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swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p. ede
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swear, support what they said with oath) about a certain thing, whether of the twain were stronger, fate or caution, Salm. Kmbl. 851; Sal. 425

un-hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
un-hyldu, (-o); f.

Disfavourunfriendliness

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wǽron ( who were hostile to the king ), Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 20

weorc-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-mann, es; m.
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Woercmonn (werc-, Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 7. Wercmenn operarii, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 37. Woercmenn, 20,1: Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 2. Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum . . . laboratores syndon weorcmenn, Wulfst. 267, 14.

fǽred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

Sudden

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men ꝥ on swá lytlan fæce hine nán man findan mihte . . . and se cásere and his þegnas wǽron sárie for his fǽredlican (cf. fǽrlican, 225) áweggewitennysse all men wondered that all of a sudden nobody could find him . . . and the emperor and his thanes were

ge-swingan

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In last passage l. ge-swingdon, and add: [weak forms occur in Lind.] Geswuing uapulabit, Lk. L. 12, 48. Æfter ðon gesuingeð hiá (geswungen bið, R. ) postquam flagellauerint, 18, 33. Gesuuingde (giswicte (=-swencte?

ides

(n.)
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Gl. 1196, and a weak form, idesan, glosses juvenculam (Ald. 29, 14), An. Ox. 2136. It is also found as a gloss to virgo in Aldhelm's poems (Ald. 191, 7), An. Ox. 15, 4; 17, 52: (Ald. 194, 14), An. Ox. 15, 5; 17, 59; 18, 29

mǽg-lic

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Sume for mǽiglicre sibbe hí bebyrigan woldon some would have buried them because they were kinsmen 404, I. Add

ofer-holt

(n.)

a forest of spears which rise over the heads of those who bear them

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Hié gesáwon fyrd Faraonis forþ ongangan oferholt wegan eóred líxan they (the Israelites) saw Pharaoh's host advance, saw a forest of spears move (or saw them bearing a forest of spears), saw the band glitter, Cd. Th. 187, 27; Exod. 157

a-bídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bídan, ic -bíde, ðú -bídest, -bítst, -bíst, he -bídeþ, -bít, pl. -bídaþ; p. -bád, pl. -bidon; pp. -biden; v. intrans.

ABIDEremainwaitwait forawaitmaneresustinereexpectare

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We óðres sceolon abídan alium expecta-mus? Mt. Bos. 11, 3. Ic abád [anbídode Spl.] hǽlu ðíne expectabam salutare tuum, Ps. Surt. 118, 166. Sáwla úre abídyþ Driht anima nostra sustinet Dominum, Ps. Spl. C. 32, 20. Windes abidon ventum expecta-bant.

mucg-wyrt

Grammar
mucg-wyrt, mug-wyrt, e; f.

mug-wortmuggartmuggonmother-wort

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Ðeós wyrt þridde ðe artemisiam leptefilos, and óðrum naman mucgwyrt nemdon (Artemisia Pontica), 104, 15-18. Mugwort was supposed to prevent weariness on a journey, v.b Lchdm. i. 102, 3-7: ii. 154, 8-12. Mugwyrt artemisia vel matrum herba, Wrt.

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mounthillmountain

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Ofer ða muntas ðe Caucaseas hátaþ. Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10: Gen. 8, 4

pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
pluccian, ploccan ; p. ode
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Pluccian plumemus (cf. scecele scecen plectro plumemus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79-80 : 83, 77-78), Hpt. Gl. 497, 73. Pluccian (later MS. plockien) vellere, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 1. Pluccigean, Mk. Skt. 2, 23. Ic wolde gadrian (pluccian, MS.

Linked entry: plyccan

twǽming

(n.)
Grammar
twǽming, e; f.
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Bið ús sélre ðæt his flǽsc*-*lícan lufe fram ús áceorfon, and mid twǽminge ( by separation from him ) áwurpon, i. 516, 11.

twi-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-sprǽce, adj.
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Ne sýn tó tǽlende ne tó twigsprǽce let us not be too free with calumnies and detractions, 253, 6. Ne beó ðú nó tó tǽlende ne tó tweo-sprǽce ... ac beó leófwende, Exon. Th. 305, 19; Fä. 90.

un-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gleáw, adj.

without understandingwithout skillnot sagaciousignorantblinddullnot apt for service

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ðæs londes ungleáwe and unwíse ( imprudentes; but the Latin is not literally translated) wǽron, 10, 6. of things dull, not apt for service : -- Sweord gebrǽd gód gúðcyning, gomele láfe, ecgum ungl[e]áw ( dull of edge; cf. sió ecg gewác, bát unswíðor

wiþ-metan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-metan, p.-mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten

To compare

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Hwylcum bigspelle wiðmete hit? cui parabolae comparabimus illud? Mk. Skt. 4, 30. Ðeáh ðe hé nó sí his foregengan tó wiþmetenne tametsi praedecessori suo minime comparandus, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 35: Homl. Th. i. 486, 25, 29.

Linked entry: wiþer-metan

ymb-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, p. de.
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Ymbgyrde úre lendena, 323, 27. Ymbgyrded amictus. Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 51. Ymbgyrd circumamicta, Ps. Spl. T. 44, 15. His lendena wǽron ymbgirde, L. Ælfc. P. 17 ; Th. ii. 370, 12. 'Beón eówre lendena ymbgyrde.'

Linked entry: embe-gyrdan

be-hófian

(v.)
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Swá geornlíce ús gebiddan swá behófedon. Hml. Th. i. 156, 14. with gen. Ic myltse behófige, Hml. S. 3, 558. Gé mín behófiað, 376. Gehwæt þæs þe þá þrié geférscipas behófiaþ (-igen, v. l. ), Bt. 17; F. 60, 5. Hé metes behófode, Hml.

fætels

Grammar
fætels, l. fǽtels and (?) fǽtel,

a vessela bag

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Ðás fételsco (altered from fætelsco) haec uascula, Rtl. 97, 39. applied to persons: beóð tempel and fǽtels þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. i. 212, 1. Hé (St. Paul) is mé gecoren fǽtels vas electionis est mihi iste, 386, 24: An. Ox. 5112.

ge-mǽnnes

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Þæt his ríces gemǽnnesse mid him ágan móten ut regni ejus mereamur esse consortes, 6, 3. fellowship, communion with people Ne bið hé ná wýrðe ǽnigre gemǽnnysse (communione) mid eáwfæstum mannum, Ll.