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prút-swangor

(adj.)
Grammar
prút-swangor, adj.
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Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men . . . wæs prútswongor and swǽrmód, Wlfst. 257, 12

spere-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
spere-sceaft, es; m.
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The shaft of a spear ongunnon heora hors mid heora sperescæftum ( hastis ) þerscan, Gr. D. 14, 27

swefel

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Add: — God sende ðá fýr and fúlne swefel him tó and forbærnde ealle, Hml. S. 13, 211

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, a people.
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Þanan sum þeódscipe columbinam háteð, Lch. i. 170, 14. Þeódscipum ongemang, ... byrgum tómiddes, Dóm. L. 282. Add

þurh-wuneness

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-wuneness, e; f.
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Perseverance Seó þurhwunenes heó is mægen þæs gódan weorces virtus boni operis perseverantia est, Archiv cxxii. 260, 9

Linked entry: wune-ness

þýfel

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eódon þá sécende tó þám wuda, sécende gehwǽr geond þýfelas and brémelas, Hml. S. 32, 143. Add

un-gistlíþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gistlíþe, adj.
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Inhospitable Him wæs láð þearfendum mannum áht tó syllene, and wæs ungystlíðe, Nap. 65. Cf. un-cumlíþe

Linked entry: gist-líþe

un-heánlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in no mean fashion þǽr his eáwfæste líf unheánlíce ( non mediocriter) ádreáh, Gr. D. 43, 25

un-wælgrim

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wælgrim, adj.
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Not cruel, gentle wæs swlíe unwælgrim (eallunga lǽs wælhreów, v.l.) minus crudelis fuit, Gr. D. 133, 6

wæfþ

Grammar
wæfþ, wæfþu.
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ne wundriað mæniges þinges þe monnum nú wæfðo (wærþo, MS.) and wunder þynceð, Met. 28, 82. Add

fǽr-lic

Grammar
fǽr-lic, <b>. II.</b> add: <b>II a.</b> of movement,
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quick, rapid mid fǽrlicum (swiftum, v.l.) ryne (rapido cursu ) gecyrde, Gr. D. 115, 22. Cf. fǽrlíce; IV

sæccing

(n.)
Grammar
sæccing, es; m.

Sacking, a bed made of sacking

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Sacking, a bed made of sacking on sæccingum (in grabatis ) bǽron ða untruman, Mk. Skt. 6, 55

ofer-gumian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gumian, p. ode

To neglect, be careless aboutto take heed to a thingto neglect

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To neglect, be careless about Ne ofer-gumige ða hýrsumnesse ðæs hálgan regoles, R. Ben. 113, 2

Linked entry: -gumian

offrung-disc

(n.)
Grammar
offrung-disc, es; m.

A paten

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A paten Ánnæ offringdisc into Nunnamynstær (he gives) one paten to the Nuns' monastery, Chart. Th. 553, 17

Linked entry: disc

á-steorfan

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Swá unclǽne men ꝥ ástorfen ǽton, Shrn. 74, 26. Add

Linked entry: steorfan

bealo-leás

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Wæs á blíðemód bealuleás kyng (Edward the Confessor), þeáh wunode wræclástum, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 3. Add

heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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And when he comes home let him pay the king a hundred and twenty shillings, L. Edg. I. 4; Th. i. 264, 6-12. Sylle his heorþpænig on hálgan þunresdæg let him pay his hearth-penny on holy Thursday, L. R. S. 3; Th. i. 432, 26: 4; Th. i. 434. 19.

hwer

(n.)
Grammar
hwer, es; m.

A kettlepotbasincaldroncooking-vessel

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Ðǽr wǽron inne geseted hweras and pannan and clypte ða hweras and cyste ða pannan ðæt wæs eall sweart and behrúmig pots and pans had been put in there, and he embraced the pots and kissed the pans, so that he was all black and sooty, Shrn. 69, 27

un-stillness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stillness, e; f.

absence of restmotiondisturbancenoisinessclamourtumultbustlecommotiondisturbancebreach of peacerestlessnessunrulinessdisquietudedisturbance of mindtrouble

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Voc. ii. 99, 55. disturbance, noisiness, clamour Gif ðurhwunaþ cnucigeode, ðonne áríst se hírédes ealdor for ðæs óðres onhrópe, and him getíðaþ ðæs ðe bitt, ná for freóndrǽdene, ac for his unstilnysse, Homl. Th. i. 248, 33.

Linked entry: stillness

fillan

(v.)

throw downto felldestroy

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cwealde Crístne men, circan fylde, Jul. 5. sum deófolgild bræc and fylde . . . hié mid heora handum þá ídlan gyld fyldon, Bl. H. 223, 15, 21. Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas and þone wudu fyllan jubeo cedi nemus.

Linked entries: fællan fyllan