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un-lybba

Grammar
un-lybba, <b>. I.</b> I
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Ðeáh ðe unlybban drincan, hit him ne derað si mortiferum quid biberint, non eos nocebit (Mk. 16, 18), Hml. Th. i. 304, 21. Add

warenian

(v.)
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In the first passage one MS. has Warnode him, Bd. Sch. 53, 24.]

réðig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
réðig-mód, adj.

Of fierce or savage mind

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Of fierce or savage mind réðigmód rǽst on gehwilcne wédehunde (reðe, MS., but cf. wédende hund, Fox 186, 8) wuhta gelícost, Met. 25, 17

sǽ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-fór, e; f.

A journey by sea, a voyage

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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42

sǽ-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-ýþ, e ; f.

A wave of the sea

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sǽýþa swíðe brégaþ. Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 23 ; Rún. 21

saga

(n.)
Grammar
saga, an; m.

A saying, story, statement

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A saying, story, statement Ðín saga biþ geswutelod, gif ðú ðone sylfan encgel bitst, ðæt mínne sunu ansundne árǽre, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 193

wafor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wafor-líc, adj.

Spectacular, theatrical

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Spectacular, theatrical heora waforlícan plegan forléton and heora baða belucon, Ap. Th. 6, 12. Similar entries v.wæfer-líc, wæfer-sín, wafian, and following words

Linked entry: wæfer-líc

on-wealhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-wealhlíce, adv.

Entirely

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Entirely Ða mægenu ðæs gódes weorces ðe Gode útan anwealglíce forgeaf tantae virtutis sacrificium, quod integrum foras immolant, Past. 33, 5; Swt. 220, 22

ge-þawenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þawenian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To moisten;hūmectāre

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To moisten; hūmectāre Hió mid ðæm wætere weorþeþ [weorþaþ, MS.] geþawened it is moistened with the water, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 204; Met. 20, 102

Linked entry: þawenian

tintregung

(n.)
Grammar
tintregung, e; f.

Tormentpunishment

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ne mihton fram Gode þurh náne tintregunga beón gebígede, Homl. Th. i. 544, 2

ge-wunelic

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wolde offrian æfter Móyses ǽ þá gewunelican lác, Hml.

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Wíf gif hire forman, were forðsíð gebyrige, be leáfe heó nime óðerne, gif heó ðæt ceósan wyle ; and gif heó ðone oferbýt, wunige heó á syððan on wndewan háde, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 6. Iudith þurhwunode on hire wudewan háde, Homl.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

hwider

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Hié sendon hlot him betweónum hwider hyra gehwylc faran sceolde, Bl. H. 229, 5. Ic wát hwyder (huidder, L. hwider, R.) ic gá, Jn. 8, 14: 14, 5 : Gn. C. 58 : B. 163.

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Homl. 187, 12. Swá hwá swá getimbraþ ofer ðisum grundwealle gold, oððe seolfor, oððe treówa, Homl. Th. ii. 588, 25. Treówu, 590, 13. Hié námon treówu and slógon on óþerne ende ísene neglas, Ors. 4, 1; Swt. 158, 4.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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forget hine selfne and ða láre and ðone ðiódscipe ðe geliornode, Past. 50; Swt. 393, 17. Heó héht gefetigean forðsnotterne, and his láre geceás ðurh þeódscipe (on account of his learning? or with a view to learning?

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Nabbaþ we to hyhte nymþe ðone dimman hám we have nought in hope save this dim home, Cd. 221; Th. 285, 14; Sat. 337. Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd she urged him to that dark deed, 32; Th. 43, 3; Gen. 685.

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.

Wounded

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Be wambe coþum, and gif hió innan wund biþ ðæt mon ongitan mæge and gelácnian, 220, 1. figurative. Similar entries v. wund, II Hwider hweorfaþ wé hláfordleáse, synnum wunde, gif wé swícaþ ðé? Andr. Kmbl. 813; An. 407

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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Swá hit us eallon gerise, Ll. Th. i. 238, 17. with no subject expressed Hi hine weorþodan, swá cinige geríseþ, Bl. H. 69, 32. Gá ꝥ land . . . swá gegódod swá heom bám gerísan mage, C. D. ir. 86, 15.

for-cúþ

uncleanworthless

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Ne bið ná cristen, ac bið forcúð wiðersaca, Hml. S. 17, 91.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Næs goldhwæte gearwor hæfde ágendes ést ǽr gesceáwod he had never before seen more clearly the Lord's munificence, i. e. he had never had such good fortune as had befallen him in the acquisition of the dragon's hoard, B. 3075. to look on with favour