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wirgende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Given to cursing

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Given to cursing Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie, ðæt mid yfelum wordum tó wyriende (wyrgende v. l.) weorðe, Wulfst. 70, 18

weorold-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-fægerness, e; f.
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Earthly fairness Seó hine lǽrde ðæt nǽfre Godes geleáfan forléte, and ðæt nǽnig woruldfægernes ǽfre his geðóht oncerde, Shrn. 59, 31

weorold-lǽce

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-lǽce, es;m.
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A physician for the body Nis se woruldlǽce wælhreów, ðeáh ðe ðone gewundodan mid bærnette gelácnige, Homl. Th. i. 472, 13

árung

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Hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ꝥ ealles buton árunge tó Róme ne com, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 24. Add

be-héflic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-héflic, adj.
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ys behéflic tó cunnane, 314, 18

deópþancol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deópþancol-líce, adv.
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With depth of thought, with profound learning Búton óðrum trahtbócum ðe mid gecneordum andgite deópðancollíce ásmeáde, Hml. Th. i. 436, 20

deórwyrþ-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deórwyrþ-lic, (-wi(e)rþ-); adj.
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Precious, costly Hi him deórwurðlice anlícnyssa árǽrdon, Hml. Th. i. 366, 21. Mid þínum deórwyrðlicostan blóde praetioso sanguine, Hymn. ad Mat. 20

drýicge

(n.)
Grammar
drýicge, an; f.
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A sorceress Cwǽdon Rómware ꝥ heó wǽre drýegge, Shrn. 56, 13. Þá þe hér bióð þá mǽstan drýicgan, and gealdorcræftigan, Nap. 43

Linked entry: drýegge

eóred-weorod

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Swá ꝥ þára deófla eóredweredu (weoredu, v. l.) ádrǽfde ita ut legiones daemonum pelleret, Gr. D. 71, 6. Substitute for citation

feoh-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-spéd, e; f.

Moneypropertypl. richeswealth

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Money, property; pl. riches, wealth Þá gebróðra áhton myccle feohspéda for worulde multas pecunias in hoc mundo possederant, Gr. D. 273, 2

fíf-læppede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-læppede, adj.
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Having five laps or lobes Hió (the liver) biþ fíflæppedu (cf. sió lifer hæfð fíf læppan, 198, 1), Lch. ii. 160, 12

geár-langes

(adv.)
Grammar
geár-langes, adv.
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For a year Lǽt hit standan geárlanges dimitte illam hoc anno (Lk. 13, 8), Hml. Th. ii. 408, 6. Cf. dæg-langes

godweb-girela

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-girela, an; m.
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A costly robe Þá þe ne mæg tó him gebígean mid golde ne mid seolfre ne mid godwebgyrlum, Wlfst. 197, 1

hláford-hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hláford-hold, adj.
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Gif góde beóþ and hláfordholde, Bt. 14, l; F. 42, 24

heofon-bígenged

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-bígenged, heofon-biggenged; adj.
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Wé beón éce heofonbígende simus perennes celibes, Hy. S. 36, 32. Heofan-biggende cęlibes, 5, 27

lahlíce

(adv.)
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Þæt lǽran þæt gehádode regollíce and lǽwede lahlíce heora líf fadian, Wlfst. 307, 15. Laglíce legitime Angl. xiii. 394, 413. Add

in-cleof

(n.)
Grammar
in-cleof, [in-cleofu, e; f.?]
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Unryhtwísnesse smeáde on incleofe his, 35, 5

Linked entry: cleof

leórend-ness

(n.)
Grammar
leórend-ness, e; f.
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Passing away, departure from this world Manige men gesomnodon tó swá háligre sáwle leórendnesse of þysum middanearde, Gr. D. 291, 14

mynster-hám

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Wé hine cúðon in þám mynsterháme þe on wæs nos eum in hac ecclesiastica domo novimus Gr. D. 319, 24. Add

neáh-wudu

(n.)
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a neighbouring wood Án hrefn wæs gewunod ꝥ cóm of þám neáhwuda (ex vicina sylva), Gr. D. 118, ii : 229, 20