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scrift-scír

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Bútan hé hæbbe þæs biscopes gewitnesse þe hé on his scriftscíre , Ll. Th. i. 212, 22. Add

þurh-wuneness

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-wuneness, e; f.
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Perseverance Seó þurhwunenes heó is mægen þæs gódan weorces virtus boni operis perseverantia est, Archiv cxxii. 260, 9

Linked entry: wune-ness

wrigelness

(n.)
Grammar
wrigelness, e ; f.
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Covering, protection Ic sié gescilded on wrigelnesse fiðra ðínra protegar in uelamento alarum tuarum, Ps. Vos. 60, 5

a-wǽcan

Grammar
a-wǽcan, For'
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Dele' substitute Seó miígð áwéht (wǽced, v.l.) wæs (premeretur ) mid þí wæle. Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 4

sand-hliþ

(n.)

a sand-hill by the sea

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a sand-hill by the sea Gewát him ofer sandhleoþu tó sǽs faruþe, Andr. Kmbl. 471; An. 236

weargol

(adj.)
Grammar
weargol, adj.

Evil

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Evil Ðis is seó wyrt ðe wergulu ( the crab apple; pirus malus, Cockayne) hátte, Lchdm. iii. 34, 14

Linked entry: wergulu

olfend-mere

(n.)
Grammar
olfend-mere, an; f.

A she-camel

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A she-camel prítig gefolra olfendmyrena mid heora coltum camelos foetas cum pullis suis triginta, Gen. 32, 15

Linked entry: mere

on-steall

(n.)
Grammar
on-steall, es; m.

Institution, provision

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Institution, provision Gode ælmiehtigum þonc ðætte wé nú ǽnigne onstal habbaþ láreówa, Past. pref.; Swt. 4, 1

Linked entry: on-stæl

ge-þyldelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyldelíc, adj.

Patient

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Patient Crist us onstealde geþyldelíce bysene Christ has set us an example of patience, Blickl. Homl. 75, 29

á-sworettan

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Seó ásworeteð (ásworetteð,v. l.), 245, 22. Ásworette suspiravit, 16. Add

Linked entry: sworettan

ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ferian, ferigan, ferigean, fergan; to ferianne; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [fer = fær a journey] .

to carryconveybearleadconductferreportārevehĕrededūcĕreafferreto betake oneself tose gerĕreversērito godepartvehiīre

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We ðé willaþ ferigan freólíce ofer fisces bæþ we will gladly convey thee over the fish's bath [the sea], Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293.

Linked entries: fergan ferigan fergan

GANOT

(n.)
Grammar
GANOT, ganet, es; m.

A gannetsea-fowlwater-fowlfen-duckăvis mărinafŭlixfŭlĭca

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A gannet, sea-fowl, water-fowl, fen-duck; ăvis mărina, fŭlix, fŭlĭca Ganot fŭlix, Wrt. Voc. 62, 7 : 280, 13.

Linked entries: ganet ganet

mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg, e; f.

A womankinswoman

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Seó eádge mǽg, sancta Maria, Exon. 9 a; Th. 6, 21; Cri. 87. Seó æþele mǽg (Juliana ), 68 a; Th. 253, 4; Jul. 175. Seó wuldres mǽg, 74 b; Th. 278, 20; Jul. 600. Cáseres mǽg (Elene), Elen. Kmbl. 660; El. 330 : 1335; El. 669

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Sió eáðmódnes ieruð beforan ðæm gilpe, and hió cymð ǽr ǽr ða weorðmyndu (wyrðmynðu, Hatt. MS.) gloriam praecedit humilitas, Past. 41 ; Swt. 298, 16. Dryhtne ðe hyre weorþmynde geaf, mǽrþe on moldan ríce, Judth. Thw. 26, 25 ; Jud. 343.

Linked entry: wirþu

-isc

(suffix)

-ish

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Engel-sk English : O.H. Ger. diut-isc : Ger. deut-sch

India

(n.)
Grammar
India, Indea; f.
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Seó forme India ..., seó óðer ..., seó þridde; þeós þridde India ..., Hml. Th. i. 452, 11-14. Þurh þá uncúðan land Indie per ignota Indie loca, Nar. 6, 12. Ðá wynstran dǽlas Indie sinistram partem Indie, 30, 19: 21, 7.

burne

(n.)
Grammar
burne, an; f.
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Se Hǽlend eóde ofer ða burnan Cedron Iesus egressus est trans torrentes Cedron, Jn. Bos. 18, l. Burnan unrihtwísnysse gedréfdon me torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 17, 5.

Linked entries: BURN byrne

byrgea

(n.)
Grammar
byrgea, byrigea, byriga, berigea, an; m. [borh, borg a pledge, security]
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Se man ðam óðrum byrigean geselle let the man give surety to the other, L. H. E. 8; Th. i. 30, 12. Gif he byrigan forwærne if he retuse surety, 9, 10; Th. i. 30, 15, 17.

circul

(n.)
Grammar
circul, es; m.

A circle, the zodiaccirculus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός

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Ætýwdan feówer circulas onbútan ðære sunnan four circles appeared round the sun, Chr. 1104; Erl. 239, 17.

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorceryars magĭca

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Gif hí hwylcne drýcræft hæfdon si quid malĕfĭcæ artis habuissent, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 40 : Ex. 7, 11. Sum man wæs mid drýcræfte bepǽht some man was deceived by magic, Homl. Th. i. 448, 13.

Linked entry: dreó-cræft