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lystan

(v.)
Grammar
lystan, p. te
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To desire. with gen. Þonne seó sáwl þyrsteð and lysteð Godes ríces Deum sitiens anima, Gr. D. 244, 27. with infin. Manige men hine geornlíce lystan geseón multi hunc anxie videre sitiebant, Gr. D. 45, 22

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Th. 131, 21; Gen. 2179. Nis mé ðæs deáþes sorg death causes me no anxiety, Exon. Th. 125, 7; . 350.

Linked entry: sorg

wacen

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<b&gt;. I.</b&gt; add: <b&gt;I a.</b&gt; intentional wakefulness, vigilance, v. wacung. Add Mid þý Benedictus behogode þá tíde þæs nihtlican gebedes, hé gefealh his wæcce (wacone, v.l.) (instans vigiliis), Gr. D. 170, 30.

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Man ne mót nán þing gehǽlan on restedagum þéh hyt lama beó nú hǽlþ hé ǽgðer ge healte ge blynde ge deáfe ge dumbe ge gebýgede laman and deófolseóce, Nicod. 2; Thw. 1, 29. Án mǽden seó wæs lama puella paralytica, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 5.

cweþan

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, Gr. D. 146, 1. Cweþe wé is þes Dauides sunu numquid hic est filius David?, Mt. 12, 23. ceastergewaran, cweðe ꝥ ic eów dide ǽnigne unþanc?, Ap. Th. 26, 3. v. wearg-, wiþer-, yfel-cweþan; un-cweþende; -cweden

feós

(n.)
Grammar
feós, of cattle, money, or wealth,
  • Ors. 2, 4
  • ;
  • Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999
  • ;
  • Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2
  • ;
  • Fox 44, 22
  • ;
gen.
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of feoh

Biedan heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
Biedan heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; m. [Biedan Bieda's, heáfod head : Flor. Bidanheafod, A.D. 1114]
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BIEDA'S HEAD = Bedwin, Wilts? - Hér Wulfhere and Æscwine gefuhton æt Biedan heáfde here, Wulfhere and Æscwine fought at Bedwin A. D. 675

Linked entry: Bedan heáfod

wóþ

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ, e ; f.

a soundcrynoisevoicesongspeech

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Th. 118, 4; . 234: 125, 31; . 362. Hý mislíce, mongum reordum, wóðe hófun, hlúdne herecirni, 156, 8; . 871. of articulate or melodious sound, voice, song, speech Wooð, uuóþ lepor, Txts. 73, 1196. Wóþ facundia, i. eloquentia, Wrt.

Linked entries: þoot þoot

lah-riht

(n.)
Grammar
lah-riht, es; n.

Legal right

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Legal right Ǽghwylc lahriht ge burhriht ge landriht every legal right, both of town and country, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 19.

rind

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Ꝥ bælsamum ǽgþer ge ic ge míne geféran þǽr betwih þǽm rindum (corticibus) nóman, Nar. 27, 25. Geholedum rindum cauatis codicibus (tuguria cauatis consuta corticibus, Ald. 5, 22), An. Ox. 11, 16

Snotinga-hám

(n.)

Nottingham

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Fór hé tó Snotingahám and gefór ða burg and hét hié gebétan and gesettan ǽgðer ge mid Engliscum mannum ge mid Deniscum 922; Erl. 108, 30. Hér Eádmund cyning Myrce geeode, burga fífe, . . . Snotingahám . . . 942; Erl. 116, 13

dún

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Ge on túne ge on dúne, ge on wuda ge on wætere, Angl. ix. 259, 25. Dúna swioran juga, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 18. Nóht elles búton þá wéstan feldas and wudu and dúna be ðǽm gársecge nihil praeter desertos in oceano campos siluasque ac montes, Nar. 20, 10.

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Gr. 7; Zup. 24, 9.: pirata vel piraticus vel cilix, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 59. Wícing oððe flotman pirata, 73, 74: archipirata, Hpt. Gl. 501, 35. Yldest wícing, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 60.

Linked entry: scegð-mann

sunne

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Add Swá swá under ánum leóman þǽre sunnan (ánum sunnan leóman, v. l.) velut sub uno solis radio, Gr. D. 171, 13: 172, 22. <b&gt;I a.</b&gt; add:

un-rím

(n.)
Grammar
un-rím, es; n.

A countless numberan incalculable number or amount

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geaf him gúðgewǽda ǽghwæs unrím, Beo. Th. 5241; B. 2624

a-wirgnis

(n.)
Grammar
a-wirgnis, -niss, e ; f.

A cursecursingmaledictio

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A curse, cursing; maledictio Sette ge awirgnisse uppan Hebal dúne ponite maledictionem super montem Hebal, Deut. 11, 29

forhtra

(adj.)

more fearful

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more fearful Ne beóþ ðý forhtran be ye not the more fearful, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 11

tǽlweorðlícness

(n.)
Grammar
tǽlweorðlícness, e; f.

Blameworthiness

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Blameworthiness sweotolran gedóþ eówre tǽlweorðlícnesse (-wierð-, Cott. MSS.) foedior vestra reprehensibilitas appareat, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 15

Linked entry: tǽlwirðlícness

wiþ-reótan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-reótan, pp. -roten

To clamour against

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ðam rihte wið*-*roten hæfdon, onscunedon ðone scíran Scippend, Elen. Kmbl. 738; El. 369

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, n.
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Bigspellbóc, ná swilce secgað, ac wisdómes bigspell and warnung wið disig, Ǽlfc. T. Grn. 7, 38. Add