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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

fleoðe

(n.)
Grammar
fleoðe, an; f.

The water-lily

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The water-lily Of fleoðan wyrte of the plant of the water-lily, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 28

líþig

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Genim þás wyrte on mortere wel gepunude oð ꝥ heó wel líþi (líþe, v. l. ) sý, Lch. i. 312, 11. Add

ágan

Grammar
ágan, <b>. I.</b>
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(v. ge-wyrht; )

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

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

á-firman

(v.)
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to clear off Lege þás wyrte tó þám sáre, heó hyt áfyrmeþ ( = (?) á-feormaþ; v. l. áfyrreþ), Lch. i. 280, 2. (?)

Linked entry: á-feormian

midde

(n.)
Grammar
midde, an; f.

The middle

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Forwrát hé wyrm on middan, Beo. Th. 5404; B. 2705. Múð wæs on middan, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 10; Rä. 33, 9. On æge biþ gioleca on middan, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 339; Met. 20, 170

hád-bót

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Tó hád-bðte, gif fulbryce (plena infractio, 549, § 5) wyrðe, 20: 23. Hádbót . . . án dsél þám biscope, óðer þám wíbedde, and þridde þám geférscipe, 242, 17. Add

gylden

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Ne wyrc þú þé gyldne (gyldíne, v. l. ) godas, Ll. Th. i. 44, 22. Gyldene, Ex. 20, 23

ge-séðan

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Wyrd wæs geworden, swefn geséðed, Dan. 654. to attest, bear witness to what one has seen or knows Þysse wyrte onfundelnysse manega ealdras geséðað, Lch. i. 140, 10. Geséþendum (ipso) adtestante, An. Ox. 1326

ge-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scrífan, p. -scráf, -screáf; pp. -scrifen.

to judge, deem, assign, impose, appoint ⬩ judicare, assignare, imponere, designare ⬩ to shrive, impose penance, censure ⬩ pœnitentiam imponere, reprehendere

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Swá him wyrd gescráf so fate assigned to him, Beo. Th. 5142; B. 2574: Elen. Grm. 1047: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 58; Met. 1, 29. Hió me lytle læs láðe woldan ðisses eorþweges ende gescrífan paulo minus consummaverunt me in terra, Ps. Th. 118, 87.

Linked entry: ge-scrif

hetol

malignant ⬩ ferocious ⬩ severe

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S. 29, 166. of appearance, having a malicious expression, that shows ill-will Se níðfulla wer wyrð geswutelod ðurh his hátheortnysse on hetolum andwlitan, Hex. 46, 31. of an animal, ferocious, Similar entries v. hetolness; II.

Linked entry: hetollíce

wen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
wen-sealf, e; f.

A salve for wens

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Ðás wyrta sceolon tó wensealfe i. 382, 15 : ii. 128, 6:12, 19

pinne

(n.)
Grammar
pinne, (?), an; f.
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A flask, bottle Ic (sutor) wyrce of him (cutes et pelles) flaxan (pinnan) facio ex iis flascones, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

un-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
un-ryne, es; m.

An ill-running ⬩ diarrhoea

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An ill-running, diarrhoea Gif ðú ðás wyrte sylst þicgean on strangon wíne, heó ðæs innoðes unryne gewríð, Lchdm. i. 172, 13

þurh-wadan

(v.)

to pass through ⬩ to pierce through ⬩ penetrate

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.), to pierce through, penetrate Ðæt swurd þurhwód wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstód, Beo. Th. 1785; B. 890: 3139; B. 1567: Byrht. Th. 140, 31; By. 296. For ðám næglum ðe ðæs Nergendes fét þurhwódon, Elen. Kmbl. 2139; El. 1066.

wís-dóm

Grammar
wís-dóm, <b>. I.</b>
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Add 'Hú magon wé swá dýgle áhicgan . . . hú þé swefhede, oððe wyrda gesceaft wísdóm bude'. . . 'Gé mǽtinge míne ne cunnon þá þe mé wisdóm bereð ( the dream thai brings me knowledge), Dan. 130-142.

wagung

(n.)
Grammar
wagung, e; f.

Shaking, looseness.

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Wið tóþa sáre and wagunge, genim ðás ylcan wyrte, syle etan fæstendum, heó ða téþ getrymeþ, Lchdm. i. 210, 11: 334, 6