swift
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Add: swift Singal, swift rine perpes decursus, An. Ox. 508. Swiftum streáme rapaci, i. ueloci alueo, 2667. Swiftum passiuis (uolatibus), 264: reciprocis (uolatibus), 2408: pernicibus, uelocibus (obtutibus ), 9, 10. sloping steeply(?). Cf. rapid as applied
trymming
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add: Cf. trymman; 4 Staþelfæste tremmincge firmo (scriplurarum) fulcimento, An. Ox. 1421. protection Feohte se cempa on fyrdlicum truman, and wíf hí gehealde binnan wealle trymmincge, Hml. S. 31, 1099. Trymminge (trymniige, MS., trymunge, Lch. iii.
un-gewiss
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Hé nyste hwæs he geléfan sceolde, þá hine þá swýþost drehton and on ungewisse gebróhton þe his witan beón sceoldon, Hml. S. 23, 398. Rómáne swíþost for þǽm besierede wǽroi þe him þæt land uncúþre wæs þonne hit Somnitum wǽre, and on ungewis on án nirewett
wær-word
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Perhaps wǽr-word should be read, with the meaning: an agreement, a proviso. In the following passage, however, wær-word seems to occur Nis geméted on hálgum bócum þætte þisse frigenesse wærword (wiðerword, v.l.) sý gesewen nequaquam in sacris eloquiis
weald
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Add: an implement by which constraint is exercised, a bridle, v. ge-weald; <b>II,</b> weald-leþer Walde ceócan heora gewríð in camo maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Rdr. 31, 9. the groin, v. ge-weald ; Wið cyrnlu þe on wealde (v. gewealde
wlencu
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Add: wlenc, es; m. Add Hé an his ǽrend-gewryte wífum ne stýrde reáfa wlences ( a pretiosarum uestium apetitu), Chrd. 65, 6. Eft laþode hí man and speón tó óðres mannes brýdræste ge for hire wlæncum ge for hire geogoðe quam dum ad iterandum thalamum
wudu
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Add: gen. wyda. v. gafol-wudu. l. Add Ðæs muntes cnoll wiðútan is sticmǽlum mid wuda oferwexen, and eft sticmǽlum mid grénum felda oferbrǽded. Hml. Th. i. 508, 23; Bl. H. 207, 27. Add On Piceno þǽm wuda án wielle weól blóde, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 2i.
wæl-rǽs
A deadly attack ⬩ an attack in which men are slain
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A deadly attack, an attack in which men are slain Wæs sió swátswaðu Sweóna and Geáta, wælrǽs wera, wíde gesýne, Beo. Th. 5886; B. 2947. Æfter wælrǽse wunde gedýgan, 5055; B. 2531. Æfter ðam wælrǽse (the fight in which Grendel was mortally wounded), 1652
hord-loca
A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind
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A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind Ðeáh ðe hé feohgestreón under hordlocæn ǽhte though he had wealth in his coffer, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 11; Jul. 43. Heald hordlocan hyge fæste bind keep thy thought's treasury, fast bind thy mind, 122 a; Th.
holm-þracu
The violence of the sea, ⬩ the tossing of the waves, the ocean,
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The violence of the sea, the tossing of the waves, the ocean, Andr. Kmbl. 933; An. 467. Ðú geworhtest heofon and eorþan and holmþræce thou didst make heaven and earth and the sea with its tossing waves. Elen. Kmbl. 1453; El. 728; Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 25
tiriaca
A medicine, ⬩ properly an antidote for poison,
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A medicine, properly an antidote for poison, cf. tiriaca drenc wyð áttre, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 20 Tyriaca is gód drenc wiþ eallum innoðtýdernessum, and se man se ðe hine swá begǽþ swá hit hér on segþ, ðonne mæg hé him miclum gehelpan . . . Nime áne lylte
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twi-snæcce
Double-pointed ⬩ cloven
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Double-pointed, cloven Twysnæcce bisulcus, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Zup. 288, 11. (Cf. Snek pessulum.Wrt. Voc. i. 237, col. 2. Snekke or latche clitorium, pessulum, Prompt. Parv. 461. Snekk obex, obecula, Cath. Ang. 346 and see note. Sneck a latch; a piece of land
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ge-drycnan
To dry up, emaciate with disease ⬩ to dry
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To dry up, emaciate with disease Án wind cóm, and se wól mid þǽm winde. Þes moncwealm wæs. . . ofer ealle menn gelíce, þéh þe sume deáde wǽron, sume uneáþe gedrycnede aura corrumpens generali cunctos tabe confecit; ut etiam quos non egit in mortem turpi
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ýþ-bord
A ship's side
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A ship's side Ðonne sǽrófe snelle mægne árum bregdaþ ýðborde neáh sitting near the side of the ship Exon. Th. 296, 27; Crä. 57. Swá eów scipweardas ofer ýðbord (speaking across the ship's side; cf. over-board) unnan willaþ, Andr. Kmbl. 595; An. 298.
á-wídlian
to contaminate ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ to profane ⬩ pollute
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of physical impurity, to contaminate, defile, pollute Sé ðe áwiht þicge þæs ðe hund áwídlige (inquinaverit), Ll. Th. ii. 216, 10. Be áwídledum swýnum de inquinatis porcis, 130, 31. of moral impurity, to profane, pollute :-- Áwítliende profanando (pudicitiae
fóre
before ⬩ cōram ⬩ ante ⬩ in conspectu ⬩ præsente vel audiente ălĭquo ⬩ ante ⬩ before ⬩ ante
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before; cōram, ante, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, ante; with the dative; cum dătīvo Se ár Godes ánne wísfæstne wer gehálgode fóre ðam heremægene the messenger of God consecrated a wise man before the host, Andr. Kmbl. 3299; An. 1652. Fela
wrǽt-líc
wondrous ⬩ curious ⬩ of wondrous excellence ⬩ beautiful ⬩ noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ elegant
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wondrous, curious Grendles heáfod and ðære idese mid, wliteseón wrǽílíc. Beo. Th. 3304; B. 1650. Stefn cwom þurh heardne [stán] . . . . wrǽtlíc þúhte stánes ongin, Andr. Kmbl. 1480; An. 741. Ic eom wrǽtlíc wiht, on gewin sceapen, Exon. Th. 405, 14; Rä
gleng
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Add: <b>gleng,</b> es; m. ornament, decoration, adornment, glory Saga mé hwæt ðæs lifigendan mannes gleng sý. Ic ðé secge, ðæs deádan swát, Sal. K. p. 200, 9. Glenge crustu, i. ornata (cf. crustu, i. ornatu frætwunge, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 8)
hæleþ
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Add: [The declension of this word is like that of ealu ; both are t-stems, and the regular nominative should be hæle q. v. See Kl. Nom. Stam. §29, Sievers Grammar § 281]. used with complimentary force of both temporal and spiritual persons; implying excellence
ǽlc
all ⬩ any
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Add: each substantival Ꝥ ǽlc preósta scrífe, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 9. Ǽlc ðǽra ðe ðás míne word gehýrð, Mt. 7, 24. Ǽlces mé þincþ ðæt hé sié wyrþe . . . þone weorþscipe hé forgifþ ǽlcum ðára ðe hine lufað, Bt. 27, 2; F. 96, 29-32. Hira geféra ælces ðára ðe