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lǽnian

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnian,
  • Gen. 50, 15.

Linked entry: ge-hlǽnian

or-wéna

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéna, adj. with gen.
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Hopeless, despairing Ðá wearþ his agen sunu yfele geuntrumed, and orwéna lífes læg æt /orþsíðe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 301: Beo. Th. 2008 ; B. 1002 : 3134; 6. 1565: Exon. Th. 329, 27; Vy. 40. Friþes orwéna, 261, 25 ; Jul. 320. Ic eom orwéna, ðæt. . .Cd. Th

Linked entry: -wén

Petrus

(n.)
Grammar
Petrus, gen. Petres; m.
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The apostle Peter Ðá genam Petrus hyne ... Ðá beseah hé hyne and cwæþ tó Petre, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 22-23. Se Hǽlend com on Petres húse, 8, 14. Hé sceare (Petres mearce, MS. B.) onféng, Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 10. Be Peteres mæssan, Wulfst. 272, 9

racent-teáh

(n.)
Grammar
racent-teáh, gen. -teáge ; f.
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A chain, fetter Racenteáh catena, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 30. Glæsen fæt on seolfenre racenteáge áhangen, Blickl. Homl. 209, 5. Unforedlícre racentágæ inextricabili collario, Hpt. Gl. 455, 10. Mid rúmre racenteáge, Salm. Kmbl. 587; Sal. 293. Fæste mid ísenum

Linked entry: raceteáh

gomen-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gomen-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.
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Pleasure-wood, glee-wood, a musical instrument, harp; lætĭtiæ lignum, harpa = άρπη Ðǽr wæs sang and swég samod ætgædere, gomenwudu gréted there were song and sound at once together, the glee-wood [was] touched, Beo. Th. 2134; B. 1065. Ðǽr wæs gidd and

Linked entry: gamen-wudu

þracu

(n.)
Grammar
þracu, gen. þræce; f.
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not in a bad sense, power, force Þracu (-a, MS.) wæs on óre, heard handplega, hægsteald módige, wígend unforhte, Cd. Th. 198, 22; Exod. 326. Sigores tácn wið þeóda þræce a token of victory against the power of nations, Elen. Kmbl. 369; El. 185. Se cásere

Linked entries: ge-þracen þrece

wang-turf

(n.)
Grammar
wang-turf, gen. -tyrf; f.Turf,
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rf, grass-land Ðæt ic móte ðis gealdor tóðum ontýnan . . . wlitigan ðás wancgturf (cf. the beginning of the article : Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan gif hí nellaþ wel wexan, 398, 1), Lchdm. i. 400, 7

weorold-sorh

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sorh, gen. -sorge; f.
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Worldly care, care of this life Hwonon wurde ðú mid ðissum woruldsorgum ðus swíþe geswenced ? . . . Gewítaþ nú, áwirgede woruldsorga, of mínes þegenes móde, Bt. 3, 1 ; Fox 4, 20-23. Ðæt gemearr ðære woruldsorga curarum secularium impedimentum, Past.

wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hemfringe

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A hem, fringe Næs him gewemmed wlite, ne wlóh of hrægle álýsed, ne loc of heáfde, Andr. Kmbl. 2941 ; An. 1473. Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite, næs hyre wlóh ne hrægl, ne feax ne tel, fýre gemǽled, Exon. Th. 277, 34; Jul. 590. Wlóh wédes his fimbriam

cróh

(n.)
Grammar
cróh, gen. crós (?); m.
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Tendril Crós, cróus pampinus (cróas pampinos? ), Txts. 86, 773

Fariséos

(n.)
Grammar
Fariséos, gen. o ; pl.

The Pharisees

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The Pharisees Swá dydon Fariséos, Past. 59, 24. Þá Fariséos (Farisséos, v. l.) geliéfdon, 362, 6. Ðæt folc Fariséo (Phariséo, v. l.), 360, 25

Linked entry: Fariséisc

sæd

(adj.)
Grammar
sæd, adj. with gen.

Sated, weary, filled, having had one's fill

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Sated, weary, filled, having had one's fill (the word is not used in the sense of modern sad) Sæd effetus, i. plenus, Germ. 396, 215. Ðǽr læg secg mænig ... wérig wíges sæd many a warrior lay dead there ... : of war had had his fill, Chr. 937; Erl. 112

brydel

(n.)
Grammar
brydel, gen. brydles; m.

A bridlefrenum, lupatum

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A bridle; frenum, lupatum Brydel bagula, salivare, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Wrt. Voc. 23, 23

hæc

(n.)
Grammar
hæc, gen. hæcce; f.

A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticeworka wicket, or hatch of a doore

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A hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework [?] Of ðare ealdan hæcce, Th. Chart. 394, 15, 21 : 395. 10, 22, 28 : 396, 4, 5, 14

CNUCEL

(n.)
Grammar
CNUCEL, gen. cnucles; m.

A KNUCKLEjoint articulus

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A KNUCKLE, joint; articulus Som. Ben. Lye

cop

(n.)
Grammar
cop, gen. coppes; m.

A topCOPsummitvertexsummitas

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A top, COP, summit; vertex, summitas Coppe summitate Mone B. 1576

Linked entry: copest

CRYB

(n.)
Grammar
CRYB, gen. crybbe; f.

A CRIBbedstall stratumpræsepe

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A CRIB, bed, stall; stratum, præsepe Ic læg cildgeong on crybbe I lay as a young child in a crib Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 16; Cri. 1426

on-hrínan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hrínan, with gen. dat.

To touch

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To touch Sió sunne ne onhrínþ nó ðæs dǽles ðæs heofenes ðe se móna on irnþ, ne se móna nó ne onhrínþ ðæs dǽles ðe sió sunne on irnþ, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 27-29. Ða hundas. . . his náne onhrinon, Shrn. 145, 5. Ðá ne onhrán ðæt fýr him, 53, 24. Onhrín

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

camp-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
camp-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.
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War-wood, a shield; lignum pugnæ, clipeus Ðonne rand dynede, campwudu clynede then rang the shield, the war-wood sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 101; El. 51