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æfte-weard

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Dele first quotation, and add On æfteweardum ðǽm sealme in the latter part of the psalm, Ps. Th. 38, arg. On æftewyrdne December, and on foreweardan Ianuarie ðám mónþe, Lch. iii. 154, 12. substantive use :-- On æfteweardan ðæs regoles, Hml. S. 3, 150

heardian

(v.)
Grammar
heardian, p. ode

To be or become hard, to harden

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To be or become hard, to harden Ic heardige dureo and duro, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 6: 37; Som. 39, 26: Herb. 1, 19; Lchdm. i. 76, 18: 2, 11; Lchdm. i. 84, 4. Ðæt wyrmþ and heardaþ ðone magan it warms and hardens the stomach, L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188

Linked entry: hyrdan

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.

Concord ⬩ agreement ⬩ mildness ⬩ concordia ⬩ mansuetudo

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Concord, agreement, mildness; concordia, mansuetudo Mid fægerre geþwǽrnesse pulchra concordia, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 23. Sibb and geþwǽrnyss pax et concordia, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 25: Blickl. Homl. 109, 16. He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on

hneáw

(adj.)
Grammar
hneáw, adj.

Stingy, ⬩ near, ⬩ niggardly

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Stingy, near, niggardly Ðý læs se hneáwa and se gítsigenda fægnige ðæs ðætte menn wénen ðæt hé síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe hé healdan scyle oððe dǽlan ne aut cor tenacia occupet, et parcum se videri in dispensationibus exultet, Past. 20; Swt. 149, 17. Ic

Wente

(n.)
Grammar
Wente, pl.

the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) ⬩ the same as Waller-wente q. v.

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the people of Gwent(the district comprising Monmouth and Glamorgan) Ealle ða cyngas ðe on ðyssum íglande wǽron he (Athelstane) gewylde ; ǽrest Huwal West-Wala cyning, and Cosstantin Scotta cyning and Uwen Wenta cyning Chr. 926; Erl. 111, 43. the same

Linked entries: Waller-wente Went-sǽte

ænde

(con.)

and

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and, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 16

cwuncon

(v.)
Grammar
cwuncon, pp. cwuncen

disappeared, vanished

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disappeared, vanished; p. pl. and pp. of cwincan

cwǽde

(v.)
Grammar
cwǽde, pl. cwǽdon said , Ps. Th. 89, 3: Cd. 191; Th. 238, 28; Dan. 361;
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2nd sing. p. and p. pl. of cweðan

cwidele

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For examples see cwydele in Dict., and add:

dæg-hwam

Grammar
dæg-hwam, l. -hwám,
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and add Dæghuǽm cotidie, Mt. L. 26, 55

eást-lang

(adv.)
Grammar
eást-lang, adv.
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Dele bracket, and add: v. west-lang; adv

efen-þwær

Grammar
efen-þwær, l. -þwǽre,
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and add Efenþwǽre concordes, Angl. xiii. 367, 32

ge-myndiglicnes

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Take here ge-mindiglicnes in Dict. and add:

ge-swétleht

Grammar
ge-swétleht, l. ge-swétlǽht,
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and add: — Onsægdnissa geswétlǽhta, Ps. Rdr. 65, 15

hiltu

Grammar
hiltu, hilto

lameness

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lameness. Take here helto in Dict., and add:

-læpped

(suffix)
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Add: v. twi-læpped; and take after læppa

mis-can

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For Ps. Th. 44, l. 41, and add:

scorfed

Grammar
scorfed, l. scorfede,
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and add Scurfede hors, An. Ox. 46, 1

sigsonte

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For Lchdm. i. l. Lch. ii., and add:

unriht-gestrod

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-gestrod, es; n.
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Unlawful booty Gýtsung and unriht-gestrodu, Nap. 66

Linked entry: ge-strod

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