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un-gesóm

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesóm, adj.

At variance

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At variance Æfter sumum fyrste wurdon hí ungesóme, Philippus and Arethe, Homl. Th. i. 478, 25

Linked entry: ge-sóm

un-gifre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gifre, adj.

Harmfulunfortunate

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Harmful, unfortunate Ǽr gé sceonde fremmen, ungifre yfel ylda bearnum, Cd. Th. 149, 5; Gen. 2470

Linked entry: gifre

un-hreóflig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hreóflig, adj.

Not leprous

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Not leprous Ne gedyde se sacerd ðone man hreófligne oððe unhreófligne, Homl. Th. i. 124, 24

Linked entry: hreóf-lig

wésten-staþol

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-staþol, es; m.
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A waste place, a deserted place Wurdon hyra wígsteal wéstenstaþolas, Exon. Th. 477, 22 ; Ruin. 28

wóh-bogen

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-bogen, adj.

Bentcrooked

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Bent, crooked Wyrm wóhbogen the crooked (cf. Job 26, 13) serpent, Beo. Th. 5646; B. 2827

wit-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wit-leást, e; f.

Senselessnessfolly

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Senselessness, folly His (Job's) wífes witleást (gewitleást, Homl. Th. ii. 456, 4), Job. Thw. 167, 32

weorold-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-rǽdenn, e: f.
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The rule or way of the world Hé ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne, Beo. Th. 2289; B. 1142

wrégere

(n.)
Grammar
wrégere, es; m.

An accuser

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An accuser Wrégere accusator. Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 63: Homl. Th. ii. 236, 22 : 340, 22

wudig

(adj.)
Grammar
wudig, adj.

Woodyfull of woodstrees

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Woody, full of woods or trees Waldend scóp wudige móras, Exon. Th. 193, 12 ; Az. 120

blinnes

Cessationintermission

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Cessation, intermission Fæste heó .xv. winter bûtan blinnysse (sine intermissione), Ll. Th. ii. 156, 5. Substitute:

cwide-leás

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Gewát Eádríc ǽr Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne, Cht. Th. 272, 20. Add

drync-horn

(n.)
Grammar
drync-horn, drynce-horn, es; n.
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A drinking-horn Ic ann Æþelwerdæ ánæs gerǽnodes drincæhornæs, Cht. Th. 555, 6. Cf. drinc-horn

eald-bacen

(adj.)
Grammar
eald-bacen, adj.
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Baked long ago Behealde hé ꝥ his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 27

éstlíce

(adv.)
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Hig sceolon swíðe lustlíce hig onfón and him éstlíce tǽcan, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 10. Add

for-wyrht

(n.)
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Substitute: e; f. Evil-doing, crime, sin Búton forwyrhtum sine malefactis, Ll. Th. ii. 238, 11

ge-gyld

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Mid þám fægerum stafum gegylde, Guth. 4, 2. .II. gegylde weófodsceátas, Cht. Th. 244, 18. Add

gesweotulung-dæg

(n.)
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Epiphany Ðes dæg is gehaten Epiphania Domini, þæt is Godes geswutelungdæg, Hml. Th. i. 104, 19

ge-tídan

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Æfter þám getídde ꝥ Ecgferð gebohte bóc and land æt Æðelstáne, Cht. Th. 208, 5. Add

heáhdeór-hund

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Add: The Latin version of the charter has: Omnes canes suos venaticos, Cht. Th. 504, 1

on-secgend

(n.)
Grammar
on-secgend, es ; m.
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A sacrificer Hit þám onsecgende þǽre onsægdnysse fremode sacrificatori sacrificii proficiebat, Ll. Th. ii. 166, 16

Linked entry: secgend