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hracca

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For Som. substitute Hracca occiput, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 33. Hreacca, hręca, hrecca, Txts. 82, 715

hrægel-sceára

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-sceára, ; pl. f.
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Cloth-shears, scissors for cutting out clothes Ræglsceára forfices, fexsceára forpices, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 21

hlís-bǽre

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For 'Som.' substitute

hring-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
hring-mǽl, adj.
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For 'Beo . . . 1564' substitute On him gladiað gomelra láfe heard and hringmǽl Heaðobeardna gestreón, B. 2037

liþere

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In 1. 2 for leðera l. liðera, and add Turniendre liþeran rotantis fundibali, An. Ox. 695

un-gefylledlic

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For his ungefylledlican hátheortnesse insatiabili furore, Gr. D. 197, 12. Ungefylledlecre, Ps. Vos. 100, 5. Add

Linked entry: ge-fylledlic

un-getreówness

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Benedictus cídde þám ungehýrsuman munuce for his ungetreównesse (untreównesse, v.l. infidelitate), Gr. D. 160, 5. Add

un-gewénedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewénedlic, adj.
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Unexpected Wæs se biscop swíðe gefeánde for þǽre ungewénedlican blisse (inopinata exultatione), Gr. D. 347, 18

wriþels

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For seaxcláð l. feaxcláð, and add: [cf. O.H.Ger. ridila, fahsreita licia (crinibus addunt)]. Cf. ge-wriþelian

hand-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
hand-róf, adj.

Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands

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Distinguished for exploits accomplished by the.hands [used of warriors], Cd. 155; Th. 193, 15; Exod. 247

gálfullíce

(adv.)
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For Scint. 13 substitute On geoguþe gálfullíce (luxuriose ) lybbende and on ylde forhæbbende, Scint. 70, 8

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Ðú eart ealra þinga fruma and ende thou [God] art the beginning and end of all things, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 549; Met. 20, 275: Andr. Recd. 1116; An. 556. On fruman wæs word in princĭpio ĕrat verbum, Jn. Bos. 1, 1: 6, 64: Mt.

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, e; f.

LEAVEpermissionlicense

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MS. leáfe) yfel tó dónne they have leave to do evil, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 13. Hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne, L. Wil. ii. 1; Th. i. 489, 8. Ðá ðá Aulixes leáfe hæfde ðæt hé ðonan móste, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 42; Met. 26, 21.

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Wénst ðú ðe ic nyte ðone wól ðínre gedréfednesse (perturbationum morbum), Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 17. Ic ðone wól (witchcraft) eów forbeóde, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 72

wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
wrítere, es; m.

a draughtsmanpaintera writerscribecopyista writerauthora scribe

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Ða wríteras and ða ðe hí ymbe writon, Bt. 18, 3 ;Fox 66, l.

Linked entries: ge-wrítere wrítan

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Nán man ne dorste for ðæra deóra ware ðám hálgum geneálécan, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 56, 60. Scealt ðú for ware úra goda wíta ðrowian for the protection of our gods thou shall suffer punishments, Homl. Th. i. 594, 4.

Linked entry: wer-genga

segl

(n.)
Grammar
segl, swegel, segel, es ; m. n.
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Be ðæs scipes segele, Bt. tit. 7 ; Fox x. 16. Gif ðú ðínes scipes segl ongeán ðone wind tóbrǽdst, ðú lǽtst eal eówer færeld tó ðæs windes dóme, 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 32. Fealdan ðæt segl to furl the sail, 41, 3 ; Fox 250, 15.

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Be ðam wæs singende sum sceop ude tragicus exclamat, Bt. 30, l Fox 106, 31. Swá Parmenides se sceop geddode, 35, 5 ; Fox 166, 8. Omerus se góda sceop on his leóþum swíðe herede ðære sunnan gecynd, 41, 1 ; Fox 244, 4.

Linked entry: sceop

un-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
un-strang, adj.

Not strongweakfeeble

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Hú ne miht ðú geseón ǽlce dæge ðæt ða strengran nimaþ ða welan of ðám unstrengrum, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 15

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic wundrige for hwý se góda God lǽte ǽnig yfel beón I wonder for what reason the good God allows any evil to exist, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 4. For hwig, St. And. 32, 13.