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twifeald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
twifeald-líc, adj.
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Tuufallíce gást utrimque spiritus Mt. Kmbl. p. 14, 5. [Ðysra deáð wæs heora freóndan twyfealolíc sár; án, ðet hí swá feárlícee]

wifel

(n.)
Grammar
wifel, wifer

an arrowdartjavelin

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an arrow, dart, javelin Gafeluca ł wibere jaculo, sagitta, gáre ł wifele spiculo, Hpt. Gl. 432, 45, 53. Gára jaculorum, gaflucas catapultas, sagittas, wifera sagittarum, gáras spicula, 405, 52-55. [Wyfle, wepene bipennis. Prompt.

fennig

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On wege fennigum lǽdan oððe gán teónan hefige getácnað, Lch. iii. 212, 7. Cenosas þá fennigan meras, i. paludes paludosas vel adelihtan, fúlan lutosas, fetidas, immundas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 67. Fennegan stagnosa, An. Ox. 36, 13. Add

hwínan

(v.)
Grammar
hwínan, p. hwán; pl. hwinon
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To make a whistling, whizzing sound [as an arrow, etc. in its flight] Ful oft of ðam heápe hwínende fleág, giellende gár full oft from that band flew whistling the shrieking javelin, Exon. 86 b; Th. 326, 12; Víd. 127

wísung

(n.)
Grammar
wísung, e; f.

Directionguidance

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Direction, guidance Scylon hý gán tó heora scriftan and hym hys synna ealle geandettan, and ealle be his wísunge gebétan Homl. Ass. 141, 71. Dathan and Abiron mycelne teónan Móyse gedydon and forsáwon his wísunge, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 224

ge-hygd

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Mé þinceþ ꝥ in þám gehig-dum þyses hálgan weres wǽre Heliseus gást ego sancti viri praecordiis Elisaei spiritum video unesse Gr. D. 130, 9. Add

undern-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
undern-tíma, an; m.

The third hour of the daynine o'clock A. M.

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And eft com se Hálga Gást on underntíman ofer ða apostolas, Btwk. 214, 26-30

gold-smiþ

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Þæs wísan goldsmiðes bán, Wélondes, Bt. 19; F. 70, 1. ' Gáð tó smiððan and fandiað þises goldes' ... 'Ealle ðás goldsmiðas secgað þæt hí nǽfre ǽr swá clǽne gold, ne swá reád ne gesáwon,' Hml. Th. i. 64, 8. Add

hyrnetu

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Z. 307, 13. a gad-fly Beáw vel hyrnette vestrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 64

wæter-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-leás, adj.

Without water, dry

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gáð ðerh stówa (-e, Rush.) wæterleása (-e, Rush.) perambulat per loca inaquosa, Lk. Skt. Lind. 11, 24

scyttels

(n.)
Grammar
scyttels, scytels, es; m.
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Openiaþ ðás gatu and ða fæstan scytelsas, Wulfst. 230, 31. Scytelsas seras, Ps. Spl. 147, 2. Scettelsas, Hymn. Surt. 122, 28. Scyttylsum vectibus, Germ. 399, 349

Linked entry: scytels

wuldor-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-torht, adj.

Gloriously brightsplendid

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Gloriously bright, splendid Wuldortorht heofon-weardes gást, Cd. Th. 8, 5; Gen. 119. Hádor sægl wuldortorht gewát, Andr. Kmbl. 2912; An. 1459 : Cd. Th. 174, 7; Gen. 2874. Beácen wuldortorht, 167, 21; Gen. 2769. Woldortorhtan weder, Beo.

wyrt-geard

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Þá gelǽdde hé hine tó þæs wyrtgeardes (-túnes, v.l.) gate eum duxit ad horti aditum, Gr. D. 25, 14. Paulinus onféng þá nytte þæs wyrtgeardes (horti). And þá þá se cyningces áðum gelómlíce eóde in þone wyrtgeard (hortum), 180, 28. Add

tó-niman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take to piecesdivideto take away,

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Ðæt byþ on Englisc: Gé ealdras, tónymaþ ða gatu, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 8

swiftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swiftlíce, adv.
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Ðá férde his gást swyftlíce, Homl. Th. i. 452, 30. Zacheus swyftlíce of ðam treówe álíhte, 580, 34. Hí fleóþ swiftlíce, Wulfst. 200, 17

ymb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-wlátung, e; f.
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Spiritus gást belimpð tó ðære sáwle ymbwlátunge, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 182. Emwlátunge spectaculum Hpt. Gl. 435, 49. Wídgille emwlátunge passivos oculorum obtutus 405, 64

Linked entries: emb-wlátung wlátung

orþian

(v.)
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Se hálga gást orðað (spirat) þǽr hé wyle, eác is tó witenne ꝥ hé orðað (aspirat) þonne hé wyle, Gr. D. 146, 11-14. Orþode palpauit, Germ. 402, 73. Add

sceó-ness

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Gebí[gað] eów fram þæs líchoman sciónesse, Verc. Först. 145, 15. Add

Linked entry: scý-nes

þæs-lic

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Ben. 1. 56, 15. such. v. þæslíce, and cf. þys-lic Swylc fæder swylc (ł) þæslic sunu þæslic and hálig gást qualis pater talis filius talis et spiritus sanctus, Angl. ii. 360, 10. Cf. his-lic

þíht

(adj.)
Grammar
þíht, adj.
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This word seems to be the second part in each of the two compounds found in the following charm Gehwér férde ic me ðone mǽran magaþíhtan mid ðysse mǽran meteþíhtan ðonne ic mé wille habban and hám gán, Lchdm. iii. 68, 17