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ge-wæltan

(v.)

to roll

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He gewætte stán micel to duru ðæs byrgennes advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, 27, 60

sceand-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-full, adj.
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Shameful, infamous, vile (John the Baptist) wæs heáfde becorfen for scandfulra wífa béne, and for scondfulles gebeór*-*scypes hleahtre, Shrn. 123, 6-8

scip-líðende

(adj.)
Grammar
scip-líðende, adj.
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Going in a skip, sailing sǽde sciplíðendum monnum, Shrn. 85, 28: Homl. As. 117, 17. Ða sciplíðendan navigeros, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 35

sliht-swín

(n.)
Grammar
sliht-swín, es;

A swine to be killed

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A swine to be killed Gýme eác swan ðæt æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel sæncge, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 16

tyncen

(n.)
Grammar
tyncen, a barrel (?),
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Ðá gebeótode án his ðegna ðæt mid sunde ða eá oferfaran wolde mid twám tyncenum, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 72. 30

þeóf-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-wracu, e; f.
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Punishment for theft Gif eft ofer ðæt stalie ... sleá man hine on ða þeófwrace, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4

þrútung

(n.)
Grammar
þrútung, e; f.

A swelling of the mind from anger, etc.angry emotion

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., angry emotion befrán mid mycelre ðrútunge, hwæt se brýdguma wǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 76

þyncþ

(n.)
Grammar
þyncþ, þyncþu; f.

Honourdignityrank

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Honour, dignity, rank Suá suǽ on ðyncðum (geðyncðum, Cott. MSS.) bið furður ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 23

undern-rest

(n.)
Grammar
undern-rest, e; f.

Rest in the morning

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Rest in the morning Ðá árás on dæge of undernræste (postquam de meridiana quiete surrexerunt, Bede's Vita Cudbercti, c. 35), Shrn. 64, 7

un-cumlíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cumlíðe, adj.

Inhospitable

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Inhospitable Se Hǽlend spræc tó sumum weligum men, ðe ... him wæs láð þearfendum mannum mete tó syllenne, and wæs uncumlíðe, Wulfst. 257, 14

un-ánrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-ánrǽdness, e; f.

Inconstancy

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Inconstancy ( the devil ) nǽnige mehte wið ús nafaþ, búton hwylc man þurh ða unánrǽdnesse his módes him wiðstandan nelle, Blickl. Homl. 31, 34

un-geblýged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geblýged, adj.

Undismayed

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Undismayed Him fǽringa ádl in gewód; on elne swá þeáh ungeblýged bád beorhtra geháta blíþe in burgum, Exon. Th. 158, 23; Gú. 913

wel-besceáwod

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-besceáwod, adj.
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á foregleáw and welbesceáwod sit providus et consideratus, R. Ben. 121, 15

wíf-cyþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-cyþ, wíf-cyþþ, e; f.
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A visit to a woman, familiarity with a woman Ðá geáscode ðone cyning on wífcyþþe (-cyððan. v. l. ), Chr. 755 ; Erl. 48, 29

wundor-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-gifu, e; f.

A wondrous giftwondrous capacity

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A wondrous gift, wondrous capacity Sumum wundorgiefe þurh goldsmiþe gearwad weorþeþ, ful oft gehyrsteþ wel brytencyninges beorn, Exon. Th. 331, 23; Vy. 72

á-mánsung

(n.)
Grammar
á-mánsung, e; f.
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Beó on ámánsumunge (-mánsunge, v. l.) excommunicetur, 79, 19

Linked entry: á-mánsod

be-fæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-fæstnian, ; p. ode.

to fixto pledgebetroth

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to fix Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal for ðám lǽssan losian, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21. to pledge, betroth

ge-friþiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-friþiend, es; m.
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is gefriþiend ǽlces þára þe him tó hopað, 17, 29

ge-ræfnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ræfnian, p. ode
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To suffer sorgode má be þám þe þá synne fremede, þonne be him sylfum þe þone æfwyrdlan geræfnode (tolerabaf), Gr. D. 291, 10

Linked entry: ræfnian

gearn-winde

(n.)
Grammar
gearn-winde, an; f.
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sceal habban fela towtóla spinle, reól, gearnwindan, Angl. ix. 263, 11. Add