wrigels
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Add Ongan ꝥ wrigels (operimentum) þǽre bydene for þám weaxendan ele beón upp áhafen, and þá onstyredum þám wrigelse se ele feóll ofer þá brerdas þǽre bydene, Gr. D. 160, 11-13. Add Hé genam áweg . . . þone wrigels (pallium) mid þý wæs bewrigen se
rúmness
breadth ⬩ breadth, amplitude, abundance
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breadth, a broad space Ða rúmnisse Jericho feldes latitudinem campi Jericho, Deut. 34, 3. breadth, amplitude, abundance Wæs swá mycel rúmnes on him ðæs hálgan geleáfan and swá mycele hé tó ðære Godes lufan hæfde there was in him so great abundance of
up-rihte
uprightly ⬩ erectly ⬩ right up ⬩ exactly overhead ⬩ in the zenith
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uprightly, erectly Mé þúhte ðæt mín sceáf árise and stóde uprihte, Gen. 37, 7. Mann ána gǽþ uprihte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 30: Homl. Skt. i. 1, 57. Ðá árás se cnapa and uprihte eode, 6, 41. right up, exactly overhead, in the zenith Gǽð seó suntte uprihte
wæterig
Watery
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Watery Wæterig æcer alluvius ager, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 52. Gif se útgang sié windig and wætrig and blódig, Lchdm. ii. 236, 7. Seó wamb ðe bið wæterigre gecyndo, 220, 26. On wæterigum in aquoso, Blickl. Gl. : Ps. Spl. 62, 3. Mid ðam wæterian bleó, Scrd.
hálettan
To salute, greet, hail
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To salute, greet, hail Sum man hine hálette and grétte and hine be his naman nemde quidam eum salutans ac suo appellans nomine, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12 : 2, 12; S. 514, 31 : Blickl. Homl. 155, 20. Iohannes hálette on hie mycelre stefne John greeted her
hát
Heat ⬩ fervor, æstus
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Heat Hát biþ onæled heat shall be kindled, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 18; Dóm. 9: 116 b; Th. 447, 11; Dóm. 37. Hát and ceald heat and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132: Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 20: Dóm. 106. Hát þrowian to suffer
of-wundrod
astonished
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astonished Sarra cwæþ ðá ofwundrod, Gen. 21, 6. Ic eom swíðe ungemetlíce ofwundrod hwí eów þince . . . vehementer admiror, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 5. Seó cwén wæs tó ðan swíðe ofwundrod, ðæt heó næfde furþor nǽnne gást, Homl. Th. ii. 584, 18. Maria and Ioseph
or-þanc
Cunning, skilful
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Cunning, skilful Ceastra beóþ feorran gesýne, orþanc enta geweorc, wrǽtlíc weallstána geweorc. Menol. Fox 463; Gn. C. 2. Orþonc ǽrsceaft. Exon. Th. 477, 1 ; Ruin. 16. Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23;
hoc-leaf
Mallow
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Mallow Hocleáf malva, Wrt. Voc 79, 11. Hocleáf. Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated
swellan
To swell ⬩ tumere, turgere, obturgescere ⬩ inflatio
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To swell Wið wunda ðe swellaþ, Lchdm. iii. 86, 16. Gif sino gescrince and æfter ðon swelle, ii. 68, 1. Gif fót oððe scancan swellan, iii. 38, 21. Sió wund ongon swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713. Swellende blæddran vesicae turgentes, Ex 9, 9
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sweord-fetels
A sword-belt ⬩ faidilus, vagidilus ⬩ a sword-belt.
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A sword-belt Se cásere heora ǽlces sweordfætelsas hét forceorfan the emperor ordered the sword-belts of each of them to be cut, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 178. Cf. Ðat swerd on hundtwelftian mancusas and fóur pund silueres on þan fetelse, Chart. Th. 505, 32.
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treów-wyrhta
A wood-wright ⬩ worker in wood ⬩ carpenter ⬩ joiner
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A wood-wright, worker in wood, carpenter, joiner Treówwyrhta lignarius. Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 10: 73, 29. Se Treówyrhta segþ:---- Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon, ðonne hús and mistlíce fata and scypa eów eallum ic wyrce ? Se Smiþ andwyrt : Eálá Trywwyrhta
for-þrysmian
to choke ⬩ to darken with smoke ⬩ cloud
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Add: to choke as with smoke Þá Judéas Crýst mid stengum and myd blásum hyne forþrysmodon and úre leóht ofslógon, Hml. A. 191, 291. Þæt sǽd mid þǽra þorna wæstme forðrysmod wearð, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 6. Forðresmedon suffocato, An. Ox. 11, 100. to darken
scyttan
to cause rapid movement ⬩ to shoot a bolt ⬩ to shut ⬩ to discharge a debt
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to cause rapid movement, to shoot a bolt, to shut Ic scytte sum loc sero, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 2. to discharge a debt Ic wille ðæt man selle ðæt land et Fersafeld . . . and recna man iungere Brún án marc gol and mid ðan láue scytte man mína borgas
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sige-hréðig
Triumphant
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Triumphant, applied to men Dómeádig cempa . . . sigehréðig (Guthlac), Exon. Th. 146, 4; Gú. 704. Hig ne wéndon ðæt hé sigehréðig sécean cóme þeóden they did not expect that Beowulf would come triumphant (from his fight with Grendel's mother) and visit
ge-winfullíc
Laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ laboriōsus
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adj, Laborious, toilsome; laboriōsus Ðæt hí ne þorftan in swá frǽcne síþfætt, and on swá gewinfullícne, and on swá uncúþe ællþeódignysse féran ne tam periculōsam, tam incertam peregrinātiōnem adīre debērent, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 37. Ðæt hí nó má ne mihton
gráp
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Grasp, clutch Me fæste hæfde on grápe fast had me in his grasp, Beo. Th. 114; B. 555: 881; B. 438. Hond earm and eaxle Grendles grápe hand, arm, and shoulder, Grendel's grasp, 1676; B. 836. On grápum in the clutches, 1534; B. 765: 3088; B. 1542: Andr
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ymb-haga
An enclosure where bees are kept
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An enclosure where bees are kept Wrít ðysne circul on ánum mealanstáne (mealm- ?), and sleah ǽnne stacan onmiddan ðam ymbhagan, and lege ðone stán onuppan ðám stacan (the words on the stone are : Contra apes ut salui sint. There are other charms connected
hál
Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation
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Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation Iosep áxode hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál Joseph asked whether their father were well, Gen. 43, 27. Se man wæs sóna hál statim sanus factus est, Jn. Skt. 5,
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un-geþwǽre
not in harmony ⬩ at variance ⬩ discordant ⬩ not in agreement ⬩ given to discord ⬩ quarrelsome ⬩ disagreeable ⬩ troublesome ⬩ vexatious
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not in harmony, at variance, discordant, not in agreement Ungeþwǽra discordator, discors, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 77. Simle bióþ ða gódan and ða yflan ungeþwǽre betwyh him, ge eác hwílum ða yflan bióþ ungeráde betwuh him selfum, ge furþum án yfel man bið
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