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wic-þegnung

(n.)
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wic-þegnung, e; f.
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Æfterfylige ðære tóweardan wucan wicþén, and þus cweþe . . . and swá mid bletsunge his wicþénunge beginne, R. Ben. 59, 21-60, 8

eáþ-nes

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Eorla gehwám eádnys and tóhyht, Rún. 4. ease, freedom from difficulty Éðnise facultatem, Lk. p, 9, 6. gentleness Ongan hé wurðigan þá gódan þeáwas þára gódra on þám lífe, eádnysse and hýrsumnysse, geþyld and þolemódnysse, Guth. 18, 16. v. un*-*eáþness

Linked entry: eád-nes

eorþ-styrung

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Wæs mycel eorðstyrung wíde on Englalande (on Wygracestre and on Wíc and on Deórbý and elles gehwǽr, v. l.), Chr. 1048; P. 166, 24: 1089; P. 225, 11: Hml. S. 15, 60. Hé sǽde ꝥ his hús feólle fǽrlíce mid eorðstyrunge, 25, 842.

ge-erian

(v.)
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Gif mon geþingað gyrde landes and geereð, Ll. Th. i. 146, 3. On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, C.

ofer-drync

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Add Mid micelre sýfernysse and gemetfæstnysse Godes góda brúcan and ná mid nánre oferfylle and mid oferdrince, Hml. A. 144, 17. Ðá ðe hira ágene sáwle ðurh oferdrinc ofsleáð, 147, 75.

un-lísan

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un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Nǽnig þá bóc mihte unlýsan and unfealdan (solvere), Gr. D. 333, 10.

úp-rihte

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Cf. úp-riht; And sýn þá fét gebundene tó ðám héhstan telgan, and ꝥ heáfod hangige ofdúnrihte and þá fét úprihte, Verc. Först. 100, 10. of direction, straight up Úþ on wádhám . . . ðonne úprihte (cf. úp on gerihte, 17) on ðá hwyrfeldíc, C.

þeód

(n.)
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þeód, e; f.
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Ðá wæs þeód ( the citizens of Mermedonia; cf. burhwaru, 2189; An. 1096) gesamnod, Andr. Kmbl. 2198; An. 1100. Cham ys fæder ðære Cananéiscre þeóde, Gen. 9, 18.

Linked entries: þeád þeóden

metgung

(n.)
Grammar
metgung, metegung, e; f.

moderationtemperancemeditation

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moderation, temperance Wísdóm is se héhsta cræft, and se hæfþ on him feówer óðre cræftas, ðara is án wærscipe, óðer metgung, þridde is ellen, feórþe rihtwísnes, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 34. meditation Mé is metegung hú ic ǽ ðíne efnast healde lex tua meditatio

Linked entry: ge-metgung

under-diácon

(n.)
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under-diácon, es; m.

An under-deacona sub-deacon

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An under-deacon, a sub-deacon Underdiácon subdiaconus, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 26: Rtl. 194, 9.

Linked entries: sub-diácon subdiácon

flugol

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flugol, (-ul, -el).
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Se freóndscipe of næfte scort ys and flugol (fugitiua), Scint. 198, 8, Mid flugelum færeldum fugitiuis discursibus, An. Ox. 262. Flugulum, 7, 28: 11, 17. Add

ge-dwimorlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in appearance only, not really Wearð án mǽden forbróden (changed to a mare) þurh drýmanna dydrung, ge-dwimorlíce swá deáh . . .

gor

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Voc. ii. 50, 38: fimus, An. Ox. 53, 39. Gores fimi, 4769: Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 51. Goor (for oo = ov. boor = bor, 98, 7, hool = hol; 124, 13) fimum, 108, 65. pulp (?) Mængc wiþ þá sápan and þæs æpples gor, Lch. iii. 36, 31

hlýd

(n.)
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hlýd, e; f.

Rumour

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T. 9, 7 perhaps hlydne arises from confusion between hlynne (v. hlyn) and hlýde.]

þrýþ-weorc

(n.)
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þrýþ-weorc, es; n.

A splendidmighty work

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A splendid, mighty work Þrýðweorc ( a statue; v. the description: Wrætlíce wundorágræfen anlícnes engla ... torhte gefrætwed, wlitige geworht ... anlícnes engelcynna ðæs brémestan, 1423-35; An. 712-8), Andr. Kmbl. 1546; An. 774

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus Somod hát and ceald heat also and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; Cd. 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132. Hátes and cealdes of heat and of cold, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 20; Dóm. 106.

un-módig

(adj.)
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un-módig, adj.

without couragefaintheartedpusillanimousnot prouddiffidenthumble

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, and forðon weorðaþ oft ormóde, Past. 32; Swt. 209, 1-12. in a good sense, not proud, diffident, humble Geclǽnsa mé ða hwíle ðe ic on ðisse worulde sí, and gedó mé unmódigne, Shrn. 171, 1

ge-tǽse

(n.)
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ge-tǽse, es ; n.
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Commodum nyt and getǽse and bryce, Wrt.Voc. ii. 24, 63. Ðý lǽs hí gedwelle sió gehýdnes and þá getǽsu ðe hié on ðám wege habbað . . .

hæfen-leás

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Take here hafen-leás in Dict. and add : used sub-stantively Þearfa and se hæfenleása (inops) heriaþ þínne naman, Ps. L. 73, 21. For yrmþe hæfenleásra (inopum), ii. 6.

Linked entry: hafen-leás

ceaf

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Ðurh ðám streáwe and ðám ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlice synna, ii. 590, 9-14: 322, 19. Swelce wé nimen ðone clǽnan hwǽte, and weorpen ðæt ceaf onweg, Past. 369, 9. Ánim ꝥ ceaf onweg paleam tolle, Gr. D. 276, 22. On ceafa in paleas, Scint. 57, 7. Add