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wring-hwæg

(n.)

the whey pressed out of cheese

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R. S. 16; Th. i. 438, 31

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Lchdm. ii. 104, 7 Rǽd sceal mon secgan, rúne wrítan, Exon. Th. 342, 7; Gn. Ex. 139. Hróðgár hylt sceáwode, on ðæm wæs ór writen (orI ?) fyrngewinnes, Beo.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

wrixlung

(n.)
Grammar
wrixlung, e; f.

changealternationa loan.

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change, alternation, Similar entries v. wrixlan, II [Bi his cloðes wrixlunge, uu red, nu hwit, him on hokerunge, O. E. Homl. i. 207, 3.] a loan. Similar entries v. wrixlan, IV Wrixlung mutuum, Wrt.Voc. i. 21, 3: 58, 60

wyrhte

(n.)
Grammar
wyrhte, (?), an; f.

A female worker

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R. S. 16; Th. i. 438, 30

ymbeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ymbeaht, es; m.
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Gl. 428, 7 collationes is glossed by race and explained by narrationes ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 80: 18, 3. Elsewhere the form is identical with ambiht Ambechtae, oembecht collatio, Txts. 46, 187. Ambect, ambaect rationatio, 92, 866.

ymb-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hoga, an; m.
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Wind wornldearfoþa, oððe ymbhogena ungemet rén, Met. 7, 36. Ymbhogona, 16, 6. Byð ǽlc man gedréfed on ídlum sorgum and on ymbhogum universa vanitas omnis homo vivens, Ps. Th. 38, 13.

Linked entries: hoga hoga

wudu-rofe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rofe, -rife (
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cf. Jamieson's Dict. wood-rip
), an; f.

Woodruff

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Woodruff Wuderofe astula regia, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 31. Wudurofe. Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man astula regia, and óðrum naman wudurofe nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 132, 6-9. Wuduhrofe. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe Grécas malochin agria, and Rómáne astula regia

wuldor-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-full, adj. l.

gloriousvainglorious

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R. 7, 4. Wuldorfulle on mægðháde, Homl. Ass. 44, 499. Wuldorfulle lofu glorificum melos, Hymn. Surt. 57, 24. Babilonia ðe hwílon wæs wuldorfullost burh ealra burha, Wulfst. 194, 10. vainglorious.

Linked entry: wuldor

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Wé sié wuldræd gloriemur, Rtl. 41, 41. to glory in respect to something Ic wuldrige glorior, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 11. Hwet wuldras (gloriaris) ðú in hete, Ps. Surt. 51, 3. Wuldraþ gloriatur, Hpt. Gl. 501, 55.

wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
wrásen, e; f.

A bandtie

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, bodan fundus, 98, 10), óst nodus (cf. nodos bende, 95, 27, nodorum rápa, 61, 68), Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 79

wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
wrégan, (wrecan) ; p. wrégde, wréhte; pp. wreged, wreht

To bewrayaccusedenounceto accuseto accuseto accuseto denounce

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R. 304, 1. Gif þu wreiest þe seoluen to þine scrifte, O. E. Homl.i. 27, 36. He ne wollde unnshaþiþ wimmann wreþhenn, Orm. 2889. Þair syns sal wreghe þam, Pr. C. 5462. Naȝt him to defendi, ne nenne oþrenne wraye, Ayenb. 175, 5.

ypping

(n.)
Grammar
ypping, e; f.
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manifestation Ypping manifestatio (epiphania ), Rtl. 195, 24, what mounts up (?), applied to the water of the Red Sea which had risen up on either side of the track followed by the Israelites. Cf. Holmweall ástáh, merestreám módig, Cd.

ýtera

(adj.)
Grammar
ýtera, cpve.: ýtemest; spve. adj.
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Bind his ýtmestan limo mid byndellum, Lchdm. ii. 196, 12. marking order or degree, later, lower; last, lowest Gif munuc hine sylfne ýttran ( inferiorem ) and unweorðran talaþ þonne ǽnigne óþerne, R. Ben. 29, 11.

Linked entry: ýtmest

ýting

(n.)
Grammar
ýting, e; f.
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Ða ðe on ýtinge faraþ exeuntes in viam, R. Ben. 90, 8-12. Crist wolde on ýtinge beón ácenned, Homl. Th. i. 34, 13

á-barian

(v.)
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Add: to make bare, strip Stówe róde ábarude locum cruce denudatum, Angl. xiii. 427, 894. to lay bare, expose, disclose Ælfremeda wunda ná ábarian ( detegere ) and geswutelian, R. Ben. I. 80, 12. Gylt ábarian delictum denudare, Scint. 195, 2.

abbod-hád

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Ðá ðe ðæne abbod tó abbodháde gecuron qui abbatem ordinant, R. Ben. 124, 16. Sé ðe tó abbodháde sceal qui ordinandus est, 118, 3. Add

á-bilgan

(v.)
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R. 26, 8

Linked entry: á-beligan

á-blinnan

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Se rén áblon, Ors. 4, 10; S. 194, 19. Seó scadu áblann umbra cessavit An. Ox. 40, 15. On ungyldan ðá nǽfre áblunnon, Chr. 1097; P. 234, 4. Rénas ðe ealles geáres ne áblunnon, 1098; P. 234, 30. Áblinnendum sæpe cessante (deficiente) succo . Hpt.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.
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Hí urnon tó áblicgede, and woldon ðæt fýr mid wætere ofgeótan, 166, 7. to get affected by wonder, get amazed, astonished Mid áblicendum eárum attonitis auribus R. Ben. I. 2, 10. Ðá wearð seó menigu swíðe áblicged, and mid wundrunge cwǽdon, Hml.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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Ne sind míne eágan up ábródene ( elati ), R. Ben. 22, 16. of rapine Swá hwylc swá hwælhugu of cirican þurh stale út ábrygdeð (-brédeþ, S. 490, 5) si quis aliquid de ecclesia furtu abstulerit, Bd. 1, 27; M. 66, 29.

Linked entry: á-brédan