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mis-hwirfed

(part.)
Grammar
mis-hwirfed, pp.

Perverted

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Perverted Swá hit is mishweorfed sic rerum versa conditio est, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 18. Mishwyrfedre praepostero, Hpt. Gl. 496, 41: 518, 19

myl

(n.)

dust

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dust Ðát ðære ylcan stówe myl wið fýre wæs freomigende ut pulvis loci illius contra ignem voluerit, Bd. 3, 10, tit.; S. 534, 16

neáh-stów

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-stów, e; f.

a neighbouring placeneighbourhood

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a neighbouring place Ealle ða neáhstówa ðǽr ymbútan, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 22. neighbourhood On ðære circean oððe on hire neáhstówe, Shrn. 81, 24

níd-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gestealla, an; m.

One who is closely bound to another by the ties of comradeship

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One who is closely bound to another by the ties of comradeship Hié á wǽron æt níða gehwam nýdgesteallan, Beo. Th. 1769; B. 882

Linked entry: níd-freónd

ge-wlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlǽtan, p. -wlǽtte; pp. -wlǽted, -wlǽt

To defiledebasefœdare

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To defile, debase; fœdare Gif ðú swá gewlǽtne mon métst if thou shouldest meet a man so debased, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

gíferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
gíferlíce, adj.

Greedilyeagerlyavide

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Greedily, eagerly; avide Ongan gíferlíce ðæt gærs etan virecta herbarum avidius carpere cæpit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 41. Gíferlíce pertinaciter, Hpt. Gl. 424

bígean

(v.)

to bow, bendflectere

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to bow, bend; flectere His cneówu bígean genua flectere, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 23: 3, 2; S. 524, 21: Ps. Th. 94, 6

blód-yrnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blód-yrnende, part. [blód, yrnende, part. of yrnan to run, flow]

Blood-flowingsanguinans, sanguine fluens

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Blood-flowing; sanguinans, sanguine fluens Ðæt wíf blódyrnende þrówaþ the blood-flowing woman suffereth [was suffering], Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, note 8, B

Linked entry: blódes flównyss

ge-cneord

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cneord, adj.

Diligentintentintentussollers

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Diligent, intent; intentus, sollers Wæs he on willsumnesse háligra gebéda gecneord and geornfull ĕrat orātiōnum devōtiōni sollertissĭme intentus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 34

ge-hradian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hradian, p. ode; pp. od

To hastenaccelerare

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To hasten; accelerare Sóna wól ealra monna gehradode continuo omnium lues scelerum adceleravit Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 23 : 4, 19; S. 588, 33

Linked entry: ge-radod

twi-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-féte, adj.
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Sume bíþ twioféte, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 27

Linked entry: twio-féte

twi-híwede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-híwede, adj.
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Gr. 49; Zup. 287, 9. double-coloured Twyhíwedum wurman bis tincto cocco, Hpt. Gl. 431, 30

Linked entry: -híwede

þyncþ

(n.)
Grammar
þyncþ, þyncþu; f.

Honourdignityrank

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MSS.) bið furður ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 23

un-geeahtendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geeahtendlíc, adj.

Inestimable

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B.) gerýnes ipsa inaestimabilis mysterii magnitudine, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 11

un-oferswíðedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðedlíc, adj.

Unconquerable

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Unconquerable Sume men wǽron unoferswíþedlíce, swá ðæt hí nán ne mihte mid nánum wíte oferswíþan quidam suppliciis inexpugnabiles, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 1

un-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gód, adj.

Not goodevilbad

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Not good, evil, bad Seldan hé bið eald; ungódan deáðe hé swylt, Lchdm. iii. 184, 23. On ylde ungódum deáðe heó swylt, 188, 28

wícnung

(n.)
Grammar
wícnung, e; f.
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Discharging of an office, service, stewardship Be gehádodra manna wícnungum de ordinatorum hominum procurationibus, L. Ecg. P. iii. 8, tit.; Th. ii. 194, 32

Wuffingas

(n.)
Grammar
Wuffingas, pl. m.

The patronymic of the royal house of East-Anglia

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The patronymic of the royal house of East-Anglia Wuffa fram ðam Eást-Engla cyningas Wuffingas wǽron nemde, Bd. 2, 15 ; S. 518, 38

án-hyrned

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Ánhyrnede unicornis, Bl. Gl. Ánhyrnedra unicornium, Ps. L. 28, 4

án-forlǽtness

(n.)
Grammar
án-forlǽtness, e; f.
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loss. v. án-forlǽtan, Æt neorxnawanges ánforlǽtnesse, Bl. H. 85, 31. intermission. Cf. án-forlǽtan, II Búton ánforlǽtnesse sine intermissione, Gr. D. 227, 16

Linked entry: for-lǽtnes