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Wísle

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle, an; f.
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Seó Wísle is swýðe mycel eá, and hió tólíð Witland and Weonodland ; and seó Wísle líð út of Weonodlande, and líð in Estmere . . .

Linked entry: Wísle-múþa

wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽstan, p. te.

to wrest ⬩ twist ⬩ to move the strings of the harp in playing ⬩ plectrum.

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Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95. to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.Prompt. Parv. 533 Sum sceal mid hearpan set his hláfordes fotum sittan, and á snellíce snere wrǽstan, lǽtan scralletan, Exon. Th. 332, 9; Vy. 82

Linked entry: a-wrǽstan

ancor-setl

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On ancersetle and lífe in anchoretica vita, Bd. 5, 1; Sch. 549, 3. Wunode sum sácerd on ancersetle . . . Se hálga onette tó ðám ancersetle ðǽr hé ǽr gesæt, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 4, 20. Hé on ancorsetle wunade, Shrn. 71, 9.

be-hóf

(n.)
Grammar
be-hóf, es; n.
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behoof, need, use ꝥ hé ǽnne scylling hæfde tó his ágenum behófe (nytte,v. l.) ut unum solidum in expensis propriis haberet, Gr. D. 158, 23.

Linked entry: -hóf

be-seowian

(v.)
Grammar
be-seowian, (-siwian)

to besew ⬩ sew up

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Séc stáuas . . . beseowa hira . iii. on þon þe þú wile (sew them up in anything you please), Lch. ii. 306, 9. Bisiuuidi (-siudi) uuerci opere plumario, Txts. 80, 699. Besiwed feðergeweorc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 45. Besiwodon suto, Germ. 399, 470

Linked entry: be-siwian

cild-cradol

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On cildcradelum ástreht in cunis supinus, An. Ox. 2156: Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 19. as symbol of infancy, the cradle Crísten fram cildcradole, Hml. Th. i. 428, 23. Wé ðe fram cildcradole tó Godes geleáfan cómon, ii. 76, 11. Fram cyldcradole, Hml.

eardung-hús

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Hé funde áne wéste stówe, in þǽre hé him sylfum geworhte tela unmycel eardunghús, Gr. D. 201, 5. Eádig þú eart, Maria, for ðan on þínum móde þú gearwodest Drihtnes eardunghús, Hml. A. 133, 574. Add

endung

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On endungce in consummatione, Ps. L. 58, 14. On heora endunge þonne hié endiaþ, Bt. 16, 3; F. 56, 26. From endung a perfeccione, Lk. p. 2, 15. Æt þæs godspelles endunge qua perlecta, R. Ben. 35, 21. Add

felawyrd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
felawyrd-ness, e; f.

Talkativeness

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wyrignesse word ne gecwið tó his þám néhstan for hete and níþe, ac hit sceóteð forð þurh his tungan (for his felawyrdnesse and his tungan, v. l.) gýmeleásnesse quid si homo non fortasse ex malitia, sed ex linguae incuria, maledictionis verbum jaculatur in

feoh-fang

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Th. i. 384, 10. the fine inflicted for bribery, the right to receive such fines Huic libertati concedo additamentum, in qua nomina consuetudinum Anglice praecepi ponere . . . fyhfænge, Cht. Th. 411, 31

fore-steall

Grammar
fore-steall, (for-).

prevention ⬩ hindrance

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Similar entries v. for-steal in Dict. Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, l. ge-fullwian, take here <b>ge-fulwian</b>
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in Dict. and add Sóna ðæs þe hiene mon gefullwade (gefullade, hé gefullwad wǽre, v. ll.) . . . fram Sergio hé gefulwad (gefullad, v. l. ) wæs, Bd. 5, 7; Sch. 583, 15-24. Hé tó gefulliane (-enne, v. l. ) cóm tó Róme, Sch. 582, 14.

ge-grippan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grippan, p. de.
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Soecendo hine tó gegriopann[e], Jn. p. 5, 5. v. ge-græppian in Dict

Linked entries: grippan ge-grípan

ge-rǽdod

Grammar
ge-rǽdod, ge-rǽded.
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Feówer hors, twá. gerǽdede (cf. in the article on heriots: Feówer hors, twá gesadelode, Ll. Th. i. 414, 10), C. D. ii. 380, 27. Hú ú

ge-rúmlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-rúmlíce, adv.
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With large limit of space pi wæs eáðfynde þe him elles hwǽr gerúmlícor ræste [sðhte] . . . heóld hyne syððan fyr þǽm feónde ætwand then was easily found who elsewhere for himself with larger limit of space looted for a bed, i. e. who would not sleep in

ge-siltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siltan, p. te; pp. ge-silted, ge-silt
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Take here <b>ge-sylt</b> in Dict., and add Fleót ꝥ fám of, geselt swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 9. Nim þreó snǽda buteran, gemenge wið hwǽten mela, and gesylte, 152, 18. Netle gesoden on wætre and geselt 228, 3. Sié gesæle sallietur, Mk.

Linked entries: siltan ge-sylt ge-sæltan ge-seltan

ge-þwǽrlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in agreement, with one accord. of persons Hí heom betweónan rǽddon and þus geþwǽrlíce cwǽdon: 'Betere wé áhreddon ús sylfé,' Hml.

glýman

(v.)
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In Ld. Gl. G. 3, 59 is given from another Leiden MS. glimnit sevit. Perhaps here for glimnit might be read grimmit. v. grimman.] (?)

Linked entry: glimith

hacod

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Lucius hacud, mugil idem (cf. mugilis vel mugil mǽcefisc, 77, 61: cf. too names in other languages, Icel. gedda (cf. gaddr a spike), Fr. brochet (cf. broche a spit) ), i. 65, 73

grimman

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[For gúþ-mód as a noun cf. miht-mód, Exod. 149, the only other case in which mód occurs compounded with a noun.] Add:(?): to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ gé God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28

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