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hwer

(n.)
Grammar
hwer, es; m.

A kettlepotbasincaldroncooking-vessel

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Moab mínes hyhtes hwer Moab olla spei meæ, Ps. Th. 59, 7.

rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs, es; m.
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Hé hét hwílon ða hundas ætstandan ðe urnon on ðam rǽse deórum getenge he sometimes ordered the dogs to stop that were running at full speed close upon the game, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 25. an onset, attack Beadumægnes rǽs, Cd. Th. 198, 28; Exod. 329.

Linked entry: rǽs-bora

godspellic

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Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b> :-- Ióhannes wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic John belonged both to the Law and to the Gospel, Hml. S. 16, 101

hosp-word

(n.)
Grammar
hosp-word, es; n.

A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse

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Ongan tó ðam hálgan hospword sprecan began to speak words of contempt to the saint, Andr. Kmbl. 2632; An. 1317

a-myrran

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrran, -merran; p. de; pp. ed [a, myrran impedire]

to hinderimpedeobstructcheckdisturbimpedireturbareobstruereto dissipatespenddistractdefilemarcorruptspoildestroydissipareperdereconsummarecorrumperedevoraredistrahere

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Th. 136, 43; By. 165. to dissipate, spend, distract, defile, mar, corrupt, spoil, destroy; dissipare, perdere, consummare, corrumpere, devorare, distrahere Ðá he hæfde ealle amyrrede postquam omnia consummasset, Lk. Bos. 15, 14, 30.

Linked entries: a-merran on-mirran

grénnes

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Hé wile forlǽtan dǽre lufan grénnisse, and forseárian on ðǽre ungeðwǽrnesse qui separantur a uiriditate dilectionis arefiunt, Past. 359, 15, Ne næfð ǽnig bóh grénnysse (printed spen-; uiriditatem ) gódes weorces, sé þe ná wunað on wyrtruman sóðre lufe

dǽlan

(v.)
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H. 39, 18. to spend Man gehylt ðæt hé hæfð, gif hé him ondrǽt ðæt hit him oðsceóte. Ðý mon dǽlð spærlíce, ðe mon nele ðæt hit forberste a man spends sparingly from fear of failing, Prov. K. 19.

ge-scerpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerpan, -scirpan, -scyrpan; p. te

To clothe, furnish, adorn, deckvestire, ornare

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Ðá ðæt folc hine geseah swá gescyrpedne when the people saw him so furnished [i. e. with sword and spear, and riding on the king's horse ], Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 10: 5, 19; S. 638, 9, 10. Fugla cynn fiðerum gescyrped volucres pennatæ, Ps. Th. 148, 10.

on-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyscan, p. te.

to mock, make a jest ofto reproach, abuse, speak ill ofto detest

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Ic wénde ðæt hí mec onhyscte illudi me a senibus existimavi, Nar. 25, 22. to reproach, abuse, speak ill of Ðonne men eów onhiscaþ ( exprobaverint ), Lk. Skt. 6, 22. Gebiddaþ for ða ðe eów onhyscaþ (-hisceaþ) pro calumniantibus vos, 6, 28.

bútú

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bútú, [bú = bá both, tú = twá two]
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Wit him bútú sprecaþ we both [lit. we two both] speak to him, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 20; Gen. 574: 39; Th. 52, 4; Gen. 838: 40; Th. 52, 22; Gen. 847. Ðǽr hie sǽton bútú where they both [lit. they two both] sat, 133; Th. 168, 8; Gen. 2779

Linked entries: bútá búte

clipigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clipigendlíc, adj.

calling, vocativevocativusmaking a vocal soundvocalis

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thou man speak to me: O! thou master teach me something, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 24-27. making a vocal sound; vocalis

Linked entry: ge-cígendlíc

spannan

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add: to harness or yoke oxen to that which has to be drawn Ðá þá him náht ne speów, þá hét hé spannan oxan tó, ac hí ne mihton áwecgan ꝥ mǽden swá, Hml.

wíf-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hád, es; m. 1.

womanhood

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womanhood Wé sprecaþ be ðære heofonlícan cwéne æfter wífháde we speak of the heavenly queen as woman, Homl. Th. i. 546, 14. II. female sex : — Wíf had femininum sexus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 19. Wífhádes man femina, i. 70, 18 : Homl.

wilder

(n.)
Grammar
wilder, (-or ? cf. wildor-líc. v. next word) (and wild ? cf. O. H. Ger. wild; dat. pl. wildiran ; and the declensions of lamb, cild), es; n.

A wild beast

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Spédig man on wildrum, Ors. l, I ; Swt. 18, 9

Linked entry: wildor

geond-geótan

(v.)
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</b> to spread (intrans.) over :-- Sped geondgýt (gend-, Hpt. Gl. 447, 24) glaucoma suffundit, An.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od.

To spew, manifest, exhibitexhibere, monstrāre, manifestāreTo see, behold, view, look round uponvidere, perspicere, circumspicereTo see, considervidere, considerare

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To spew, manifest, exhibit; exhibere, monstrāre, manifestāre Áre ne wolde gesceáwian would not shew reverence, Cd. 76; Th. 95, 19; Gen. 1581.

Linked entry: sceáwian

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Haste, speed Ófost is sélost tó gecýðanne hwanon eówer cyme sý the quicker you make known where you come from the better Beo. Th. 518; B. 256: 6007; B. 3007. Ófest, Cd. Th. 196, 18; Exod. 293. Ófst and hradung, R. Ben. 3, 11.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

maðelian

(v.)
Grammar
maðelian, p. ode

To speakharanguemake a speechdeclaim

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To speak, harangue, make a speech, declaim Maðelaþ concionatur, i. conclamat, loquitur, contestatur in populo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 34. Maðalade contionatur, declamat, Wülck. Gl. 15, 36. Satan maðelode, sorgiende spræc, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 27; Gen. 347.

Linked entry: mæðlan

ge-scyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyrtan, p. -scyrte; pp. -scyrted, -scyrt; v.a. [scyrt short] .

to shorten, contract, lessenabbreviare, minuereto become short, be lessened, fail

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to shorten, contract, lessen; abbreviare, minuere Ða spell ic sceal gescyrtan I must shorten the stories, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 29. Ðú his dagena tíd gescyrtest minorasti dies temporis ejus, Ps. Th. 88, 38.

Linked entries: scyrtan ge-scert

tó-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gangan, p. -géng; pp. -gangen.

to go in different directions,to partto go away,pass away

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M. 372, 20) wǽron digredientes ab invicem, S. 607, 36. to go away, pass away Ne tógongeþ gumena hwylcum eáþe ðæt ic ðǽr ymb sprice what I speak of does not easily pass away from any man (it is a bow that speaks, and the reference is to a wound from a

Linked entry: tó-gán