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twi-sehtan

(v.)
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to disagree, be at variance Úðwitan gesihþ twy-sehtan (? Cockayne prints twyselican) hénðe getácnaþ if in a dream a man sees philosophers disagree, it betokens humiliation, Lchdm. iii. 204, 24. (?)

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un-gebígendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebígendlíc, adj.

Inflexibleindeclinable

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Inflexible; in grammar, indeclinable Ungebígendlíc inflexibile, Hpt. Gl. 425, 34. Ðás naman synd indeclinabilia, ðæt synd ungebígendlíce .... nugas is ungebígendlíc on declínunge, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Zup. 51, 2-6

wárig

(adj.)
Grammar
wárig, adj.
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Stained with sea-weed, dirty Biþ his ceól cumen and hyre ceorl tó hám, and heó hine in laðaþ, wæsceþ his wárig hrægl, Exon. Th. 339, 24; Gn. Ex. 90

west-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
west-sceáta, an; m.
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A western angle or promontory Sicilia is ðryscýte. . . ðone westsceátan man hǽt Libéum Sicilia tria habet promontoria . . . tertium, quod adpellatur Lilybaeum, dirigitur in occasum Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 28, 5

wrót

(n.)

a snouttrunk

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a snout, trunk Wrót bruncus (in a list 'de suibus'), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 54: ii. Ii, 47: 102, 23: 127, 27. Ylpes bile vel wrót promuscida, i. 22, 45

ǽwisc-berend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwisc-berend, es; m.
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A name for the middle finger (cf. in Cotgrave le doigt sale the middle finger); impudicus (digitus), Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 22. middel finger medius vel impudicus, 44, 6. Cf

á-calan

(v.)
Grammar
á-calan, p. -cól.
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Substitute: To die of cold Wið ðon ðe men ácale ðæt fel of ðám fótum in case the skin die off a man's feet with cold Lch. ii. 6, 24

and-fang

(n.)
Grammar
and-fang, es; m.
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acceptance Ꝥte hé hæbbe ondfong ðerh Godes milsæ on heofnum, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 10. in a personal sense. Cf. under-fang Andfang(a ?) appetitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 17

bord

a boardboard

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Add: a board: Borda gefég commissura. Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 65. side of a ship, board (in larboard) Hí wurpon heora waru ofor bord, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2, 9

bóc-holt

(n.)
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a beech-wood In bócholte, C. D. B. i. 344, 11. An cinges bócholte fíf wéna gang, C. D. ii. 103, I. xii. manentium quae dicuntur bócholt, i. 232, 20

be-sceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
be-sceáwung, e; f.

Contemplation

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Contemplation Besceáwunge contemplationis, i. speculationis, ł considerationis, An. Ox. 244: 706: Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 62. On Godes besceáwunge in contemplatione Dei, R. Ben. 135, 1: Gr. D. 4, 22

fleótig

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Swift wæs on fóre, fuglum frumra (fromra ?), fleótgan lyfte swift was it (a dragon) in its course, outstripping the birds and the nimble air, Rä. 52, 4. For passage substitute

for-sǽtian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sǽtian, p. ode

take by surprise

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To catch by lying in ambush, take by surprise Hé forsǽtade hié ðǽr ðǽr hié geþóht hæfdon ꝥ hié hiene besǽtedon insidiantes insidiis capit. Or. 3, 11; S. 146, 10

gewrit-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
gewrit-rǽden, <b>, gewrit-rǽdenn,</b> e; f.
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An agreement made in writing, a charter conveying property (? cf. ge-wrítan) Cyrographum, i. conscriptio hominis vel manualis scriptio gewritrǽden vel ágnung, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 69. Cf. gecwid-rǽden

hirw-ness

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Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie þæt hé huxlíce onhisce, ne ðurh hyrwnesse (hyruw-, v. l. blasphemiam) God ne gegremie, Wlfst. 70, 12. Take here hyrw-ness in Dict., and add

neádlunga

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Hí hine neádlunga (mid nýde, v.l.) áhófon úp on ꝥ hors þe hí hine ǽr of áwurpon invitum eum in caballum de quo deposuerunt, levaverunt, Gr. D. 15, 24. Add

on-drysnlic

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Gelamp sum swíðe ondrysnlicu wíse (terribile quiddam) in Ualeria þǽre mǽgðe, Gr. D. 308, 10. Árísað and geseóð þone micclan and þone andrisnlican cyning, Ll. Th. ii. 396, 13. Add

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Englisc

Grammar
Englisc, <b>; II 2.</b> add: (2 b)
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a passage written in English Ðis Englisc ætýwð hwæt seó forsette rǽding mǽnð, Angl. viii. 298, 9. Mé ys neód ꝥ ic menge ꝥ Lýden ámang þyssum Englisce, 317, 17

sám-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-soden, adj.

Half-cooked

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Half-cooked Gif man áwiht blódiges þicge on healfsodenum (sámsodenum, MSS. X. Y.) mete si quis cruentum quid comederit in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2

heáh-geþungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-geþungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished

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Of high rank, distinguished Ic lǽrde heáhgeþungene men ðæt hí ne ástigan on ofermédu I taught men of high rank not to be exalted in pride, Blickl. Homl. 185, 13