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wiþer-leán

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-leán, es; n.

Recompenseretribution

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Recompense, retribution Wearð wícingum wiþerleán ágifen; gehýrde ic ðæt Eádweard ánne slóge, Byrht. Th. 135, 11; By. 116. Deáþes háliges wiþerleáne (as recompense) líf eádig geáhniaþ mortis sacre compendia vitam beatam possident, Hymn. Surt. 130, 9.

bord-þaca

(n.)
Grammar
bord-þaca, bord-þaca, -þeaca, an; m.

phalanx

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Substitute: a board for roofing Bordþacan latrariis, fierst laquear, fierste laquearea, hróf lacunar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 52-55. [Cf. Icel. borð-þak a covering of planks; borð-þekja to cover with planks.] a shield-covering, phalanx: Bordðeaca, borohaca

cweccan

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For first reference substitute Germ. 397, 504, and add Þá cwehte se déma his deóflice heáfod, Hml. S. 8, 91. Se cwellere slóh swíðe . . . him ætfeóll fǽrlíce his gold þá þá hé swá hetelíce his handa cwehte, 12, 217. Cwahte vibrabit, Ps. Spl. T. 7, 13

druncennes

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Wínes druncennes and synlustas synt forbodene, næs meoloc ne cýse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17. Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað ... swá þ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum. ... Úre Hǽlend forbeád þá druncennysse, Hml. A. 6, 148. Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa

eorþ-hrérness

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-hrérness, e; f.

An earthquake

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An earthquake Mycel eorþhrérnes bið on ðǽm dæge geworden, Bl. H. 93, 14. Eorðhroernisse, Mt. L. 28, 2. Geséende eorðhroernise viso terrae motu, 27, 54. Biðon eorðhreoerniso (the first e in -hreoerniso is marked for erasure; -hroernisse, R.), 24, 7. Eorðhroernisso

Linked entry: hrér-ness

ge-lofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lofian, p. ode
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To put a price upon, value, appraise Næfð Godes ríce nánes wurðes lofunge, ac bið gelofod be ðæs mannes hæfene. Heofenan ríce wæs álǽten þisum gebródrum for heora nette and scipe, and ðám rícan Zachéo tó healfum dǽle his ǽhta, Hml. Th. i. 580, 21: 582

Linked entry: lofian

geómrung

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Geómrung gemitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 11. Mid geómrunge and mid wópe ( vel gemitu vel fletu ) hí getácniaþ heora módes lufe, R. Ben. 138, 5. Hé for þæs Módes geómerunge (geómrunga, v. l.) næs náuht gedréfed nihil meis questibus mota, Bt. 5, 1; F. 8, 26.

ge-þrǽstedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstedness, e; f.
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Crushed condition Geþrǽstednes vel gebrýsednes, forgnidennes contritio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 78. of material. v. ge-þrǽstan; Geunrótsode for geþrǽstednysse (tócwysednysse, v. l.) þæs bróðres contristati contritione fratris, Gr. D. 125, 12. of the mind

Linked entry: ge-þrǽstnes

ge-wéd

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Add: foolishness; dementia Eálá ungesǽligra Iúdéa bewépendlic gewéd O infelicium Iudeorum deflenda dementia, An. Ox. 40, 1. Menn unwíslíce dóð þá þe dwollíce plegað æt deádra manna líce, ... þonne hí sceoldon swýðor besárgian þone deádan and biddan for

heáh-seld

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Add: [seld = setl, Sievers, Gram. 196, 2] a throne Satanus wolde on heofonum héhseld wyrcan (cf. hú hé him stólgeworhte on heofonum, Gen. 273), Sat. 372. Stondað hæleð ymb héhseld, 47. an elevated platform For heáhseldum pro rostris, An. Ox. 2322. Héhseldum

heoru-drync

a wound

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Drinking by the sword, a wound. [For the personifying of the sword and its drinking of blood when making a wound cf. such passages as : Gladius Domini repletus est sanguine, Is. 34, 6.] Hréðles eafora hiorodryncum swealt (cf. wundum sweltan, By. 293)

hús-bót

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bót, e; f.
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House-repair; wood for the repair of a house; the right to cut such wood Ðis is seó wudung ðe ðǽrtó gebyreð, ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte and húsbót, C. D. vi. 243, 13. [v. N. E. D. house-bote.]

leác-trog

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Substitute: A cluster of berries carved for the ornamenting of a ship Leáhtrog corimbus, cacumen navis Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 76. Leáctrogas corimbos 14, 78. Leáctrogas, -trocas, Txts. 53, 540. Cf. corimbus nauibus vel cacumen, Corp. Gl. H. 35, 661. Corimbus

wǽta

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wǽta, wǽte;
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Add Gif hié cumað of biterum and yfelum wǽtum, Lch. ii. 178, 13. <b>III a.</b> add :-- Sume men of hiora scome þá wǽtan for þǽm nýde þigdon vidimus plerosque pudore amisso suam urinam uexatos ultimis necessitafibus haurientes, Nar. 9, 22

yfele

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Add: in a moral sense Ðæt ðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten ðurh ðá ýdelan spellunga, Hex. 48, 11. injuriously Ahab yfele wearð beswicen ( was misled to his destruction ) for Naboðes wínearde ðe hé wólíce genam, and hé hraðe feóll on gefeohte ofslagen

gædeling

A kinsman, relative

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For 'A companion . . . Dan. 422' substitute: A kinsman, relative Geaduling fratuelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 15: patruelis, 116, 26. His gædelinges (uncle's)gúðgewǽdu, B. 2617. Gewát him se góda mid his gædelingum, B. 2949. Geþenc . . . hwá þá gyfe sealde

grund-wela

(n.)
Grammar
grund-wela, an; m.

Earthly wealth

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Earthly wealth Him grundwelan ginne sealde hét ðám sinhíwum sǽs and eorþan tuddorteóndra teohha gehwilcre wæstmas fédan he gave them ample riches of earth, bade for the man and wife each of sea's and land's productive tribes bring forth fruits, Cd. 46

hám-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
hám-færeld, es; n.

A going homea going home

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A going home Ðá Antigones ðæt ongeat ðá forlét hé ðæt setl; ac Ymenis him wénde fram Antigones hámfæreld micelra untreówþa when Antigonus heard that he abandoned the siege: but Eumenes anticipated for himself great treachery from Antigonus' going home

gál-full

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For ' Scint. . . . 58 ' substitute Gálful þing wín luxuriosa res uinum Scint. 105, 5. Gelustfullunge gálfulre misláre delectationem libidinose suggestionis 88, 7. Dohter gálfulle filliam luxuriosam 177, 2. Mid wordum gálfullum verbis luxuriosis Angl.

campian

(v.)
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Add Ic campude certaui, An. Ox. 1349. Campa dimica, Germ. 393, 175. Oumpadi (alt. from compadi) decertarent, Jn. L. 18, 36. Winnan and campian militare, R. Ben. 96, 23. Hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Campiende agonizans, Wrt. Voc. ii