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níþ-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-geweorc, es; n.

Maliciousevil work

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Malicious, evil work Ðeáh ( Grendel ) róf síe níþgeweorca, Beo. Th. 1370; B. 683

un-gecyndelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíce, adv.

Unnaturally

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Unnaturally And sǽ déð beón ungemetlíce and ungecyndelíce swíþe ástyrode, Wulfst. 196, 3

un-lácnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lácnod, adj.

Uncured

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Uncured hæfð on his nebbe opene wunde unlácnode, Past. 9; Swt. 61, 4

Linked entries: lácnian un-gelácnod

wíc-eard

(n.)
Grammar
wíc-eard, es; m.
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A dwelling-place on wéstenne wíceard geceás, Exon. Th. 158, 12; Gú. 907

cimb-íren

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-íren, es; n.
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sceal habban . . . cimbíren, tigehóc, Angl. ix. 263, 2

gold-gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gold-gearwe, pl.
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Gold ornaments Ðára goldgearwo wlænco þe his líchaman oferflównesse mid frætwað, Nap. 34

Linked entry: gearwe

helle-cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
helle-cǽge, an; f. [Under cǽg the weak fem. cǽge has been incorrectly deleted; it should be restored]
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bereð helleciégan (cf. seó cǽge, 20) on handa, Verc. Först. l 28, 5

Linked entry: cæg

hyse-cild

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ofslóh ealle ðá hysecild occidit omnes pueros, Hml. Th. i. 80, 15. Add

searu-mete

(n.)
Grammar
searu-mete, es; m.
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Food skilfully prepared, a dainty, delicacy fylde his wambe mid searumettum, Nap. 57

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

þefian

(v.)
Grammar
þefian, For the second passage substitute
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ongann on his geþance þefian aestuare coepit in cogitatione, Gr. D. 64, 3

þurh-smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smirwan, þurh-smirian
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to anoint thoroughly mid ele and mid crísman mé þurhsmyrede, Wlfst. 229, 3

Linked entry: smirwan

un-girwan

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ungyrede (on-, v.l.) hine his hrægle exutus indumento, Gr. D. 101, 14. Add

un-oferswíþed

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ne lét ná of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

be-swápan

Grammar
be-swápan, <b>; I.</b>
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Ic Heróde in hyge bisweóp ꝥ Ióhannes bibeád heáfde beheáwan, Jul. 294. Add

be-tellan

Grammar
be-tellan, <b>I a</b> 1.
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Bútan hine mid gesceáde betelle nisi ad excusandum rationabiliter , Chrd. 85, 14. Add

fýr-tang

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-tang, e; f.

Fire-tongs

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Fire-tongs sceal fela andlómena tó húsan habban . . . fýrtange, Angl. ix. 263, 9

ládung

(n.)
Grammar
ládung, e; f.

An excusing an apologyexcusea defenceexculpationpurgation

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God lǽt him fyrst ðæt his mándǽda geswíce gif wile: gif nele ðæt beó bútan ǽlcere ládunge swíðe rihtlíce tó deófles handa ásceofen God allows the wicked man time, that he may, if he will, cease from his wicked deeds: that, if he will not,

Linked entry: be-ládung

wirs

(adv.)
Grammar
wirs, cpve.: wirrest, wirst; spve.;

Worseworst

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bið on ðæt wynstre weorud wyrs gesceáden ðonne on ða swíþran hond swícan móte, he will be assigned to the host on the left hand by a sentence too stern to allow him to pass to the right hand, 449, 23; Dóm. 75.

Linked entries: wyrs wiers wirrest

FORD

(n.)
Grammar
FORD, gen. fordes; dat. forde, forda; m.

A FORDvădum

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He oferfór ðone ford transīvit vădum, Gen. 32, 22. He mihte fordas oferrídan, ðonne he to hwylcere eá cóme he might ride over the fords, when he came to any river, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 17

Linked entry: fyrd