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treówleásness

(n.)
Grammar
treówleásness, e; f.
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Ðonne lærþ ús Godes engel smeáunge ymbe Godes beboda. . . . ðonne lǽrþ ús se deófol treówleásnesse Godes beboda (unfaithfulness to God's commands), Wulfst. 233, 19

twi-scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-scyldig, adj.
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Liable to a double penalty Gif se frigea cunnandæge wyrce ... þolie his freótes oþþe sixtig sciłł., and preóst sí twy-scildig, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 7. Cf. twi-gilde

un-gewil

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewil, un-gewill; adj.

Displeasingnot with the good will of a person

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Displeasing, not with the good will of a person Se arcebiscop leáfe æt ðam cynge nam, ðeáh hit ðam cynge ungewill wǽre, ðæs ðe men léton, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 16

wiþ-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-weorpan, p.-wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen

To reject

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To reject Ðú eart se weallstán ðe ða wyrhtan wiðwurpan, Exon. Th. 1, 4;Cri. 3. Gé ðære snyttro [stán (? cf. Lk. 30, 17)] unwíslíce wiðweorpon, Elen. Kmbl. 587; El. 294

wirming

(n.)
Grammar
wirming, e; f.

Warming

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Warming Se cyning gestód æt ðam fýre and hine wyrmde; and ðá betwih ða wærminge (werminge, M. 196, 27) (inter calefaciendum) gemunde hé ðæt word, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 34

Linked entry: wærming

weorold-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-spédig, adj.
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Rich in this world's goods, wealthy Se ðe wilnaþ ðæt wolde on ðam angienne his lífes woroldspédig (woruld-, Cott. MSS.) weorðan qui in principio hereditari festinant, Past. 44; Swt. 333, 2

Linked entry: spédig

be-seóþan

(v.)
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Seóþ þú hyt swá swíðe þat se þridda[n]-dǽl beó besodan, iii. 92, 19

candel-leóht

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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt hý candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7

geócor

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For passage from Beowulf substitute Þæt [he, MS.] wæs geócor síð þæt se hearmscaða tó Heorute áteáh, B. 76, 5. Add: :-- Ne hé sorge wæg, geócorne sefan, dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1111

god-þrymm

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Hwilc se godþrym sý þǽre écan Godes gesihþe quae sit majestas aeternae visionis Dei, Gr. D. 245, 10. Hé geyfelsacode þone naman þæs ælmihtigan godþrymmes majestatis nomen blasphemavit, 289, 22. Add

land-efne

(n.)
Grammar
land-efne, es; n.
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Amount of landed property Se cyng lét tóscyfton þone here geond eall þis land tó his mannon, and hí fǽddon þone here ǽlc be his landefne, Chr. 1085 ; P. 216, 3

Linked entry: efne

lifer-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
lifer-seóc, adj.
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Having the liver diseased Gif se lifersióca mon blódes tó fela hæbbe, Lch. ii. 210, 7. Wyrce mon tó drencum liferseócum mannum, 212, 24. Heó liferseócum wel fremað, i. 236, 13

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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High Heáge flíhþ se earn sublime volat aquila, Ælfc. Gr. 41, 16. Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

healseta

(n.)
Grammar
healseta, an; m.
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Se ealdormon rád þurh sumne wudu ðú rǽsde án næddre of holum treowe æt ðam healsetan him on ðone bósm and hyne tóslát ðæt hé wæs sóna deád, Shrn. 144, 27

on-tíned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
on-tíned, (-tímed ?)

well-supplied

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Gif ðí .x. dæge sunne scýneþ, ðonne byþ and ealle æá mid fixum ontíned, Lchdm. iii. 166, 13

Linked entry: -tíned

spann

(n.)
Grammar
spann, e; f.

A spancubitusa span

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Wæs se líchoma sponne lengra ðære ðrýh invenerunt corpus mensura palmi longius esse sarcofago, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 5

Linked entry: sponn

spiwol

(adj.)
Grammar
spiwol, adj.

Emetic, causing vomiting

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Drince se man spiwolne drenc, 216, 11. Speowolne drenc, 216, 16. Mid wyrtdrencum útyrnendum oþþe spiwlum oþþe migolum, 82, 17. ¨

Linked entry: spiwel

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEMjewelgemmaused metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Seó gesomnung ðara deórwyrþra gimma the collection of the precious gems, Blickl. Homl. 99, 28. Se ðe wæs gescríd mid golde and mid gimmum he that was clad with gold and with gems, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 3: Cd. 227; Th. 305, 20; Sat. 649.

Linked entries: giem gym

eáre

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Icel. eyra a handle on a pot, see N. E. D. ear, ll. 8, and next word

bryne

(n.)
Grammar
bryne, byrne, es; m.

to burnA burning, fire, flame, heatustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor

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Mid ðý me of sweoran forþlifaþ seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles dum mihi de collo rubor tumoris ardorque promineat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31: Exon. 32a; Th. 101, 22; Cri. 1662.

Linked entry: byrne