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eást-portic

(n.)
Grammar
eást-portic, es; n.
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An east porch or portico Þæt eástportic wæs on lenge twéntig fæðma be þæs temples wídnysse and wæs týn fæðma wíd, Hml. Th. ii. 578, 12

gearo-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-wyrde, adj.
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Having ready utterance Se geonga wæs geworden gearow yrde (geara-, georo-, v. ll., loquela promtus ), sé þe ǽr wæs dumb, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 561, 2

Linked entry: -wyrde

ge-éfstan

Grammar
ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90

Wandale

(n.)
Grammar
Wandale, Wænle, Wendle; pl.
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Wandali) rícsodon . . . án wydewe sǽde ꝥ hire sunu wǽre gelǽded in hæftnýde fram Wænla (Wendla, v.l. ) cyneges áðume, Gr. D. 179, 14-21. Wændla (Wendla, v.l. ) ríce, 181, 7.

Linked entry: Wendlas

fullwiht-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-fæder, (fulwiht-)
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Cynegils wæs gefulwad from Birino, Chr. 635), Cht. Th. 115, 31. Marcus wæs mid Petre . . . Petrus wæs his godfæder, and hé lange folgode his fulluhtfæder Petre, Hml. S. 15, 144

wéden-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wéden-seóc, wédend-seóc; adj.
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Possessed by a devil, mad Sum preóst wæs mid deófle geswenced . . . þá wæs gelǽded se wódseóca (wédendseóca, v.l.) tó Benedicte, Gr. D. 135, l.

un-wæstmbǽre

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Wíse láreówas sǽdon ꝥ seó eorþe wǽte micele unwsestmbǽrre æfter þám flóde þonne heó ǽr wǽre tradunt doctores terrae vigorem et fecunditatem longe inferiorem esse post diluvium quam ante, Angl. vii. 36, 348. Add

land-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
land-sittende, adj.

Occupying land

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Occupying land Hé létt gewrítan hú mycel ǽlc man hæfde ðe landsittende wæs innan Englalande on lande oððe on orfe and hú mycel feós hit wǽre wurþ he [William I.] caused to be written how much every man that was in the occupation of land in England, had

weorold-folgoþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-folgoþ, es;
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Næs ná ðæt hé his willan on ðæm woruldfolgaðe wǽre . . . Ðá hé wæs týn wintre, and hine hys yldran tó woruldfolgaðe tyhton, ðá fleáh hé tó Godes ciricean. Blickl. Homl. 211, 22-29.

and-cýþness

(n.)
Grammar
and-cýþness, e; f.
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Experience Hé wilnade þætte eall seó þeód þe hé fore wæs mid þǽre gife ðæs crístnan geleáfan gelǽred wǽre, þæs geleáfan ondcýðnesse (&-, v. l.) hé swíðust onféng on sigegefeohtum ellreordra cynna desiderans totam, cui praeesse coepit, gentem

Linked entry: cýþ-ness

rád

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Hire hind hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs, Lch. iii. 426, 27. <b>I a.

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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</b> add :-- Sóð is gecýðed . . . þæt þú wið Waldend wǽre heólde, Exod. 419: B. 700: An. 1437. Hé nyste hwæt þæs sóþes ( or adj. ?) wæs, for þǽm hé hit self ne geseah, Ors. 1, 1; S. 17, 33. Add

gita

(adv.)
Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.

Yetstill

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Ne wearþ wæl máre ǽfer gieta folces gefylled never yet was greater slaughter of people made, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 15; Ædelst. 66: Cd. 113; Th. 148, 34; Gen. 2466.

Linked entries: gyta geta

on-hréran

(v.)

of actual movement, to stir, agitate, move violentlyto move, disturb, agitateof emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite

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Homl. 91, 28. of emotions, to stir up, arouse, excite Mægen wæs onhréred, Cd. Th. 192, 4; Exod. 226. Wæs merefixa mód enhréred, Beo. Th. 1103; B. 549. Hete wæs onhréred, 5101; B. 2554: Andr. Kmbl. 2606; An. 1304: 2788; An. 1396

Linked entry: hréran

carcern-weard

(n.)
Grammar
carcern-weard, es; m.
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A prison-warder, jailor Hé wæs on carcern sænded . . . , and æfter twelf dagum cóm se carcernweard, Shrn. 54, 13, 16. Sc̃s Arthemius wæs ǽr carcernweard, 89, 23, 27

riht-full

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-full, adj.
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Good, virtuous Eall þet þe Gode wæs láð and rihtfullan mannan, eall ꝥ wæs gewunelic on þisan lande on his (William Rufus) týman, Chr. 1100; P. 235, 33

morgen-swég

(n.)
Grammar
morgen-swég, es; m.

A sound made in the morning

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A sound made in the morning Ðá wæs on úhtan Grendles gúþcræft gumum undyrne. Ðá wæs æfter wiste wóp up áhafen, micel morgenswég. Beo. Th. 258; B. 129

tún-rǽd

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Sum tún wǽs ... Þe ǽlce geáre oftost wæs áwést þurh hagol ... þá sende se túnrǽd sumne getrýwne ǽrendracan tó Martine his helpes biddende, Hml. S. 31, 1219. Add

un-meahtig

Grammar
un-meahtig, <b>; I.</b>
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Swá micclum swá þæs mannes gecynd unmihtigre wæs, swá hit wæs leóhtre tó miltsunge homo quanto fragilior in natura, tanto facilior ad veniam, Angl. vii. 4, 35. Add

stíþ-lic

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., hard, the reverse of luxurious Eal his reáf wæs áwefen of olfendes hǽrum, his bigleofa wæs stíðlic, Hml. Th. i. 352, 6