medu-drenc
Mead
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Mead Ðonne biþ heom heora meodudrenc wín and beór eall tó écum þurste áwend then shall their mead and wine and beer all be turned for them to eternal thirst, Wulfst. 245, 4
wræc-weorold
A world of misery ⬩ exile
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A world of misery or exile; Adam wæs gesceapen on neorxnawonge, and for his sylfes synnum ðanan ádrǽfed on ðás wræcworuld, and on eall ða earfeðu, ðe wé siððan drugon, Wulfst. 1. 2
cammoc
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Wülck. Gl. 300, 27) peucidanum, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 63. Cammuc gotuna, ii. 42, 32. Snáda cammuces, Lch. iii. 28, 28. Commuc, 54, 21. Cammoc, ii. 270, 1. Add
or-dǽle
Not having or taking part in a thing, not participating
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Ordǽla expers, i. ignarus, alienus, sine parte, imperitus, inscius, privatus, Wülck. Gl. 232, 23
fela-fǽcne
Very crafty ⬩ multĭdŏlōsus
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Very crafty; multĭdŏlōsus Wineleás mon genimeþ him wulfas to geféran felafǽcne deór a friendless man takes wolves for his comrades very crafty animals, Exon. 91 b; Th. 342, 26; Gn. Ex. 148
freóls-brice
A breach or violation of a festival ⬩ festi violātio
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Freólsbrycas breaches of festivals, Wulfst. 109, 152
untíd-fyll
Unseasonable repletion ⬩ excessive drinking at improper times
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Wá eów, hé cwæð, ðe lufiaþ untídfylla and ǽr on morgen oferdrenc dreógaþ, Wulfst. 46, 14
un-geþanc
Evil thought
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Áfyrsiaþ of mínre gesyhðe ða ungeðanc eówra heortena auferte malum cogitationum vestrarum ab oculis meis, Wulfst. 48, 20
wóh-gestreón
Wrongful gain ⬩ ill-gotten gain
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Wulfst. 166, 24. Ðæt mancyn, ðe nú is on synnlustum and in ðám wóhgestreónum goldes and seolfres beswicen, 182, 13
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emb-rin
an urn
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H. 25, 146), Wülck. Gl. 9, 18. Embren bothoma, 358, 19. Æmbern bothonia, 195, 20. Embrin balus, 275, 12. Substitute:
or-trúwian
To be without hope of, to despair of
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To ortrúwienne desperandum, Wulck. Gl. 250, 36
mǽr-líc
Great ⬩ magnificent ⬩ glorious ⬩ splendid ⬩ illustrious
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Wülck. 254, 11. (of persons) Mǽrlíc (God) on hálignysse magnificus in sanctitate, Cant. Moys. 11. Ðæt wæter feóll ofer Pharaones mǽrlícum riddum the water fell upon Pharaoh's splendid knights, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 31.
in-fær
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Þæt se ungesewena wulf infær ne geméte hwanon hé in tó Godes eówde cume ne lupus inuisibilis aditum inueniat, quo ouile Domini ingredi ualeat, Chrd. 21, 13. a going into a place Hig geseágon þine infæras ( ingressus ), infæras mínes Godes, Ps.
stálian
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P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3) man and strangie and trymme hí georne mid wíslícre Godes lage, Wulfst. 267, 21. Cf.(?) efenstáledan conficiebantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 31
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tó-drífan
To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to
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Th. 1095; B. 545. to scatter, disperse Se wulf tódrífþ (tódrífeð, Lind. Rush.) ða sceáp lupus dispergit oves, Jn. Skt. 10, 12. Wulfas tódrífaþ dine heorde, Blickl. Homl. 225, 18. Ðú hí wíde tódríf disperge illos, Ps. Th. 58, 11.
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sweor-hnitu
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usia (cf. swínes lús usia, 122, 26), Wülck. Gl. 54, 34
unriht-dǽd
Evil-doing
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God wyle ðæt Sunnandæg freóls beó fram eallum unrihtdǽdum and þeówétlícum weorcum, Wulfst. 292, 7
rúh
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Add Hrúhge wulla hirsutas lanas, An. Ox. 5189. Rhúge, 2, 429. Add Rúh wærihtnys callositas (quos dira cutis callosilas elephantino tabo deturpans, Ald. 49, 15), Hpt. Gl. 490, 36. v. healf-, un-rúh
sprott
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Sprot silurus (cf. silurus a loche, Wülck. Gl. 612, 3), Nap. 14, 39. Hé cwæð ꝥ hí ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne hé sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add
sceand-word
A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word
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A vile, foul word, or an opprobrious, abusive word Ðæt ic (the devil) wolde, ðæt hý (wicked men) ðé (God ) áfremdedon and ðíne circean forgeáton and æt mé leornedan sceandword, Wulfst. 255, 15