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wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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nausea, loathing Wið spiwðan and wlǽttan, Lchdm. i. 358, 24. Wiþ wlǽttan, ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes, ii. 62, 15. Wiþ nnluste and wlǽttan ðe of magan cymð, 184, 5. Wlǽtan, 158, 12. Gif hwá on scipe wlǽttan þolige, i. 206, 9.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

ge-lustfulling

(n.)
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unclǽnre in concupiscentia et in delectatione inmunda, Angl. xi. 116, 12. Ná mid ege helle, ac mid Cristes lufan and gelustfullunge mihta non timore gehennae, sed amore Christi et delectatione virtutum, R. Ben. I. 36, 17.

FEFER

(n.)
Grammar
FEFER, fefor, es; m.

FEVERfebris

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M. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 24. Þriddan dæges fefer a tertian fever, i, 62; Lchdm. ii. 134, 21. Feórþan dæges fefer a quartan fever, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 5

Linked entries: fǽr fefor

meolc

(n.)
Grammar
meolc, meoluc, milc, e; f.

Milk

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M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 272, 1. Ða rícostan men drincaþ myran meolc, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 17. Is ðæt eálond welig on meolcum dives lactis insula (Hibernia), Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 40. Wyl on meolcum boil in milk, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 19.

Linked entry: milc

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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Kmbl. ii. 150, 22-25: L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 21. Hé him gedó ðone ceáp unbesacene let him make the chattel secure from being the subject of litigation, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 7 note

un-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-mǽte, adj.

Immenseenormousexcessive

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Ic wæs on unmǽtum costnungum winnende, Homl. Ski. ii. 23 b, 578

Linked entry: un-gemǽte

yfelness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelness, e; f.
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Skt. ii. 26, 13, misfortune, ill fortune Oxan grasiende gesihð sige ceápas getácnaþ; oxan slápende gesihð yfelnysse ceápes getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 10

á-sceacan

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 146, 20, 21. literal Hé áscóc hí ( the viper ) in tó fýre, Hml. Th. i. 574, 15. Ásceaccað asca, Lk. L. 9, 5. figurative Gif hé his fram áscæcð yfelu si sua discusserit mala, Scint. 164, 2.

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31.

lacu

Grammar
lacu, For 'A pool ...
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lake' substitute: A stream, water-course, and add In australi atque in occidente habens torrentem cuius uocabulum Fiscesburne ... in oriente aquam quae Anglorum lingua Lake nominatur habens, quae est duarum, quae ibi sunt, ulterior ...

tó-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swellgrow bigto swell with pridebe puffed upbe arrogant

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Tóþindende turgescens, intumescens (in cumulum), Hpt. Gl. 465, 11. Tóþunden gravis, Germ. 390, 142. in a metaphorical sense, to swell with pride, be puffed up, be arrogant Tóþint intumuerit, superbierit. Hpt. Gl. 423, 25.

Linked entry: tó-þunden

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Skt. i. 6, 66

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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I. 51, 3. <b>Ia.</b> with dat. :-- Se man ðe wile his synna . . . gebétan, þonne mót hé geornlíce warnian ꝥ hé eft ðám yfelum dǽdum ne geedlǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 24: Hml.

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle ( ad fontem aliquem ), . . .fæste . iii. geár on hláfe and on wætere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 22; Th. ii. 190, 24. Gif hwá his wæccan æt ǽnigum wylle hæbbe, iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 12.

Linked entry: well

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Th. i. 176, 2. Wé áslídað on ðǽm unðeáwe. Past. 313, 17. On lust áslád in luxum labescit, An. Ox. 4651. Mín fót áslád. Hml. Th. ii. 392, 10. Þæt ic ne áslíde, Ps. Th. 16, 5. Gif se man æfter his fulluhte áslíde, Hml. Th. i. 292, 23.

GEÁR

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁR, gér, gǽr, es; n.

A YEARannus

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Men hátaþ ðysne dæg geáres dæg, swylce ðes dæg fyrmest sý on geáres ymbryne men call this day [new] year's day, as if this day were the first in the year's circuit, Homl. Th. i. 98, 16

Linked entries: gǽr gér

neoþor

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþor, nioþor, niþor; adv.

Lowerin an inferior position

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(without a positive form) Lower, in an inferior position Niþor inferius, nyþemyst infime, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 14. Se ðe wæs neoþor on endebyrdnysse wearþ fyrmest on þrowunge he (Stephen) that was lower in order, was first in suffering, Homl.

Linked entry: niþor

freónd

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His mǽgum and his frióndum, 90, 9. (5 b) of things, anything helpful :-- Mé gelyste þǽre deóglan stówe þe ic ǽr on wæs in mynstre, seó is þǽre gnornunge freónd secretum locum petii amicum moeroris, Gr.

a-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þindan, p. þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To puff upswellinflateintumescere

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Gif he aþunden sý if he be swollen, Herb. 1, 21 : Lchdm. i. 76, 27. Aþindaþ occurs in Ps. Th. 106, 25 as a translation of tabescebat;

Linked entries: a-þindung a-þunden

bend-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
bend-feorm, e; f.

A feast for the reaping [binding] of corna harvest-feastfirma ad congregandas segetesfirma messis

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S. 21; Th. i. 440, 26