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gífer

(n.)
Grammar
gífer, es; m.

A glutton

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A glutton Gífer hátte se wyrm the worm's name is glutton, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373. 31; Seel. 118

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-runningdiarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

á-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
á-rǽd, adj.
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Wyrd bið ful árǽd, Wand. 5: Gn. Ex. 193 (?). With Bt. 70, 6 cf. Met. 10, 45, which has aroda

ge-þicgan

Grammar
ge-þicgan, [The strong and weak forms may be taken under one head.]
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Hé landriht geþah he became entitled to the same rights as a native of the country in which he had settled, became naturalized, Exod. 354. to take food Lima wyrm friteð ... and þá wist geþygeð, Reim. 76.

ǽtren

(adj.)
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Nǽnig ǽtern wyrm. Nar. 28, 6. Ǽterno wǽte. Lch. ii. 16, 13. Ǽtternes venenosi , Rtl. 122, 26. Ne ðǽr ( Ireland) monn ǽnigne ǽtterne (ǽtrene, v. l. ) wyrm ne gesihþ, Bd. l, I; S. 474, 33. Wæs þǽra wyrma oroð and éþung ǽterne, Nar. 14, 16.

for-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen

To sweep awayverrĕreprotrūdĕre

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Ealle wyrd forsweóp [MS. forsweof] míne mágas fate has swept away all my kinsmen, Beo. Th. 5621; B. 2814

wudu-rofe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rofe, -rife (
Similar entries
cf. Jamieson's Dict. wood-rip
), an; f.

Woodruff

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Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man astula regia, and óðrum naman wudurofe nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 132, 6-9. Wuduhrofe. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe Grécas malochin agria, and Rómáne astula regia nemnab, and eác Ængle wudurofe hátaþ, 156, 8-11.

hleomoc

(n.)
Grammar
hleomoc, hleomoc, es; m. : hleomoce, an; f.

Brook-lime

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Hleomoce hátte wyrt, seó weáxeð on bróce . . . gecnúwa þá hleomocan, Lch. ii. 92, 13-16. Nim lilian and hleomoc, 324, 13: 320, 14: 330, 5, 14, 3. Genim wád and hleomocan . . . wyl hleomoc and gearwan, 36, 23-25. Niman leomucan, iii. 38, 17.

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act againstbe an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

á-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleótan, p. -fleát, pl. -fluton; pp. -floten
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To skim Wyl þá wyrta on þǽre buteran swíðe, áfleót ꝥ fám of clǽne, Lch. ii. 94, 20: 308, 28

Linked entry: fleótan

wundrung

Grammar
wundrung, <b>. I.</b>
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add: — Wiþ lungenádle, genim þǽre sylfan wyrte seáw, syle drincan; mid heálicre wundrunge hé bið gehǽled, Lch. i. 96, 10

eornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eornlíce, adv.

Diligentlydĭlĭgenter

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Diligently; dĭlĭgenter Genim ðas wyrte eornlíce gecnucude mid ecede take this herb diligently pounded with vinegar, Herb. 87, 2; Lchdm. i. 190, 21

un-getýdd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getýdd, adj.

Untaughtunskilled

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Untaught, unskilled Seó bóc wæs yfele gehwyrfed and gyt wyrs fram sumum ungetýddum ( a quodam imperito ) gerihted, Bd. 5, 24; S. 648, 24

wæl-grim

Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm.
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Dá earman men beóð wyrs bereáfode fram þám unrihtwísan déman þonne fram þám wælgrimmestan here ( a cruentis hostibus ), Ll. Lbmn. 475, 17. Add

corflian

(v.)
Grammar
corflian, p. ode; pp. od [ceorfan to cut]

To cut up small, mince concidere

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To cut up small, mince; concidere Ðás wyrta sý swýðe smæl corflode let these herbs be minced very small Lchdm. iii. 292, 5

for-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wisnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To wither or wizen awaydry updecaymarcescĕrearescĕretābescĕreputrescĕre

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To wither or wizen away, dry up, decay; marcescĕre, arescĕre, tābescĕre, putrescĕre Wyrt forwisnaþ, weorþeþ to duste herba indūret, et arescat, Ps. Th. 89, 6: 101, 23.

Linked entry: for-weosnian

ge-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-molsnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To corrupt, decay, witherputrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere

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Swá gemolsnad wyrt as a withered herb, Ps. Th. 89, 6

weolcen-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
weolcen-reád, adj.

Scarletpurple

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Ðeós wyrt hæfð wolcenreáde blóstman. Lchdm. i. 244, 5. v. weoloc-reád

fleoðe

(n.)
Grammar
fleoðe, an; f.

The water-lily

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The water-lily Of fleoðan wyrte of the plant of the water-lily, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 28

líþig

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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude oð ꝥ heó wel líþi (líþe, v. l. ) sý, Lch. i. 312, 11. Add