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tæppestre

(n.)
Grammar
tæppestre, an; f.

A woman who sells wine, a hostess

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A woman who sells wine, a hostess Tæppestre caupona, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 36, 13

witer

(adj.)
Grammar
witer, witter; adj.

Knowingwise

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Knowing, wise Hé wíslíce hine beþóhte, swá hé full witter wæs, Chr. 1067 ; Erl 204, 35

Linked entries: witran witter

be-spanan

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wile áwendan of rihtan geleáfan and be-spanan tó his unlárum, Wlfst. 95, 15. Add

breóst-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-wærc, es; n.
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Pain in the chest Wiþ breóst-wærce, Lch. ii. 58, 20, 25 : 316, 5. Substitute: ; m

for án

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Heom for án þá wítu gemynte wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 112: Lch. i. 286, 10. Add:

freóls-bryce

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Syndan freólsbrycas(-bricas, v.l. ) and fæsten-brycas wíde geworhte oft and gelóme. Wulfst. 164, 9. Add

geond-wadan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-wadan, to go through a subject,
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make oneself acquainted with, study Ryhtspell monig Gregorius gleáwmód gindwód ðurh sefan snyttro, Past. 9, 10

ífig-twig

(n.)
Grammar
ífig-twig, es; n.
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An ivy-twig Wiþ sunbryne; merwe ífigtwigu, wyl on butran, smire mid, Lch. ii. 324, 16

loccod

(adj.)
Grammar
loccod, loccode; adj.
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Having locks, provided with hair Loccad crinitns, An. Ox. 56, 13. v. hwít-, líg-loccod[e]

Linked entry: -locced

súþan-westerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-westerne, adj.
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South-western, from the south-west Þurh þone smyltan súþanwesternan wind. Bt. 4; F. 8, 7

wæl-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-genga, an ; m.
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41

wíte-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-lic, (?); adj.
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Cf. wíte-dóm

lufian

(v.)
Grammar
lufian, p. ode

To love

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Ðes lufigenda wer hic amans vir; ðis lufigende wíf hæc amans fæmina, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 49. Hé wæs fram eallum mannum lufad, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 11: 5; 19; S. 637, 19

rǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdels, es; m.: e; f.: rǽdelse, rǽdelle (?), an; f.
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wið rýnemenn heáld, Exon. Th. 423, 31; Rä. 43, 13. Ic sprece tó him openlíce næs þurh rédelsas ( per aenigmata; dark speeches, A. V.), Num. 12, 8

tyslian

(v.)
Grammar
tyslian, p. ode
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with bared (?

ést

favourluxuries

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Þæt þæt heom on Godes ést (in accordance with God's good pleasure) góde men geúðon, Wlfst. 159, 19. Eal þæt wé sceoldan on Godes ést gelǽstan all that according to the will of God we ought to do, 92, 12: 103, 5: 172, 7: 181, 11.

ge-rídan

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Hi sǽdon þám kinge ꝥ hé hæfde swýde ágylt wið Críst ꝥ hé ǽfre sceolde niman ǽnig þing of xpes cyre . . . sǽdon þám kinge embe Sandwíc hit wæs him to handa geriden . . .

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Ðá sceolde se hearpere weorþan swá sárig ðæt hé ne mihte on gemong óðrum monnum beón the harper (Orpheus) is said to have become so afflicted with grief, that he could not live among other men, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 6.

áscian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 428, 17. (1 b) and with dat. of person :-- Þæs ic hiom áxian wille, H. R. 7, 25. (1 c) and with person governed by prep. :-- Áhsa þæs æt þám wífe, Lch. ii. 330, 25. with prep. Áhsiað be ealdum dagum, Deut. 4, 32.

Linked entry: áhsian

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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to consent to, agree with, approve of, assent to, allow, permit. with accusative Ic Beágmund ðis ðeafie and wríte, Chart. Th. 472, 22, 24, 28, 19, and often.