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hreód-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-bedd, es; n.

A reed-bed

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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on dícon and on hreódbeddon this plant [lion-foot] is produced in dikes and reed-beds, Herb. 8, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 13

ge-freólsian

(v.)
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Ox. 1493. to free from an unpleasant condition (e. g. doubt) Þú mé hæfst gefreól-sod (-frýlsod, v.l. ) þǽre tweóunge mínes módes, Bt. 41, 3; F. 248, 25. to celebrate a festival Is heó wel wyrðe þæt hire ácennednys árwurðlíce gefreólsod sý, Hml.

mangung-hús

(n.)
Grammar
mangung-hús, es; n.

A house for traffic

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A house for traffic Ne wyrce gé mínes feder hús tó mangunghúse (domum negotiationis), Jn. Skt. 2, 16

wirnung

(n.)
Grammar
wirnung, e; f.

Refusal ⬩ denial

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Se hláford ðe ryhtes wyrne, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 13

Linked entry: wærnung

wuldor-geflogena

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-geflogena, an; m.

A fugitive from glory ⬩ an evil spirit

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A fugitive from glory, an evil spirit Magon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið nygon wuldorgeflogenum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 15

Linked entry: ge-flogena

on-flígen

(n.)
Grammar
on-flígen, es; n.

Infectious disease

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Infectious disease Nú mágon ðás .viiii. wyrta wið .viiii. áttrum and wið nygon onflýgnum, Lchdm. iii. 36, 16

deófol-seócnes

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Wið gewitleáste, ꝥ is wið deófulseócnysse, genim of þám líchoman þysse ylcan wyrte mandragore, Lch. i. 248, 3. Add

slǽp-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp-drenc, es; m.
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A sleeping-draught Slǽpdrenc; rædic, hymlic, wermód, belone, cnuca ealle þá wyrte, dó in ealað, Lch. iii. 22, 27

middel

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Ne wyrð seó nǽfre onwend þá hwíle þe God byð on hire midle, Ps. Th. 45, 4. the middle of the body Oð middil pube ( puue, MS. ) tenus, Hpt. 33, 251, 25

óþ-wítan

(v.)
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Ne meaht ðú ðínre wyrde náuht óþwítan ne ðin líf nó getǽlan, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 3: Beo. Th. 5983; B. 2995. Cf. æt-wítan

molsn

(n.)
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decay, corruption Hí gemétton þone líchaman þæs cildes mid molsne ( tabe ) gebrosnode and wyrma fulne, Gr. D. 198, 24

and-weardnes

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Add: -wurd-, -wyrd-nes. local Þǽr bið engla andweardnes, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 26. Hié mon tó his andweardnesse héht gestandan they were summoned to stand before him, Bl. H. 173, 10. For þǽre andweardnesse þínes yrres a vultu irae tuae, Ps. Th. 37, 3.

earm-sceapen

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Se sylfa deófol . . . wyrð on þám earmsceapenan men, Antecríste, ICI, 7. Þis atule gewrixl earmsceape (-sceapene?

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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Sé ðe forlǽt ðone cele ungetreównesse, and wyrð wlacra treówa, Past. 447, 7. Ne cuæð hé ðæt for ðý ðe hé wolde his treówa and geleáfan forlǽtan quod exhibebat non amittendo fidem, 101, 7

a-screopan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screopan, p. -scræp, pl. -scrǽpon; pp. -screpen

To scrape off ⬩ scrape ⬩ radere

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To scrape off, scrape; radere Ascræp ðone wyrms of his líce testa saniem radebat, Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33

Linked entries: a-scræp a-screpan

wudu-rofe

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rofe, -rife (
Similar entries
cf. Jamieson's Dict. wood-rip
), an; f.

Woodruff

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Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man astula regia, and óðrum naman wudurofe nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 132, 6-9. Wuduhrofe. Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe Grécas malochin agria, and Rómáne astula regia nemnab, and eác Ængle wudurofe hátaþ, 156, 8-11.

betonice

(n.)
Grammar
betonice, an; f : also Lat. betonĭca, æ; f.

The herb BETONY ⬩ betonĭca officinālis

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Genim ðás ylcan wyrte and betonĭcam take this same wort and betony, Herb. 135, 3; Lchdm. i. 252, 4

Linked entries: betoce bettonice

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corrupt ⬩ spoil, ⬩ to injure ⬩ annoy ⬩ afflict a person ⬩ to hinder

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Add:to á-wyrdan in Dict.: to corrupt, spoil, a material object Gif ealo áwerd sié, Lch. ii. 142, 10. Gif mete sý áwyrd, 14. Áwyrd wín defrutum, An. Ox. 4, 6. Heó weóp for ðǽre áwyrdan (the broken sieve), lǽne Hml.

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

wiþ-rǽdan

(v.)

to act against ⬩ be an antidote

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to act against, be an antidote Ðære wyrte wyrttruma on wætere geðyged wiðrǽð íceom and næddrum, Lchdm. i. 144, 15

Linked entry: rǽdan

á-fleótan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fleótan, p. -fleát, pl. -fluton; pp. -floten
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To skim Wyl þá wyrta on þǽre buteran swíðe, áfleót ꝥ fám of clǽne, Lch. ii. 94, 20: 308, 28

Linked entry: fleótan