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wine-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wine-treów, e ; f.

Faith between friends

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Ðæt hé (the man) ða wǽre and ða winetreówe be him lifgendum lǽstan wolde, ðe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Exon. Th. 475, 20; Bo. 50

on-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
on-bǽru, f. [on = un?]

Wrong behaviour, vexation, angerfastidium, ira,rabies.

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Wrong behaviour, vexation, anger Hé ðæs onbǽru habban ne meahte ac hé háte lét teáras geótan he could not be vexed at it (Guthlac's death), but he shed hot tears, Exon. Th. 165, 12; Gú. 1827

hirde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hirde-leás, adj.

Without a shepherd

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Without a shepherd Ne beóþ hí hyrdeleáse ðonne hí ðé habbaþ having thee they will not be without a shepherd, Homl. Th. i. 383, 23. Scép heordeleáse oves non habentes pastorem, Mt. Kmbl. Rush 9, 36

Went-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Went-sǽte, pl.

The inhabitants of Gwent

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The inhabitants of Gwent Be Wentsǽtum and Dúnsǽtum. Hwílon Wentsǽte hýrdon intó Dúnsǽtan, ac hit gebyreþ rihtor intó West-Sexan, þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan L. O. D. 9 ; Th. i. 356, 17-20

Linked entry: Wente

Eald-Seaxe

(n.)
Grammar
Eald-Seaxe, Ald-Seaxe; gen. -Seaxa; dat. -Seaxum; pl. m: Eald-Seaxan; pl. m.

The Old-Saxonsantīqui Saxŏnes

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Be norþan Þyringum syndon Eald-Seaxan and be norþan westan him syndon Frysan, and be westan Eald-Seaxum is Ælfe múþa ðære eá and Frysland to the north of the Thuringians are the Old-Saxons, and to the north-west of them are the Friesians, and to the west

Linked entry: Ald-Seaxe

un-ǽmetta

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽmetta, -ǽmta, an; m.

Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business

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Gif man hwylc metrum cild tó mæssepreóste bringe, ðonne fullie hé hit sóna, and for nǽnigum unǽmtan ne forlǽte [ðæt] hé hit ne fullie if any sick child be brought to a priest, let him baptize it at once, and do not let him be prevented by any occupation

Linked entry: ǽmetta

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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and add: of persons, to be exhausted, be fatigued. of bodily weariness Gif mon fram longum wege geteórod sié, Lch. ii. 150, 19. Mé genihtsumiað þás tintrega, for þon ic eom geteórod . . . þú wást þá menniscan týddernysse, Bl.

cwylla

(n.)
Grammar
cwylla, an; m.

A well, spring fons

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A well, spring; fons Riht súþ be eástan ðam cwyllan óþ ða wýde strǽte right south by east of the spring as far as the wide road, Cod. Dipl. 409; A. D. 946; Kmbl. ii. 265, 32

fleós

(n.)
Grammar
fleós, es; n.

A fleecevellus

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A fleece; vellus Gilde ðæt fleós mid twám pæningum let the fleece be paid for with two pence, L. In. 69; Th. i. 146, 11, note 23, MS. B. In fleós in vellus, Ps. Surt. 71, 6

fóre-teohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

Predestinationprædestĭnātio

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Be ðære fóreteohunga Godes concerning the predestination of God, Bt. titl. xxxix; Fox xviii. 16

fynig

(adj.)
Grammar
fynig, fini; adj.

Mouldymustydampmūcĭdusuligĭnōsus

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Mouldy, musty, damp; mūcĭdus, uligĭnōsus Gyf ðæt húsel byþ fynig if the housel be mouldy, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 8, 13. Fynig alluginatus [ = ulīgĭnōsus ], Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 48; Wrt. Voc. 57, 29

in-wise

(n.)
Grammar
in-wise, an; f.

A condiment

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A condiment Ðæt hit síe on ða onlícnesse geworht ðe senop biþ getemprod tó inwisan that it may be made like mustard when it is mixed for a condiment, L. M. 2, 6; Lchdm. ii. 184, 22

ge-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fægen, -fagen; adj.

Gladrejoicedlætus

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Glad, rejoiced; lætus Ic bió swíðe gefægen I shall be very glad, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 25, MS. Cot. Hie ðæs gefægene wǽrun they were rejoiced thereat, Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 31 : 878; Erl. 80, 11

Linked entry: ge-fagen

ge-orwénan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orwénan, p. de; pp. ed [wén hope]

To despair, to be out of hopedespērāre

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To despair, to be out of hope; despērāre Georwened despērātus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 38. Ðæt he ðý earmlícor georwénedre hǽlo hér nú forwurde quo mĭsĕrābĭlius ipse despērāta sălūte pĕrīret, Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3

Linked entry: or-wénan

ge-scirpla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scirpla, -scyrpla, an; m.

Clothing, clothesvestitus

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Hwǽr beóþ ðonne his ídlan gescyrplan where shall his vain garments be then? Blickl. Homl. 111, 35

Linked entry: -scirpla

un-trymman

(v.)
Grammar
un-trymman, -trymian; p. ede

To be or to become weaksickillinfirm

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To be or to become weak, sick, ill, infirm His sunu untrymede (unntrymade, Lind.) filius infirmabatur, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 46. Ðæs bróðer untrymade, Lind. 11, 2. Hé ongann untrymmia coepit egere, Lk. Skt. Lind. 15, 14

ge-þwǽrlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrlic, adj.
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Be geþwǽrlicre de concordi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 8

Linked entry: -þwǽrlic

hand-sció

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The word is dative of a proper name, which may be seen in the place-name of the following passage: In loco qui dicitur Andscóheshám, C. D. i. 102, 9. Graff vi. 418 8

spén

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For spenas probably uenas should be read. Cf. the consecutive glosses Fibras spenas, ficetula sucga, fibrans hrissende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 52-54, and :-- Fibras uenas, ficetula sugga, fibrans, risende, Corp. Gl. H. 55, 175-178

tó-beran

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Först. 88, 6: 134, 4. to be separate Swá micel tó-bireð eástdǽl fram westdǽle quantum distat oriens ab occasu, Ps. Vos. 102, 12. Cf. tó-berenness