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locc

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Winde loccas circinni, 104, 6. Gewanedum locca fexe dempta cincinnorum cesarię (the reference is to Samson), An. Ox. 5048. Fexa loccum (rasis) cincinnorum criniculis, 4173. Þá Ismahéli hæfdon ge-þwinglode loccas and scearp fex on hiora hiafde. Hml.

willan

(v.)
Grammar
willan, p. de.

to boilto torment, agitate, with violent feelings

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Wæll, 378, 3. fig. to torment, agitate, with violent feelings (cf. figurative uses of weallan and seóþan) Hé wylleþ hine on ðam wíte, wunaþ unlustum he gives himself no peace in that pain, lives unpleasingly Salm. Kmbl. 537 ; Sal. 268

Linked entry: a-wyllan

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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þá ásprang his word wíde geond land, Hml. S. 7, 388: 10, 75: 26, 239. Iudan ege ásprang wíde geond land, 25, 322. Of ðám deáðe ásprang his nama geond ealne middangeard, Hml. Th. i. 226, 20. Ásprang hire hlísa ofer land and sǽ, Hml. S. 9, 1.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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to stretch, extend Wið hǽr-scearde ... onsníð mid seaxse, seówa mid seolce fæste ... gif tósomne teó rece mid handa for harelip ... cut with a knife, sew fast with silk ... if there be contraction (where the stitches are) smooth out with the hand, Lchdm

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.
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Strang wite, Cd. Th. 155, 4; Gen. 2567. Ðæt sár biþ tó ðon strang, and hé næfþ nánne slǽp ðonne hit strangest biþ, Lchdm. ii. 198, 25. Strang fefer, 226, 16.

þeáh

(adv.)
Grammar
þeáh, þáh, þǽh, þéh; adv. conj.
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Gif ðú þeáh mínum wilt wordum hýran, Cd. Th. 35, 24; Gen. 559. Hé ne wisse word ne angin swefnes sínes, hét him secgan þeáh, 223, 28; Dan. 126.

Linked entries: þǽh þáh þéh

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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Nó man scyle his gástes lufan wið Gode dǽlan a man ought not to divide his spirit's love with God, Cd. 173; Th. 217, 11; Dan. 21 : Andr. Kmbl. 310; An. 155 : Salm. Kmbl. 131; Sal. 65. Hwyder ic gange fram gáste ðínum quo ībo a spīrĭtu tuo? Ps.

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
irmþ, e; irmþu, irmþo; indecl. f.

Povertypenurymiserywretchednesscalamitydistressdisorder

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Wið ðæs migðan yrmþe for disorder of the urine, Herb. 163, 3; Lchdm. i. 292, 7. Ic ádreáh feala yrmþa ofer eorþan I suffered many miseries on earth, Andr. Kmbl. 1939; An. 972 : Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 5; Cri. 1269.

Linked entry: earmþu

scíran

(v.)
Grammar
scíran, p. de.
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Ealdormenn swýðe sprǽcon and wið me wráðum wordum scírdan principes adversum me loquebantur, Ps. Th. 118, 23. [Cf. Nes nan mon þat durste word sciren.

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A woundvulnusa woundan injury caused by a blowa sore caused by disease

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Wiþ ealdre tóbrocenre wunde ... lácna swilce wunda. Tó wunde clǽnsunge ... smire ða wunde mid, ðonne fullaþ hió ... Wiþ innanwunde, Lchdm. ii. 90, 23-92, 21.

ge-beódan

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Hwí wolde gé mé þásþing gebeódan (cf. for hwon wolde gé wiþ mé þús dón quare in mefacere ista voluistis ? Gr.

ge-wundian

(v.)
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Add: to cause bodily injury Wið sárum andgewundedum fótum, Lch. i. 358, 8. Ðæt hié mid ðǽm ísene hié selfe tó feore ne gewundigen, Past. 365, 11. <b>I a.

ge-wǽcan

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Gl. 254, 16. of the effects on living creatures, physical, to weary, exhaust with labour, travel, &amp;c. Ðá seó lætre tíd hí gangende gewǽhte cum eos tardior hora fatigaret, Gr. D. 129, 2.

on-ǽlan

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<b>III a</b>. to make hot with other matter than fire :-- Flór is on welme ǽttre onǽled, Sat. 40. Wæs se báncofa ádle onǽled, Gú. 928.

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Wið ðone wergan gǽst, Exon. Th. 373, 30; Seel. 117. Weregan, Cd. Th. 306, 24; Sat. 669. Hí sculon >werge wihta wræce þrowian, Exon. Th. 455, 29; Hy. 4, 57. Werige, Cd. Th. 6, 18; Gen. 90: 304, 15; Sat. 630. Wergan gǽstas, Exon.

hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hleów, hleó, es; n.

A shelter, protection, covering, refuge;

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Ðæt hé ðonne stán nime wið hungres hleó hláfes ne gýme that he should take a stone then as a protection against hunger, and care not for the bread, Elen. Kmbl. 1228; El. 616

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Hié tó þám gecirdon þæt hié wiþ þone here winnende wǽrun they set about fighting with the Danes, Chr. 867; P. 68, 21. Buton heora hwelc eft tó rihtre bóte gecirre, Bt. 3, l; F. 6, 5: Ll.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

ceáp

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</b> the amount of a fine for redemption :-- Sceal sé þe hine (a homicide ) áh ... lx. sciłł. gesellan wið his feore. Gif hé þone ceáp nelle fore gesellan, Ll.

cwacung

(n.)
Grammar
cwacung, e; f.

QUAKING, trembling tremor

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Wæs se múnt Garganus bifigende mid ormætre cwacunge the mount Garganus was trembling with immense quaking, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Búton cwacunge without guaking, ii. 32, 18

fellen

(adj.)
Grammar
fellen, adj. [fel skin]

Made of skinspellĭceus

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God worhte Adame and his wífe fellene reáf and gescrídde hí fēcit Deus Adam et uxōri ejus tunĭcas pellĭceas et induit eos, Gen. 3, 21. Fellen hæt a hat made of skin, a felt hat; gălērus vel pīleus, Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 111; Wrt. Voc. 22, 26