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wéþness

(n.)
Grammar
wéþness, e; f.
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Sweetness, gentleness, mildness Biluitnisse and uoeðnisse mansuetudo et lenitas Rtl. 100, 13. Ða miclan geniht ðínre wéðnesse ( suavitatis tuae ), Ps. Th. 144, 6

Linked entry: wéþe

Arabisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Arabisc, adj.
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Arabian Arabisc man hic et haec Arabs, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 65, 12. Hie Fenix, swá hátte án fugel on Arabiscre ðeóde, 70, 12

býre

(n.)
Grammar
býre, a time, season. l, byre,
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and add Ǽ þám byre, þe hé wite eal, Wlfst. 123, 5. Oð ðone byre, þe hí God áwehte, Hml. S. 23, 336

clawan

(v.)
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Dele 'p. ede; pp. ed,' and add: (cláwan? In Mid. E. p. cleu, clew is found) Clawe scalpo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 36

hearm-plega

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Facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot, Gen. 13, 7). Add:

pællen

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Tó þám ꝥ sceolde beón wéned ꝥ hé wǽre se cyning . . .for þǽm pællenum reáfum ( ex purpureis vestibus), Gr. D. 131, 18. Add

regnian

(v.)
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to rain, cause rain to fall Hé hregnað (regneð, R.) ofer sóðfæsta and unsóðfæste pluit super justos et injustos, Mt. L. 5, 45

sméþian

(v.)
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Add Se cræftga sceáwað and sméðað artifex considerat et limat, Gr. D. 283, 26. Wóge sméþiende hylcas salebrosos conplanans anfractus, An. Ox. 1771

wellyrge

(n.)
Grammar
wellyrge, wellere

sinus

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are glosses of sinus Wellyrgae (uuellyrgae sinus, simus, Ep. Erf.) smus (for sinus) Txts. 97, 1876. Wellere sinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 34

Linked entry: wellere

hálig-ern

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-ern, es; n.

A holy place, sanctuary

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On ðam hálierne in the holy place, Ex. 29, 30

wann-fóta

(n.)
Grammar
wann-fóta, an; m.

A bird with dark feet

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Gl. ed. Hessels 94, 498), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 20

Linked entry: wan-fóta

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor, es; n.

a wondera circumstanceact that excites astonishmenta circumstance that excites astonishment as being out of the usual course of nature,a prodigyportenta wondermiraclea miraclea wonderful objectwondrous thingwonderfulmiraculous powerwonderadmiration

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Eal ðæt folc ðe ðis wundor (the giving sight to the blind man) geseah, Blickl. Homl. 15, 29. Ic bebeóde wundor geweorðan, Andr. Kmbl. 1459; An. 730: Cd. Th. 245, 31; Dan. 471: Elen. Kmbl. 2241; El. 1122.

Linked entries: wunder wundrum

Agustin

(n.)
Grammar
Agustin, es; m: Agustīnus, Augustīnus, i; m:

St. AugustineAugustinus

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Mox vero ut dedicata est, intro inlatum, et in porticu illius aquilonali decenter sepultum est [Sep. 13, 613]. . . .

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Aaron hæfde bereáfod (spoliaverat) ꝥ folc æt hira golde, Ex. 32, 25. with acc. of spoil and on with person ꝥ hé him ágeáfe þæt hé ǽr on him bereáfode (ge-, v. l. ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 30

Wendel-sǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Wendel-sǽ, (generally masc.)

the Mediterranean.In Alfred's Orosius the word is used to translate several Latin terms denoting the Mediterranean or parts of it

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Féng Carl tó allum ðam westríce behienan Wendelsǽ and begeondan ðisse sǽ Chr. 885; Erl. 84, 11. On án íglond út on ðære Wendelsǽ Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 11. Æt Wendelsǽ on stæðe (the Italian shore) Elen. Kmbl. 462; El. 231.

spryttan

(v.)
Grammar
spryttan, p. te

To sproutspringgerminateTo put forth a shootbring forth fruitto incite

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Folc weóx swilce hig of eorðan spryttende wǽron creverunt et quasi germinantes mulliplicati sunt, Ex. 1, 7. Ealle spryttende þingc universa germinantia, Hymn. T. P. 76. Eft spryttendum ðám twigum renascentibus virgultis, Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 5.

Linked entries: tó-sprytting sprýtan

a-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lynian, p. ode; pp. od

To liberatedeliverfree fromliberare

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To liberate, deliver, free from; liberare Alynian of róde Cristes líchaman to deliver Christ's body from the cross, De offic. diurn. et noct

æt-wesan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wesan, p. ic, he -wæs, pl. -wǽron [æt at, wesan to be]

To be presentadesse

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To be present; adesse Wilferþ ætwæs, eác swylce ætwǽron úre brúðru Wilfrid adfuit, adfuerunt et fratres nostri, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 12

a-swarcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swarcian, p. ode; pp. od

To confounddismayabashfearconfundererevereri

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To confound, dismay, abash, fear; confundere, revereri Ðon gescynde and aswarcode [MS. aswarcod] beóþ cum confusi et reveriti fuerint, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entries: a-swárnian swearcian

dæges

(adv.)
Grammar
dæges, adv. [from gen. of dæg]

Daily die

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Th. 1, 2: Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 7: Chr. 894; Erl. 93. 5

Linked entry: dages