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ge-swincan

(v.)
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to labour, toil Ic wundrige hwí swá mænige wíse men swá swíþe geswuncen mid ðǽre sprǽce and swá litel gewis funden, Bt. 41, 4; F. 250, 20. to labour under, be afflicted with þonne se ufera dǽl þæs líchoman on ǽnigum sáre oððe on earfeþum geswince, Lch

Linked entry: swincan

wefta

(n.)
Grammar
wefta, an: weft, es; m. Weft,

woof

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[Weft subtegmen, Wick. Ex. 39, 3. A wefte trama, Wulck. Gl. 696, 21

Linked entry: wefl

hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc, hafuc, heafoc, es; m.

A hawkaccipiter

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Sum sceal wildne fugol átemian heafoc one shall tame the wild bird, the hawk, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 16; Vy. 86

Linked entry: heafoc

hoðma

(n.)
Grammar
hoðma, an; m.

A covering [?], cloud [?], darkness

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, darkness Ðǽr wísna fela wearþ inlíhted ðe ǽr under hoðman biholen lǽgon there many things were illumined that before lay concealed in darkness, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 32; Cri. 45.

morgen-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-gifu, e; f.

The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage

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The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage Morgengifu dos, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 53. Hit (five hides of land) wæs hire morgengifu ðá heó ǽrest tó Aðulfe com, Chart. Th. 170, 24.

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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Him gewát Abraham eástan eágum wlítan on landa [MS. lande] cyst Abraham departed from the east to look with his eyes on what is chosen of lands [Canaan ], Cd. 86; Th. 107, 26; Gen. 1795.

Linked entry: wyn

yfel

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel, adj.
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Ic wíte þolade, yfel earfeþu, 89, 6; Cri. 1453

eornoste

(adj.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adj.

Earnest, serious sērius, stŭdiōsus

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Biþ eorneste ðonne eft cymeþ, réðe and ryhtwís he will be earnest when he comes again, stern and just, Exon. 20 a; Th. 51, 32 ; Cri. 825. Mid eornestum móde with earnest mind. Homl. Th. i. 386, 20

Linked entry: eornost

fen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fen-líc, adj.

Fenlikemarshyfennypăluster

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Betwyx ða fenlícan gewrido ðæs wídgillan wéstenes he ána ongan eardian he began to dwell alone among the fenny thickets of the wide wilderness, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 9

gǽst-berend

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-berend, es; pl. nom. acc. -berend; m.

A spirit-bearermanis qui spīrĭtum vel ănĭmum ferthŏmo

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Ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpnum I kill the living with battle-weapons, 105 b; Th. 401, 8; Rä. 21, 8

Linked entry: gást-berend

hreáðe-mús

(n.)
Grammar
hreáðe-mús, e; f.

a bat

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A mouse ornamented, furnished with wings [cf. hreóðan?], a bat Tósnidenre hreáðemúse blód the blood of a bat cut up, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 17.

Linked entry: hrére-mús

geolo

(adj.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. m. n. geolwes; dat. geolwum; def. se geolwa; adj.

YELLOWflavus

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Him beóþ ða eágan geolwe his eyes will be yellow, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 12. Geolo flavus, fuscus, Hpt. Gl. 510. Mid geolewere fáhnisse crocea qualitate, 419

blissian

(v.)
Grammar
blissian, [= blíþsian, q. v.]

to rejoice at

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S. 26, 327. to rejoice at (with gen.) His fýnd þæs micelum wundrodon and blissodon, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 11. Ðis folc micclum blissigan wile mínes deáðes, i. 86, 32

ge-temian

(v.)
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Add: to tame. v. tam Ylpas getemode and to wíge gewenode, Hml. S. 25, 558. [as causative to a verb corresponding to O. H. Ger. ge-zeman; p. -zam convenire decere] to cause to be fitting, to allow (?)

steáp

(n.)
Grammar
steáp, a stoup. [In l. 7 dele '(?)' after 'remove', see á-settan.]
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Þá bær þæs biscopes cniht tó his fæder wínes drync, swá swá hit þeáw wæs. Þá rǽhte se cyning his hand forð swígende and genam þone hnæp (steáp, v. l. calicem). . . and þám biscope þone drync sealde, Gr. D. 186, 7.

wearglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wearglíce, adv.

Vilely, meanly, wretchedly

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Vilely, meanly, wretchedly Gif ðú ðé wilt dón manegra beteran and weorþran, ðonne scealt ðu ðé lǽtan ánes wyrsan.

Linked entries: wærelíce wearg-líc

bryðen

(n.)
Grammar
bryðen, es; n ?

A drink, brewingpotus

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Án bryðen mealtes one brewing of malt, Wulfgeat's Will

on-médan

(v.)

(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan)

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to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon.

Linked entry: médan

teóna

(n.)
Grammar
teóna, an; m.
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Ðis weorc biþ deóflum se mǽsta teóna this work will prove the greatest vexation to devils, Blickl. Homl. 47, 6. Hit him wyrþ tó teónan it will turn to his hurt, 51, 9. Ne him wiht gescód ðæs ðe hý him tó teónan þurhtogen hæfdon, Exon.

Linked entry: teóne

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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Wiþ þon þe wífum sié forstanden hira mónaþgecynd, 330, 13. trans. with the idea of hindrance, to stop the advance of, hinder, resist, withstand Breóstnet wið ord and wið ecge ingang forstód, B. 1549.

Linked entry: for-licgan