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un-wriðen

(adj.)
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un-wriðen, adj.

Not bound

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Not bound Ðæt hé mid ungemetlícre grimsunge his hiéremonna wunda tó suíðe ne slíte, ne eft for ungemetlícre mildheortnesse hé hié ne lǽte unwriðena ut neque multa asperitate exulcerentur subditi, neque nimia benignitate solvantur, Past. 17; Swt. 125,

Linked entry: un-wríþan

fyrþrung

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For crístendómes fyrðrunge, Wlfst. 176, 2. Ic on Róme be þes pápan fyrþrunge and leáfe mynster geworhte, Cht. Th. 116, 29. Weder hlúttor gesihð, ceápes ferðrunge hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 17. Buccan gesihð, ferðrunge getácnað, 206, 2. Add

gyrn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
gyrn-wracu, f.

Vengeance for troubleinjury

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Vengeance for trouble or injury Gearo gyrnwræce ready to revenge her grief, Beo. Th.424, 2B. 2118: 2281; B. 1138., Márum sárum gyldan gyrnwræce with greater pains to revenge their trouble, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 16; Gú. 405

ge-stíran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíran, p. de; pp. ed

To correctrestraincorrĭgĕrecŏhĭbēre

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Cot.] óðrum ðæt hí swá dón ne dorsten in order that the punishments might restrain others from daring to do so, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 7

Linked entry: ge-stýran

tó-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sittan, pp. -seten

To sit at a distance from one another,to be placed apart

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To sit at a distance from one another, to be placed apart Ðæs landes is .XLIII. þeóda wíde tósetene for unwæstmbǽrnesse ðæs londes gentes sunt quadraginta duae, propter terrarum infoecundam diffusionem late oberrantes, Ors. 1. 1; Swt. 14, 18

hwá

(n.; adj.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwá, m, f; hwæt; n.

Whowhat.any onesome oneanythingsomethingwhosoeverwhatsoever,whatever

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Ic wundrige for hwý se góda God lǽte ǽnig yfel beón I wonder for what reason the good God allows any evil to exist, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 4. For hwig, St. And. 32, 13.

fiðere

(n.)
Grammar
fiðere, es; n.

A wingālaWingsālæpennæ

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Hìm fiðeras ne fultumaþ wings support them not, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 26

Linked entries: FEÐER fyðera

ge-dwild

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ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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Ðonne tweónað fela manna . . . for ðám micclum and mænigfealdum gedwyldum þe hí geseóð and gehýrað, hwæðer hé sý se sóða Godes sunu oððe ná ne sý, 196, 13

droppetian

(v.)
Grammar
droppetian, droppetan; p. ode ede; pp. od, ed

To drop, fall by drops, distil distillāre

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Fór ansýne Drihtnes heofonas droppetaþ the heavens drop before the face of the Lord, Ps. Th. 67, 9

fleó

(n.)
Grammar
fleó, indecl. n.

A white speckdisease of the eyealbūgo

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A white speck, disease of the eye; albūgo Ðæs eágan wǽron mid fleó and mid dimnesse twelf mónþ ofergán whose eyes had been for a twelvemonth overspread with the white speck and with dimness, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 96, 14

from-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
from-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away fromdepart fromdiscēdĕre

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To go away from, depart from; discēdĕre Gif hit eallunga fromgewite if it should altogether depart, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 35. Ne syndon me fromgewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255

gafol-land

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-land, es; n.

Tribute-landland let for rent or servicestribūtāria terra

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Tribute-land, land let for rent or services; tribūtāria terra Búton ðam ceorle ðe on gafollande sit except the churl who resides on tribute-land, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 154, 2. Cf. Th. Chart. p. 144-5

Linked entry: land-gafol

ge-tión

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tión, p. -tióde; pp. -tiód

To appointdetermineordainstătuĕredecernĕre

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Fox 24, 28; Met. 24, 14; 13, 26; Met. 13, 13: 11, 76; Met.11, 38

gehér-nes

(n.)
Grammar
gehér-nes, -ness, e; f.

Hearingauditus

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Camb. fol. 244, 7] ðíne Domine audivi auditum tuum vocem tuam, Cant. Abac. Surt. 189, 2 : Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 38

weorold-gítsere

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsere, es; m.
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One who is covetous of this world's goods Hwæt bið ðæm welegan woruldgítsere (cf. gítsere, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 13) on his móde ðe bet, þeáh hé micel áge goldes and gimma and gooda gehwæs, Met. 14, 1

wuldor-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæder, m.

The father of glorythe heavenly Father

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Fox 291; Men. 147, Mid ðinne wuldorfæder, Exon. Th. 14, II ; Cri. 217

ed-níwe

(adj.; adv.)
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ed-níwe, adv.
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Angl. vii. 10, 99 under edníwan) ðæs ylcan gecyndes, for ðan ðe ðá ǽrran áteoriað, Hml. Th. ii. 206, 29. ( This and Ph. 253 might be taken under ed-níwe; adj.) Add

efen-blíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-blíþe, adj.
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Rejoicing with another Ne wépað git mé ná swá ic deád sý, ac beóð mé efenblíðe weep not for me as if I were dead, but rejoice with me (rejoice as I do), Shrn. 56, 19. [ Icel. jafn-blíðr.]

gebed-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-tíd, e; f.
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An hour appointed for prayer Hé æt nǽnigre gebedtíde wolde on ðǽre cyrican wunian ðæt hé mid þǽm óþrum his gebed gefylde, Shrn. 65, 15. Æt gehwelcre gebedtíde Godes englas cóman and lǽddan hí on ðá lyft, 107, 25

un-gewiss

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Ungewiss for costnunge per tentalionem imperita, 265, 9. Hí beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes, 264, 10