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samod-wyrcende

(adj.)
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Nelle þú begýman tó welerum specendes ac samodwyrcendes (cooperantis), Scint. 118, 6. Deófle samodwyrcendum Antecrístes móder geeácnoð on innoðe, Wlfst. 193, 19. Add

síde

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Wíde and síde geondsprang (cujus Gloria) longe lateque percrebruit, An. Ox. 2839. Oþ þá ancleów síde (mafortes) talo tenus prolixius (dependunt), 5336. Add

sméþian

(v.)
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Add Se cræftga sceáwað and sméðað artifex considerat et limat, Gr. D. 283, 26. Wóge sméþiende hylcas salebrosos conplanans anfractus, An. Ox. 1771

spranca

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Sprancena sarmentorum, i, uiminum, An. Ox. 2640. (This and Hpt. Gl. 468, 22 are glosses to the same passage, Ald. 36, 5). Add

swíge

(n.)
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Add: swíg(?), e; f. Add Dumbre swígan mutae taciturnitatis, An. Ox. 1937. Mid swíge silentio, 2085. Fífwintre swígan stǽrleornera quinquennem taciturnitatem Stoicorum, 4144

un-álífedlic

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Unálýfedlicum pricelsum inlecebrosis stimulis An. Ox. 4227. Þæt þú forseó weorlde ára, and húru ungemetlice and uná lífedlice, Solil. H. 46, 9. Add

Linked entry: á-lífedlic

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
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Hé sǽde ꝥ hé sylf án wítega unleáslíce wǽre, Hml. S. 31, 802. Wé witon ꝥ ðú eart unleaslíce Godes freónd, 1024. Add

wórian

(v.)
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Add: (l b) of movement by a person Wandriendum, wóriendum uagabundis, i. errantibus (gestibus ), An. Ox. 3340. Wóri-endum færeldum uagabundis meatibus, 4857

weder-burh

(n.)
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weder-burh, f.

A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city

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A town exposed to storms, a weather-beaten city Him Dryhten bebeád, ðæt hé ða wederburg wunian sceolde, Andr. Kmbl. 3390; An. 1699

wil-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wil-þegu, e; f.

A grateful repast

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A grateful repast Tólýsan líc and sáwle, and þonne tódǽlan werum tó wiste and tó wilþege fǽges flǽschoman, Andr. Kmbl. 306; An. 153

snel-líc

(adj.)
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snel-líc, adj.

moving rapidly, swiftquick in action, ready, bold strenuus

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Kmbl. 533; An. 267. quick in action, ready, bold Monig snellíc sǽrinc Beo. Th. 1384; B. 690

twi-fiðerede

(adj.)
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twi-fiðerede, adj.

Double-wingedshaped as if with two wings (?)forked

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Double-winged, shaped as if with two wings (?), forked Twyfyrede (twyfyþerede, MS. C.: twifeðerede, MS. V.) bisulcus Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 11

Linked entry: fiþerede

gifan

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Add Doto, -as, dono vel gifu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, l. Geben (gibaen, Ep. Gl.) wæs inpendebatur Txts. 71, 1086. to give a thing as a present Se wela þe se cyning gifþ his deórlingum. Bt. 29, 1 ; F. 102, 3. Þú. sealdest mé wilna geniht.

ǽfen-lác

(n.)
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ǽfen-lác, es; n.

An evening sacrificevespertinum sacrificium

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An evening sacrifice; vespertinum sacrificium Swylce ahafenes handa mínra, ðonne ic ǽfenlác secge elevatio manuum mearum sacrificium vespertinum, Ps. Th. 140, 3

áncer

(n.)
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áncer, es; m.

An anchorethermitanachoreta

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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Mid ðý he leornode be ðám áncerum when he learnt concerning the anchorets, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 22

ancor-man

(n.)
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ancor-man, ancer-man, -mann, es; m.

An anchor-manthe man in charge of the anchorancorariusproreta

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An anchor-man, the man in charge of the anchor; ancorarius, proreta, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126

Linked entry: ancer-man

agén-sendan

(v.)
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agén-sendan, p. -sende

To send againsend backremittere

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To send again, send back; remittere He hine agén-sende to Herode remisit eum ad Herodem, Lk. Bos. 23, 7: 23, 11

almes-man

(n.)
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almes-man, -mann, es; m.

An almsmaneleemosynarius

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An almsman; eleemosynarius Ðonne nime man uncúþ sǽd æt almesmannum then let one take strange seed of almsmen, Lchdm, i. 400, 17

be-cyrran

(v.)
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be-cyrran, p. -cyrde; pp. -cyrred, -cyred, -cyrd; v. trans.

To turn toto give updeliverbetrayverteretransferre ad

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To turn to, to give up, deliver, betray; vertere, transferre ad Ælfmær hí becyrde Ælfmær betrayed it, Chr. 1011 ; Th. 266, 23

Linked entry: be-cerran

dafenian

(v.)
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dafenian, dafnian; p.ode ; pp. od

To be seemly or becoming decere

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To be seemly or becoming ; decere Swá swá dafnaþ munuce as becomes a monk; sicut decet monacho, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5