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un-gefóge

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefóge, adv.

Immenselyexorbitantly

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Immensely, exorbitantly Ðǽr beóð ða swiftan hors ungefóge dýre, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 21, 6

Linked entry: ge-fóge

ge-wýscing

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Ben. 10, 14

níd-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-lic, adj.
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Necessary Swígendum ná éþelíce mæg lácnung gedafenlicre and neódlicre sprǽce beón gegearwnd, Scint. 41, 2

ofer-fylness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-fylness, e; f.
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Overfullness Hwílum þá swefn for oferfylnesse ( plenitudine ) þǽre wambe . . . beóð ácende, Gr. D. 339, 3

onlíce

(adv.)
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Hié beóð onlícost suelce hí beren ðone ceák velut luterem portant, Past. 105, 12. Add

un-gecirred

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Add: unchanged, unreformed Gif hig þonne gýt eallunga ungerihte and ungecyrrede beón, Nap. 65, ii

fram-lic

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His dǽde beóð framlica (fran-, MS.) opera eius fortia erunt, Archiv cxxviii. 300, 10. Add

cum-líþe

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Wé sýn gemingode ꝥ wé cumlíðe beón instruimur in colligendis hospitibus, Chrd. 51, 6. Add

wíf-gehrine

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-gehrine, es; m.

Contact with woman

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Contact with woman Gif ðíne geféran beóð clǽne from wifgehrine (femineo contactu), Nar. 27, 8

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoopcrya cry of griefwailinglamentationweeping

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Wópe bewunden, Beo. Th. 6283; B: 3146. Wópe gewǽged, wreccea giómor flebilis, Met. 2, 3. Ðara ðe wóp gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan, sár wánigean, Beo. Th. 1575; B. 785. Wóp dreógan, Exon. Th. 140, 10; Gú. 608. Wóp þrowian, heáf under heofonum, Salm.

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maidvirgingirlmaidenwoman

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Icel. kona mundi keypt) a woman, let the bargain stand, if it be without fraud, L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1. Wæs seó fǽmne geong, mægþ mánes leás ( the Virgin Mary ), Exon. 8 a; Th. 3, 14; Cri. 36.

Linked entry: mægeþ

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Be ðam wæs singende sum sceop ude tragicus exclamat, Bt. 30, l Fox 106, 31. Swá Parmenides se sceop geddode, 35, 5 ; Fox 166, 8. Omerus se góda sceop on his leóþum swíðe herede ðære sunnan gecynd, 41, 1 ; Fox 244, 4.

Linked entry: sceop

BLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓD, es; n.

BLOOD, goresanguis, cruor

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Blóde fáh stained with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934: 3192; B. 1594: 5940; B. 2974. Begleddod is eorþe on blódum infecia est terra in sanguinibus, Ps. Spl. 105, 36. Deád blód clotted blood, gore; cruor, Wrt. Voc. 283, 79

scirian

(v.)
Grammar
scirian, p. ede; pp. scired, scirred (v. á-scirred)
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Gif ðé Alwalda scirian wille ðæt ðú móte if the All-ruler be pleased to grant thee opportunity, 171, 12 ; Gen. 2827. Sceolde him beón deáþ scyred should death be the lot doomed him, 31, 15; Gen. 485.

Linked entries: scerian scyrian swyrige

wind

(n.)
Grammar
wind, es; m.

windair in motionwindflatulencewindbreath

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Winde gefýsed flota, Beo. Th. 440; B. 217. Ðá sende Drihten micelne wind. Ex. 14, 21.

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Ðonne sceal hé be. LX. hýda onsacan ðære þiéfþe gif hé áðwyrðe biþ. Gif Englisc onstal gá forþ, onsace be twýfealdum, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 13-15: Th. i. 132, l: 28; Th. i. 120, 8. to make excuse Ongunnun alle onsaca (-sacca.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

un-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forht, adj.

Not frightenednot afraidfearlessintrepid

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Ðæt hí ðý baldran and ðý unforhtran wǽron (ðæt heora compweorodes mód ðý unforhtre beón sceolde, col. 2) sperantes minus animos militum trepidare, 3, 18; S. 546, 24

ge-langian

(v.)
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Hé hét gelangian him tó ealle ðá burhwara tógædere, 23, 20. to get hold of Gif hit þeóf beó, and gif hé hine binnan twelf mónðum gelangian mæge, ágife hine tó rihte, Ll. Th. i. 268, 11

steór

(n.)
Grammar
steór, and stýr, e; f.
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Ðæt gehwilc man his teóðunge rihtlíce gelǽste be ðære steóre ðe Eádgár gelagede under pain of the punishment that Edgar fixed by law, Wulfst. 272, 8. Ceóse Dene be lagum hwylce steóre hý be ðan healdan willaþ, L. Edg. S. 13; Th. i. 276, 28.

wǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wǽt, es; n.

wet, moistureliquor, drink

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wet, moisture Se cyle geþrowode wið ða hǽto, and ðæt wǽt wiþ ðám drýgum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 33: Met. 20, 74. liquor, drink Hé ána gereorde, and be dǽle ǽt and wǽt gewanod sý reficiat solus, sublata ei portione sua de vino, R. Ben. 69, 14.