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fullwiht-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-fæder, (fulwiht-)
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a baptismal father, expressing the relation of the baptizer to the person baptized Kynegils his fulluhtfæder Sc̃e Birine geúþe (cf. Cynegils wæs gefulwad from Birino, Chr. 635), Cht. Th. 115, 31. Marcus wæs mid Petre . . .

gifeþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gifeþe, adj.
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Cf. gifan; III

grǽd

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
grǽd, es; pl. grǽdas and (?) grǽde; m.
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cf. ulua greðen, Lch. iii. 329, col. 1), ulva, ii. 31, 33

hlýd

(n.)
Grammar
hlýd, e; f.

Rumour

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Rumour, noise made in discussing an event Mardocheus wearð þurh þá micclan hlýde cúð þám cyninge the matter made such a great noise that Mordecai became known to the king, Hml. A. 95, 120. [In Ps. Spl.

hring-seta

(n.)
Grammar
hring-seta, hring-sete.
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Hringseta circentium (gymnicorum exempla . . . praeconia circensium (cf. circenses circus, Migne) adipiscuntur, Ald. 3, 22), 75, 18: 17, 64. See next two words

lacing

(n.)
Grammar
lacing, The word seems to occur only as a local name
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In loco qui dicitur Lacinge, C. D. ii. 93, 22. On Dýðmere; ðonon on Lacing; andlang Lacing on cealcford, v. 397, 15: vi. 28, 12. Cf. Lacingbróc, vi. 8, 13: 72, 31. In uilla quae cognominatur Lakingheðe, iv. 16, 28.

-metod

(suffix)
Grammar
-metod, [In the phrase se metoda drihten, metoda is not a gen. pl., as suggested in Dict., but either a wk. noun or adjective, as will be seen from the following examples
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Add: :-- Se metod eallra gesceafta (cf. se milda metod. Met. 29, 68) fét on eorþan ealle grówende westmas, Bt. 39,13; F. 234, 18

níwlinga

(adv.)
Grammar
níwlinga, adv.
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Anew Þá nýtenu æfter deáþe ne lifiað, and se man onginneþ þonne eft neówlinga (neówunga, v. l. ) lifigean æfter þæs líchaman deáþe, þonne hé geendeþ þis gesewenlice líf jumenta post mortem non vivunt, homo vero tunc vivere inchoat, cum per mortem carnis

Linked entries: níwunga neówlinga

pípian

(v.)
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to pipe Án stán is in Sicilia (achates) háten, se wæs on Pires hýrnesse, þæs ansýne is swilce án man pípige mid nigon pípan and án man hearpige (cf. Namque habuisse traditur (i. e.

un-gerýdelic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýdelic, adj.
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S. 31, 926 (cf. 970), rough, violent Þurh þone byþ oferswíþed ꝥ ungerýdelice and ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces per quam tumultuosae turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 265, 2. Ðá gehýrde hé ungerýdelic gelýd, Vis. Lfc. 47

gum-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
gum-ríce, es; n.

Power, rule over men ⬩ a kingdom ⬩ the earth

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Gumríces weard the king, Cd. 180; Th. 226, 25; Dan. 176

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum, Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

Linked entries: tó-wiltan un-wealt wæltan weltan -wilte

wintrig

(adj.)
Grammar
wintrig, adj.

Wintry ⬩ winter

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Wintry, winter Swá déþ se ðe wintregum wederum wile blósman sécan numquam purpureum nemus lecturus violas petas, cum saevis aquilonibus stridens campus inhorruit, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 30.

snǽding

(n.)
Grammar
snǽding, e; f.

A (slight?) meal ⬩ a meal ⬩ to take food

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Cf. the translation of the passage, R. Ben. 63, 1. Ðære wucan rǽdere gange tó hláfe and drince) ǽr ðan ðe hé áginne rǽdan R. Ben. Interl. 70, 4

Linked entry: snǽdan

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Th. 58, 24; Cri. 940, Stregdaþ tóðas, Salm. Kmbl. 230; Sal. 114. Hí tó scipon stréddon they dispersed to their ships, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 3. to lay in order (?) Streide struere (struerem?), strídae, streide struere, Txts. 99, 1910

Linked entries: strédan strégan

un-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelíc, adj.

Unlike ⬩ different ⬩ dissimilar ⬩ diverse

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Hé reorde gesette eorðbúendum ungelíce, Cd. Th. 101, 21; Gen. 1685.

hwanan

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, Bt. 5, 3; F. 10, 34. (2 e) cf.

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land

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Kmbl. 256; Sal. 127. where action takes place outside an object Hí bedícodon ða burh útan, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 11. Hé ðone búr útan beeode, 755; Erl. 48, 30. Land belicgan úton, Cd. Th. 15, 7; Gen. 229.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

wamm

(n.)
Grammar
wamm, es; m. n.

a spot, mark, blot. stain ⬩ filth, impurity, corruption ⬩ a blot, disgrace, damage, hurt ⬩ moral stain, impurity, uncleanness, defilement ⬩ evil, sin, shameful word or deed:

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Nǽnig bihelan mæg on ðam heardan dæge wom unbéted, ðǽr hit ða weorud geseóð, So, 25 ;Cri. 1312. Wer womma leás, Cd. Th. 233, 29;Dan. 283: Menol. Fox 415;Men. 209: Exon. Th. 89, 4;Cri. 1452. Clǽne, womma leáse, 12, 19;Cri. 188: 450, 27;Dóm. 94.

Linked entries: wom wam

weall

(n.)
Grammar
weall, es; m.

a wall that is made, ⬩ wall of a building, of a town, ⬩ side of a cave ⬩ a natural wall ⬩ a steep hill ⬩ a cliff.

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Under wealla hleó, Cd. Th. 259, 13; Dan. 691. Binnan ðære ylcan cyricean weallum ( muris ), Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 43. On ceastre weallum beworhte in civitatem munitam, Ps. Th. 59, 8: Cd. Th. 145, 21; Gen. 2409.

Linked entries: æt-foran-weall wala weal weall-clif weall-steáp

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