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HUNGOR

(n.)
Grammar
HUNGOR, es; m.

HUNGERfamine

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Hungre heófeþ wulf se grǽga the grey wolf howls for hunger, Exon. 91 b; Th. 342, 30; Gn. Ex. 150. Hungur heaðugrimne heardne, Ps. Th. 145, 6. Manncwealmas and hungras pestilentiæ et fames, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 7

hár

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L. 67, 24. grey, of an animal's coat Wulf, hár hǽðstapa, Vy. 13. of bright metal Háre byrnan (cf.

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, wood, grove, copsewood;lignum

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Wulf holtes gehléða, Elen. Kmbl. 225; El. 113. Sum sceal on holte of heáhbeáme feallan, Exon. 87 b; Th. 328, 21; Vy. 21: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 103, 73; Met. 13, 52, 37. Gewiton áweg tó holte they went away to the wood, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 12.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Wildwildnot domesticnot tamednot broken inwildnot cultivatedwilduncultivateduninhabitedwildturbulentungoverned

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Hafuc sceal on glofe wilde gewunian, wulf sceal on bearowe, Menol. Fox 495 ; Gn. C. 18. Sió wilde beó. Met. 18, 5. Seó leó ge-monð ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana. Bt. 25 ; Fox 88, 12. Sum sceal wildne fugel átemian, Exon.

Linked entries: ge-wilde wild-cyrfet

rípere

(n.)
Grammar
rípere, es; m.
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Cyning sceal rýperas and reáferas and ðás woruldstrúderas hatian and hýnan, 2; Th. ii. 304, 19 : Wulfat. 266, 28 : 165, 35. Ús stalu and cwalu ... and rýpera reáflác derede swíðe þearle, 159, 11. Cf. reáfere

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Wé him gyldaþ sin*-*gallíce, and hý ús hýnaþ dæghwamlíce, Wulfst. 163, 10. Swíðe singal*-*líce beswícþ monna mód, Bt. 18, 1 ; Fox 60, 20. Hí (Cherubim) sin*-*gallíce singaþ ' they continually do cry, ' Elen. Kmbl. 1490 ; El. 747.

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

ymbren-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-fæsten, es; n.
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Gregorius Angelcynne sylf hit gedihte, Wulfst. 272, 16: L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20

hland

urine

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Nim wulle and wǽt mid biccean hlonde, Lch. i. 362, 18. Genim hlond, gehǽt mid stánum, þweah mid þý hlonde, ii. 156, 14. Hrýþeres geallan wiþ gǽten hland gemenged, 40, 20. Hlond lotia Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 9. Substitute:

sac-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sac-full, adj.

contentious, quarrelsome

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Ne ǽnig man ne sý tó sacfull ne ealles tó geflitgeorn, Wulfst. 70, 19 : Lchdm. iii. 428, 34. Sacful wíf litigosa mulier, Kent. Gl. 690. Mid secfullan (rixosa ) wífe, 790. [ȝif þe cristene mon bið sacful, O. E.

wæl-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-gífre, adj.

eager to slayeager to prey on the dead

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Wulfum tó willan, and eác wælgíftum fuglum tó frófre, 25, 37; Jud. 296

wíf-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-lác, es ; n.

Intercourse with women

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P. 23; Th. ii. 336, 12: Wulfst. 270, 21

selen

(n.)
Grammar
selen, sellen, sylen, e ; f.
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Mid gebedum and mid wæccum and mid ælmessa sylenum, Wulfst. 228, 20. the habit of giving, liberality, munificence Sylen liberalitas, mid sylene munificentia, Hpt. Gl. 466, 52, 49.

Linked entry: sylen

pinsian

(v.)
Grammar
pinsian, p. ode
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To weigh, judge, estimate, consider, examine Geþænce ǽlc man hú swíðe man pinsaþ ða sáwle on dómes dæg, ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge and hý man wegaþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas, Wulfst. 239, 26.

Linked entry: pís

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, rýpan; p. te
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Hý hergiaþ and heáwaþ, rýpaþ and reáfiaþ and tó scipe lǽdaþ, Wulfst. 163, 12. Ðér þeáfas ofdelfes ł hrýpes ubi fures effodiunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 19. Hí férdon ǽghweder flocmǽlum and heregodon úre earme folc, and hí rýpton (rǽpton, MS.

Linked entry: tó-rípan

stellan

(v.)
Grammar
stellan, stillan; p. stealde; pp. steald.
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, to stand Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stiþmægen ástyred styllaþ embútan eal engla werod écne behlǽnaþ ðone mǽran Metod (cf. ðonne cumaþ ealle engla þreátas stíðe ástyrode standaþ ábutan eall engla werod écne ymbtrymmaþ ðone mǽran kyning, Wulfst.

stunt

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt, adj.
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Cweþaþ ða ðe syndan stunte, ðæt mycel forhæfedness lytel behealde, Wulfst. 55, 23

þreodung

(n.)
Grammar
þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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Wulfst. 140, 13. Tweógendlícere tweónunge þrydunge ancipiti ambiguitatis scrupulo, Hpt. Gl. 422, 34

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

warenung

(n.)
Grammar
warenung, warnung, wearnung, e; f.
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Wulfst. 167, 26. Ðæt mæg wítes tó wearninga, ðam ðe hafaþ wísne geþóht, Exon. Th. 57, 21; Cri. 922

Linked entries: warnung wearnung

bera

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Wilde beran and wulfas, Hml. Th. i. 244, 18 : Nar. 12, 3. Ðá egeslican beran, Hex. 14, 33. In menigo leóna and berena, Shrn. 133, 10. Mid wildum berum and leónum gewyldan, Hml. Th. 192, 24. Add

derian

(v.)
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Deraþ, Wülck. Gl. 257, 7. Sió ilce lár ðe óðrum hielpeð, hió dereð ðǽm oðrum saepe aliis officiunt quae aliis prosunt, Past. 173, 19. Ne dereð nán mon suíðor ðǽre hálgan gesomnunge nemo amplius in Ecclesia nocet, 31, 10.