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tigel-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-geweorc, es; n.
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brickmaking Ne sylle gé nán cef tó tigelgeweorce ( ad conficiendos lateres ), Ex. 5, 7. work at making bricks Ásettaþ him ðæt ilce tigelgeweorc ðe hig ǽr worhton mensuram laterum, quam prius faciebant, imponetis super eos, Ex. 5, 8.

un-fulfremed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fulfremed, adj.

Imperfect

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Ða ðing ðe hé unfullfremed gemétte ea quae minus perfecta reperit, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 2

un-tilod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tilod, adj.

Without provision made

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Without provision made Se ðe his ǽr tíde ne tiolaþ ðonne biþ his on tíd untilad who makes no provision for himself beforehand, for him will there be no provision made when the time comes, Bt. 29, 2; Fox 106, 3

Linked entry: tilian

weorold-irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-irmþ, weorold-irmþu; f.
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Hí héton eft lóhannes gebringan æt his mynstre, fram ðám woruldyrmþum ðe hé hwíle on wæs, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 36

ymb-standend

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-standend, es; m.
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Sum mon of ðǽm ymbstondendum quidam de circumstantibus Mk. Skt. Rush. Lind. 14, 47

æt-wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wrencan, p. te
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To cheat a person out of something, deprive by fraud Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð (æt-wrencð, v. l.), Prov. K. 34. [Cf. æt-wrenchen to twist awny, escape , Marh. 15, 20: O. and N. 248.]

Linked entry: wrencan

á-mundian

(v.)
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Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

fore-saga

(n.)
Grammar
fore-saga, (?)

a prologueprefacetranslation

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Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6

Linked entry: saga

forhtig

(adj.)
Grammar
forhtig, adj.

Timidabashed

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Timid, abashed Licgan hý ætforan þǽre cyrican dyre and forhtige ástrehte tó ðára gebróðra fótum þe út of cyrican gangen ante fores oratorii prostratus jaceat . . . posito in terra capite prosternatur pronus omnium de oratorio exeuntium pedibus, R.

fore-wítegian

(v.)
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Stephanus . . . wé cweðað on Englisc, Gewuldorbeágod; for ðan ðe hé hæfð þone écan wuldorbeáh, swá swá his nama him forewítegode, Hml. Th. i. 50, 13. Heortan forewítegendra corde presago, Hy. S. 104, 1. Wæs forewítegod praefiguratur, An. Ox. 1541.

Linked entry: wítegian

ge-snid

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Cf. sníþan ; Beóð oft ðá wunda mid ele gehǽlda, ðá ðe mon mid gesnide ( incisione ) gebétan ne meahte, Past. 271, 2. killing. Cf. sníþan; Swá swá sceáptð gesnide, R. Ben. 27, 10

rihtlíce

(adv.)
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Add Þá ðe rihtlíce healdað hyra ǽwe, and on álýfedum tíman hǽmed begáð, Hml, Th. i. 148, 21. of direction, directly Ðá áxode ic hwilc se wæg wǽre þe tó Iordane þǽre eá rihtlícost gelǽdde, Hml. S. 23 b, 494

wela

Grammar
wela, <b>. II.</b>
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Sume hé bereáfaþ hiora welan swíþe hraþe þæs ðe hí ǽrest gesǽlige weorþaþ, þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on oferméttum weorðen quosdam remordet, ne longa felicitate luxurient, Bt. 39, II; F. 228, , 22. Add

fyll-nis

Grammar
fyll-nis, -ness.

completeness, abundance

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Of fyllnisse his alle wé onféngon uuldor de plenitudine ejus omnes accepimus gratiam, Jn. L. R. 1, 16. Fylnysse liberalitate, gratia, An. Ox. 7, 228

Linked entry: fyl-nes

windung

(n.)
Grammar
windung, winnung, e; f.

What is winnowedchaffstraw

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Bisin ofwinnuncum parabolam de zizaniis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 17, 4

Linked entry: wind

hand-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-scyldig, adj.

Liable to the penalty of losing the hand

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Liable to the penalty of losing the hand Se ðe gewundaþ man binnan ciricwagum se biþ handscyldig he that wounds a man within church walls shall be liable to lose his hand, L. Eth. vii. 13; Th. i. 332; 9

hát-heorte

(n.)
Grammar
hát-heorte, an; f.

Anger, fury, rage

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Anger, fury, rage Ic ðé bletsige forðon ðú mé ne forléte út gangan mid mínre hátheortan of ðisse ceastre I bless thee that thou didst not let me go out of this city in my anger, Blickl. Homl. 249, 15

Linked entry: heorte

heard-módness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-módness, e; f.

Hardness of mind or heart

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Hardness of mind or heart Stán is gesett ongeán ðone hláf forðan ðe heardmódnys is wiðerrǽde sóþre lufe a stone is put in opposition to bread, because hardness of mind is contrary to true love, Homl. Th. i. 252, 18

Horsa

(n.)
Grammar
Horsa, an; m.
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Hér Hengest and Horsa fuhton wið Wyrtgeorne ðam cyninge in ðære stówe ðe is gecueden Agælesþrep and his bróður Horsan man ofslóg, 455; Erl. 12, 13

ofer-módness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-módness, e; f.

Pride

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Bebeorh ðé wið ofermódnysse cave te a superbia, L. Ecg. C. proem.; Th. ii. 132, 10