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word-beótung

(n.)
Grammar
word-beótung, e; f.

Promisinga promise

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Promising, a promise Ðec biddan hét se ðisne beam ágróf, ðæt ðú gemunde on gewitlocan wordbeótunga, Exon. Th. 473, 14; Bo. 14

Linked entry: beótung

wit-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wit-leás, adj.

Witlesssenseless

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Witless, senseless On ðam fíftan mónþe hé (the fœtus) biþ cwica and weaxeþ and seó módur líð witleás, Lchdm. iii. 146, 12

wynlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynlíce, adv.

Pleasantlydelightfully

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Pleasantly, delightfully Ðæt ic wynlíce on psalterio ðé singan móte, Ps. Th. 107, 2: 149, 4: Exon. Th. 82, 30; Cri. 1346

cildsung

(n.)
Grammar
cildsung, e; f.
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Puerility, trifling Ne geríseð ǽnig unnytt ǽfre mid bisceopum, ne doll ne dysig ne cildsung on spǽce, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 31

fisc-cynn

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Saga mé, hú fela is fisccynna on wætere? Ic ðé secge vi and xx, Sal. K. p. 190, 20: 204, 9. Add

fird-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
fird-strǽt, e; f.

high road

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A military road, high road Úp tó cynges ferd-strǽte, C. D. iii. 174, 8. Andlang bróces on ðá fyrdstrǽt, 443, 5

Linked entry: here-strǽt

ge-mildian

(v.)
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to make gentle, calm; mitigare On styrenisse ýða ðú gemildgas (mitigas), Ps. Srt. 88, 10. Ðæt ðú gemildgie ut mitiges, 93, 13

ge-deorfsum

Grammar
ge-deorfsum, grievous.
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Ðis wæs swíðe gedyrfsum geár hér on lande þurh wæstma forwordenessa and þurh þá mænigfealde gyld, Chr. 1105; P. 240, 4. Add

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

heaþu-líþende

(adj.)
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In support of heaþu = sea note the other compounds of líþende, five denoting water, and the sixth (scip-liþende) motion on water

Linked entry: heáðu

in-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
in-weard, adv.
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Suá huelc suá inweard hígige tó gangenne on ðá dura ðæs écean lífes quisquis intrare aeternitatis januam nititur, Past. 105, 14. Add

hwæt-ness

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Hé ys gecweden for þǽra tungla hwætnysse momentum, ꝥ ys styrung, and on Lýden, a motu siderum, Angl. viii. 318, 6. Add

mere-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mere-steall, es; m.
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A pool of stagnant water, pond Of þǽre oferfylle cumað þá unrihtan lustas, gelíce and on meresteallum wyrmas týddrað, Verc. Först. 169

nigon-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-gilde, adj.
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Entitled to ninefold compensation On þám lagum is cynges feoh nigongilde, Ll. Th. i. 330, 20. Preóstes feoh .IX. gylde, 2, 5

réwett

(n.)
Grammar
réwett, m. n. (?).l. n.
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and add Hí ꝥ líc tó scipe bǽron . . . and efeston mid reówte (reówette, v. l. ) on þǽre eá, Hml. S. 31, 1478

Linked entry: reówtt

smeoru

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Gyf þú buteran habban wylle oððe smeoru, þonne stríc þú mid þrím fingrum on þíne innewearde hand, Tech. ii. 123, 22. Add

tó-lísness

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add: desolation On tóliésnesse in desolatione, Ps. Vos. 72, 19. Wé geómriaþ þá tólýsnesse and broc þyssere stówe, Gr. D. 313, 14

treów-lic

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Add: safe, to be trusted Treówlicre hit is be staðe tó [swim]manne ðonne út on sǽ tó seglanne, Prov. K. 64

un-gerec

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Ungerec (printed -reo) gewarð tumultus fieret, Mt. R. 27, 24. On þám ungerece (ingerece, v.l. ), Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 147. 15. Add

wæter-swilige

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-swilige, an; f.
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A deep pit witi water in it Of mǽrdíc on ðá wæterswylian; of ðǽre swylian, C. D. vi. 220, 23. Cf. swelg