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wederung

(n.)
Grammar
wederung, e; f.

Weather

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We shul preyen . . . for alle trewe shipmen, godd ȝeue hem wederyug . . . ; for þe fruyte of þe londe and þe wederyng, E. G. 23. 18, 20. Wederynge of þe eyre temperies, Prompt. Parv. 519.]

Linked entry: wederian

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriagewedlockmatrimonyin pl. Married peopleconnubium,

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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weakendestroyimminueredebilitareconficere

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Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.

níd

(n.)
Grammar
níd, neád, néd, neód, niéd, nýd, es; n.: e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityneedurgent requirementa necessary businessdutyneedwhat one wantsnecessityneeddifficultyhardshipdistressforcecompulsion

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Kmbl. 2754; An. 1379. force, compulsion Ríccra manna need vis potestatis, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 28. Ne eom ic nánre neáde gecnéwe, Chart. Th. 296, 1. Him beóþ ealle mid néde ( by force ), on genumene, Blickl. Homl. 49, 26.

á-hwæðer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwæðer, aaj, pron.

Some oneany oneanythingquisaliquisaliquid

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Some one, any one, anything; quis, aliquis, aliquid Nis me ege mannes for áhwæðer nontimebo quid faciat mihi homo [non est mihi hominis timor pro aliquo ], Ps. Th. 55, 4: 117, 6

Linked entry: áwðer

aldor-cearu

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-cearu, e; f.

Life-carecare for lifelife-long carecura propter vitamærumna longinqua

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Life-care, care for life, life-long care; cura propter vitam, ærumna longinqua He wearþ eallum æðelingum to aldorceare he became a life-care to all nobles, Beo. Th. 1817; B. 906

Linked entry: ealdor-cearu

castel-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
castel-weorc, es; n.
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Castle-work; castellorum opus Hí suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20

céle

(n.)
Grammar
céle, es; m.

A cold, coldnessfrigus

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A cold, coldness; frigus Fór andwlítan céles ante faciem frigoris, Ps. Th. 147, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 219; Met. 20, 110: 20, 225; Met. 20, 113: 2o, 315; Met. 20, 158

cwic-seolfor

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-seolfor, gen.-seolfres ; dat. -seolfre ; n.

QUICKSILVER vivum argentum

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QUICKSILVER ; vivum argentum Wið magan wærce; rudan sǽd and cwicseolfor for pain of stomach; seed of rue and quicksilver, L. M. 3, 69; Lchdm. ii. 356, 19. Cwicseolfor argentum vivum, Cot. 16

Linked entry: seolfor

ge-titelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-titelian, p. ode; pp. od

To entitleascribe

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To entitle, ascribe Twá béc for ðære gelícnisse his gelogodan sprǽce man getitelode him two books from the likeness to his style are ascribed to him, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 69, 404

Linked entry: -titelian

ge-neát-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-land, es; n.

Land granted for services or rent

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Land granted for services or rent Ǽgðer ge of ðegnes inlande ge of geneát-lande both from a thane's inland and from 'geneát-land,' L. Eádg. 1, 1; Th. i. 262, 8

ge-nerenes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nerenes, -ness, e; f.

A taking away, deliveranceereptio

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A taking away, deliverance; ereptio For generenesse heora freónda, ðara ðe of weorulde leordan pro ereptiōne suōrum qui de sæcŭlo migrāvĕrant, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 26. Ginerenis ereptio, Rtl. 30, 5

þweorscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þweorscipe, es; m.

Perversityiniquitydepravity

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Perversity, iniquity, depravity Se bið ðæm ísene gelíc inne on ðæm ofne, se ðe for ðære suingellan nyle his ðweorscipe forlǽtan, ac ofan his níhstan his lífes, Past. 37; Swt. 269, 6

borh-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
borh-fæst, adj.
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Bound by the giving of security Wolde he gedón ꝥ ic him wære borhfæst . . . and ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene [the marriage would be security for continued service], Hml. A. 203, 254

clústor-loc

Grammar
clústor-loc, pl. -locu (not -loca).
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Substitute for citations Clústor*-*loc (clústorlocae, clústerlocae, Ep. Erf. Gll.) clustella, Txts. 51, 481. Clústerloc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 42: 131, 78. Clústerlocu crustra (ærea portarum clustra, Ald. 148, 30), 90, 57

ge-réþre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-réþre, adj.
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Constant Hé bið simle ryhtes geðeahtes geðafa, for ðǽm hé bid suíðe arod and sutðe geréðre on ryhtum weorcum dttm rectis persuasionibus acqutescit, constanter se in bono opere dirigit, Past. 306, 15

ge-efenlíc

(adj.)
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For 'Bd. 4, 29; ... Ca' substitute Ꝥ hé swá geefenlíca wǽre (hí swá geefenlíco wǽron, v. l.) mid þá gyfe his þingeres aequatus gratia suo intercessori, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 531, 8

on-scǽgan

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Add: Perhaps onscændon should be read for onscægdon. Cf. Gehyscton ł scęndon subsannauerunt, Ps. L. 79, 7. Gescent (tǽlð, L., hyspeð, Vos. Rdr. Srt.) subsannabit, Ps. Th. 2, 4. See next word

réceleást

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Ðonne wé hwæthwugu steórweorðes ongietað . . . and wé gebǽrað for úre réceliésðe (reccelíste, v. l.) swelce wé hit nyten cum cogitationes nostrae ea, quae . . . arguenda cognoscunt, pigredine deprimente dissimulant, Past. 195, 4. Add

spédig

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Þám sþédigum gedafenað þæt héspende and dǽle; ðám wǽdlan gedafenað þæt hé gebidde for ðane dǽlere, Hml. Th. ii. 256, 30-33. Add