ribb
A rib
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A rib Ribb costa, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 17. Rib, ii. 105, 29. Ðá genam hé án ribb of his sídan and gefilde mid flǽsce ðǽr ðǽr ðæt ribb wæs. And geworhte ðæt ribb tó ánum wífmen, Gen. 2, 21-22. Hæfde fela ribba, Exon. Th. 415, 9; Rä. 33, 8. Rib reáfiaþ réðe
sárigness
Sadness
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Sadness Hwæt mæg beón wóp oððe sárignys, gyf ðæt næs se mǽsta ǽgðres, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 102. Hé hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse (later MS. sárignesse) dormientes prae tristitiam, Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E. Homl
sceadwung
An overshadowing
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An overshadowing On sumum earde dagas beóþ lengran, on sumon scyrtran for ðære eorþan sceadewunge (sceadwunge, MS. R.) in one land days are longer, in another shorter, because of the way in which the shadow falls on the earth, Lchdm. iii. 258, 4. Se
scenc
A draught, cup
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A draught, cup Scenc ðú sylst ús potum dabis nobis, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 6. Cælc ł scenc wætres caldes calicem aquae frigidae, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 42. Drince scenc fulne, Lchdm. ii. 116, 21. Genim ðysse ylcan wyrte seáw ánne scenc (scænc,MS. H.), i. 110,
un-wrǽst
Weak ⬩ poor ⬩ sorry ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched
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Weak, poor, sorry, miserable, wretched Forcúðlíc ł unwrǽste absurdum, Hpt. Gl. 455, 50. Eálá hú leás and hú unwrést is ðysses middaneardes wela, Chr. 1086; Erl. 220, 40. Hé wearð him on ánum unwrǽstum (unwrǽste, Th. 321, 10) scipe (cf. uneáðe ætburstan
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un-wittig
Without wit or understanding,
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Grammar un-wittig, adj; Without wit or understanding, not in a bad sense Ge weras, ge wíf and ða unwittigan cild, Homl. Ass. 29, 122. in a bad sense Wel déd se ðe unwittigum stýrð mid swinglum, gif hé mid wordum ne mæg. Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta
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wed-bryce
Breach of a pledge or engagement
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Breach of a pledge or engagement Gif hé ðæs weddie, ðe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne, and ðæt áleóge . . . béte ðone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21. Eác syndan wide þurh áðbrycas and ðurh wedbrycas and ðurh mistlíce leásunga
hand-seax
A short sword, dagger ⬩ a short sword, dirk
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A short sword, dagger Hæfde hé twigecgede handseax habebat sicam bicipitem, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 15. Hæfdon handseax on heora handa habentes in manibus vomeres, 5, 13; S. 633, 16. Godes engel stód mid handsexe God's angel stood with a dagger, Homl. Th.
heáfod-burh
Chief town, capital, metropolis ⬩ metropolis
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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31. Hí becómon æt néxtan tó ánre heáfod-byrig
heáne
Ignominiously, shamefully, abjectly
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Ignominiously, shamefully, abjectly Ðú sylfa mé heáne gehnǽgdest humiliasti me, Ps. Th. 118, 71. Scyldigra scólu áscyred weorþeþ heáne from hálgum the band of the guilty shall with shame be separated from the holy, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 17; Cri. 1609:
oftrǽdlíce
Frequently, often, habitually
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Frequently, often, habitually Oftrǽdlíce crebro, fre-quenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 81. Se Hǽlend oftrǽdlíce (frequenter) com ðyder, Jn. Skt. 18, 2. Gif man hine oftrǽdlíce (ex consuetudine) ofer drince, L. Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Ǽghwæðer óðerne
spinel
A spindle ⬩ fusus
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A spindle Spinil (spinel), stilium vel fusa, Txts. 98, 967: nitorium, 81, 1377. Spinel fusam, 65, 933. Spinl, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 30: fusu, 152, 12: nitorium, 60, 12: fusus, i. 26, 15 : 82, 10: fussum, 281, 74. Spinle fusi, Wülck. Gl. 245, 23. Spinele
ge-þweán
To wash
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To wash Ongann geþuoá foet his coepit rigare pedes ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 38. Geþuógon ðæt nett lavabant retiam, 5, 2. Búta oftor geþuógon hondo nisi crebro lavarent manus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 3. Búton hí geþwegene beón nisi baptizentur, Mk. Bos. 7, 4
hold-áþ
An oath of fealty
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An oath of fealty Hí wéron his menn and him holdáþas swóron ðæt hí woldon ongeán ealle óðre menn him holde beón they did homage to him and swore oaths of fealty to him that they would be loyal to him against all other men, Chr. 1085; Erl. 219, 7. Hé
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sweflen
Sulphurous, of brimstone
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Sulphurous, of brimstone Him stód swæflen líg of ðam múðe. Homl. Th. i. 466, 26. Eðna ðæt sweflene fýr, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 30. Hé eal ðæt land mid sweflenum fýre forbærnde Deus pluit super hanc terram ignem et sulphur, totamque regionem exustam aeterna
framlíce
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Take here fromlíce in Dict., and add Framlícae, fromlícae strenue, Txts. 96, 946. Fromlíce efficaciter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 2: 29, 12: perstrenue, 116, 62. Framlíce, 67, 71. Fromlíce nauiter,i. uiriliter ł fortiter, An. Ox. 738. Ongan hé framlice (from
fúle
Foully
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Foully. in a physical sense Lazarus þe læg on byrgene fúle stincende, Hml. Th. i. 496, 28. Eal se líchoma stincð fúle, Lch. ii. 236, 14. Hé stanc swá fúle ꝥ man hine ferian ne mihte, Hml. S. 25, 545. On þá fúle stincendan eá in foetentem fluvium, Gr.
sidelíce
In a proper manner ⬩ suitably
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In a proper manner, suitably Monige scylda openlíce witene beóþ tó forberanne ðonne ðæs þinges tíma ne biþ ðæt hit mon sidelíce gebétan mǽge . . . Ac ðonne se láreów ieldende sécþ ðone tíman ðe hé his hiéremenn sidelíce on þreátigean mǽge . . . nonnulla
ge-wealdes
Of one's power ⬩ of one's own accord ⬩ willingly ⬩ sponte
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Of one's power, of one's own accord, willingly; sponte Gif man hine sylfne gewealdes ofslihþ si quis sponte seipsum occiderit, L. M. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 268, 15. Se ðe his gewealdes monnan ofsleá he who slays a man of his own accord, L. Alf. 13; Th. i.
ge-wef
A web ⬩ textura
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A web; textura. The word gets the meaning fate, fortune, from the spinning, which is the occupation of the Fates. Cf. Wyrd gewæf, Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 1; Reim. 70. See Grmm. D. M. 387 Gewife fatum, fortuna, Cot. 88; Lye. Him Dryhten forgeaf wígspéda
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