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sealm-wyrhta

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Swá swá se sealmwyrhta cwæð, 'Hé hit gecwæð, and þá gesceafta wǽron geworhte,' Hml. Th. i. 122, 13. Add

þrútian

(v.)
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Se ylca Riggo þus gewlitegod mid þám reáfum stóp on ꝥ mynster þrútiende swýðe, Gr. D. 131, 22. Add

ultor

(n.)
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a vulture Se ultor sceolde forlǽtan ꝥ hé ne slát þá lifre Tyties, Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 2

un-gewilles

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gewilles, adv.
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Involuntarily, not designedly þe hine nódes ofslóge oððe ungewilles (qui non est insidiatus), LI. Th. i. 46, 22

Linked entry: ge-willes

wær-wyrde

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Gif on Wódnesdæg . . . bið ácenned, bið wærwyrde (swíðe wær on hií wordum, v.l. ), Archiv cxxviii. 298, 9. Add

wer

Grammar
wer, ( = wergild).
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Búton se hláford þone wer forðingian wille nisi dominus suus componere uelit weram eius, Ll. Lbmn. 62, 6. Add

wíd-cúþ

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Add þe ácenned bið, wídcuð hé bið luna xxiii qui natus fuerit, vulgaris erit, Archiv cxxix. 20, 5

weá-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
weá-líc, adj.

Miserable

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Miserable Sumum ðæt gegongeþ, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ; sceal hine wulf etan, Exon. Th. 328, 4; Vy. 12

Linked entry: wá-líc

ge-styllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styllan, p. de; pp. ed

To stillcalmsĕdāre

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To still, calm; sĕdāre Se eorl gestylde ðæt folc the earl stilled the people, Chr. 1052; Erl. 187, 3

symbel-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
symbel-gál, adj.

Wanton with feasting

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Wanton with feasting Se ðe him wínes glæd wilna brúceþ, siteþ him symbelgál, Exon. Th. 449, 30; Dóm. 79

hwearfian

(v.)
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Seó hior ðe ealle gód on hwearfaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 35. Eall ðiós hwearfiende gesceaft hwearfaþ on ðám stillan Gode, 39, 6; F. 220, 24.

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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Se þearfa bestæl in tó Martine, 31, 910. Bestæl (-steal) se here úp fram scipon, Chr. 1004; P. 135, 27

hand

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seó heord fare þe se bisceop tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall. Ll.

EARM

(n.)
Grammar
EARM, es; m.

ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand brachium ocean, etc sĭnus, rāmus

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Voc. 43, 48. anything projecting from a main body, as an inlet of the sea or ocean, etc; sĭnus, rāmus Ðæs sǽs earm an arm of the sea, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 19, 10, 15, 19, 21. Earmes, 23, 20: 24, 16, 17. Gársecges earm, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 23: 19, 9

Linked entries: ærm arm

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Seó eorþe tóbærst ðǽr ðǽr hí wícodon mid wífum and mid cyldum on heora geteldum, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

bele-wite

(adj.)

simplesimplex

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simple; simplex Se wer wæs swíðe belewite and rihtwís erat vir ille simplex et rectus Job 1, 1; Thw. 164, 2

fléding

(n.)
Grammar
fléding, e; f.

A flowingan inundationfluxus

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A flowing, an inundation; fluxus Se ele geswác ðære flédinge the oil ceased from the flowing, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 2

earfoþ-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþ-mæcg, earfeþ-mæcg, es; m.

An unhappy maninfortūnātus hŏmo

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An unhappy man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se earfoþmæcg up lócode the afflicted man looked up, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 12; Dan. 623

Linked entry: earfeþ-mæcg

gilda

(n.)
Grammar
gilda, gylda, an; m.

A member of a guild

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A member of a guild Se gylda ðe óðerne misgrét the guildbrother that insults another, Th. Chart. 606, 22: 609, 10

Linked entries: gylda hǽðen-gilda

ge-seohhian

(v.)
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to strain Se preóst sceal hogian þæt hé his offrunga dó swýðe clǽnlíce þurh cláð geseohhod (-seohgod, v.l. ), E.S. 49, 353