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ac

(adv.)
Grammar
ac, adv. interrogative.

Whywhethernonnenumquid

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Ac hwá démeþ who shall judge? Salm. Kmbl. 669; Sal. 334. Ac forhwon fealleþ se snaw why falleth the snow? 603; Sal. 301

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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Hwá unclǽnnisse líf alifde who lived a life of uncleanness, Exon, 116 b; Th. 448, 32; Dóm. 63: Hý. 4, 115. Hy on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they lived a harmless life, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5: Ex. 21, 22

telgor

(n.)
Grammar
telgor, tealgor, es; m.: e; f.
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Gif hwá mid him ðysse wyrte ( verbascum ) áne tealgre byrþ, ne biþ hé bréged mid ǽnigum ógan, Lchdm. ii. 176, 3. Tealgras propagines, Blickl. Gl. Ðeós wyrt (wild gourd ) wið ða eorðan hyre telgra tóbrǽdeþ, Lchdm. i. 324, 3 note

Linked entry: tealgor

æt-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-reccan, p. -re(a)hte
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Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ. . . hwá is manna tó þám ungesceád þæt hé þǽm cyninge his áre ætrecce, for þí þe his geréfa forwyrht biþ, Lch. iii. 444, 8. Cf. æt-déman

ceaster-ware

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Hwá bigþ fixas þíne? Ceasterwara cives, Coll. M. 23, 27. Seó cwén þara úplicra cesterwara, Mart. H. 146, 23. Add

frætwung

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Hwá mæg ðǽre heofenan freatewunge ásecgan?, Hml. Th. i. 286, 18. Frætwunga crepundia, i. insignia, indicia, cunabula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 70. Frætewunge, preónas lunulas, An. Ox. 2204. Fræte[wunge] ornamenta, 540. Frætewunga, Prud. 52.

ofer-helian

(v.)

to cover over, conceal

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Gif hwá pytt ádelfe and hine ne oferhelie operuerit Ex. 21, 33. Tó oferhelianne, Glostr. Frag. 102, 2. Beón oferheled obtegi, Germ. 389, 22. Nis nán þing oferheled opertum ðe ne beó unheled, Lk. Skt. 12, 2

temprung

(n.)
Grammar
temprung, e; f.
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Tempering, moderation Swá hwæt on temprunge byþ hálwende hit ys quicquid ternperamento fit salutare est, Scint. 55, 1. Hafa ðú temprunge ( temperamentum, i. mediocritatem ), 172, 13

ýþ-mearh

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-mearh, gen. -meares; m.
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Se micla hwæl bisenceþ sǽlíþende, eorlas and ýðmearas, 363, 5; Wal. 49

mynster-mann

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Lá, mynsterman, wylt þú witan hwæt þis tácnaþ ?, Angl. viii. 323, 16: Wlfst. 224, 17. Wé þencað iunge mynstermen tó gegrétanne, Angl. viii. 321, 38. Add

fæger

(n.)
Grammar
fæger, es; n. (not e; f.).

beauty

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Hwæt fægnast þú þonne heora fægeres? hwæt belimpþ his tó þe?, Bt. 14, 2; F. 42, 32-36.

tallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tallíce, adv.

In a way that deserves blame, reprehensibly

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Ne forseó gé Godes ðearfan, ðeáh ðe hí tállíce hwæt gefremman, Homl. Th. i. 332, 13

un-gewislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewislíc, adj.

Uncertainunknownuncommon

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Uncertain, unknown, uncommon Wénst ðú ðæt hit hwæt níwes sié oððe hwæthwugu ungewislíces ðæt ðé on becumen is novum credo aliquid inusitatumque vidisti, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 16, 27 note

Linked entry: wiss-líc

woffung

(n.)
Grammar
woffung, e ; f.

Ravingblasphemy

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Hwæt is ðes ðe sprycþ woffunga (blasphemia), 5, 21

eáðelíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eáðelíc, ǽðelíc; comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre: adj.

Easy, possible făcĭlis

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Hwæt is eáðelícre what is easier? 9, 5

Linked entry: ǽðe-líc

leád-gota

(n.)
Grammar
leád-gota, an; m.
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Mylewerde, sútere, leádgotan (leód-, MS.) and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísað hwæt him tó gebyreð, Angl. ix. 263, 18

Linked entry: gota

swinc

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Dele second passage, for which see swinge, and add Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes hé hit bringð tó mé, Hml. S. 36, 43

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Hwá hreopode mé ... ðú áxast hwá dé hreopode ... ðæt wíf hine hrepode, ii. 394, 10-18. Wé ne hrepodon ðone traht we did not treat the exposition, i. 104, 6. Ne hrepa ðú ðæs treówes wæstm touch not the fruit of the tree, 14, 1: Homl. Swt. 5, 302.

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L. Alf. pol. 20; Th. i. 74, 15. Gif hwá óðrnm his unmagan óþfæste, and hé hine on ðære fæstinge forferie, 17; Th. i. 72, 4.

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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Gif hwá útlahne hæbbe and healde plihte him sylfum and ealre his áre, L. C. S. 67; Th. i. 410, 18. Plihte tó him sylfum and ealre his áre, L. Eth. ix. 42 ; Th. i. 350, 2