wǽfels
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Th. ii. 248, 13. Hí mid wolcnreádum wǽfelse hine bewǽfdon, 252, 25. Línenne wǽuels anaboladia, amictorium lineum, Hpt. 31, 16, 421. Ic eom wífhádes mann, and eallunga líchamlicum wǽfelsum bereáfod, Hml. S. 23 b, 207. Add
borh
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D. iv. 235, 19
wéde
Furious, in a rage, mad, fierce,
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B. v.wéde-hund) hundes slite, Lchdm. i. 362, 23
ǽr-ǽt
Eating too soon
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I. (1 a); cf. Ll. Th. ii. 436, 6, 33-38] Míne synna . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferfylle, Angl. xi. 102, 88. Swá hwæt swá wé misdóð . . . on ǽrǽte and on oferdrince, xii. 514, 10. Leahtras . . . ðæt is ǽrǽtas and oferdruncennessa, Wlfst. 135, 2.
Linked entry: ǽr
hand-wyrm
An insect supposed to produce disease in the hand
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I, 50; Lchdm. ii. 122, 21
hráca
Expectoration, spittle, matter brought up when clearing the throat ⬩ spittle
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Wið swíðlícne hrácan, 146, 2; Lchdm. i. 270, 2. Mycelne hrácan, 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 23
Linked entry: hrǽcan
sol
a sole ⬩ a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch ⬩ Sole ⬩ a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall ⬩ soles, fetters, and shackles'
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'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities. Among 'husbandlie furniture' Tusser gives 'soles, fetters, and shackles' [cf. however sál] Sol orbita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 6
Linked entry: sylu
geswinc-ful
Full of labour ⬩ laborious ⬩ troublesome ⬩ wearisome ⬩ lăbōriōsus ⬩ incommŏdus
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Full of labour, laborious, troublesome, wearisome; lăbōriōsus, incommŏdus Hit biþ swíðe geswincful it is very laborious, Past. 60; Swt. 453, 10; Hat. MS: Lchdm. iii. 188, 19: 192, 2, 23.
Linked entry: swinc-full
holian
To hollow out, ⬩ make hollow, ⬩ dig, ⬩ make a hole ⬩ cavare
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Th. ii. 162, 7
tó-worpness
dispersion ⬩ a throwing out ⬩ ejection
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f dispersion, v. tó-weorpan, I. On tówyrpnisse hǽðna in dispersionem gentium. Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 7, 35. a throwing out, ejection, v. tó-weorpan, IV.
Linked entries: -worpness tó-wyrpness
swǽrlíce
of doing or bearing what is painful, grievously ⬩ of sleeping, heavily, ⬩ graviter
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Skt. i. 21, 261. of sleeping, heavily, Wé feóllon on slǽpe swárlíce, swylce wé on deáðe lágon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 239
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Francan
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Ongunnon þá Francan (Franci) gangan in tó cyrican, Gr. D. 16, 8-16. Far tó ðǽra Francena ríce, Hml. Th. i. 560, 4. Florus wæs fyrmest þǽra Francena þegna, Hml. S. 6, 140. Hé mid þám Francum wunode, 29, 164. Mid Froncum ic wæs, Víd. 68: 24: B. 2912.
séðung
Attestation ⬩ affirmation ⬩ proof
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Th. ii. 34, 5. Hé ðæs árleásan eáre gehǽlde tó séðunge soðre godcundnysse (in proof of true divinity), 248, 2. Hé heora goda geendunge mid swutelum séðungum gewissode, i. 558, 16. Séðingum assertionibus, Hpt. Gl. 525, 35. Séðincgum, 409, 53
grislíc
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Ger. grisenlich, Grff. iv. 301: Ger. grässlich.] This word seems to belong to 'grísan' rather than to 'greósan,' so should be written with i rather than with y. The spelling in the Ormulum supports the short vowel
winter-tíd
Winter-time ⬩ winter
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Winter-time, winter Hit is wintertíd nú, and ic wundrie þearle hwanon þes wyrtbrǽð þus wynsumlíce stéme, Homl. Skt. i. 4, 35.
ge-efenlǽcung
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Th. ii. 228, 2. Deófles bearn, ná þurh gecynd ..., ac ðurh þá geefenlǽcunge, i. 260, 14. Add
rǽs-bora
A counsellor, one who takes thought for the public good, a leader, chief
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Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385. Réðe rǽsboran ( the chiefs of the Mermedonians ), 277; An. 139. Rǽfborena [rǽs- (?), rǽd- (?)] jurisperitorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 38
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spornan
to strike with the foot, spurn ⬩ to spurn, reject ⬩ stumble ⬩ to strike with the feet, tread
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Voc. ii. 44, 72. On spornendum fét in offenso pede Scint. 187, 8. to spurn, reject Æfter ðæs mǽdenes sprǽce, ðe hine spearn mid wordum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 64
Linked entry: spurnan
hosp
Reproach, opprobrium, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
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Th. i. 56, 11
Linked entry: hyspan
á-þenian
to stretch out ⬩ extend ⬩ to stretch by pulling: ⬩ to extend notice ⬩ direct attention ⬩ effort ⬩ to extend ⬩ prolong ⬩ to spread out ⬩ extend superficially ⬩ to stretch out ⬩ prostrate:--
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Voc. ii. 63, 66: distenta .i. extenta, 141, 22. to stretch out, prostrate:-- Þá áþenede se biscop hine in cruce incubuit precious antistes, Bd. 4, 29; Sch.530, 1. Sceal hé beforan him hine áþenian coram eo se prosternere debebit, Ll.
Linked entry: on-þenian