drync-wérig
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Weary of drinking, stupid with drink Dru[ncen], dryncwírig lent[us] (v. first passage under druncen), Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 9
fore-setl
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A chief seat, seat of honour Þá formo ræsto ł foresedlo (ꝥ ǽreste sætil, R.) primos recubitos, Mt. L. 23, 6
forþ-gegyrd
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of a horse Forþgegyrdu bullas, ornamenta cinguli (cf. bulla, nodus in cingulo, i. 175, note 3), Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 73
Linked entry: ge-gyrd
getimber-hálgung
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The feast of tabernacles Getimberhálgung scenophegia (cf. scenophegia getimbra hálgung vel geteldwurþung, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 50); An. Ox. 56, 287
heáfod-stíg
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A path along the head of a field (?) Tó ðǽre heáfodstíge, ðæt swá in ðá heáhstrǽt, C. D. iii. 167, 23
hreóh-lic
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Stormy, full of trouble Hú feallendlic and hú lǽnendlic and hú hreóhlic þeós woruld ys, Wlfst. 136, 27. See preceding word
hræc-tunge
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Add: the tongue of the throat, the uvula Tóðum, tungan, múðe, hræctungan ( uvae ), hracan, þrotbollan, Lch. i. lxxiv, 9; lxx, 8
medum-micel
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Little, short (of time) Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ gé me ne geseóð modicum et non uidebitis me, Hml. A. 73, 16
Linked entries: ge-medmicel ge-medummicel
munuc-regol
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Add: monastic rule or mode of life Hí munucregol myrdon, and mynstra tóstæncton, and munecas tódrǽfdon, Chr. 975; P. 121, 26
múþ-sár
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A pain of the mouth Haran geallan mæg wið pipor gemenged wið múðsáre ( contra dolorem oris ), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 25
on-útan
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Outside, out-of-doors Æt hám gebring, and nǽfre in on þone mon, sceafe ꝥ gréne onútan, Lch. ii. 292, 27
slæcmód-ness
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Spiritlessness, melancholy lack of energy; accidia, acedia Eahta synt heafódleahtras . . . þridde is sleacmódnes and unrótnes, Verc. Först. 173. Cf. á-solcenness
sýþ
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southerly direction Ðonne súð andlang paðes . . . of ðǽm ðýfele sýð (cpve. ?) andlang weges, C. D. vi. 36, 4
wæl-strǽl
A fatal shaft
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A fatal shaft Bád se ðe sceolde endedógor áwrecen wælslrǽlum (the pangs of mortal disease) Exon. Th. 179, 11; Gú. 1260
wáþol
Wandering
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Wandering Scýneþ ðes mÓra wáþol under wolcnum (cf. wanderingas an epithet of the moon in Sbakspere) Fins. Th. 14; Fin. 8
wín-getred
A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes
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A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíngetred forus, ubi uva calcatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 66
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wil-sele
A pleasant hall
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A pleasant hall Weorðeþ his hús (the nest of the Phenix) onhǽted, willsele stýmeþ, Exo n. Th. 212, 21; Ph. 213
brice
use, service
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use, service God híg gesceóp eallum mannum to brice God created them for the use of all men. Deut. 4, 19
cniht-wíse
Youthwise ⬩ boy's-manner ⬩ pueri mos
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Youthwise, boy's-manner; pueri mos Sprecan æfter cnihtwísan to speak after the manner of a boy Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13
Linked entry: wíse