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un-sibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sibsumness, e; f.

Want of tranquillityanxiety

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Want of tranquillity, anxiety Mið unsibsumnise gedroefede anxietate turbati, Jn. Skt. p. 6, 1

Linked entry: sibsumness

on-sprungenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprungenness, e; f.

Defect, want

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Defect, want Onsprungennes eclipsis, i. solis vel lunae defectio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 22

un-sægd

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For 'Wanl. Cat. 6, 13' substitute Hml. Th. ii. 466, 24

or-feormness

(n.)
Grammar
or-feormness, e; f.

Want of cleanliness squalor

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Want of cleanliness squalor Orfeormnisse squalores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 8

Linked entries: -feormness or-firme

un-gearowitolness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gearowitolness, e; f.
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Want of ready wit, want of clear thought For þon wé hí geseóð swylce hit sý ǽr sunnan uppgange, for þon þe hit nú gýt is in sumre glímunge and ungearewitolnesse (-gearu-, v.l.) úres módes quia quasi in quodam mentis crepusculo haec velut ante solem videmus

hafe-leást

(n.)
Grammar
hafe-leást, e; f.

Want of means, indigence

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Want of means, indigence For haueléste from lack of means, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 12

crism-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
crism-hálgung, e; f.

The consecration of the oil of chrism chrismatis consecratio

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The consecration of the oil of chrism; chrismatis consecratio Wanl. Catal. 121, col. 2, 57

hrím-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
hrím-ceald, adj.
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Icy cold Hrímcalde sǽ, Exon. 76 b; Th. 286, 22; Wand. 4

bi-wráh

(v.; part.)

covered,

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covered, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 32; Wand, 23; p. of biwríhan

hríð

(n.)
Grammar
hríð, e; f.

A stormtempest

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A storm, tempest Hríd hreósende the driving storm, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 20; Wand. 102

un-wærness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wærness, e; f.

Heedlessnesswant of cautionimprudence

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Heedlessness, want of caution, imprudence Þurh ðás unwærnysse hé gebringð hine on helle, Wulfst. 299, 7

Linked entry: wærness

wæter-leást

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-leást, e; f.

Want of water

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Want of water Ðæt folc wearð geangsumod on móde for ðære wæterleáste, Homl. Ass. 108, 177

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash outto washcleansebaptizeanointabluerelucrelavarebaptizareunguere

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To wash out, to wash, cleanse, baptize, anoint; abluere, lucre, lavare, baptizare, unguere Gif ðú aþweán wylt if thou wilt wash out, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 32, 8. Aþweah me lava me, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Ðú aþweahst me lavabis me, 50, 8. He þegnas mid ða hálgan

hryðig

(adj.)
Grammar
hryðig, adj.

Dismantledtottering

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[cf. hriðian], Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 5; Wand. 77

þrístleásness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístleásness, (?), e; f.

Want of boldness

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Want of boldness Ic eom andetta ... þrístleásnyssa mínra synna, Anglia xi. 101, 34

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund,

talpa

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Gl. 279,11, read wand

Linked entry: wund

circ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
circ-líc, adj. [circe a church]

ecclesiasticalecclesiasticus

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Like a church, ecclesiastical; ecclesiasticus Mid circlícum þénungum with ecclesiastical services, Wanl. Catal. 118, 4, col. 2

án-súndnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-súndnes, -ness, e; f. [án, súnd, nes]

Wholenesssoundnessintegrityintegritas

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Wholeness, soundness, integrity; integritas Ánsúndnesse lufigend a lover of integrity, Wanl. Catal. 292, 34

cyne-geard

(n.)

a royal wand, sceptre

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a royal wand, sceptre Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 69, 127; Wrt. Voc. 42, 7

wlite-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wlite-leás, adj.

Withowt beautyuncomelyhideous

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Withowt beauty, uncomely, hideous Deoful ætýwde wann and wliteleás, Andr. Kmbl. 2339; An. 1171