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wærþu

(n.)
Grammar
wærþu, (-o); indecl. f.

Sagacity, cunning, cleverness

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Sagacity, cunning, cleverness Gif him lífes weard of móde ábrít ðæt micle dysig ðæt hit oferwrigen mid wunode lange, þonne ic wát ðæt hí ne wundriaþ mæniges þinges ðe monnum nú wærþo and wunder þynceþ (many a thing that now seems very clever and wonderful

weá-gesíþ

(n.)
Grammar
weá-gesíþ, es; m.

A companion in misery or in wickedness

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A companion in misery or in wickedness Tó ðam symle sittan eodon ealle his (Holofernes' )weágesíþas, Judth. Thw. 21, 13 ; Jud. 16. Hé ðone deófol on helle mid his weágesíðum ofþrihte, Wulfst. 145, 4. Ða deorcan and ða dimman stówe helle tintrego, ðe

ádlian

(v.)

to ail, &c.to make ill, cause disease

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Add: to ail, &c. Lange hé ádlað and áríst diu languet et surget, Lch. iii. 151, 6, 7, 23, 25. Hé ádlað and hé swelt, 26: Scint. 41, 3. Míne eágan ádlodan languerunt Ps. L. 87, 10. Hálwende ádligendum líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 86, 22. to make ill, cause

bróc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m? [bróc, p. of bracan]

An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jadecaballus, equus vilior

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An inferior horse, a shaking horse, jade; caballus, equus vilior Ðæt hie sécen him bróc on onráde, and on wǽne, oððe on ðon ðe hie á þrówian mǽgen that they look for themselves to ride on a horse, and in a wain, or in that which they can ever endure,

heard-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-mód, adj.

Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, braveobstinatusconstantia, obstinatio, duritia

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Of a hard, unyielding spirit, self-confident, stout-hearted, brave Eádig biþ se man ðe symle biþ forhtigende and sóþlíce se heardmóda befylþ on yfel blessed is the man that is ever fearing; and verily the self-confident man shall fall into evil, Homl

on-timbran

(v.)

to instruct, edify

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to instruct, edify Hé monig þúsendo heora mid sóðfæstnesse worde wæs ontimbrende ( instituens ), Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 23. Æþellíce ontimbred and gelǽred nobiliter instructus, 5, 23; S. 646, 19: 5, 19; S. 637, 36:, 5, 22; S. 644, 18. Hé wolde mid his láre

Linked entry: on-timberness

ge-sión

(v.)

to seebeholdvidere

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to see, behold; videre Wénaþ ða dysgan ðæt ǽlc mon síe blind swá hí sint; and ðæt nán mon ne mǽge seón [gesión, note] ðæt hí gesión ne mágon the foolish think that every man is blind as they are; and that no man is able to see what they cannot see, Bt

hlec

(adj.)
Grammar
hlec, adj.

Having cracks or rents

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Having cracks or rents Hlec, rimosus, scissurosus, Hpt. Gl. 529. Swíðe lytlum síceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip, and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýþ déþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr útáweorpe hoc agit sentina latenter

Linked entry: lec

swerian

(v.)
Grammar
swerian, p.ede

To speak, talk

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To speak, talk Oft ic fróde men gehýrde secgan and swerian ymb sume wísan hwæðer wǽre twegra strengra wyrd ðe warnung I have often heard wise men speak and talk (or ? swear, support what they said with oath) about a certain thing, whether of the twain

be-baðian

(v.)
Grammar
be-baðian, bi-baðian; p. ode; pp. od

To bathewashluereabluerelavare

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To bathe, wash; luere, abluere, lavare Wætere aþwegen and bebaðod lotus aqua, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 17

Linked entry: bi-baðian

eneleác

(n.)
Grammar
eneleác, es; n.

An onion cæpe

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An onion; cæpe We hæfdon porleác and eneleác in mentem nobis vĕniunt porri et cæpe, Num. 11, 5

hrið

(n.)
Grammar
hrið, es; m.

Fever

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Fever Fefer ðæt is micel hǽto and hrið [MS. hruð], L. M. 2, 24; Lchdm. ii. 214, 7

Linked entry: hruð

hylde-mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
hylde-mǽg, es; m.
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A near and dear kinsman, Cd. 52; Th. 67, 1; Gen. 1094: 94; Th. 122, 25; Gen. 2032

leópard

(n.)
Grammar
leópard, es; m.

A leopard

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A leopard Fore hundum tigros and leópardos hí fédaþ pro canibus tigres et leopardos nutriunt, Nar. 38, 4

líðan

(v.)

to assuagemitigatesoften

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to assuage, mitigate, soften Ðæt se hié líðe and hǽle foveantur sananda, Past. 17, 10; Swt. 124, 12

mǽg-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sliht, es; m.

The slaughter of a kinsman

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The slaughter of a kinsman Wearþ ðes þeódscipe swíðe forsingod þurh manslihtas and þurh mǽgslihtas, Wulfst. 130, 2

mid-weg

(n.)
Grammar
mid-weg, es; m.

Mid-way

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Mid-way Segor stód on midwege betweox ðǽm muntum and ðǽm merscum, Past. 51, 5; Swt. 399, 13

mund-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
mund-róf, adj.

Ready or active with the hands

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Ready or active with the hands Þegn mægenstrong and mundróf. Exon. 129a; Th. 495, 5; RÄ. 84, 3

ge-tricce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tricce, adj.

Faithful

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Faithful[?] Gif he biþ eáþhylde and ðære stówe getricce si contentus fuerit consuetudine loci, R. Ben. 61, Lye

scír-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
scír-, (scir- ?)ecg; adj.
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Having a bright (cutting ? cf. sceran) edge Swurd scearp and scírecg, Lchdm. i. 390, 7. Cf. brún-ecg