for-wegan
To kill ⬩ interficere
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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228
neáh-mǽgþ
A neighbouring province
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A neighbouring province (v. mǽgþ, IV. c) On ða neáhmǽgþe in proximam provinciam, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 23. Ðæra neáhmǽgþa finitimarum provinciarum, 3, 24; S. 557, 15
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níw-fara
A new-comer ⬩ a stranger
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A new-comer, a stranger Ic eom nífara hider on eorþan beforan ðé and ælþeódig incola ego sum apud te in terra, et peregrinus, Ps. Th. 38, 15
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grafet
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A trench[?] On ðæt lange grauet of ðam lange grafette, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 193, 33: 195, 5, 7. Leo takes the word as a diminutive of 'gráf.'
ge-hwilc
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III 2.</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23
ge-dafenlícnes
Decency ⬩ convenience ⬩ an opportunity ⬩ dĕcentia ⬩ convĕnientia ⬩ opportūnĭtas
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Decency, convenience, an opportunity; dĕcentia, convĕnientia, opportūnĭtas Eton mid gedafenlícnysse juxta convĕnientiam comēdāmus, Bd. Whelc. 228, 43. On gedafenlícnessum in opportūnĭtātĭbus, Ps. Lamb. 9, 10 : second 9, 1
sealticge
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A dancer Hét Herodes ðæt heáfod beran on disce and sellan ánre sealticgan ( the daughter of Herodias who danced before Herod) hire plegan tó méde, Shrn. 123, 2
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sweord-leóma
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The glitter of swords:?-Swurdleóma stód swylce eal Finnsburuh fýrenu wǽre there was flashing of swords, as if all Finnsburg were on fire, Fins. Th. 71; Fin. 35
tung-wód
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Tongue-mad, violent in speech Uppstige sandfull on fótum forealdudes swá wíf tungwód menn stillum ascensus arenosus in pedibus ueterani, sic mulier linguata homini quieto, Scint. 223, 13
þǽr-ábútan
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Thereabout, about that place On Antiochian byrig and ðǽrábútan gehwǽr, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 595. Tó ðám ðe ðárábútan (-onbútan, MS. A.) stódon circumstantibus, Mk. Skt. 14, 69
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under-bregdan
to spread under
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to spread under Óþer eáre hí him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12
un-gewuniendlíc
Uninhabitable
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Uninhabitable Án ðæra dǽla is ungewuniendlíc (-wunig-, MS. P.: unwuniendlíc, MSS. L. R.) for ðære sunnan neáweste; on ðam ne eardaþ nán eorðlíc mann, Lchdm. iii. 260, 21
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un-sæpig
Not sappy ⬩ sapless
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Not sappy, sapless Treówa gif hí beóð on fullum mónan geheáwene, hí beóð heardran tó getimbrunge, and swíðost gif hí beóð unsæpige geworhte, Homl. Th. i. 102, 24
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un-sóþ
Untruth ⬩ falsehood
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Untruth, falsehood Mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, Wulfst. 55, 16. Leáslíce híwian unsóð tó sóðe, 128, 9. Ic nelle secgan unsóð on me sylfe, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 195
wórung
Wandering about ⬩ rambling
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Wandering about, rambling Hé hét ðæt hé wunode bútan wórunge on mynstre. Homl. Skt. i. 6, 99. Ásolcennys ácenð ídelnysse . .., wórunge and fyrwitnysse. Homl. Th. ii. 220, 26
weorold-gewritu
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Profane literature On weoruldgewritum gelǽred saeculari literatura instructus. Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 11. Ðá lǽrde se hyne godcunde gewritu ; ðá forlét hé ða woruldgewrytu, Shrn. 152, 20
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wrocen
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Of ðam byrcelse on wrocene; andlang wrocene in Uppinghǽma gemǽre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 124, 13. Be eástan wrocena stybbe; ðæt swá tó wrocena stybbe, v. 297, 26
carcern-weard
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A prison-warder, jailor Hé wæs on carcern sænded . . . , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27
cote
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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ hé ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ hé wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add
dón-lic
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For Cot. 149 substitute Þǽre dónlecan (printed dor-) practicae, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 74. On dónlicum þincgum in faciendo, R. Ben. I. 23, 12. Dónlicum agendis, 44, 14