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wíg-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gild, (wíh-), es; n.

An idol

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An idol Hié onhnigon tó ðani herige, hǽðne þeóde wurðedon wíhgyld, Cd. Th. 227, 5; Dan. 182. Cf. deófol-gild

Linked entry: wíh-gyld

smeá-wyrhta

(n.)
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smeá-wyrhta, an; m.

A skilled workman, an artisan

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A skilled workman, an artisan Gif hé smeá-wyrhtan hæfþ ðám hé sceal tó tólan fylstan Anglia ix. 263, 16

ge-þryle

(n.)

an assemblya meetingfrequentia

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an assembly, a meeting; frequentia For þæs folces geþryle for the folk's assembly, Homl. 8, Cal. Jan. p. 18, Lye

ge-weorc

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Add: operative action, operation, v. weall-geweorc, . working. making of material objects Hé þǽr hræde geweorce (citato opere) of treówe cyricean getimbrede, Bd. 2, 14; Sch. 170, 9. (1 a) with gen. of object :-- Figmenta, i. plasmatio hominum (cf. De

æt-ýccnys

(n.)
Grammar
æt-ýccnys, -ýcnys, -nyss, e; f.

An increaseadditionaugmentum

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An increase, addition; augmentum Mid ætýccnysse cum augmento. Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 24: 3, 22; S. 553, 14

munuc-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
munuc-heáp, es; m.

A band of monksthe monks of a monastery

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A band of monks, the monks of a monastery Án abbod... mid eallum his munucheápe, Anglia viii. 325, 43

níþ-hete

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-hete, es; m.

A malignant foe

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A malignant foe Léton ðone hálgan bídan burh-wealle néh, his níþhetum, nihtlangne fyrst, Andr. Kmbl. 1667; An. 836

giwung

(n.)
Grammar
giwung, e; f.

An askinga petitionpostulatiopetitio

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An asking, a petition; postulatio, petitio Fífo giunga quinque petitionum, Lk. Skt. p. 7, 2. Giwunges, Rtl. 39, 23

ge-rǽdod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdod, part. p.

Furnished with trappings, harnessed

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Furnished with trappings, harnessed Án gerǽdod hors a harnessed horse, Ælfc. T. Lisle 36, 12: Th. Chart. 501, 5

ge-neálǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neálǽcing, e; f.
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An approach Toforan ðære geneálǽcincge ðæs fefores before the access of the fever, Herb. 160; Lchdm. i. 288, 11

Linked entry: neáh-lǽcung

stán-bill

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bill, es; n.
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An implement of stone, or one used in working stone Bill marra, stánbill mastellas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 71

Linked entry: stán-æx

un-heánlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-heánlíce, adv.

Not in an abject mannergallantly

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Not in an abject manner, gallantly Hé unheánlíce hine werede he defended himself gallantly, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 33

Linked entry: heán-líce

wynde-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wynde-cræft, es; m.

An art of weaving

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An art of weaving Uuyndecreft ars plumaria, Txts. 43, 217. Uyrmas mec ni áuéfun uyndicraeftum (uyrdi-, MS.), 151, 9

ymb-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-cyme, es; m.
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A convention, an assembly Ðǽr wæs gesamnad eádigra geþeahtendlíc ymcyme, L. Wih. pref.; Th. i. 36, 7. Cf. ymbþreodian

wyrgan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrgan, p. de

To worrystranglethrottle

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To worry (as an animal does), strangle, throttle Wyrgeþ vel smoraþ st[r]angulat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 32

blícettan

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blícettan, l. bliccettan
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Blyccyt vibrat, An. Ox. 50, 52. Bliccette vibrabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 4. Bliccette corusca, Ps. Srt. 143, 6

flít-cræft

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Flíter[æft] dialectica, An. Ox. 3116. Flítcræfte, 2, 155. Mid flítcræftum dialecticis artibus, 3207. For ' Mone B. 3030' substitute

for-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Excesserit, i. culpaverit, fregerit vel forgémeleásaþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 70. Sí forlǽten, forgýmeleásod excipiatur, An. Ox. 4571. Add:

ge-feónd

(n.)
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an enemy Þeáh hié ǽr longe gefiénd wǽren, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 118, 13. v. ge-fýnd in Dict

hǽlend-lic

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Substitute: That heals ot saves, salutary Hálwende, hǽlendlic þæs heofenlican [heretogan] cynnincg sahiatrix superne ducis natiuitas, An. Ox. 1538