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drync-wérig

(adj.)
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drync-wérig, adj.
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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

(n.)
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fore-setl, es; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gegyrd, an ornament on the martingale (forþ-gyrd, q. v.)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
getimber-hálgung, e; f.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-stíg, e ; f.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóh-lic, adj.
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
medum-micel, adj.
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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

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

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-sár, es; n.
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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

(adv.)
Grammar
on-útan, adv.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
slæcmód-ness, e; f.
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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

(adv.)
Grammar
sýþ, (?); adv.
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southerly direction Ðonne súð andlang paðes . . . of ðǽm ðýfele sýð (cpve. ?) andlang weges, C. D. vi. 36, 4

wæl-strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-strǽl, m. f.

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

(adj.)
Grammar
wáþol, (v. wáþ) ; adj.

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

(n.)
Grammar
wín-getred, es; n.

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

Linked entry: ge-tred

wil-sele

(n.)
Grammar
wil-sele, es; m.

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

(n.)

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

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-wíse, an; f.

Youthwiseboy's-mannerpueri 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

organian

(v.)
Grammar
organian, orgnian

to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument

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to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument Ic orgnige (organige, MS. H. ), Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 62

Linked entry: organ