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treów-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrm, es; m.
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A caterpillar Hé salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46

un-gelácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured Næs nǽnig untrum ðæt hé ungelácnod fram him férde, Guthl. 15; Gdwin. 66, 16

Linked entries: ge-lácnian un-lácnod

un-rǽdfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rǽdfæstlíce, adv.

Unadvisedly ⬩ without heeding good counsel

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Unadvisedly, without heeding good counsel Twá geár hé ríxode unrǽdfæstlíce, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 456

Linked entry: rǽdfæstlíce

west-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
west-weardes, adv.
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Westwards Hé man geseah westweardes on ðæt wésten éfstan, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 174

blǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdness, (bléd-), e; f.

A blossom

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A blossom Þeáh hé (May) wynsumlíce blówe and blǽdnyssa fægere geyppe, Angl. viii. 311, 1

beód-láf

(n.)
Grammar
beód-láf, e; f.
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Food remaining after a meal Sylle hé earmum mannum his beódláfa, Bl. H. 53, 13

Linked entry: láf

ed-staþeliend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-staþeliend, ed-staþeligend, es; m.
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A restorer Hé is þín edstaþeligend, Hml. S. 5, 201. v. ge-edstaþeli(g)end

frum-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
frum-slǽp, es; m. (not f.)
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Hé on þǽre ylcan nihte æfter his frumslǽpe clypode, Hml. Th. ii. 26, 5. Add

ge-hýd

(adj.)
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provided with skin On þám syxtan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) byþ gehýd, Nar. 50, 5

ge-teohhung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teohhung, e; f.
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Determination, ordinance Hé wiste ꝥ hit æfter his geteohhunge ágán sceolde, Hml. A. 154, 69

ge-dícan

(v.)
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to make a dic On ðá díc ðe hé gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6

Linked entry: dícan

ge-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wíte, es; n.
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Punishment, torment Þæt hé him ásecge on hwilcum gewíte ic eom, Solil. H. 68, 5

hrúxlian

(v.)
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to make a noise Þá hé geseah menigu rúxlende ( turbam tumultuantem ), Mt. R. 9, 23

Linked entry: ruxlan

ongeán-winnende

(adj.)
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resisting, struggling Hé þá ongeánwinnendan fǽmnan mid micelre strengðe earfoðlíce ofercóm, Ap. Th. 2, 4

prass

(n.)
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Hé mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208: 25, 302

setl-hrægl

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Hé geann Wulfgáre his mǽge twégra wáhryfta and twégra setlhrægla, Cht. Crw. 23, 15. Add

sprytting

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Add: increase Mægena ealra hé onfó spryttinga uirtutum omnium percipiat incrementa, Angl. xiii. 381, 226

þancfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: graciously, kindly Hé þá áne spyrtan þanc-fullíce ( benigne ) onféng. Gr. D. 203, 8

þurh-wæccan

(v.)
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to continue watching, maintain a vigil Hé wæs ðerhwæccende erat pernocians, Lk. L. 6, 12

first-mearc

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Hé ús nǽnigne ( printed mænigne) fyrstmearc ne háteðlanges lífes, Archiv cxxii. 257, 14

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