre líchama ne wurþe ofermæst tó ídelum lustum, Bd. Whelc. 228, 25

Linked entry: mæstan

tó-drǽfness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-drǽfness, e; f.

Division,difference

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Division, difference Tódroefnise wæs him bituién ymb ðæt schisma erat in eis, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 16

Linked entry: drǽfness

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport to bring, cause to bear, support to bear, carry, to have bearwearto haveto be under the influence of havebear to bear, submit toto weigh,to put something in a balance to be equal to To move

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Gyf him þince ðæt hé wǽpen wege, ðæt byð orsorh, Lchdm. iii. 174, 13: Beo. Th. 4497; B. 2252. Ne wæs álýfed, ðæt hé móste wǽpen wegan (arma ferre) Bd. 2, 13 ; S. 517, 7. On fyrd wegan fealwe linde, Cd. Th. 123, 13; Gen. 2044.

Linked entry: æt-wegan

pleoh

(n.)
Grammar
pleoh, gen. pleós; n.
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Læsse pleoh byþ ðam men, ðæt hé flǽsces brúce on Lenctenfæstene, ðonne hé wífes brúce, 286, 3 : Homl. Th. i. 178, 34. Ðæt wæs swiðe micel pleoh ðæt ðú swá wénan sceoldest, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 14, 5. Hit biþ his pleoh ná mín, Ælfc. Gr. pref. ; Som. 2, 2.

Linked entry: pleón

simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Á symle, 459, 10 ; Hy. 4, 114. ¶ with comparative :-- Ðé biþ á symble of dæge on dæg drohtaþ strengra, Andr.

Linked entries: symble symle

oþ-íwan

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Ðæt hé sprecende bebiét, ðætðæt wyrcende oðiéwe, 81, 11. Otiéwe (at-, v. l. ), 84, 16. Hé wolde otiéwan (æt-, v. l. ) his árfæstnesse, 100, 9.

hidres

(adv.)
Grammar
hidres, adv.

hither and thither

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In the phrase hidres ðidres hither and thither Ic ondrǽde ðæt ic ðé lǽde hidres ðidres on ða paþas of ðínum wege ðæt ðú ne mǽge eft dínne weg áredian verendum est, ne deviis fatigatus, ad emetiendum rectum iter sufficere non possis, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240

Linked entry: hider

hryre

(adj.)
Grammar
hryre, adj. [?]

Fallingdecayingperishing

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Falling, decaying, perishing Sóðlíce mid ðisum wordum is geswutelod ðæt ðises middangeardes wæstm is hryre. Tó ðam hé wext ðæt hé fealle verily by these words is manifested that the fruit of this world is decaying [or a ruin (?) v. preceding word].

lygen

(n.)
Grammar
lygen, e; f.

A liefalsehood

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A lie, falsehood Ðǽr lyt geháta biþ ðǽr biþ lyt lygena where there are few promises, there are few lies, Prov. Kmbl. 7. Mid ligenum with lies, Cd. 25; Th. 31, 36; Gen. 496: 26; Th. 34, 2; Gen. 531: 28; Th. 37, 11; Gen. 588.

rásettan

(v.)
Grammar
rásettan, p. te
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To move impetuously, to rage (of fire) Hé ( Nero) wolde fandian, gif ðæt fýr (at the burning of Rome ) meahte swá longe reád rásettan, swá hé secgan gehérde, ðæt Troia burg ofertogen hæfde léga leóhtost, Met. 9, 14.