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scyld-wyrcende

(adj.)
Grammar
scyld-wyrcende, committing sin or
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guilt Ðú ( the soul ) ðone líchoman scyldwyrcende gewemdest, Exon. Th. 91, 4; Cri. 1487. Ðonne ðeós woruld scyldwyrcende byrneþ, 232, 5; Ph. 502: 269, 4; Jul. 445. Ðú womfulle, scyldwyrcende sceaþan áwurpe, Elen. Kmbl. 1520; El. 762

wicga

(n.)
Grammar
wicga, an; m.
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Some kind of insect Wicga blatta (elsewhere blatta is glossed by nihlbuttorfleóge, and eárwicga), lucifuga, lytel wicga bruuinus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 11, 32. Genim hwǽtenes meluwes smedman and wicggan innelfe, gníd tósomme, Lchdm. ii. 134, 4

Linked entry: eár-wicga

be-cnáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
be-cnáwe, in the phrase beón becnáwe (v. to be beknown = to avow, confess, N. E. D. s.
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v. be-know
)
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Ic ne am bicnówe ðat ic (printed it; but cf. ic ne eom ge-cnáwe ꝥ ic ǽnigean menn geáfe þá sócne þanon ut, 222, 27) áni man úðe ðenen út . . . hámsócne, C. D. iv. 226, 4

dreám

Grammar
dreám, drém, drím.
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Tealte beóð eorðan dreámas, Wlfst. 264, 3. joyous sound, jubilation Drémes jubilationis (cf. swéges, 8, 141), An. Ox. 7, 176. On dríme in jubilo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 15. <b>II a.

HRING

(n.)
Grammar
HRING, hrincg, es; m.

A RINGcirclecircuitcycleorbglobefestoon

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Gl. 59; Som. 68, 11; Wrt. Voc. 38, 60. Hrægl and hringas raiment and rings, Beo. Th. 2394; B. 1195. Hringa hyrde, 4482; B. 2245: 3018; B. 1507: 4680; B. 2345.

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf

sum-dǽl

(n.; adv.)
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D. some-deal.]

hæcce

(n.)
Grammar
hæcce, e; f.

A crosier

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Eall ðæt ðider com ðæt wæs ðone hæcce and sume scríne and sume róden all that came there was the crosier and some shrines and some crucifixes, 32

a-wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreccan, p. -wrehte; pp. -wreht; v. a.

To arouseawakereviveexcitaresuscitare

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To arouse, awake, revive; excitare, suscitare Ic wylle gán and awreccan hyne of slǽpe vado ut a somno excitem eum, Jn. Bos. 11, 11. Ðe se Hǽlend awrehte quem suscitavit Jesus, 12, 1

Linked entry: a-wrehte

efor

(n.)
Grammar
efor, es; m.

A wild boar ăper

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Surne sceoldan bión eforas some should be wild boars, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 34

teld-treów

(n.)
Grammar
teld-treów, (?), es; n.
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some implement in weaving Teltreó clus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 19. Teltré claus, 16, 34: i. 282, 10. In the last instance the word occurs in a list de textrinalibus

Linked entry: teltré

leád-gewiht

(n.)
Grammar
leád-gewiht, es; n.
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Some scale of weight (cf. (?) lead-pound Sex waxpnnde makiet .j. leed pound, N. E. D. s. v.) :-- Ic onborgede .xxx. mancsa goldes be leádgewihte, Cht. Crw. 9, 118. See note p. 77

Linked entry: ge-wiht

swefecung

(n.)
Grammar
swefecung, e; f.
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Sleep, slumber Se hopa þæs tóweardan ǽrystes, þonne þá rihtwýsan swylce of slǽpes swæfcunge (a sopore somni ) árísað, Chrd. 26, 25. Ic ne sylle swefcunge ( somnum ) mínum eágum, 31, 4. See preceding word

be-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
be-cyme, es; m.

A BY-COMINGan event or coming suddenlyeventus

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A BY-COMING, an event or coming suddenly; eventus Ðæs gehátes and ðæs wítedómes sóþ se æfterfyligenda becyme ðara wísena geséðde and getrymde cujus promissi et prophetiæ veritatem sequens rerum astruxit eventus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 35

be-meornan

(v.)
Grammar
be-meornan, p. -mearn, pl. -murnon; pp. -mornen [be, meornan to mourn]

To mournBEMOURNbewaildeplorelugere

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To mourn, BEMOURN, bewail, deplore; lugere Ðín ferhþ bemearn thy soul mourned Cd. 106; Th. 139, 14; Gen. 2309. Nó ic ða stunde bemearn I bemourned not the time Exon. 130 a ; Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14

Linked entries: meornan be-mearn

hrá-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
hrá-wérig, adj.
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Wearied in body, or grievously wearied, wearied to death [cf. hrá-líc] Ic hæle hráwérig gewíte on longne síþ I, a man sore wearied, shall depart on a long journey, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 8; Ph. 554

hricsc

(n.)
Grammar
hricsc, [ = ? hrisc or hrics]

a rickcrick

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a rick, crick, a wrench accompanied with a small sound Of fylle oððe of slege oððe of hricsca hwilcum from a fall or from a blow or from any crick, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 72, 23

forligerlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

or-sáwle

(adj.)
Grammar
or-sáwle, adj.

Without soul, lifeless

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Without soul, lifeless Orsáule exsangue, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 28. Næs ðá deád ðá gyt, ealles orsáwle, Judth. Thw. 23, 6; Jud. 108. Saga ðæt heó láme bilúce líc orsáwle in þeóstorcofan. Exon. Th. 173, 28; Gú. 1167

Linked entry: sáwel

hlét

(n.)
Grammar
hlét, hliét, es; m.

A lot;sors

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A lot; sors Missenlíce hléte varia sorte, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 10. Be hléte, sorte Hpt. Gl. 426, Hé hí hæfþ oferstigene mid ðam hliéte his anwaldes quos sorte potestatis excesserit, Past. 17, 3; Swt. 111, 16

Linked entries: efen-hleta hlot