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heort-gesída

Grammar
heort-gesída, heort-gesidu(-a); pl.

The vitals ⬩ entrails

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H. 120, 209: uitalia, uiscera, renuncule i. lundlagan, Wülck. Gl. 29, 37), Lev. 3, 3. Substitute:

Linked entry: heort-hama

wǽpen-gewrixl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-gewrixl, -gewrixle, es; n.

A passage of arms ⬩ an exchange of blows ⬩ a conflict, fight

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A passage of arms, an exchange of blows, a conflict, fight Gif hit geweorðe, ðæt wǽpngewrixl weorðe gemǽne þegene and þrǽle, Wulfst. 162, 7.

spear-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
spear-hafoc, es; m.

A sparrow-hawk ⬩ nisus ⬩ nisus

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A sparrow-hawk Spaerhabuc alietum (alietus an hobey, Wülck. Gl. 562, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 67. Spearhafuc, 7, 65: i. 280, 20. Spearhafoc hetum, 62, 16: accipiter vel raptor, 29, 58: ismarus ( = ismerlus? cf. French émerillon a merlin ), 63, 25

Linked entry: spær-habuc

weorold-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gestreón, es ; n.
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Wulfst. 260, 19. Ðás woruldgestreón, Exon. Th. 106, 15 ; Gú. 41. Sum hér ofer eorþan ǽhta onlíhð, woruld-gestreóna, 295, 10; Crä. 31. Ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna ( cupidi, 2 Tim. 3, 2), Wulfst. 81, 14. Hé breác mondreáma hér, woruld-gestreóna. Cd.

steórend

(n.)
Grammar
steórend, stýrend, es; m.
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Drihten, ealra sceafta reccend and stýrend, Wulfst. 255, 18. one who corrects, one who reproves:?-Stýrend corrector, increpator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 82

Linked entry: stýrend

míte

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., but see Wülck. Gl. 121, 23) l. (?) mustfleógan vel [must]wurmas, míte, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75-

wæl-slítende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-slítende, adj.

Corpse-rending, that rends the dead

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Corpse-rending, that rends the dead Ðæt líc ðǽr (in the grave) tó fúlnesse weorðeþ and ðám wælslítendum wyrmum weorðeþ tó ǽte, Wulfst. 187, 14. On helle mid deóflum and mid dracum and mid wælslítendum wyrmum, 241, 12

mǽþian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþian, p. ode

To regard ⬩ respect

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To regard, respect Hé sylþ árleásnysse ðæt hé ne árige ne eác ne mǽþige his underþeóddum ne his gelícum the devil gives pitilessness, so that the man neither spares nor regards his subordinates or his equals, Wulfst. 59, 17

Linked entry: ge-mǽðian

sǽ-strand

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-strand, es; m.

Sea-shore

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Swá mænigfealde swá swá sandceosol on sǽstrande, Jos. 11, 4: Wulfst. 198, 22. Beraþ ða stánas tó sǽstrande, Homl. Th. i. 68, 29. Heo stepen up a sæstrond, Laym. 9235

Linked entry: strand

deór

(n.)
Grammar
deór, an animal.
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Þæt grǽge deór wulf on wealde. Chr. 937; P. 109, 22. úr byð ... fela frécne deór, Rún. 2. Se camal ꝥ micla dear, Lk. L. 18, 25. Se micla dear, Mk. L. 10, 25. Of camele ðǽm deáre, Mt. p. 19, 11.

ge-rǽsan

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L. 5, I. of violent action; gerǽsan on, wiþ to attack, assault Priscus gerǽsde on þá fǽmnan in crístenmonna midle, swá wulf gerǽseþ on sceáp on miclum éwede, Mart. H. 170, 26.

hár

(adj.)
Grammar
hár, adj.

Hoar, hoary, grey, old ⬩ canus

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Se hára wulf the grey wolf, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 15; Wand. 82. Háres hyrste the old warrior's arms, Beo. Th. 5968; B. 2988: 3360; B. 1678: Cd. 164; Th. 193, 4; Exod. 241: 151; Th. 189, 7; Exod. 181. On ðone háran hæsel to the grey [with lichens?]

mis-weorþan

(v.)

to turn out badly

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Gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold ðonne miswyrþ ðam men hraðe if the pennies weigh more than the gold, then will it soon prove a bad thing for the man, Wulfst. 240, 4

morþ-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-wyrhta, an; m.

One who causes death

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Eth. vi. 7, 36; Th. i. 316, 21, 324, 11: L.C.S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7: Wulfst. 266, 25

Linked entry: morþor-wyrhta

wer-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wer-leás, adj.
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S. 74; Th. i. 416, 6: Wulfst. 271, 20

sorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sorhlíce, adv.

Miserably ⬩ grievously

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L. 190) tósomne gemencged se þrosmiga lig and se þrece gycela, Wulfst. 138, 25

Linked entry: sorh-líc

swiftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swiftlíce, adv.

Swiftly

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Hí fleóþ swiftlíce, Wulfst. 200, 17

mirige

(adv.)
Grammar
mirige, adv.

Pleasantly ⬩ sweetly ⬩ gladly

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Pleasantly, sweetly, gladly His módor gehýrde hú myrge hé sang mid ðám munecum and hyre wæs myrge on hyre móde his mother heard how sweetly he sang with the monks, and she was glad at heart, Wulfst. 152, 11-13

Wódnes-niht

(n.)
Grammar
Wódnes-niht, e; f.

The night between Tuesday and Wednesday

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Sunnan-nihtum ne mæssenihtum ne Wódnesnihtum, Wulfst. 305, 23

wráþ

(n.)
Grammar
wráþ, es; n.

cruelty ⬩ what is grievous ⬩ the painful

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Gl. 518, 35. what is grievous, the painful Ðæt nán wiht ne sý, . . . ne ðæs heardes ne ðæs hnesces, ne ðæs wráðes ne ðæs wynsumes, . . . ðæt hig þonne mihte fram úres Drihtnes lufan ásceádan, Wulfst. 184, 20

Linked entry: wráþ-líc