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ælmes-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-dǽd, e; f.

An alms-deed, a charitable action

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Mid ælmesdǽdum and mid óðrum gódum weorcum, 142, 24. Góde weorc begán and ælmesdǽda, 286, 6: Hml. Th. ii. 100, 21

mechanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mechanisc, adj.

Mechanical

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Mechanical Án wurplíc weorc on mechanisc geweorc, Homl. Skt. 5, 251

weler

(n.)
Grammar
weler, weler, welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler es;m., e;f.

A lip

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A lip masculine or uncertain Weler labium Wrt. Voc. i. 70, 48. Wæler labrum 64, 53. Welor labium 282, 69: ii. 51, 67. Neoðera welor album 7, 79. Weolure labio Lchdm. i. lxx, 4. Weleras labia Ps. Spl. 11, 2, 4: 65, 12: Ps. Th. 62, 5: 65, 12: Kent. Gl.

Linked entry: weoler

miltsung

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Mildsunga ( miserationes ) his ofer ealle weorc his, Ps. L. 144, 9. Add

slápol

(adj.)
Grammar
slápol, adj.
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Se ðe wǽre slápol, weorðe se ful wacor, Wulfst. 72, 13. Ne beón gé tó slápole ne ealles tó sleace, 40, 21. Tó ðám Godes weorce árísende, heora ǽlc ððerne myngige, ðæt ða slápule (-an, MS. F. ) náne láde næbben, R. Ben. 47, 17.

ælmes-selen

(n.)
Grammar
ælmes-selen, e; f.

Alms-giving

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Tó ðám weorce ælmæssylena eleemosynarum operibus, Gr. D. 329, 13: 321, 24. Hé hit hæfde geearnod mid ælmæsselenun and gódum weorcum, 330, 18. Mid bénum and mid ælmessylenum, Ll. Th. ii. 324, 32

tow-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tow-líc, adj.

Pertaining to weaving

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Pertaining to weaving Towlíc weorc textrinum opus, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 13: 82, 11

gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

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Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13

leóht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht-líc, adj.

Light

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Light, of little weight or value Leóhtlícu weorc levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32. Hú geweorþeþ

micelung

(n.)
Grammar
micelung, miclung, e; f.

A doing of great thingsmagnificentia

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A doing of great things; magnificentia Miclung ł mǽrsung weorc his magnificentia opus ejus, Ps. Lamb. 110, 3

ge-hræcan

(v.)

to set in orderdirectdirĭgĕre

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to set in order, direct; dirĭgĕre Weorc handa ussera gehræce ŏpus mănuum nostrārum dirĭge, Ps. Lamb. 89, 17

open-lic

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Þára openlican weorc (aperta opera) wé gesióð, ac wé nyton hwelc hira inngeðonc bið, Past. 105, 9. Add

blǽs-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blǽs-horn, es; m.
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A horn for blowing Blǽshorn bið ánes scitt, weorð, and is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16

Linked entry: blǽd-horn

hǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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To stone For hwylcum ðæra weorca wylle gé mé hǽnan . . . ne hǽne wé ðé for gódum weorce propter quod eorum opus me lapidatis . .. de bono opere non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. 10, 32, 33 : 11, 8. Ðú ðe ða wítegan hǽnst quæ prophetas lapidas, Lk.

Linked entry: ge-hǽnan

feónd-rǽden

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Swutele synd ðæs flǽsces weorc . . . feónd*-*rǽden and geflit (inimicitiae, contentiones, Gal. 5, 20), Hml. S. 17, 25. Add

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
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Sint tó manienne ðá ðe ðá sibbe sáwað, ðæt hié swá micel weorc tó recceleáslíce and tó unwærlíce ne dón admonendi sunt pacifici, ne tantae actionis pondus levigent, Past. 361, 6.

lǽring-mann

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Þæs láreówes hǽs and þæs lǽrincmannes (leornincgmannes, v. l.) weorc magistri jussio et discipuli opera R. Ben. 20, 6. Add

festnes

(n.)
Grammar
festnes, -ness, e; f.

A fastnessfirmamentfirmāmentum

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A fastness, firmament; firmāmentum Weorc handa his bodaþ festnes [MS. fesnesse] ŏpĕra mănuum ejus annuntiat firmāmentum, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 1

níd-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, adj.
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Oft sé sláwa ágǽlð ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrceanne plerumque piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25. Add